The NFL is again asking designated contract markets to pull several types of football-related prediction contracts, making another push as the 2026 season gets underway.
A September 3 letter says exchanges are still listing contracts the league flagged in an earlier March 29 request. NFL officials argue those markets could undermine game integrity while exposing players, coaches, officials and exchange participants to additional risks.
“It is deeply concerning that bets within the objectionable categories that we identified months ago have been and continue to be listed as contracts on exchanges,” the NFL said in the letter, first reported by Front Office Sports.
Four groups of contracts are targeted: outcomes that one person could readily manipulate, subjects the NFL considers inherently objectionable, officiating-related markets and contracts based on information available before the public knows it.
The NFL pointed out proposed Commodity Futures Trading Commission rulemaking that discussed sports exchanges consulting governing bodies before listing event contracts.
At the same time, the league continues working with conventional sportsbooks. DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics Betting and Gaming are its three official sports betting partners for 2026. Their agreements require compliance with NFL integrity policies, including restrictions covering the same types of wagers the league is challenging on prediction exchanges.
The NFL has drawn another distinction through advertising. For the February 2026 Super Bowl, prediction market commercials were placed among prohibited advertising categories, even as a limited number of traditional gambling commercials remained permitted.
NFL says prediction markets lack sportsbook safeguards
Among contracts the league considers easily manipulated are whether a kicker misses a field goal, a quarterback throws an incomplete first pass or a receiver fails to catch a first target. First-rush yardage markets also made the list.
The NFL additionally wants exchanges to avoid contracts involving broadcast mentions, celebrity or fan attendance, player injuries, participation, misconduct and fan safety.
Its objections extend to officiating, covering penalty timing and totals, penalty types, replay decisions, other officiating actions and referee assignments.
Another category involves outcomes insiders could potentially know beforehand. Examples include a game’s first play, roster moves, signings, trades, personnel decisions, coaching choices, hiring and firing decisions, and live pick-by-pick draft contracts.
The league says exchanges should put more weight on its assessment of those risks.
“The DCMs must defer to the expertise of the sports leagues to protect the integrity of our games,” the letter said.
Chief Compliance Officer Sabrina Perel ended the letter with a warning about allowing the disputed contracts to remain available.
“Continuing to list these objectionable contracts threatens the underlying integrity of our games and creates significant risks for our players, coaches, and officials, as well as for those participating on your exchanges,” Perel wrote. “It is imperative that DCMs take further action to remove any objectionable bets. We appreciate your immediate attention to this matter.”
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This articles is written by : Nermeen Nabil Khear Abdelmalak
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