I don’t know about you, but I had never heard of “Wild Card Football” until today, October 23. Apparently, the face of the game is none other than everyone’s favorite quarterback, Colin Kaepernick. The NFL Players Association (NFLPA) partnered with Saber Interactive to bring us this game.
I have no idea how this slipped past my radar, but it did. The NFLPA released a statement about the game back in late June. According to their announcement, Saber released the game on October 10.
Although the NFLPA is on board, the NFL is not. There are no official NFL teams in the game. In fact, all of the teams — at least according to the trailer — are centered around the quarterbacks. And, they got ESPN personality Chris Berman to star in the hype video.
There are so many interesting things about this video. The first thing that I noticed is that although Kaepernick is the “face” of the game, he appears last — along with Jared Goff. Don’t believe he’s the face of the game? Check out the ad that is circulating on X (formerly Twitter).
Look who’s right there, front-and-center? And, that’s who the NFLPA press release leads with!
“This over-the-top, pick-up-and-play video game features an authentic roster of hundreds of pro football superstars, including Colin Kaepernick, Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes, Justin Jefferson, T.J. Watt, Joey Bosa, Ja’Marr Chase, Aaron Donald and many more,” it reads.
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Approved ~ MJM
