NFL RedZone's First Commercial During Week 1 Games Had Fans Fuming

NFL RedZone is no longer commercial free. / @NFL

NFL Redzone has become a fan favorite over the years because of its promise to give "seven hours of commercial free football."

Well, that has now changed this season as there will be a few commercials shown each week.

It didn't take long for that to happen during Sunday's Week 1 action, as an ad for Wingstop was shown while the early games were still in the first half.

Here's how it looked, with the ad appearing in a split screen:

The first NFL RedZone ad of the 2025 season. pic.twitter.com/jeoLoHD5mQ

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 7, 2025

Fans were understandably not happy to see that:

Wingstop is what we should all boycott. https://t.co/Os0oouTkr7

— Nawaf (@NawafDET) September 7, 2025

There had to be a better way to have done this integration. Audio is brutal. https://t.co/rq79esTion

— It's Katz (@PodKatz) September 7, 2025

WINGSTOP, WELCOME TO THE BOYCOTT LIST! YOU HAD A COMMERCIAL ON REDZONE, YOU WILL NOW LOSE SALES pic.twitter.com/mGFIVpGO8U

— 1AM (@1AMdoesThings) September 7, 2025

Wingstop with the first redzone commercial

Officially boycotting WingStop

— ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) September 7, 2025

BOYCOTT WINGSTOP 😂 first Redzone commercial this year

— Kraze (@wannabekraze) September 7, 2025

REDZONE COMMERCIAL pic.twitter.com/MX2eAcS37x

— Bryce 🎸 (@MileHighMims) September 7, 2025

“Sir, the first Redzone commercial has been played…” pic.twitter.com/1c7w9a5h3G

— Matt Brown (@matt_brown63) September 7, 2025

That Wingstop Redzone ad just blasted me in the chest like a shotgun

— Myles. 🧸 (@SluttySamon) September 7, 2025

Watching RedZone and then a commercial pops uppic.twitter.com/4qQ7JVC56u

— Pikkit (@pikkitsports) September 7, 2025

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