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Promoting Player Opportunities Beyond the Field with Stanley Wakefield Jr.
With more than two thousand active members, the NFL Players Association is built to assist and support a broad swath of NFL players. From rookies to veterans, the NFLPA helps players find their value and voice off the field. To better understand how the NFLPA...
Opendorse and Darlow Team to Launch Exclusive NIL Program
Ready with Darlow™ to provide Opendorse customers and student-athletes with exclusive NIL readiness courses, technology, and live coaching from Jeremy Darlow, Opendorse, and industry experts. Opendorse and Darlow today announced the launch of Ready with Darlow, a...
MOKAN Basketball to Launch NIL Program for Player Brand Development
MOKAN joins Opendorse Ready™ to Help Student-Athletes Build Personal Brands in Preparation for Name, Image, and Likeness MOKAN Basketball, one of the nation’s premier grassroots basketball programs, announced today its decision to join Opendorse Ready, the Name,...
The Most Influential Athletes with Athletic Apparel Endorsement Deals
We’ve all heard about being the “Face of the Franchise” from any of the major sports, but for more than a couple of decades, athletes have become the public faces for brands. With the likes of Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour, there’s a constant arms race...
Building the Player-Fan Connection with the NHL’s David Klatt
The National Hockey League (NHL) is stacked with elite athletes and wildly passionate fans from around the world. The one thing that connects them all? Social media. In 2019, the league entered a partnership with Opendorse, built to help players leverage social...
Evaluating Partnerships: Bad Athlete Endorsement Deals And How To Avoid Them
Endorsement deals can be a bit of a misnomer within the sports industry. Often misconstrued as a handshake deal of “talk about how good this product is in exchange for a bunch of money,” endorsements at their core allow for fruitful sponsorships to arise between...