Next season NFL will release All-22 game tape, relax blackout rules and start doubleheaders later

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Even in the offseason we're still football crazy, and some news has leaked out that will adjust how we watch the NFL. Most recently, the _Wall Street Journal_ reports the league has officially relaxed local blackout requirements, which reduces the chance [broadcasts are turned off in a team's home area][3] if they don't sell enough tickets. The new rules passed by team owners allow for local broadcasts even with ticket sales at just 85 percent, and while each team can set its own minimum, if it sells more tickets it will have to share more of the revenue with other clubs. Plans to get more fans in the stadium include free WiFi, plus mobile apps (those may cost) with game highlights and the ability to listen in on the sound from field level.

Another change affects doubleheaders, as Fox and CBS will now start their second game ten minutes later than last year at 4:25 PM ET, hopefully avoiding interference with the end of earlier games. Finally, the league has revealed its [NFL Game Rewind online replay package][4] (available on Android and iOS tablets for the first time this year) will expand to offer previously restricted angles with its coaches Film feature. Now fans can see the game tape coaches use to evaluate their teams with the "eye in the sky" All-22 view that shows all of the players and end zone cameras. We'll see if a different viewpoint makes callers into sports talk radio any more knowledgeable about the game, but that seems doubtful.

[Thanks, [@RobZuber][5]]

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