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"RedZone host Scott Hanson mentioned this change during an interview on Wednesday's episode of The Pat McAfee Show. He noted that his introduction will no longer be "Seven hours of commercial-free football starts now," because that simply isn't true anymore. "The business folks handle the business, and I have no say over different elements that could or could not be in the show," Hanson told McAfee. Going forward, the host's intro will be: "Seven hours of RedZone football starts now.""

"There will be four 15-second ads in the seven-hour edition of RedZone in Week 1, a source tells FOS. That could change later in the season. There will not be full ad breaks, where the football action disappears from the screen. "It's an incredibly small ad load," an NFL spokesperson told Front Office Sports. While ads are playing, viewers will hear the audio of the ads, but the other box will show NFL RedZone."

NFL RedZone will run limited commercials during its seven-hour Sunday broadcast this season. The show will no longer advertise itself as commercial-free, and the host's introduction has been adjusted to remove that claim. The commercials will not cut away from live action; the broadcast will use a split-screen format so ads play while game coverage continues in a smaller box. Week 1 will feature four 15-second ads in the seven-hour edition, with a stated absence of full ad breaks. Viewers will hear ad audio while the main RedZone feed remains visible.

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