NFL

• NFL Draft Prompts Big Social Media Spike
• FaZe Clan Forges Merch Deal With NFL In Honor Of League’s First Virtual Draft

  After raising $40 million in a fresh funding led by ecommerce startup NTWRK, FaZe Clan -- one of the internet’s most-recognized gaming organizations -- is teaming up with the NFL for a first-of-its kind merch collaboration that collides the worlds of traditional sports and esports.

  
• Fantasy Football Videos Gain Steam All Summer From Unexpected Sources

  The National Football League (NFL) returned this week for its one hundredth season, bringing plenty of hype for fans online and off. And while there were countless social videos previewing the upcoming season for one of America’s favorite sports, there was also chatter about another, related game that drives its own impressive amount of audience engagement: fantasy football.

  
• NFL To Kick Off Weekly YouTube Docuseries For 2019 Season Dubbed ‘Game Day All Access’

  The NFL is building on its multi-faceted digital strategy with a new YouTube docuseries -- days after the league announced its foray onto to TikTok.

  
• Insights: The Future Of The NFL Is TikTok, And Other Hail Mary Passes For Continued Relevance
• 11 NFL Games Will Stream Live On Twitch This Fall
• YouTube, Amazon, Twitter May Bid Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars For NFL Rights
• Amazon Snatches NFL’s ‘Thursday Night Football’ Streams From Twitter
• Twitter’s First NFL Stream Nabs 2.3 Million Total Viewers, While 48 Million Watched On TV
• Twitter Launches Smart TV Apps Ahead Of First Thursday Night Football Stream Tonight
• Spotify Teams With NFL Players And Digital Studio Collab On ‘Trading Playlists’ Series
• The NFL To Become First Sports League In Snapchat’s Discover Section