These Two American Football Players Want To Get Paid in Bitcoin

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:

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.

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.

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.