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			{{Short description\|American football news and analysis website}}
	{{primary sources\|date=January 2017}}
			{{Infobox website
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			\| commercial = Yes
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			\| launch_date = {{start date and age\|2001\|11\|1}}
			\| current_status = Online
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		⚫	'''ProFootballTalk''', often known solely by its acronym '''PFT''', is a website covering news from the ]. The site has a blog format with short posts that usually include links to the original source of the news along with some commentary and analysis.

		⚫	==History==
			The site was created on November 1, 2001, by ], who is also the site's primary editor and contributor. {{As of\|2022}}, primarily site contributors include Florio, Michael David Smith, Josh Alper, Myles Simmons, Charean Williams and ].{{cn\|date=August 2022}}

		⚫	On June 14, 2009, it was announced that ProFootballTalk would become an affiliate of ], which would hold exclusive rights to PFT content although Florio would retain ownership.<ref name="NBC">{{cite web\|last=Farmer\|first=Sam\|title=Profootballtalk.com acquired by NBC\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-jun-15-sp-profootballtalk.com15-story.html\|work=]\|date=June 15, 2009\|access-date=2010-09-22}}</ref>

			=== ''PFT Live'' ===
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		⚫	''PFT Live'' is an online sports radio show began in 2015. {{as of\|2022}}, it features Mike Florio and ].{{cn\|date=August 2022}} On August 11, 2020, it was announced that the site will stream exclusively on ] on August 24, 2020.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Peacock to Become Exclusive Live Streaming Home of "PFT Live with Mike Florio"\|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/08/11/peacock-to-become-exclusive-live-streaming-home-of-pft-live-with-mike-florio-107011/20200811peacock01/\|work=]\|date=August 11, 2020}}</ref> As of 2025, the show also airs for free on ].<ref>{{cite web \|title=NBC SPORTS FAST CHANNEL RE-BRANDED TO “NBC SPORTS NOW” AND HIGHLIGHTED BY FREE 24/7 PROGRAMMING, RENOWNED DAILY SPORTS SHOWS, AND LIVE EVENTS\|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/pressbox/press-releases/nbc-sports-fast-channel-re-branded-to-nbc-sports-now-and-highlighted-by-free-24-7-programming-renowned-daily-sports-shows-and-live-events \|website=NBC Sports\|date=January 8, 2024\|access-date=January 17, 2024}}</ref>
⚫	'''~~Profootballtalk.com~~''' ('''PFT''') is a website covering news from the National Football League. The site has a blog format with short posts that usually include links to the original source of the news along with some commentary and analysis.

⚫	==History==
	The main focus of the site is the "Daily Rumor Mill" consisting of postings of the aforementioned news items as well as editorializing by Florio. Throughout the season, weekly rankings of players at various positions for ] are posted.

	The site was created on November 1, 2001, by Florio, who is also the site's primary editor and contributor. Florio is responsible for the multiple daily updates to the primary page of the site, the "Daily Rumor Mill." In addition, content such as satirical photo-illustrations and periodic live blogs by Florio of NFL games or the draft.

⚫	On June 14, 2009, it was announced that ~~Profootballtalk.com~~ would become an affiliate of ], which would hold exclusive rights to PFT content although Florio would retain ownership.<ref name="NBC">{{cite web\|last=Farmer\|first=Sam\|title=Profootballtalk.com acquired by NBC\|url=~~http~~://~~articles~~.latimes.com/~~2009~~/jun/15~~/sports/~~sp-profootballtalk.com15\|work=]\|date=June 15, 2009\|~~accessdate~~=2010-09-22}}</ref>

⚫	On August 11, 2020, it was announced that the site will stream exclusively on ] on August 24, 2020.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Peacock to Become Exclusive Live Streaming Home of "PFT Live with Mike Florio"\|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/08/11/peacock-to-become-exclusive-live-streaming-home-of-pft-live-with-mike-florio-107011/20200811peacock01/\|work=]\|date=August 11, 2020}}</ref>

	==PFT staff==
	{\| class="wikitable"
	\|-
	!'''Name'''!!'''Duties'''!!'''Notes'''
	\|-
	\| nowrap="nowrap" \|''']''' \|\| Main contributor \|\|Aside from his work on the website and appearances during halftime of ] with ], Florio works as a lawyer. He resides in West Virginia. Before creating the site, Florio worked at ] for a week.
	\|-
	\| nowrap="nowrap" \|'''Gregg Rosenthal''' \|\| Contributor \|\| Joined the writing staff following the affiliate agreement with NBC. Moved on to ] in March 2012.
	\|-
	\| nowrap="nowrap" \|''']''' \|\| Contributor \|\| Re-joined the writing staff in 2009 while still working for ]
	\|-
	\| nowrap="nowrap" \|'''Josh Alper''' \|\| Contributor \|\| Author of "one-liners," short team-by-team news blurbs posted at least once a day
	\|-

	\| nowrap="nowrap" \|'''James Clinton''' \|\| Technical Design \|\| JetBlackNinja handles the design and layout of the site.
	\|-
	\| nowrap="nowrap" \|'''Joe Brocato''' \|\| PFTV Contributor \|\| Participated in the PFTV segments by asking Mike Florio questions. His day job is a sports reporter for a local West Virginia TV station. Left the site before the NBC Deal
	\|-
	\| nowrap="nowrap" \|'''Ted Sundquist''' \|\| Twice a week contributor \|\| Former Broncos GM that writes previews and reviews of three high-profile games per week, going over several 'keys to success. His stay was short on PFT'
⚫	\|}

	Former contributing writers include Tom Curran and Aaron Wilson.

	==Site sections / elements==
	*'''Draft''' – Draft order list and trade value charts.
	*'''Events''' – Listing of radio appearances.
	*'''Fantasy Mill''' – Embedded content from Rotoworld.com concerning NFL Fantasy information.
	*'''Live Blogs''' – Florio holds live chats with fans during NFL events, such as games, the draft and personnel retirement press conferences
	*'''Media''' – Links to audio and video content supplemental to the main site content. Also contains link to sister site CollegeFootballTalk.com
	*'''Power Rankings''' – Ranking the 32 NFL Franchises, commenting on each as they're ranked.
	*'''PFT Gear''' – External link to merchandise available for purchase.
	*'''Rumor Mill''' – The main aspect of the site. Multiple articles are posted every day on all sorts of NFL related information.
	*'''Teams''' – Contains links to individual team websites (official and unofficial), message boards and updated daily news links.

	===Former===
	*'''Agent Talk''' – a column written by ]
	*'''All-Turd teams''' – Annual 'All-turd' teams and 'Hall of Turds' inductions, which feature lists of players that Florio asserts are the worst "characters" of the NFL; discontinued in 2009 upon affiliating with NBCSports.com
	*'''Dante's Draft Links''' – a person claiming to be medieval poet ] ranked (made fun of) NFL draft websites
	*'''The Dirty Dozen''' – Florio's list of the 12 worst NFL franchise
	*'''Interviews''' – Interviews with ], ], ], and ]
	*'''Media Mutterings''' – a column written by ]
	*'''Pic of the Day''' – Contained satirical pictures (often photoshopped) made by ].
	*'''Podcasts'''
	*'''PFT Chronicles''' – a cartoon series about ProFootballTalk put together by "Tech Guy Sean"
	*'''The Simple Truth''' – A column by ]'s Jason Smith
	*'''Turd Watch''' – Tracking the arrests of every member of NFL organizations and assigned points in a ranking system; discontinued in 2009 upon affiliating with NBCSports.com

	==Notable errors==		==Notable errors==
	ProFootballTalk posted and thus spread the unconfirmed rumor on January 25, 2007 that broadcaster and former ] ] ] had died in a car accident. This proved to be incorrect.<ref name="NBC"/>		ProFootballTalk posted and thus spread the unconfirmed rumor on January 25, 2007 that broadcaster and former ] ] ] had died in a car accident. This proved to be incorrect.<ref name="NBC"/>

	A similar instance occurred on September 14, 2009 when the crew of ~~Profootballtalk.com~~ erroneously reported a quote from ] in referring to ] as a "bum".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/14/ravens-offense-explodes-on-and-off-the-field\|work=Profootballtalk.com\|title=Ravens offense explodes, on and off the field\|~~accessdate~~=2009-09-14}}</ref> A correction to this was posted on the September 15.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/15/apparently-keyshawn-called-no-one-a-bum\|work=Profootballtalk.com\|title=apparently-keyshawn-called-no-one-a-bum\|~~accessdate~~=2009-09-14}}</ref>		A similar instance occurred on September 14, 2009 when the crew of ProFootballTalk erroneously reported a quote from ] in referring to ] as a "bum".<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/14/ravens-offense-explodes-on-and-off-the-field\|work=Profootballtalk.com\|title=Ravens offense explodes, on and off the field\|access-date=2009-09-14}}</ref> A correction to this was posted on the September 15.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2009/09/15/apparently-keyshawn-called-no-one-a-bum\|work=Profootballtalk.com\|title=apparently-keyshawn-called-no-one-a-bum\|access-date=2009-09-14}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

Latest revision as of 01:47, 18 January 2025

American football news and analysis website

*ProFootballTalk*
Type of site	Sports
Owner	NBC
Industry	Sports journalism
URL	profootballtalk.nbcsports.com
Commercial	Yes
Launched	November 1, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-11-01)
Current status	Online

ProFootballTalk, often known solely by its acronym PFT, is a website covering news from the National Football League. The site has a blog format with short posts that usually include links to the original source of the news along with some commentary and analysis.

History

The site was created on November 1, 2001, by Mike Florio, who is also the site's primary editor and contributor. As of 2022, primarily site contributors include Florio, Michael David Smith, Josh Alper, Myles Simmons, Charean Williams and Peter King.

On June 14, 2009, it was announced that ProFootballTalk would become an affiliate of NBC Sports, which would hold exclusive rights to PFT content although Florio would retain ownership.

PFT Live

Radio show

PFT Live
Genre	Sports talk
Running time	2 hours (7:00 – 9:00 a.m. ET)
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Home station	NBC Sports Radio (2015–20) NBC Sports Audio (2020–present)
TV adaptations	NBCSN (2015–20) Peacock (2020–present) NBC Sports NOW (2025–present)
Starring	Mike Florio Chris Simms
Original release	January 5, 2015
Website	ProFootballTalk.com

PFT Live is an online sports radio show began in 2015. As of 2022, it features Mike Florio and Chris Simms. On August 11, 2020, it was announced that the site will stream exclusively on Peacock on August 24, 2020. As of 2025, the show also airs for free on NBC Sports NOW.

Notable errors

ProFootballTalk posted and thus spread the unconfirmed rumor on January 25, 2007 that broadcaster and former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw had died in a car accident. This proved to be incorrect.

A similar instance occurred on September 14, 2009 when the crew of ProFootballTalk erroneously reported a quote from Keyshawn Johnson in referring to Joe Flacco as a "bum". A correction to this was posted on the September 15.

References

^ Farmer, Sam (June 15, 2009). "Profootballtalk.com acquired by NBC". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
"Peacock to Become Exclusive Live Streaming Home of "PFT Live with Mike Florio"". The Futon Critic. August 11, 2020.
"NBC SPORTS FAST CHANNEL RE-BRANDED TO "NBC SPORTS NOW" AND HIGHLIGHTED BY FREE 24/7 PROGRAMMING, RENOWNED DAILY SPORTS SHOWS, AND LIVE EVENTS". NBC Sports. January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
"Ravens offense explodes, on and off the field". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
"apparently-keyshawn-called-no-one-a-bum". Profootballtalk.com. Retrieved 2009-09-14.

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