After the better part of a decade, the league and Papa John’s have mutually agreed to end their sponsorship agreement; the company, however, will continue local partnerships with 22 NFL teams, according to a joint statement. It will be replaced by Pizza Hut as the league’s official pizza, the NFL announced Wednesday. Papa John’s became the official pizza of the league in 2010, and until the 2017 season, that relationship appeared to be a happy one for both sides. “We will work with the players and league to find a positive way forward,” Papa John’s said on Twitter. Papa John’s reported during Tuesday’s conference call that North American sales were down 3.9 percent from a year ago.

Source: National Post February 28, 2018 13:56 UTC