Clay Travis goes scorched earth on NFL during Sports Broadcasting Act hearing: 'Fans are getting gouged'

Clay Travis rips the National Football League and other sports leagues for forcing fans to pay extra for games that were "guaranteed" to be free due to the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act.

Fox News contributor and OutKick founder Clay Travis unleashed on the National Football League in a heartfelt testimony regarding the cost of watching games from home.

During his testimony, Travis "advocate[d] for the reasonable fan" in efforts to put an end to what he dubbed unlawful "pay-per-view."

"Every single day, sports fans are getting gouged now for the opportunity of watching their favorite teams. Fans now pay far more money every year for something that by law in 1961 you all guaranteed for them should be free," Travis began.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

NFL fans walk outside the Super Bowl Experience at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Feb. 6, 2026. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

"Most of your constituents are frustrated. They don't know how to find games, and they are having to pay far too much when they have the opportunity to actually watch those games. I don't know how many of you remember back in the day when you can have one remote control in your hand, and you can easily flip to any different game... They just want to be able to watch their favorite team and not have to struggle to do so."

"You guys have an important responsibility and an opportunity to apply the law fairly, freely, and help fans everywhere across the entire nation pay less and get more."

Travis then said the NFL "quite clearly ... is violating the plain intent of the law."

Netflix and NFL signage advertises the NFL's two Christmas Day marquee games streaming live on Netflix in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Dec. 1,