Tag: Scott Hanson

Scott Hanson apologized for initially misleading NFL fans about RedZone’s new commercials

Scott Hanson showed genuine remorse for pretending NFL RedZone was still commercial-free.

For years, NFL RedZone has operated with a “commercial-free” promise as it stacks the most exciting parts of the action from every NFL Sunday. That was not the case in Week 15, when RedZone broke from this mold in a jarring fashion and started showing some ads, in earnest, for the first time.

After backlash from this apparent initial NFL test, long-time host Scott Hanson stepped to the plate to clarify matters on Saturday night. He apologized for misleading pro football fans after still using “commercial-free” even when he knew it wasn’t true.

With this candor, it appears that this decision to start using commercials came from above Hanson. And he clearly won’t be saying that moving forward on RedZone in instances he knows it doesn’t apply (well, the change is probably permanent):

Ugh, it looks like we’ve reached the end of an era for one of the last pure football products out there. At the very least, it seems like Hanson still cares about fans, and it’s nice to see him show genuine remorse for his mistake.

Is NFL RedZone’s promise of ‘seven hours of commercial-free football’ over?

Are ads coming soon?

Among the many joys of NFL RedZone is the fact we get game action at every turn with Scott Hanson hosting. As he says at the beginning of every broadcast, “Seven hours of commercial-free football start … NOW.”

But what we saw on Sunday might be the beginning of the end of ad-free football.

In Week 15, fans of RedZone took note there were split-screen moments with ads, and per Sportico, it was a test: “The NFL does not currently have plans to test the ads again, according to someone with direct knowledge of the league’s thinking. Any permanent change would only be considered for the 2025 season, at the earliest.”

You had to figure someone would monetize it at some point, given the popularity. Still, there goes that claim!

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Scott Hanson apologizes to Tom Brady for criticizing the GOAT’s lack of excitement on the air

“This was unfair and inconsiderate by me.”

Tom Brady didn’t have a good first week on the air for Fox. We can all agree on that. He seemed very nervous, which is understandable! He’s never done broadcasting before.

There was one moment that he got called out for publicly — in the midst of Brandon Aubrey almost getting to make his 66-yard field goal that was wiped out, Brady and his partner Kevin Burkhardt were talking about the weirdness unfolding on the field.

Scott Hanson, over on NFL Red Zone, called out Brady: “Oh, come on, Brady’s got to get more excited than that in the booth!”

But on Monday, Hanson apologized to Brady for that:

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NBC’s Scott Hanson somehow injured his hand during an enthusiastic Olympics ‘Gold Zone’ call

Luckily, Scott Hanson designated himself “likely” to return to the broadcast.

Scott Hanson is best known for bringing fans seven hours of commercial-free football every Sunday on “NFL RedZone.” But now, he is trying his hand at something new.

Hanson has been tabbed by NBC to host “Gold Zone,” an Olympics version of the iconic football show that streams on Peacock. Most fans would agree that the 2024 Paris Olympics are only improved by having Hanson’s iconic voice comment on them, but perhaps Hanson is getting a little too invested in his new role.

While calling a medal win for Team USA on Monday, Hanson apparently injured his hand to the point of bleeding while banging on his desk. Luckily, he seemed to be alright and designated himself ‘likely’ to return.

It’s nice to see Hanson working on his chops during the offseason as another NFL campaign will be here before we know it. Hopefully, he can avoid suffering further injury in his new role.

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Scott Hanson calmly continued to host NFL RedZone as an alarm blared in the studio

Scott Hanson is an absolute pro.

The NFL RedZone crew found themselves in a bit of a predicament on Sunday night.

As the late Sunday games were winding down, with the highlight being a back and forth Philadelphia Eagles versus Buffalo Bills matchup, an alarm starting blaring during the NFL RedZone broadcast. While false alarms happen all the time, host Scott Hanson and the rest of the NFL RedZone crew were told to evacuate the building on air in the middle of their broadcast!

Here’s how the initial alarm and evacuation happened on NFL RedZone, with Hanson’s narration of the incident.

Thankfully, it seemed as if it was safe enough for Hanson to return, as he came back to finish off the broadcast a few moments later.

After the broadcast, Hanson took to Twitter to provide a much-needed update on the situation.

It’s a relief to know the NFL RedZone crew ended up safe after all that! Here’s how NFL fans reacted to the sudden alarm and Hanson’s calm coverage of it.

NFL RedZone studio briefly evacuated during broadcast

NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson is famous for never leaving his desk — but an alarm in the NFL Network studio had other ideas.

NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson is famous for never leaving his desk during the seven-hour broadcast for any reason whatsoever — up to and including nature’s call. But on Sunday, as the afternoon games started to wind down, you may have heard an alarm on the broadcast.

Hanson soon let his viewers know that the control room and studio were being evacuated for an unknown reason.

Hanson soon returned to the broadcast, however.

NFL RedZone fans were quick to forgive Scott Hanson for his unfortunate mistake before Raiders’ winning TD

The people love Scott Hanson. Even if he made a big mistake Sunday.

The NFL RedZone channel is one of the greatest things to happen to sports fans in this history of sports and Scott Hanson is the perfect host who makes laying on your couch for seven hours (or more) every Sunday a very enjoyable experience.

People love Scott Hanson and rightfully so – the guy is a total gem.

Late in yesterday’s action Hanson showed everyone that he’s human and made a mistake. With the Raiders-Seahawks being the last game going on he told all viewers in the United States to switch over to CBS to see the overtime period because NFL Network isn’t allowed to keep RedZone on the air when only one game remains. It happens almost every week and every week you just switch over to Fox or CBS and get your last fill of football before, well, Sunday Night Football.

Here’s what just about everyone saw last night, however, when they switched over to CBS for the Raiders-Seahawks finish:

60 Minutes, because CBS didn’t have a national game in the afternoon window.

I know because I was one of those people who jumped over to CBS and ended up missing Josh Jacobs’ 86-yard, game-winning TD run.

Hanson immediately jumped on Twitter and shared this message with fans:

Gotta love that transparency from Hanson. Dude really cares about his viewers and it shows.

And his viewers care about him.

Scott Hanson amazingly poked fun at ESPN’s Aaron Judge coverage with NFL RedZone’s ‘double box’

THANK. YOU.

If you have watched any sporting event the past few days on ESPN, odds are you saw quite a few Aaron Judge walks — whether you wanted to or not.

NFL RedZone’s Scott Hanson wanted to be clear that none of that would be happening on his watch.

As Judge pursues the American League single-season home run record, ESPN has made a habit of split-screen look-ins for every at-bat. Now, the AL record is a big deal — they’ve been playing American League baseball for 121 years. But it’s not the MLB record. And you’re not going to find much fan crossover for a Kentucky-Ole Miss game. ESPN seemingly ignored that fans are tuning into football games to watch football.

Hanson — to his credit — knew that and poked fun at ESPN in the process.

He said during Sunday’s Week 4 coverage when the screen had a double box:

“Let’s go double box for the first time today. You’ll notice that no pitcher is pitching around Aaron Judge in this double box.”

NFL fans appreciated that RedZone was going to stick with its football coverage.

NFL RedZone’s Scott Hanson seems to have little confidence in Dwayne Haskins

Scott Hanson doesn’t think the Redskins will pass up on Chase Young, but he isn’t exactly sold on Dwayne Haskins as the starting QB.

While many extended families and social groups crowd into eight-person Zoom video chats during the coronavirus pandemic, it’s important to remember the man who is most familiar with the ‘octo-box’ — NFL Network’s Scott Hanson, the host of NFL RedZone.

While there are currently no sports to break down, and uncertainty about when those sports will return is prevalent, Hanson offered some time this past week to discuss the Washington Redskins and second-year quarterback Dwayne Haskins in particular. While Haskins thinks that the Redskins will end up drafting Chase Young with the No. 2 overall pick, he may not think taking a QB is the worst idea.

“I think there are more questions about him after his rookie season than maybe any of the other highly drafted rookie quarterbacks,” Hanson said of Haskins, via NBC Sports Washington. “I still think the ‘Skins will end up going [with] Chase Young at two. But I gotta think that there is — or at least was — temptation to say ‘We don’t necessarily know if we have our franchise quarterback.'”

When compared to the other high-profile rookie QBs in the 2019 draft class that saw significant playing time — Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Gardner Minshew, Drew Lock — it’s fair to say that Haskins was one of the less appealing options. However, it should also be noted the situation that he was thrown into, with a coaching staff who didn’t want him, and an offensive line that couldn’t protect him. Regardless, it’s hard to argue with Hanson’s declaration that Washington may not be 100% sold on Haskins just yet. His main piece of evidence for a lack of confidence in the Redskins QB is the lack of marquee plays that show a bright future.

“What you do expect is throws, moments, instincts displayed [and] drives that a rookie quarterback takes on where you’re like ‘That’s it. That’s it right there — why this guy was drafted in the first round, why they could give the keys to the franchise to this guy,'” Hanson said. “Those moments were fewer for Dwayne Haskins than they were for Kyler Murray or Daniel Jones or the other quarterbacks that were drafted to be franchise quarterbacks.”

Will those moments start to increase as the 2020 season gets underway? One can only hope.

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