Week 15 of the NFL season brought an "experiment" from NFL Network in which NFL RedZone featured a double box with an advertisement for a short segment of the weekly show— a direct conflict with host Scott Hanson's catchphrase promising no commercials ...

"Seven hours of RedZone football starts here." That’s how Scott Hanson opened Sunday’s broadcast, with his usual upbeat energy — but this time, with a twinge of irony. Why? Because last week (and again this week),

For years, NFL RedZone has operated with a "commercial-free" promise as it stacks the most exciting parts of the action from every NFL Sunday. That was not the case in Week 15, when RedZone broke from this mold in a jarring fashion and started showing some ads,

In Week 15, fans of RedZone took note there were split-screen moments with ads, and per Sportico, it was a test: “The NFL does not currently have plans to test the ads again, according to someone with direct knowledge of the league’s thinking. Any permanent change would only be considered for the 2025 season, at the earliest.”

Scott Hanson apologized after ads were shown when he opened NFL RedZone by celebrating 'commercial-free football' - but ads may become part of the coverage moving forward

NFL RedZone is famously known for delivering "seven hours of commercial-free football." But that seems to no longer be the case.

NFL Network is reportedly undecided on whether or not it will continue to run ads on 'RedZone' after running tests.

"Seven hours of commercial-free football" on NFL RedZone no longer exists. The National Football League's corporate greed has officially killed one of the