Like a father trying to get to know the kids, the NFL has struck up a partnership with Fortnite, the immensely popular video game

Via USA TODAY:

The NFL has huddled with publisher Epic Games to bring football gear to the massively popular online game. Players will be able to get NFL team outfits in the game Battle Royale item shop beginning Friday.

NFL team, they can customize each other they use it – and swap it out for a different team 's helmet, jersey pants and cleats. So you are wearing New England Patriots gear, the next you'll be able to go green Bay Packers without having to buy a new uniform pack.

The announcement video features characters dressed in the uniforms of all 32 teams dancing and no …

That decision probably has something to do with the fact that the objective of Fortnite is basically kill or be killed, with an emphasis on "kill." Like with guns. So, yeah, the NFL seems to be totally thin with characters dressed in official uniforms.

Now, I do not have a problem with that. It's just a video game, after all. But that does not seem like a thing NFL would definitely have a problem with. NFL uniforms starting Nov. 9 at 7:00 p.m. ET, which means you can expect the videos of characters wearing No. 81 Patriots or No. 32 Bills jerseys mowing people down by 7:05.

Why the NFL, a league that strongarmed ESPN into canceling Playmakers, a show about a fictitious pro football team employing players with various off-the-field problems, and fine its players for weapon-based celebrations, would agree to this makes little sense. Well, until you realize Fortnite will be responsible for $ 15 for the feature, and the league will be able to make millions of the sales.

The difference is Playmakers was not making the league any money. Nor was Josh Norman pretending to shoot a bow-and-arrow after an interception. This partnership with Fortnite NFL team's gear starting next week! will make the league a whole lot of cash, so please do not miss the competition!

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