Roger Goodell tries to explain why the league is launching NFL Plus

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The NFL is working on its own direct-to-consumer streaming service, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told CNBC in an interview. Goodell didn't specify exactly what content will be available on the service, which he called NFL Plus," but the league is aiming to launch it for the upcoming NFL season.

We think it's very important to have a relationship directly with the consumer," Goodell said. We think we have a lot of content and a lot of ability to be able to do that. The consumers want it, so we're very excited about what NFL Plus is going to be. But it's really in an early stage. I think over the years you'll see that continue to grow. And it will be an important opportunity for us to be able to speak to our fans directly. That's an...

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