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ESPN announced Wednesday it’s reached a
five-year agreement with the NFL to host a Monday night game during
the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, which will include the popular ManningCast with Peyton and Eli Manning as an alternative viewing option.
The network provided full details of
the deal after it was previously reported the league was adding a
Monday game to the opening round of its postseason slate, dubbed “Super Wild Card Weekend,” starting this season:
ESPN PR @ESPNPR
News via Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN & Sports Content, at the CAA World Congress of Sports<br><br>The <a href=”https://twitter.com/WaltDisneyCo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@WaltDisneyCo</a>, ESPN & <a href=”https://twitter.com/NFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@NFL</a> reach a five year rights agreement to present the new Monday Night Wild Card game<br><br>Details: <a href=”https://t.co/nwCYuDUIil”>https://t.co/nwCYuDUIil</a> | <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#NFL</a> | <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/SBJWCOS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#SBJWCOS</a> <a href=”https://t.co/l1qUGbtD8H”>pic.twitter.com/l1qUGbtD8H</a>
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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