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*ProFootballTalk*
Type of site	Sports
Owner	NBC
Industry	Sports journalism
URL	profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
Commercial	Yes
Launched	November 1, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-11-01)
Current status	Online

ProFootballTalk, often known solely by its acronym PFT, is a website covering news from the National Football League. The site has a blog format with short posts that usually include links to the original source of the news along with some commentary and analysis.

History

The site was created on November 1, 2001, by Mike Florio, who is also the site's primary editor and contributor. As of 2022^[update], primarily site contributors include Florio, Michael David Smith, Josh Alper, Myles Simmons, Charean Williams and Peter King.^{[citation needed]}

On June 14, 2009, it was announced that ProFootballTalk would become an affiliate of NBC Sports, which would hold exclusive rights to PFT content although Florio would retain ownership.^[1]

PFT Live

PFT Live
Genre	Sports talk
Running time	2 hours (7:00 – 9:00 a.m. ET)
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Home station	NBC Sports Radio (2015–20) NBC Sports Audio (2020–present)
TV adaptations	NBCSN (2015–20) Peacock (2020–present)
Starring	Mike Florio Chris Simms
Original release	January 5, 2015
Website	ProFootballTalk.com

PFT Live is an online sports radio show began in 2015. As of 2022^[update], it features Mike Florio and Chris Simms.^{[citation needed]} On August 11, 2020, it was announced that the site will stream exclusively on Peacock on August 24, 2020.^[2]

Notable errors

ProFootballTalk posted and thus spread the unconfirmed rumor on January 25, 2007 that broadcaster and former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw had died in a car accident. This proved to be incorrect.^[1]

A similar instance occurred on September 14, 2009 when the crew of ProFootballTalk erroneously reported a quote from Keyshawn Johnson in referring to Joe Flacco as a "bum".^[3] A correction to this was posted on the September 15.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Farmer, Sam (June 15, 2009). "Profootballtalk.com acquired by NBC". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
^ "Peacock to Become Exclusive Live Streaming Home of "PFT Live with Mike Florio"". The Futon Critic. August 11, 2020.
^ "Ravens offense explodes, on and off the field". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
^ "apparently-keyshawn-called-no-one-a-bum". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved 2009-09-14.

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