WASHINGTON (AP) -- Senators are asking the pro football commissioner to tackle the issue of making more game-day TV broadcasts available to fans for free on the NFL Network.
The league has said it provides free broadcasts in the home cities of competing teams. But 13 lawmakers said in a letter this week to Roger Goodell that the league is too narrowly interpreting what is a home city.
The senators want quick action so fans in every market receive free TV access to games played by their closest team or the team it has been historically aligned to. Eight games will air this season on the NFL Network, which is not available everywhere. The league is in a dispute with major cable companies over whether they should carry the channel as part of a basic package.
The NFL did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.
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