I donโt know about you, but I had never heard of โWild Card Footballโ until today, October 23. Apparently, the face of the game is none other than everyoneโs 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 โ at least according to the trailer โ 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 โfaceโ of the game, he appears last โ along with Jared Goff. Donโt believe heโs the face of the game? Check out the ad that is circulating on X (formerly Twitter).
Look whoโs right there, front-and-center? And, thatโs who the NFLPA press release leads with!
โThis 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, JaโMarr Chase, Aaron Donald and many more,โ it reads.
Why lead with actual NFL stars when you can feature someone who hasnโt played competitive football in over seven years!?
Also, if you notice the ticker on the bottom, โTeam Kapโ beat โTeam Goff.โ Sure, why not? Jared Goff is the quarterback of the 5-2 Detroit Lions in the NFL. Heโd never be able to lead a team to victory over one quarterbacked by Colin Kaepernick. This video game is extremely realistic, as you can see.
Itโs also interesting that Chris Berman โ and the graphic on screen โ never actually says โKaepernick.โ For every other player, they mention their full name. But, they simply call Kaepernickโs team โTeam Kap.โ Something? Nothing? Iโll leave that for you to decide.
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