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Acquired · The NFL · Sources

Sources

Every citation in the The NFL case file, deduped and grouped by provenance. The shape of the evidence base tells you how to read the case — heavy on transcript means show-anchored; heavy on filings means audited; heavy on external press means corroborated.

6 sources1 load-bearing3 categories

Show transcript (4)

Quotes and chapter references from Acquired itself. The primary source for what the hosts argued.

  1. [01]

    Acquired NFL, ch. The TV deals

    3 refs · 3 surfaces
  2. [02]

    Acquired NFL episode

    7 refs
  3. [03]

    Acquired NFL episode + public disclosures

    1 ref
  4. [04]

    US Code + Acquired NFL episode

    1 ref

External press & research (1)

Wikipedia, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg, books. Independent reporting that corroborates or sharpens the show's claims.

  1. [01]

    Forbes 2024

    1 ref

Other (1)

Anything not classified above — press releases, blog posts, internal company materials.

  1. [01]

    Nielsen 2024

    1 ref

Composition

Show transcript4 (67%)
External press & research1 (17%)
Other1 (17%)

Load-bearing

Sources cited across two or more surfaces (numbers, events, strategies). If any of these turn out to be wrong, multiple claims in the file move with them.

  • Acquired NFL, ch. The TV deals

    number · event · strategy · 3 refs