ESPN and the NFL have announced a deal that will see the sports media channel acquire several NFL assets in exchange for 10% equity in the company. As a part of the deal, ESPN will be acquiring the very popular NFL RedZone channel,

Disney's acquisition of NFL Network and RedZone gives the company unprecedented control over America's most popular sport.

Ever since the NFL announced it was looking to sell NFL Network and other media assets, ESPN had been seen as one of the favorites to make a deal. Nearly five years later, a framework is finally in place .