NFL fans exploded with rage after Apple released an insane price for Sunday Ticket for the upcoming 2024 NFL season.
It is now available to purchase through the Apple App Store, but it will cost fans even more money they do not have during a time of heavy inflation.
John Ourand of Puck.com broke it down to state that consumers who sign up through the YouTube app on their iPhone or iPad will pay $679.99 annually, while customers who want to bundle NFL Sunday Ticket with NFL RedZone will pay $739.99 annually.
𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Sunday Ticket is now available via the Apple app store for ONLY $679.99.
If you want it with RedZone, it’s $739.99. pic.twitter.com/S14ZbvSoMh
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 20, 2024
The prices were so high that Ourand reached out to the league to find out why the prices were so enormous.
The league said, “The NFL does not control the pricing of Sunday Ticket and does not set or receive any additional fees associated with its sale.”
Ourand also mentioned that Apple is taking a 30 percent cut of everything sold in their store.
Sunday Ticket in 2023 was less than $400, so these new prices are nearly double what fans were paying if they chose the NFL RedZone package.
Fans were understandably upset to see these prices continue to rise for the country’s most popular sport.
I wouldn’t even do that if I was rich
— Eastern Maine Sports (@EasternMESports) August 20, 2024
Bro said “Only”
— BigRobEnergy ⚡️ (@BigRobEnergy) August 20, 2024
Might as well go to an actual game instead
— Barkley Super Bowl LIX MVP (0-0) (@BarkleysBurner_) August 20, 2024
No wonder they were trying to cut off streameast!!! Ain’t no way!!
— Van (@vanman_1000) August 20, 2024
$679 is nuts man.
A real travesty.
— Pats Buzz (@PatsBuzz) August 20, 2024
“Only” $679.99? pic.twitter.com/TQaGhcLyUt
— CLIPS (@yourclipss) August 20, 2024
“Only” pic.twitter.com/ipfa3Iyb05
— A.T.1122 (@AR11222010) August 20, 2024
HELL NO!
pirate life for me pic.twitter.com/qqjPC8eFop
— NFLComedySkits (@NFLComedySkits) August 20, 2024
Federal Judge Overturned $4.7B Verdict in ‘Sunday Ticket’ Lawsuit
Sunday Ticket isn’t getting cheaper despite what has gone on this year.
The price to sign up for the service via the Apple App Store is $679.99. Add NFL Red Zone, and the bundle will cost $739.99.
This news comes weeks after U.S. District Court Judge Philip Gutierrez shocked everyone when he overturned a federal jury’s $4.7 billion judgment in favor of plaintiffs in the NFL Sunday Ticket case.
The verdict came amid a jury ruling the league owed fans and bars after being overcharged for their service.
U.S. District Judge Philip Gutierrez reversed it because the jury couldn’t find “class-wide injury or damages” during the trial.
