Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Ahead of Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, the NFL and YouTube are hosting a cultural crossover event on the gridiron — a flag-football game that will mash up big-name YouTubers with music stars, pro football legends and other athletes, streaming exclusively on YouTube.
The NFL and YouTube’s Creator Flag Football Game, taking place Saturday, Feb. 8, in New Orleans will pit two seven-player teams against each other.
The squads will be led by popular creators and livestreamers IShowSpeed (aka Darren Jason Watkins Jr., who has 35.9 million YouTube subscribers) and Kai Cenat (7 million subs).
Retired NFL stars Michael Vick (Team Speed) and Cam Newton (Team Kai) will take charge as quarterbacks — see the full rosters below.
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