Editing NFL Network (section)

=== Other football ===

==== Arena Football League ====
NFL Network held the broadcast rights to the revived [[Arena Football League]] from 2010 to 2012. Starting with the 2010 season, the network broadcast a weekly ''Friday Night Football'' game each week during the regular season and playoff games at 8:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern Time]] from March to August, in addition to rights to playoff games and the [[ArenaBowl]]. The NFL stated that unlike when the NFL last showed interest in arena football, there would be no attempts to buy into the league.<ref>Lombardo, John and John Ourand (February 8, 2010). [http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/64774 NFL Network to broadcast new arena league’s games]. Sports Business Journal.</ref> Broadcasters for the games included [[Kurt Warner]], [[Tom Waddle]], [[Paul Burmeister]], [[Fran Charles]], [[Charles Davis (defensive back)|Charles Davis]] and [[Ari Wolfe]].

NFL Network ceased airing Arena Football League games partway through the [[2012 Arena Football League season|2012 season]] as a result of ongoing labor problems within the league. The season's remaining games were carried on a [[broadcast delay|tape delay]] before the network terminated the league broadcast contract outright at the end of the season; the rights were then obtained by [[CBS Sports Network]].

In March, 2024 the NFL announced they would broadcast 30 regular season games from the [[Arena Football League (2024)|2024 revival of the AFL]] on NFL Network.<ref name="AFL_OT7">{{Cite web|title=NFL Network to televise Arena Football League (AFL), Overtime's football league (OT7) games this spring|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-network-to-televise-more-live-football-this-spring|website=NFL}}</ref> The league never carried any games, with [[West Texas Desert Hawks]] owner Zack Bugg accusing the network of malfeasance after he personally paid for one of his team's games to be televised only for the network never to carry it.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bauer |first=Michael |date=2024-06-22 |title=ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE: West Texas Desert Hawks officially fold |url=https://www.oaoa.com/sports/arena-football-league-west-texas-desert-hawks-officially-fold/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Odessa American |language=en-US}}</ref> Another league member, the [[Albany Firebirds (2023–)|Albany Firebirds]], indicated that the network had refused to carry the games because the league had a number of small-market teams (including West Texas) that "scared (them) off."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kelly |first=Michael |title=Arena Football League team drops out, back in for Week 2 |url=https://www.timesunion.com/sports/article/iowa-rampage-drop-arena-football-league-week-2-19436590.php |access-date=2024-05-03 |work=Times Union |language=en}}</ref> [[Oregon Blackbears]] president [[Patrick Johnson (wide receiver)|Patrick Johnson]] was among the league's franchisees who was against the NFL Network deal, noting the predatory structure required the league to pay the network a [[brokered programming|brokerage]] fee but did not allow the league to sell advertising nor share in any advertising sales the network sold.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arena Football League pulled from NFL Network amidst chaos, unpaid bills, and replacement players|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/league-networks/arena-football-league-pulled-from-nfl-network.html|website=AwfulAnnouncing.com|date=May 3, 2024 }}</ref>

==== College football ====
{{Further|College Football on NFL Network}}
In 2006, NFL Network began a foray into televising [[college football]] [[bowl game]]s, acquiring rights to the newly established [[Texas Bowl]] in Houston (whose management rights were held by the [[Houston Texans]] at the time), the [[Insight Bowl]], as well as two all-star events—the [[Senior Bowl]] (which features prospects that had completed their college eligibility) and the [[Las Vegas All-American Classic]] (which, however, was cancelled at the last minute due to financial and sponsorship issues). These games were intended to help make NFL Network more attractive to television providers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=2724668|title=Las Vegas All-American Classic canceled at last minute|date=2007-01-08|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9563385 |title=NFL Network gets bowl game in Houston |website=NFL.com |date=20 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060823012236/http://www.nfl.com/nflnetwork/story/9563385 |archive-date=23 August 2006}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/nfl-net-adds-fourth-game-28485|title=NFL Net Adds Fourth Game|last=Grossman|first=Ben|website=Broadcasting & Cable|date=August 2, 2006 |language=en-us|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1024487-senior-bowl-more-than-just-an-all-star-game|title=Senior Bowl: More Than Just an All-Star Game|last=Shuck|first=Barry|website=Bleacher Report|language=en|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> The [[2006 Insight Bowl]], played between [[2006 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team|Minnesota]] and [[2006 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team|Texas Tech]], would also achieve notoriety for featuring the largest comeback victory in [[Division I FBS]] bowl game history, with Texas Tech coming back from a 38–7 third-quarter deficit to win 44–41 in overtime.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/ncaa-football/list/biggest-comebacks-college-football-history-ucla-texas-am-tcu-oregon-auburn-alabama/pliviosg8u8s1xhzr8js9xg4d|title=10 of the greatest comebacks in college football history|last=Zarett|first=E. Jay|website=Sporting News|date=January 15, 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/blog/dallas/colleges/post/_/id/4692141|title=How TCU pulled off the impossible in Alamo Bowl comeback|date=2016-01-03|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-23}}</ref>

On April 14, 2007, the network televised the [[Nebraska Cornhuskers football|Nebraska Cornhuskers]]' spring football game. The network again aired the Insight, Texas and Senior bowls in late 2007 and early 2008. In addition, it carried two games between [[historically black colleges and universities]] during the 2007 season, including the [[Circle City Classic]] at the [[RCA Dome]] in [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]. Rights to the Insight and Texas Bowls were later acquired by [[ESPN]] (with the former later moving to [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]]).

In May 2019, NFL Network announced a four-year deal with [[Conference USA]] to air a weekly regular-season game on Saturday afternoons beginning in the [[2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2019 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://awfulannouncing.com/league-networks/nfl-network-conference-usa-four-year-deal.html|title=NFL Network signs a four-year deal with Conference USA|date=2019-05-20|website=Awful Announcing|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref> NFL Network opted out of the agreement after one season.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Jimenez |first=James H. |date=2022-08-22 |title=Pair of Sun Belt vs. MAC games to air nationally on NFL Network |url=https://www.hustlebelt.com/2022/8/22/23316397/marshall-bgsu-louisiana-lafayette-eastern-michigan-2022-football-games-airing-on-nfl-network-espn |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Hustle Belt |language=en}}</ref>

Since 2019, NFL Network has annually carried the [[Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic]], a college football kickoff game that features a matchup of two [[historically black colleges and universities]] (HBCUs) on the Sunday before [[Labor Day]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://operations.nfl.com/updates/the-game/2021-black-college-hall-of-fame-classic-airs-september-5-on-nfl-network/ |title = 2021 Black College Hall of Fame Classic Airs September 5 on NFL Network {{!}} NFL Football Operations| date=September 2021 }}</ref> The [[HBCU Legacy Bowl]], a postseason all-star game involving draft-eligible HBCU players, also has broadcast rights held by NFL Network.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/black-college-football-hall-of-fame-establishes-hbcu-legacy-bowl |title = Black College Football Hall of Fame establishes HBCU Legacy Bowl| website=[[NFL.com]] }}</ref>

In the [[2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season|2022 season]], NFL Network returned to carrying regular college football games through a weekly sub-license agreement with [[ESPN College Football|ESPN]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Two MAC Football Matchups Selected for NFL Network |url=https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/8/22/two-mac-football-matchups-selected-for-nfl-network.aspx |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=getsomemaction.com |date=August 22, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=EMU-Louisiana Football Game to Air Nationally on NFL Network |url=https://emueagles.com/news/2022/8/22/emu-louisiana-football-game-to-air-nationally-on-nfl-network.aspx |access-date=2022-08-29 |website=emueagles.com |language=en}}</ref>

==== High school football ====
NFL Network aired two high school all-star games in June 2007: the [[Bayou Bowl]] between players from [[Texas]] and [[Louisiana]] on June 9 (via a live feed from [[regional sports network]] [[Fox Sports Southwest|FSN Southwest]]), and the [[Big 33 Football Classic]] between players from [[Pennsylvania]] and [[Ohio]] on June 16 (sharing its feed with CN8 (now the [[Comcast Network]]) and cable outlets in [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]] and Ohio).

For the 2023 off-season, the NFL Network broadcast delayed games from the 7-on-7 [[Overtime Elite|Overtime's]] football league (OT7). In 2024 the network had live coverage of OT7's five-week regular season.<ref name="AFL_OT7" />

==== Canadian Football League ====
On July 1, 2010, NFL Network began airing live [[Canadian Football League]] games simulcast from Canadian sports network [[The Sports Network|TSN]]. NFL Network aired the league's Thursday games, three Saturday games during the month of July, and then Friday night games beginning in September (after [[ArenaBowl XXIII]]). NFL Network did not air CFL games during August as it carried a heavy amount of NFL preseason game broadcasts.<ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/454382-NFL_Network_Going_Canadian.php NFL Network Going Canadian – CFL games begin airing on network July 1] ''Broadcasting & Cable'' July 1, 2010</ref><ref>[https://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-to-air-on-nfl-network CFL to air on NFL Network] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304062718/http://www.cfl.ca/article/cfl-to-air-on-NFL-network |date=March 4, 2014 }} CFL Official Site June 30, 2010</ref> In addition, NFL Network did not carry any playoff games, including the [[Grey Cup]] championship, as those games are all played on Sundays opposite NFL regular season games. Those games were instead broadcast on the [[ESPN3]] online service (ESPN owns a 20% interest in TSN, in a [[joint venture]] with majority parent [[Bell Media]]). On May 25, 2012, NFL Network announced it would not renew its contract with the CFL.<ref>McMillan, Ken (May 25, 2012). [http://blogs.hudsonvalley.com/hudson-valley-sports-tv/2012/05/25/no-cfl-on-nfln-eh/ No CFL on NFLN, eh?]. ''HudsonValley.com''. Retrieved June 14, 2012.</ref> The package was subsequently acquired by the [[NBC Sports Network]], then by the [[ESPN Inc.|ESPN networks]].

NFL Network expressed interest in picking up CFL games again beginning in the 2019 season after its previous deal with ESPN expired. To accommodate this, the NFL insisted that the CFL move its schedule over a month earlier than it currently runs, so that the network can use the league to fill air time between the [[NFL draft]] and [[National Football League training camp|training camp]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ottawasun.com/sports/football/cfl/grey-cup-in-october-tv-deal-with-nfl-cfl-commish-speaks|first=Tim|last=Baines|title=Grey Cup in October? NFL Network TV deal could follow for CFL|work=Sun Media|date=November 24, 2017|access-date=May 24, 2018}}</ref> As such a change would require a rework of the league's collective bargaining agreement, it was unable to fulfill that request<ref name="CBA talks">{{Cite web | publisher=cbc.ca | url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/cfl/cfl-collective-bargaining-solomon-elimimian-1.4591209 | title=CFL players search for unified voice as CBA talks loom | date=March 23, 2018 | access-date=September 12, 2018}}</ref> and instead renewed its agreement with ESPN.<ref>[https://www.cfl.ca/2019/01/14/cfl-espn-espn-networks-multi-year-agreement/ CFL TO BE ON ESPN+ AND ESPN NETWORKS IN MULTI-YEAR AGREEMENT]. Retrieved January 14, 2019.</ref>

==== Alliance of American Football ====
On January 31, 2019, NFL Network signed a multi-year deal to air [[Alliance of American Football]] games, broadcasting two games per week, most of them on Saturday and Sunday nights.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ourand|first=John|url=https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Daily/Morning-Buzz/2019/01/31/AAF.aspx|title=Alliance Of American Football Signs Deals With Turner, NFL Net|work=SportsBusiness Daily|date=January 31, 2019|access-date=January 31, 2019}}</ref> As with all other AAF games, the broadcasts were produced in conjunction with CBS Sports.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dachman |first=Jason |date=February 8, 2019 |title=At Dawn of AAF Era, Technological Innovation Drives Live Productions |url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2019/02/08/at-dawn-of-aaf-era-technological-innovation-drives-live-productions/ |access-date=2019-02-21 |website=Sports Video Group |language=en}}</ref> The league ultimately folded in the middle of its [[2019 AAF season|inaugural season]].<ref name=leagueonfire>{{cite magazine|first=Conor|last=Orr|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/04/30/alliance-american-football-aaf-collapse-charlie-ebersol-tom-dundon|title=League on Fire: The Curious Rise and Spectacular Crash of the Alliance of American Football|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=May 1, 2019|access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref>