NFL Places Ridiculous Game Day Social Media Restrictions on Teams

The “No Fun League” has struck again by controlling teams social media accounts during games

NFL TV ratings are down across the board, and it appears the league is attempting to divert viewers from Twitter to the live games.

Mashables received a copy of a league-wide memo distributed earlier this week regarding posting videos during games. Posting an unapproved video (which is defined by anything moving to prevent GIFs) will cost a team $25,000. A second offense will cost $50,000, and any further offenses will result in fines “up to” $100,000.

Teams could also lose the “rights to post League-Controlled Content (including game footage).”

Albert Breer of MMQB noted that the fines for posting a GIF surmount the cost of a roughing the passer penalty.

The league will also prohibit posting videos from an hour prior to kickoff to one hour after the game.

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Just when you thought the NFL could not become anymore ridiculous when it comes to limiting the expression of players, this new policy takes everything to a new level. This level of authoritarianism in a system without checks and balances shows why players are revolting.

Outlets such as Facebook or Twitter increase the spread of information throughout the league, and get people involved in ways you could not imagine. Infringing on what a social media intern can post to highlight their team is beyond insanity.

Perhaps the NFL should look in the mirror and find out what “they” are doing wrong before they continue harassing players and teams.