'NFL RedZone' host Scott Hanson admits commercial messaging was unclear after uproar

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"NFL RedZone" host Scott Hanson said the message about commercials being a part of the beloved show was not clear, and that he understood why people would be upset. 

"NFL RedZone," for the first time ever, announced it would implement commercials heading into the 2025-2026 season and fans took to social media to express their displeasure. Hanson broke the news on ESPN’s "The Pat McAfee Show" prior to Week 1, and fans were in an uproar. 

Hanson told Fox News Digital that he wished the messaging about the commercials was more clear. 

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Host Scott Hanson speaks on stage during round four of the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 30, 2022. (David Becker/Getty Images)

"I would have hoped that the messaging could have been a little different in advance. Meaning I think we should have just come out and said, ‘Hey, yes, there are going to be commercials. There are going to be four, 15-second commercials spread out over the course of seven hours and we hope you don’t notice any difference, or at least not much difference,’" Hanson told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. 

"I don't think that message was clear. I think fans were angered because they thought there would be as many commercials in ‘RedZone’ as there is in an individual NFL game, and it's already a pay channel. I get it that people were upset about it," Hanson said. 

The 54-year-old host said that as the host of the show that he didn’t have any say in commercials being added. 

"I'll say this. I understand as a consumer myself, why people would be upset. I'm the host of the show. The business folks handle the