Celebrate Commissioner Appreciation Days and Get a Chance to Win Live, Personal Video Chats with NFL Players
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Yahoo! Sports, the leader in fantasy football, is partnering with NFL Players Inc. and Greenroom to offer live, personal video chats with NFL stars including Jamaal Charles of the Kansas City Chiefs, DeMarco Murray of the Dallas Cowboys, C.J. Spiller of the Buffalo Bills and others as prizes for its Commissioner Appreciation Days program.
"The NFL season might not start until September, but Yahoo!Sports Fantasy Football fans are already avidly researching andpreparing to win their drafts and gain an edge," saidKenneth Fuchs, vice president of Yahoo! Global Media and head of Yahoo! Sports and Games."As our users dig in to one of their biggest daily habits around the NFL, we're excited to be partneringwith the NFL Players Inc. and Greenroom for Commissioner Appreciation Days toreward our most loyal fans with a chance to interact with their favorite players."
This brand new communication channel for player and fan interaction demonstrates the creative ways in which NFL Players Inc. helps partners connect their fans with their favorite NFL players.
"Through this exciting new relationship with Yahoo!, our players can directly engage with their fans," said Nicole Pozzi, NFL Players Inc. senior manager ofmultimedia licensing. "The unique Greenroom platform paves the way for this one-of-a-kind personal interaction, and we look forward to what's to come."
"These are relaxed and friendly personal conversations," said Curtis Giesen, co-founder and CEO of Greenroom. "This is the type of social experience we had in mind when we built our platform."
For details on how to enter, visit: http://football.fantasysports.yahoo.com/f1/cad.
About Yahoo!
Yahoo! is focused on making the world's daily habits inspiring and entertaining. By creating highly personalized experiences for our users, we keep people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the world. In turn, we create value for advertisers by connecting them with the audiences that build their businesses. Yahoo! is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, and has offices located throughout the Americas, Asia Pacific (APAC) and the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions. For more information, visit the pressroom (pressroom.yahoo.net) or the company's blog (yahoo.tumblr.com).
About NFL Players Inc.
NFL Players Inc. is the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association. Representing more than 1,800 NFL players, NFL Players Inc. "takes the helmets off" the players and markets them as personalities as well as professional athletes. Through an exclusive sponsorship agreement with the NFL, players are integrated into NFL sponsor activations. NFL Players Inc. activities include retail licensing, corporate partnerships, player marketing, special events, broadcast and publishing. For more information, visit NFLPLAYERS.COM.
About Greenroom
Co-founded by TV personality Dr. Drew Pinsky, Greenroom allows people to have live, personal video conversations with renowned celebrities and experts. With its moderated video chat platform, Greenroom helps high profile people feel comfortable interacting with fans in a video chat. For more information, visit greenroom.com.
SOURCE NFL Players, Inc.
