Microsoft, NFL Sign Long-Term Sponsorship Extension

Microsoft signed a long-term sponsorship extension with the NFL today, adding business collaboration software to its rights alongside the Surface tablets now routinely seen on league sidelines. Microsoft Teams, a program that aims to be a comprehensive platform for project collaboration, will now be used by the NFL and its 32 clubs. Two examples given are the Chiefs, which use MS Teams to coordinate scout travel, and the Jets, who use the platform for draft planning. Terms were not disclosed, but a source characterized it as a “long-term” deal. Microsoft first struck the Surfaces deal with the league in '13. Wasserman represented Microsoft in the negotiations.