The NFL and Verizon have signed a five-year deal that will allow them to stream in-market and national NFL games via digital and mobile platforms starting next month. 

The deal is worth an average of nearly $500 million, which nearly doubles the current $250 million per year Verizon is paying.

The biggest part of that increase comes from an increase in media-rights fees, rather than sponsorship revenue.

The deal does not give Verizon mobile exclusivity. 

Verizon has been an NFL partner since 2010.