ENGLEWOOD, Calif. — Today, the National Football League announced a partnership with the Arena Football League (AFL) and Overtimes Football League (OT7) to broadcast live games on NFL Network this spring. Announced.
Starting in April, NFL Network will air more than 30 AFL regular season games and select games from the regular season and championship weekends in overtime OT7.
“We're excited to partner with the AFL and OT7 to bring even more live football to NFL Network,” said David Julenka, senior vice president of NFL Media. “The energy surrounding live soccer games is unparalleled, and we are thrilled to be able to provide fans with such great action in two leagues throughout the spring.”
“The Arena Football League and Overtime OT7 are new opportunities for coaches, players and officials to hone their skills and showcase their talent to a growing football fan base,” said Troy Vincent Sr., NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations. We will provide great opportunities.” “This expanded coverage further highlights the many avenues available to us in the sport of football.”
AFL Commissioner Lee A. Hutton III said: “Eclectic forms of football are proving popular for fans of the field, and we recognize the NFL's support and desire to provide exciting content to evolving fans.'' “This is an encouragement to maintain the appeal of sports in general.” . “We are thrilled to have NFL Network as a partner and thank them for their continued commitment to spring football. We live in truly exciting times.”
“The addition of the NFL as the media rights distributor for our football league is a sign that not only is our partnership growing, but that the NFL sees value in what we do,” said Mark Cohn, chief content officer. It also proves that we exist.” OT7's. “We're excited to let new fans discover his elite OT7 talent and competition now that our games are available on his NFL Network.”
Fans can watch AFL and OT7 games from NFL Network using NFL+, the league's direct-to-consumer service available through NFL digital properties (NFL.com and NFL App) and on a licensed basis with NFL Network distributors. You can also stream the broadcast. apps, sites, NFL platforms, and more.
NFL Network's live AFL game schedule begins following live coverage of the 2024 NFL Draft as the Albany Firebirds host the Orlando Predators on Saturday, April 27th at 8:00 PM ET, ending the regular season 30 More than just games will be broadcast. The 2024 AFL season will feature 16 teams playing a total of 80 regular season games.
Live regular season coverage of OT7 on NFL Network begins Saturday, April 6th and Sunday, April 7th at 4:00 PM ET and continues through May 5th. OT7 is a content-first, fast-paced soccer league that spotlights the best teams. Domestic high school soccer player. This year's schedule will feature 30 teams playing more than 200 games over five weeks, culminating with Championship Weekend in Tampa from Thursday, June 6th to Sunday, June 9th.
The partnership with AFL and OT7 is part of NFL Network's continued focus on live football coverage, including regular season college football games, college all-star games such as the Reese's Senior Bowl and the East-West Shrine Bowl. will be added to the network's existing relays. High school all-star games such as the HBCU Legacy Bowl and Polynesian Bowl.
The broadcast schedule for AFL and OT7 on NFL Network is below.
2024 Arena Football League NFL Network Broadcast Schedule:
