Donald Trump claims NFL fans are paying ‘$1,000 a game’ to watch football
Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Department of Justice opened an investigation into the NFL last month over whether its media distribution practices violate antitrust law, essentially asking whether the league has been systematically pushing games behind streaming paywalls at the expense of fans who can’t afford them. It’s a legitimate and important question for America’s most-watched sport. That’s why Sharyl Attkisson posed the question to President Donald Trump on Full Measure — and Trump — never one to let a coherent answer get in the way of a good tangent, responded by ranting about the kickoff rule ( again!
) and claiming fans are paying $1,000 a game to watch football on streaming. “They have that stupid kickoff thing that you can’t watch,” Trump said. “It’s unwatchable.
I hate the games where they have the new phony kickoff. I don’t think it’s any safer. I hope college football doesn’t do that.
” asked if the NFL is price gouging, Trump instead rants about the kickoff rule and them absurdly claims that viewers are paying “$1,000 a game” to watch the sport on TV pic. twitter. com/QjZIMxB3Bg — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) May 10, 2026 He eventually found his way back to the actual question.
“There’s something very sad when they take football away from many, many people, he continued. “Very sad. I don’t like it… They’re making a lot of money.