BREAKING: NFL Network Announces More Massive Layoffs & Program Changes

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NFL Network, which laid off 5% of its Los Angeles-based crew last May, is back doing it yet again in May 2024 with another round of layoffs.

While ratings for the NFL continue to soar and set records, the league’s internal media arm experienced additional cuts.

On Friday, it was reported that the Network was making some more cuts to their talent and supporting lineup, as well as significant programming changes.

“NFL Total Access” will air its final show later this month. Ben Axelrod reports that “the majority of the show’s staff” was laid off on Friday.

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The Network is reducing most of its original content. https://t.co/bSJoIDsDJM pic.twitter.com/WBqaDPLyfn
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 3, 2024

Front Office Sports’ A.J. Perez stated that the layoffs come as the league-owned cable channel “is expected to have an altered programming schedule this upcoming season.”

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NEWS: The NFL concluded a round of layoffs over the last 24 hours, cuts that impacted some NFL Network employees. The league-owned cable channel is expected to have an altered programming schedule this upcoming season, sources told @FOS.

An NFL spokesperson said the league-wide…
— A.J. Perez (@byajperez) May 3, 2024

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BREAKING: The #NFL had a round of layoffs over the last 24 hours, these cuts mainly impacted NFL Network employees, per @FOS

The cable channel is expected to have an altered live programming schedule this upcoming season. pic.twitter.com/JqLs2NDbhn
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 3, 2024

Last month, four prominent on-air personalities lost their job, including Andrew Siciliano, Melissa Stark, Will Selva, and James Palmer.

Siciliano became famous by hosting “RedZone” on “DirecTV” on Sundays during the regular season since 2005, but his job became expendable after YouTube TV gained the rights to the “Sunday Ticket” package and “RedZone” was pared down to one production hosted by Scott Hanson.

Stark was a contributor and is still the sideline reporter for “Sunday Night Football” and NBC’s top NFL broadcast team. Palmer has been a national reporter and correspondent for the Network since 2015.

NFL Network also made the controversial decision to move its studio from New York to Los Angeles a few months ago and did so without informing some of their on-air talents of the decision beforehand.

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