Bitcoin (BTC) is up 100% on the year and is quickly gaining mass attention from not only seasoned crypto enthusiasts, but professional athletes as well.
Two American football players have recently expressed interest in crypto, both of them requesting to be paid in Bitcoin. One of the athletes is the NFL quarterback Matt Barkley, who asked two of his previous teams to pay his contract in Bitcoin.
Revealing this revelation and sparking excitement on crypto Twitter is Morgan Creek Digital co-founder Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano who tweeted:
NFL Quarterback @MattBarkley tried to get the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals to each pay his contracts in Bitcoin.
Neither would do it.
Matt is just one of many Bitcoiners that are playing in the NFL on Sundays 🔥🔥
— Pomp 🌪 (@APompliano) May 14, 2019
While both the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals refused Barkley’s request to be paid in Bitcoin, there’s no word if his current team, the Buffalo Bills, will go the same route.
Furthermore, another NFL player Russell Okung, who is an offensive tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers, has joined Barkley in asking to be paid in Bitcoin.
Pay me in Bitcoin.
— Russell Okung 🇳🇬 (@RussellOkung) May 14, 2019
A quick search through both of these athletes’ tweeting history reveals their pro-crypto commentary. It’s clear that these athletes are spreading the word about Bitcoin to their 100k+ Twitter following. Most notable is Okung, who just recently caught the Bitcoin bug and is completely infatuated.
Bitcoin has changed the way I look at the world. https://t.co/zpzXZWPqTH
— Russell Okung 🇳🇬 (@RussellOkung) May 17, 2019
In addition to the athletes above, Bitcoin has piqued the interest of numerous others, including quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers Richard Sherman, who accepts crypto for merchandise, Canadian speed skater Ted-Jan Bloemen, who signed the first-ever cryptocurrency sponsorship with an athlete, and many more.
Do you think these athletes will influence their massive followings to get involved with Bitcoin and cryptocurrency? Let us know what you think in the comment section below.
