Senator Thanks NFL for Acting in Public Interest

BOSTON, MA – Senator John Kerry made the following statement about the announcement that this weekend’s historic New England Patriots-New York Giants game will be available on network television.

For weeks, Kerry has urged cable and NFL executives to settle their dispute over how to broadcast the game, which if left unsettled, would have blocked millions of fans across the country from being able to view it without paying extra for a premium tier package that includes the NFL Network. A victory this weekend would mean the Patriots finished the season as the first team to go undefeated since the Miami Dolphins in 1972.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled that as the Patriots rush towards an historic undefeated season, football fans everywhere have won a victory of their own. With today’s announcement, the NFL showed their loyalty to the sports fans who made the NFL an empire in the first place.

“The best news of all is that now no die hard Pats fans will be shut out from watching their team take aim at football history. I want to commend NFL executives for delivering for fans everywhere. What a great gift the day after Christmas.”