{"id":495423,"date":"2026-01-06T02:03:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T02:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/495423\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T02:03:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T02:03:12","slug":"scott-hanson-reveals-nfl-redzone-future-after-emotional-sign-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/495423\/","title":{"rendered":"Scott Hanson reveals &#8216;NFL RedZone&#8217; future after emotional sign-off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Heading into the 2025 NFL season, the future of\u00a0NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson was very much in question.<\/p>\n<p>Hanson, a longtime Sunday fixture for football diehards, <a href=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/nfl\/scott-hanson-returns-redzone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">signed a new contract last May<\/a> to stay with the show. And even after ESPN finalized a deal to purchase NFL Media, which produces\u00a0RedZone, <a href=\"https:\/\/awfulannouncing.com\/nfl\/scott-hanson-confirms-host-redzone-espn-takeover.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hanson confirmed he would remain the host<\/a> (the acquisition has not been approved by regulators).<\/p>\n<p>With all those questions put to bed,\u00a0RedZone viewers were likely shocked at the conclusion of Week 18 to see Hanson get choked up during his sign-off.<\/p>\n<p>As Hanson delivered the line \u201cdon\u2019t cry that it\u2019s over, smile that it happened,\u201d he broke his own rule, fighting through a lump in his throat as he gave a farewell to the audience.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hit us right in the feels with that one, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottHanson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ScottHanson<\/a> \ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zVc7KTpPQj\">pic.twitter.com\/zVc7KTpPQj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL UK &amp; Ireland (@NFLUKIRE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLUKIRE\/status\/2007979581895291181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When one fan on X posted with concerns that Hanson\u2019s future on\u00a0RedZone could be in doubt once again, Hanson swiftly responded to confirm his return.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just got caught up in the moment. Hit me right that second \u2026 all the hard work and sacrifice from our crew,\u201d Hanson wrote in response. \u201cI\u2019ll be back \u2013 and we will see you in September!!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thanks for the concern, Myles. Appreciate the love.<br \/>I just got caught up in the moment. Hit me right that second \u2026 all the hard work and sacrifice from our crew.<br \/>I\u2019ll be back \u2013 and we will see you in September!! Enjoy the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Scott Hanson (@ScottHanson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottHanson\/status\/2008052342571331859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>By the time Hanson and\u00a0RedZone are back next fall, the show could appear on ESPN platforms. The Worldwide Leader will license the show as part of its deal with the NFL and NFL Media. If the federal government approves the deal in time, Hanson might be under the banner of the four letters the next time we see him.<\/p>\n<p>Either way,\u00a0RedZone faithful need not spend this year worrying about Hanson\u2019s future. He will be back.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Heading into the 2025 NFL season, the future of\u00a0NFL RedZone host Scott Hanson was very much in question.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":495424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[1232,73967,222883,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-495423","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-nfl","9":"tag-nfl-redzone","10":"tag-scott-hanson","11":"tag-sports","12":"tag-united-states","13":"tag-unitedstates","14":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115845700287972852","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=495423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/495423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/495424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=495423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=495423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=495423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}