For most people, it's a trap. - Anonymous employee NFL Employee Review

2.0
Oct 2, 2021
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

You'll be charmed to work in football media for a while. You'll get to work with some genuinely good and talented people. If you're lucky, you'll get to travel to some events. Your only expectation here should be that "The NFL" looks good on a resume for your next job.

Cons

In short, leadership does not care about you. You will just be a number on a spreadsheet for the disconnected executives who make decisions at the company. The company has a massive over-reliance on part-time/contract/freelance employees enchanted by the NFL brand, most of whom they never plan to actually reward. Leadership rarely makes decisions with the interests and wellbeing of their employees in mind (despite what they tell people). Most company decisions only make sense through two lenses: short-sighted financial outlook and PR. The culture is cancerous with many employees feeling overworked (teammates quit or fired), undervalued (limited hours / rate), powerless (leadership pays no mind to their individual concerns) and at a dead end (no opportunity for advancement).

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5.0
Mar 22, 2026
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Pros

Great laid-back, work environment. Seasonal job for 7 months

Cons

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4.0
Jun 17, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The people make the place. Best people ever. Also obviously awesome if you love football

Cons

They make everyone part time because they say they don’t have enough money to give people benefits. They made $23 billion last year btw.

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