Weekly NFT Newsletter for Reignmakers Football on DraftKings Marketplace
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With Week 1 just around the corner, Reignmakers Football continues its ascent with plenty of content. Collectibles expert Chris Costa has been hosting package tours on DraftKing’s YouTube with friends and community members. We’ve seen some sick moves, and it’s also led to the Discord team getting in on the streaming action.
Matt Kalish went on Brandon Adams’ podcast and took the time to explain many important things. As I teased last week, the new competition series launched.
Check out the full recap of all things Reignmakers Football this past week below:
On Sunday, August 28, DraftKings became a co-founder Matt Kalishcollectibles expert Chris Costa and content creator and community member Matthew Wiley all hung out for a live stream to open some packs and take questions from Discord.
Wiley opened a LEGENDARY pack and drew a low series Deebo Samuel. Check out the clip below to see how things unfolded:
As mentioned earlier, the Discord team also got in on the streaming action with other community members, and we took the time to recap all the breaks in this article. For now, the team will have a package holiday with the community every Monday and Thursday at 7 p.m. ET.
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We provide full recaps for every Reignmakers Football live stream in case you can’t attend. These include pack-by-pack results, unique insights from the hosts and guests, and previews for future watch parties.
Check out Jeff Pratt’s latest recap of the bell party as Chris Costa and Randy Greenstein broke packs and appeared on Reignmakers Football.
The team at Lucky Trader researched market trends, provided some detailed observations, and listed the top five risers and fallers in the CORE rarity level for each day of the week in the past week.
On August 25th we saw a Cooper Kupp and Matthew Stafford interestingly going in opposite directions. It was definitely a surprise considering both players are starting at the first Showdown competition of the season and can be used as a stack together.
Next August 26, Stefon Diggs saw a 25% increase in the floor price. As mentioned above with Kupp and Stafford, Diggs is also on the first Showdown board of the season. Since Diggs isn’t a SuperStar in the game and his QB, Josh Allen, is, it makes sense that DraftKing’s Marketplace users acquired one of the most productive WRs in the game.
Moving on to this week, August 29th, Geno Smith saw his NFT player card pump after being named the starter for the Seattle Seahawks. Smith battled with ex-Bronco Drew Lock for the QB1 spot and eventually won.
After being traded to the Panthers, Laviska Shenault saw his player card increase in value as the change in landscape can open up more opportunities for the WR to shine. The team at Lucky Trader also wrote in the Aug. 30 article that Patrick Mahomes’ player card could enter a buyout window when the Chiefs face the Cardinals in Week 1 in a matchup that has the highest total on the board.
Finally, on August 31, Dameon Pierce saw his roster spot peak after Marlon Mack was cut from Texas. The rookie has had an impressive preseason and will have good opportunities to lead the backfield. When Jimmy Garoppolo also signed a contract extension with the 49ers, which included a no-trade clause, the minimum price of the player card dropped slightly.
By the way, have you picked up your FREE starter pack but not opened it yet? If not, you should definitely go into your portfolio and break up the package. When your player card’s NFTs show up, you can enter contests for FREE in the DraftKings NFT game lobby. There’s no shortage of contests available, with prizes doubling to $2 million for Week 1.
DraftKing co-founder Matt Kalish sat down with Brandon Adams to discuss a bunch of topics related to the Reignmakers. The pair talked about contests, deals, Franchise Score, the new deep roster format, the 2023 tool, prize pools after Week 1 and marketplace fees.
Adams and Kalish also touched on other key points, so our friends at Lucky Trader summarized the entire interview in an article. With so many moving parts for Reignmakers Football, it’s important to check out this podcast, as many previously announced items resurface.
Kalish also teased new Week 1 contests in the lobby. The tweet shows three new Reignmaker tag team contests, and apparently there will be more, with the tweet below indicating that the live contests are just “part one” of what’s coming for Week 1.
FEATURED PLAYERS (ALL SETS): Six athletes will be featured each week for the first six weeks of the season, and you can win their player cards to help throughout the season. Often you can use the cards you win in Draft Groups later that week!
For week 1:
● TNF: Tom Brady
● Sunday Classic: Javonte Williams, Keenan Allen and Kyler Murray
● SNF: Russell Wilson
● MNF: Austin Ekeler
Jeff Pratt broke down the fantasy outlook for each featured athlete ahead of the 2022 NFL season. Read a brief excerpt of this analysis for superstar running back Austin Ekeler below:
“The AFC West is just stacked with talent, and Austin Ekeler is no exception.
After checking in as one of the most dangerous dual-threat running backs in the game, Ekeler gained 911 rushing yards and 647 receiving yards in 2021, finishing with 20 total touchdowns.
At 27, the Western Colorado product has gone from an undrafted free agent to one of the most lethal playmakers in the NFL.
While Keenan Allen is a star in his own right, Ekeler is the true fantasy gem of this team. Expect another elite campaign from him as the Chargers showcase their dominant offensive firepower on a weekly basis.”
Find the full article here.
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