Most NFL Media employees were transferred to ESPN as of April 1, when Bristol’s NFL Network takeover became effective. There was one major exception.
Via Ryan Glasspiegel of _Front Office Sports_, [Scott Hanson is staying put](https://frontofficesports.com/scott-hanson-remains-nfl-employee-espn-nfl-network-deal/).
It makes sense. The NFL has retained control of the RedZone product, which Hanson hosts. If the NFL will continue to produce RedZone, it needs a host.
Indeed, Hanson announced after the last Sunday of the regular season that [he’ll remain the host](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/scott-hanson-says-he-will-remain-host-of-redzone-channel) of RedZone. Hanson’s clarification came after he seemed to become verklempt during the 2025 finale.
Another on-air personality who’ll remain with the NFL is PFT alumnus Gregg Rosenthal, who hosts _NFL Daily_. It remains to be seen whether the NFL will hire others for the NFL digital properties; presumably, NFL.com bylines from the likes of Ian Rapoport are a thing of the past.
Many questions remain regarding the integration of NFL Network into ESPN. Glasspiegel notes that it could become a destination for ESPN digital shows, and _NFL Live_ could be simulcast or re-aired on NFLN.
Regardless, NFL Network is now owned and operated by ESPN. ESPN can do with it whatever it chooses. Which reconfirms that ESPN has come a very long way from the days of tractor pulls and tiddlywinks.