DEERFIELD BEACH, FL, September 3, 2008 – OPEN Sports (www.opensports.com), a new online sports entertainment destination and brainchild of Mike Levy, founder and former CEO of CBS Sportsline.com, has joined forces with the NFL’s all-time winningest quarterback, John Elway, on a multi-year deal. Elway will serve as the spokesman of the recently launched OPEN Sports Fantasy Football suite of products and challenge games.
As the leading face of OPEN Sports Fantasy Football, Elway will participate in an OPEN Sports Fantasy Football Commissioner league by drafting a team and maintaining it throughout the NFL season on OPENSports.com. In addition, he’ll author a weekly blog, predict winners of each NFL game during the season, provide game analysis on calls with Sean Salisbury on his show “Salisbury’s Take” and participate in the OPEN Sports “Tackle the Pros” Challenge.
“A partnership with a football legend like John Elway signals our commitment to delivering high-quality content while offering unparalleled access to some of today’s top athletes,” said Mike Levy, founder and CEO of OPEN Sports. “John’s extraordinary contribution to Pro Football makes him the quintessential ambassador for OPENSports.com and our community of die-hard sports fans.”
“I’m excited to be apart of Mike Levy’s new venture, OPENSports.com,” said John Elway. “I had been involved with his previous company and I’m sure he can make this a success as well. I wanted to be associated with a sports site that lets fans interact with each other and I’m looking forward to playing Fantasy Football on OPENSports.com.”