![]() ![]() ![]() Alongside the Stan Kroenke of the Los Angeles Rams, the Krafts recently purchased a spot in the Overwatch League for a reported $20 million buy-in. Only one of that list, the Kraft Family of the Patriots, have an outside investment in the traditional esports space. That board consists of 10 NFL owners and executives from the Jacksonville Jaguars, Arizona Cardinals, Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins, Los Angeles Chargers and Minnesota Vikings.Ī number of those teams - the Patriots, Vikings, Bills, Seahawks and Jaguars - were among the eight to participate in the 2017 Madden NFL Club Series, which had events across the United States sponsored by those NFL teams. The commitment comes after a joint push to the NFL owners from the consumer products team at the league and several members of its business ventures board who voted for the project, league sources told ESPN. In May, the NBA announced 17 of its 30 teams would participate, at a cost of a reported $750,000 on three-year agreements, in the upcoming NBA 2K League, which is set to launch in 2018. The competition is the first time a professional sports league has received commitments from all of its members. "Collaborating with EA to create the Madden NFL Club Championship presents a unique opportunity to capture the excitement of NFL action and the passion of our fans with competition that anyone can participate in." Provided by EA Sports ![]() "Competitive gaming and esports are one of the most exciting ways to engage a larger, younger and digitally savvy NFL audience," NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. The collective Championship Series prize purse is $1.15 million, with $403,000 going toward the Club Championship. The Club Championship is one of three Madden NFL Championship Series EA majors. Players play to unlock and earn trading-card style players to add to their teams, creating a competitive balance similar to that of fantasy football. The competition will utilize a modified version of the Ultimate Team game mode called Ultimate Team Champions. The winner of the Super Bowl competition will receive two free tickets to attend Super Bowl LII. The top player on each leaderboard will be selected to play at offline competitions at the Pro Bowl Experience in Orlando, Florida, and Super Bowl 52 in Minneapolis in January and February. The event will hold a set of online leaderboard competitions, as competitors fight for a chance to compete on behalf of their favorite NFL franchise, starting with the release of Madden NFL '18 on Aug. ![]()
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