is struggling, losing subscribers, cutting talent and facing the harsh realities of sports media in 2017.
A possible solution? Bailing on America's most popular sport.
According to a column from the well-informed (he literally wrote the book on ESPN) James Andrew Miller for The Hollywood Reporter, ESPN could soon choose to not air NFL games for the first time in over three decades.
Here's why Monday Night Football on ESPN could end as soon as the television rights deal expires in 2021.
Cable contract language: According to Miller, the contract between ESPN and cable providers no longer guarantees NFL games as part of the deal.