{"id":427557,"date":"2022-04-06T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T18:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/espn-and-tom-bradys-autograph-ink-multi-year-nft-deal\/"},"modified":"2022-04-06T21:20:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T18:20:00","slug":"espn-and-tom-bradys-autograph-ink-multi-year-nft-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/espn-and-tom-bradys-autograph-ink-multi-year-nft-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"# ESPN and Tom Brady&#8217;s Autograph ink multi-year NFT deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a7a9f8059a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a7a9f8059a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/espn-and-tom-bradys-autograph-ink-multi-year-nft-deal\/#%E2%80%9D_ESPN_and_Tom_Bradys_Autograph_ink_multi-year_NFT_deal_%E2%80%9C\" >&#8221; ESPN and Tom Brady&#8217;s Autograph ink multi-year NFT deal &#8220;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9D_ESPN_and_Tom_Bradys_Autograph_ink_multi-year_NFT_deal_%E2%80%9C\"><\/span>&#8221; ESPN and Tom Brady&#8217;s Autograph ink multi-year NFT deal &#8220;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.cointelegraph.com\/images\/840_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjItMDQvMjdkYWJhMDMtZDJmMC00N2UwLWJhODMtNTU5OGQ0NjhiOTNkLmpwZw==.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content\" data-v-2a0745c6>ESPN and Autograph, the nonfungible token (NFT) platform co-founded by Tom Brady,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/espnpressroom.com\/us\/press-releases\/2022\/04\/espn-signs-first-ever-nft-deal-with-autograph\/\">announced<\/a>\u00a0a multi-year partnership on Wednesday that kicks off with a documentary release and an NFT collection. A 10-part ESPN+ documentary <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> called &#8220;Man in the Arena: Tom Brady&#8221; chronicles the milestones of the NFL legend&#8217;s career through a psychological and emotional lens. The docuseries is produced by Religion of Sports, a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> company in which Brady is also a co-founder.<\/p>\n<p>Autograph and Religion of Sports designed the \u201cMan in the Arena: Tom Brady Collection\u201d to be ESPN&#8217;s first series of NFT collectibles. Dropping at the same time on Wednesday, the documentary is available to subscribers across the Disney streaming bundle \u2014 ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ while the NFT collection is available to view on Autograph.io and for sale on DraftKings Marketplace.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just set my alarm. <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ManInTheArena?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ManInTheArena<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Autograph?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Autograph<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sn0RVV9g8B\">https:\/\/t.co\/Sn0RVV9g8B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Brady (@TomBrady) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomBrady\/status\/1511701386123173894?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<strong><em>Related:\u00a0DraftKings Marketplace plans to launch gamified NFT collection next NFL season<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The collection consists of three magazine covers from ESPN&#8217;s special edition December issue, which\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/espnpressroom.com\/us\/press-releases\/2021\/12\/espn-releases-special-issue-magazine-featuring-tom-brady\/\">included<\/a>\u00a014 stories that ESPN had written on Tom Brady. Fifty editions of those NFT covers will be signed by Brady. Once the tenth and last episode of the docuseries airs, a second NFT collection called \u201cBack in the Arena\u201d will also drop.<\/p>\n<p>Dillon Rosenblatt, co-founder and chief executive officer at Autograph, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/espnpressroom.com\/us\/press-releases\/2022\/04\/espn-signs-first-ever-nft-deal-with-autograph\/\">said<\/a> in a statement that \u201cAs the first NFT partner for ESPN, the possibilities across sports and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> are endless, and we couldn\u2019t be more excited to get this content out to the world in a massive way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While die-hard Tom Brady fans may be excited about his new show and NFT collection, others expressed their concerns  about the partnership on Twitter under ESPN&#8217;s tweet. The comments <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VivaLaBlane\/status\/1511701591392497671?s=20&amp;t=elTiEPVtLcoOhqZNmrs9Yg\">included<\/a> statements like, &#8220;Nobody asked for this, ESPN&#8221; and &#8220;I still don&#8217;t know what an NFT is&#8221; to GIFs depicting dislike.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SQVEEBufWa\">pic.twitter.com\/SQVEEBufWa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Saz\u00f3n Art (@OnSazon) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OnSazon\/status\/1511708846544236547?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Related:\u00a0Tom Brady tweets he\u2019s \u2018a big fan\u2019 of Vitalik Buterin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ESPN recently <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/espnpressroom.com\/us\/press-releases\/2021\/09\/espn-edge-innovation-center-launches-with-accenture-microsoft-and-verizon-to-explore-technologies-and-innovative-approaches-in-sports-media\/\">launched<\/a> the ESPN Edge Innovation Center in Collaboration with Disney Media &amp; Entertainment Distribution to pursue technology partnerships such as this one with Autograph. In addition to Web3 experiences, ESPN intends to leverage augmented and virtual reality to interact with sports fans in new and engaging ways, said the company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From sponsorships in F1\u00a0to popular NFT trading cards like NBA Top Shot and to crypto companies renaming sports arenas, the sports industry has largely embraced Web3 and NFT initiatives. A recent PwC report even called NFTs\u00a0&#8220;the future of digital assets in sports.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><template data-name=\"subscription_form\" data-type=\"nifty_newsletter\"><\/template><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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