NFL Bans Players From Wearing Dr. Dre's Beats On Camera

The NFL officiated a deal with BOSE, which will see players restricted from wearings Beats during league broadcasts.


After an announcement in August that the NFL would commission Bose as the official headset brand for the league, a new ban will restrict players from wearing Beats by Dre headphones during all NFL-related broadcasts. The scope of the ban applies to “all TV interviews during training camps or practice sessions and on game day” according to Yahoo! Sports. Players will also be barred from appearing on-camera with Beats during post game interviews up to 90 minutes after the end of each game.

Players wearing the headphones during restricted times will face a fine by the league. The NFL released a statement detailing their history of “[prohibited] branded exposure on-field or during interviews.” The statement claims that “the policies date back to the early 1990s and continue today.” A league spokesperson added that “Bose is not involved in the enforcement of our policies.”

Beats by Dre responded quickly with a statement of its own, claiming that the brand has become “as important to performance as any other piece of equipment.”

“Over the last few years athletes have written Beats into their DNA as part of the pre-game ritual,” a spokesperson for the company said according to Recode. “Music can have a significant positive effect on an athlete’s focus and mental preparedness and has become as important to performance as any other piece of equipment.”

The World Cup this summer also banned Dre products in a similar fashion to the new NFL rules.



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