The National Football League (NFL) is a privately owned organization headquartered in the United States. Founded in 1920, the league, which operates with approximately 7,740 employees, reported $24.0B in revenue as of 2025. As a producer of spectator sports, the National Football League (NFL) functions as a professional American football league comprised of 32 teams, divided equally between the American Football Conference (AFC) and the National Football Conference (NFC). The NFL is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, representing the highest professional level of American football globally.

2025 Revenue

Founded

1920

Headcount

7,734

Headquarters

United States

Primary Segment

Spectator Sports

Ownership

Privately Owned

News Summary:

On September 18, 2026, the National Football League confirmed a strict contractual rule requiring its official sportsbook partners to limit in-game advertising to an approved list of products, barring general advertising and any promotion of prediction markets. Previously, on September 17, Brisbane Broncos player Reece Walsh signed a deal with the Seattle Seahawks. Earlier the same day, the NFL announced the "Thursday Night Football" broadcast team, featuring Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit calling games from the booth with Kaylee Hartung reporting from the sidelines. Charissa Thompson hosts pre-game, halftime, and post-game coverage alongside analysts Tony Gonzalez, Richard Sherman, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Andrew Whitworth.

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National Football League (NFL) offers 8 products in the sports and media and telecoms services industries. National Football League (NFL)'s product portfolio comprises of contact sports, search, social, and retail media and sports tickets, merchandise and sponsorship.
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National Football League (NFL)'s revenues were over $1B in 2025. Caretta Research has split National Football League (NFL)'s revenue into 4 different product categories, the largest of which is american football. For full access to National Football League (NFL)'s revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Examples of National Football League (NFL)'s suppliers include Globant, Panasonic and NetApp.

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National Football League (NFL) sells broadcasting rights of its 5 american football competitions to 84 companies globally, covering 17 countries. National Football League (NFL)'s rights holders include The Walt Disney Company.

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