New England Patriots, NFL, John Kerry Make (Media) History
On Saturday, the New England Patriots have a shot at becoming the first football team to go 16-0 in one season. As long as they beat the New York Giants, they’re going to make history.
The game was originally scheduled to be aired on three stations; New York’s WWOR-TV, Boston’s WCVB and the cable NFL Network (which is carried by neither Time Warner nor Comcast).
Now the NFL has managed to make history of its own; for the first time ever, the game will be simulcast on CBS and NBC as well.
In a statement to the New York Post, WWOR fumes that “the NFL is in clear violation of an agreement… We fully expect the league to honor their commitment.”
But
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