John Ourand speculates NFL partners won't hold out until 2029-30, will strike new deals before opt-out

John Ourand speculates NFL partners won't hold out until 2029-30, will strike new deals before opt-out

Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn ImagesThe will-they won’t-they dynamic of the NFL’s effort to renegotiate new media deals with its current broadcast partners several years early has been arguably the most important topic on the sports media beat for an entire year now. In fact, it’s been a year and two days since Puck sports correspondent John Ourand first reported the possibility of the NFL engaging its broadcast partners for new deals several years pr…