Goodell added that the league is looking forward to continuing to grow NFL+ while providing "access to a tremendous amount of NFL content, including the most valuable content in the media industry: live NFL games."

There's also an NFL+ premium version, which costs $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year. That tier includes all the features of the cheaper version but also comes with full game replays and other options.

The NFL had been an outlier among the four major US pro sports leagues as the only one without a direct-to-customer streaming subscription service. NFL+, however, is far more limited than NBA League Pass, NHL.TV or MLB.TV, which offer out-of-town games in addition to local ones. DirecTV remains the NFL's exclusive partner for out-of-town football matchups, although that so-called Sunday Ticket contract expires at the end of this year, and there is much speculation about which provider will pick up the reins.

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The NFL's TV viewership for the 2021 regular season was up roughly 10% overall from the year prior, bringing in an average of 17.1 million viewers per game on TV and digital. That is the highest regular season average since 2015, according to the league.

Goodell added that the league is looking forward to continuing to grow NFL+ while providing "access to a tremendous amount of NFL content, including the most valuable content in the media industry: live NFL games."

There's also an NFL+ premium version, which costs $9.99 per month or $79.99 per year. That tier includes all the features of the cheaper version but also comes with full game replays and other options.

The NFL had been an outlier among the four major US pro sports leagues as the only one without a direct-to-customer streaming subscription service. NFL+, however, is far more limited than NBA League Pass, NHL.TV or MLB.TV, which offer out-of-town games in addition to local ones. DirecTV remains the NFL's exclusive partner for out-of-town football matchups, although that so-called Sunday Ticket contract expires at the end of this year, and there is much speculation about which provider will pick up the reins.

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The NFL's TV viewership for the 2021 regular season was up roughly 10% overall from the year prior, bringing in an average of 17.1 million viewers per game on TV and digital. That is the highest regular season average since 2015, according to the league.