Notre Dame players show support for new Irish Players Club NFT project
Over the last few weeks, the hype around the Irish Players Club, which was founded by former Notre Dame football players Mick Assaf and Nic Weishar plus Assaf’s older brother, Hank, has been mounting.
On Wednesday, when the new name, image and likeness-related (NIL) project released the prices for the non-fungible tokens (NFTs) which the group will be offering, the support reached a feverish pitch on Twitter thanks to members of the Notre Dame football team.
Many of the student-athletes changed their Twitter profile pictures, showing one-of-a-kind photos and examples of the digital leprechaun drawings. Supporters included quarterback Drew Pyne, wide receiver Braden Lenzy, running back Chris Tyree, cornerback Cam Hart, defensive lineman Tyson Ford and kicker Josh Bryan, among others.
Here are a couple examples of the digital drawings members of the team shared:
Beginning on March 1, 5,555 NFTs will be available for purchase for $200 each, and Irish fans will gain access to special events, both with the team and with the rest of the club.
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Anyone who opts into the project on the team will receive an equal portion of 75% of the proceeds. More information on the IPC can be found here.
Diggs, Riley have been a top promoters
Two of the Irish players headlining the advertising efforts for the IPC are running back Logan Diggs and defensive back Philip Riley. In addition to changing his Twitter profile picture and promoting the project in several ways on the website since early February, Diggs created an individual video calling on Irish fans to participate.
“It would be greatly appreciated by everyone if you guys actually went in and helped support us by buying some of these NFTs,” Diggs said.
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Diggs’ fellow rising sophomore, Riley, shared a video on social media as well.
“If y’all could show love and buy a couple of these NFTs, it would mean a lot to me and my teammates,” Riley said.
Walk-ons get in on the action
Assaf was a walk-on on the Notre Dame football team himself, so he wanted to make sure walk-ons would be able to participate in the Irish Players Club as well. A few of those players showed their support this week.
Greg Mailey is a 6-foot-1, 203-pound walk-on wide receiver from Hudson, Ohio. He shared a photo of his NFT with a WOPU Nation shirt on, one which channels the classic “Catholics vs. Convicts” shirt from the 1988 Miami-Notre Dame game.
Chase Ketterer‘s Twitter profile picture is also wearing a WOPU Nation shirt with an accompanying beer helmet. is a 5-foot-11, 203-pound junior from New Carlisle, Ind. He is listed as a running back on the roster, but he also sees special teams action. He made a tackle on a kickoff against Navy this season.
