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As Papa John&#39;s steps away from its official sponsorship of the NFL,&nbsp;<a href="https://franchise.pizzahut.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=adage-pizza-hut-takes-over-from-papa-johns-as-the-official-pizza-of-the-nfl-2705783" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)" target="_blank">Pizza Hut</a>&nbsp;is stepping into the open role. According to a&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/2Fal3cD?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=adage-pizza-hut-takes-over-from-papa-johns-as-the-official-pizza-of-the-nfl-2705783" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)" target="_blank">recent article in AdAge</a>, the franchise has signed a multi-year agreement as the league&#39;s official pizza sponsor.

&quot;We know many of our fans enjoy pizza while watching NFL games and we are thrilled to have Pizza Hut, an industry leader and one of America&#39;s favorite brands, as an official league sponsor. Pizza Hut has the creativity we are looking for in a partner,&quot; said Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner.

This will not be the brand&#39;s first sports sponsorship role, as it has been a supporter of the NCAA since 2016. Pizza Hut will begin its work with the NFL in time for the&nbsp;2018 NFL Draft in April. As a result of the deal, the franchise will have access to all 32 football team marks.&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.papajohns.com/franchise/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=adage-pizza-hut-takes-over-from-papa-johns-as-the-official-pizza-of-the-nfl-2705783" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)" target="_blank">Papa John&#39;s</a>&nbsp;recently announced that they would be&nbsp;<a href="https://1851franchise.com/details/2705721/Nation-s-Restaurant-News-Papa-John-s-terminates-NFL-sponsorship" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)" target="_blank">cutting ties with the NFL</a>, following a year of strained relationships between the brand and the league. Despite the cut, the pizza chain will continue to work alongside 22 teams.

Read the full article&nbsp;<a href="http://bit.ly/2Fal3cD?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=adage-pizza-hut-takes-over-from-papa-johns-as-the-official-pizza-of-the-nfl-2705783" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="color:rgb(17, 85, 204)" target="_blank">here</a>.&nbsp;

AdAge: Pizza Hut Takes Over From Papa John's as the Official Pizza of the NFL

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