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Brian Rolapp, NFL’s Chief Media Officer, Heads to PGA Tour as CEO


Brian Rolapp, one of the most powerful executives in sports and media, will leave the NFL and become Commissioner of PGA Tour

Brian Rolapp, one of the most powerful executives in the media industry, is leaving a pivotal role at the National Football League, where he has helped navigate rights deals and a major expansion into streaming, to head up the PGA Tour as its next commissioner, according to a person familiar with the matter. The NFL declined to make executives available for comment. Rolapp has exerted a great deal of influence over where the NFL’s games are see, experimenting with new venues like Netflix and YouTube even while maintaining traditional ties to CBS, Fox, NBC and Disney’s ESPN.

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