The NFL would need agreement from its media partners — Disney, Comcast's NBCUniversal, Paramount, Amazon and Fox — to start discussions earlier than planned.
The NFL could begin renegotiating its media rights deals as soon as 2026, four years ahead of the current agreement's opt-out clause, Commissioner Roger Goodell told CNBC in an exclusive interview.
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