As it’s possible you’ll recall, Rob Gronkowski‘s maiden voyage of the Kick of Future did not go fairly as deliberate.
However the former NFL tight finish is again once more this 12 months and the Tremendous Bowl-centric occasion is getting a little bit of a makeover.
The query now could be: How are you going to get in on the motion this time round?
Because the New York Publish identified final week, the second coming of the Kick of Future does not require customers to purchase into the promotion like they did earlier than. Final 12 months, followers have been informed that their $5 guess on the Tremendous Bowl would flip into sharing $10,000,000 in bonus bets with all the opposite customers who opted into the Kick of Future promo. Ultimately, FanDuel ended up paying customers $5-$10 again in the long run although Gronkowski missed the 25-yard subject objective.
This 12 months, FanDuel customers are solely requested to submit a “Make or Miss” prediction for the Kick of Future. On one hand, this implies the payout might be even much less this 12 months as a result of entry into the promo is free. However may the general end result nonetheless be higher for customers this 12 months — even when Gronkowski misses the massive kick but once more?
Gronkowski sounds fairly assured that he will not miss the Kick of Future a second 12 months in a row. The four-time Tremendous Bowl champ stated on the Fox broadcast following the NFC Championship sport, through the Publish, that he has been “training 3 times per week” and has “made about 90%” of these apply kicks.
Along with adjusting how followers can play alongside, FanDuel can be modifying its advert marketing campaign centered across the Kick of Future. Early promotional content material featured Gronkowski in the hunt for redemption, alongside former NFL linebacker turned-actor Carl Weathers. FanDuel introduced in a press release final that they might be modifying the advertisements after the “Rocky” actor handed away final week on the age of 76.
“FanDuel was lucky to have had a chance to work with him throughout our Tremendous Bowl marketing campaign,” FanDuel stated Friday in a press release. “We’re adjusting our marketing campaign accordingly out of respect for the household throughout their time of grief.”
