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Pre-season freebie


TORONTO – While rookies and veterans sweat out their two-a-days in training camp, Rogers Cable will let its Ontario digital customers have a pre-season free look at NFL Network.

The free preview will run from today until Thursday, September 1st. The NFL Network is a league-owned 24 hour, seven-day-a-week television network solely dedicated to NFL.

With the free preview, customers can catch action from 55 games during the NFL’s four-week pre-season, including 5 live games:

* Oakland at San Francisco (Saturday, Aug. 13, at 10 p.m. ET)
* Cleveland at Detroit (Saturday, Aug. 20, at 1 p.m. ET)
* St. Louis at San Diego (Sunday, Aug. 21, at 4 p.m. ET)
* Tennessee at San Francisco (Friday, Aug. 26, at 10 p.m. ET)
* San Francisco at San Diego (Thursday, Sept. 1, at 10 p.m. ET)

In addition to the 55 pre-season games, customers can view NFL total Access: No Huddle, a live show that whips around the NFL pre-season games in progress. Seven No Huddle shows will air during the pre-season featuring action from four to nine games taking place simultaneously.

Following the preview, customers can purchase the NFL Network for $2.49/month

The NFL regular season begins Thursday, September 8th.