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ProFootballTalk

American football news and analysis website

Summary

American football news and analysis website

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current_statusOnline

ProFootballTalk, often known solely by its acronym PFT, is a website covering news from the National Football League. The site has a blog format with short posts that usually include links to the original source of the news along with some commentary and analysis.

History

The site was created on November 1, 2001, by Mike Florio, who is also the site's primary editor and contributor. , primarily site contributors include Florio, Michael David Smith, Josh Alper, Myles Simmons, Charean Williams and Peter King.

On June 14, 2009, it was announced that ProFootballTalk would become an affiliate of NBC Sports, which would hold exclusive rights to PFT content although Florio would retain ownership.

''PFT Live''

(7:00 – 9:00 a.m. ET) (2015–20) NBC Sports Audio (2020–present) Peacock (2020–present) NBC Sports NOW (2025–present) Chris Simms PFT Live is an online sports radio show began in 2015. , it features Mike Florio and Chris Simms. On August 11, 2020, it was announced that the site will stream exclusively on Peacock on August 24, 2020. As of 2025, the show also airs for free on NBC Sports NOW. On November 13, 2025, It was reported that the show would be simulcasted on the relaunched NBCSN.

Notable errors

ProFootballTalk posted and thus spread the unconfirmed rumor on January 25, 2007 that broadcaster and former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw had died in a car accident. This proved to be incorrect.

A similar instance occurred on September 14, 2009 when the crew of ProFootballTalk erroneously reported a quote from Keyshawn Johnson in referring to Joe Flacco as a "bum". A correction to this was posted on the September 15.

References

References

  1. Farmer, Sam. (June 15, 2009). "Profootballtalk.com acquired by NBC". [[Los Angeles Times]].
  2. (August 11, 2020). "Peacock to Become Exclusive Live Streaming Home of "PFT Live with Mike Florio"". [[The Futon Critic]].
  3. (January 8, 2024). "NBC SPORTS FAST CHANNEL RE-BRANDED TO “NBC SPORTS NOW” AND HIGHLIGHTED BY FREE 24/7 PROGRAMMING, RENOWNED DAILY SPORTS SHOWS, AND LIVE EVENTS".
  4. (November 13, 2025). "NBCUNIVERSAL TO LAUNCH NEW NBC SPORTS NETWORK NEXT MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17".
  5. "Ravens offense explodes, on and off the field". Profootballtalk.com.
  6. "apparently-keyshawn-called-no-one-a-bum". Profootballtalk.com.
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