More than 10,000 college football players have already opted in for EA Sports College Football 25, the new EA Sports video game set to launch this summer, which will feature the athletes and pay them through a name, image and likeness deal.
EA Sports reached 10,000 opt-ins Friday night, just eight days after opening the process to players at FBS programs, a spokesman for the company told ESPN.
Each player who opts in to have their name, image and likeness used will receive $600 and a copy of the game, valued at around $70.
By surpassing 10,000 opt-ins, EA Sports has reached 87% of its goal for the game, which will feature teams with 85-man rosters. «The response to the athlete opt-in opportunity for EA Sports College Football 25 has been phenomenal,» Daryl Holt, senior vice president and group general manager for EA Sports' Tiburon Studios and American football division, said in a statement to ESPN. «In the little over one week, over 10,000 athletes across the FBS have opted-in to the offer with more saying 'yes' every hour.