PLANO, Texas, Aug. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Even before
the first game, football fans across the country get together to
draft their ultimate fantasy football teams. In fact, fantasy
football participation has grown 40 percent in the past year alone.
And just in time for kickoff, Pizza Hut, the world's largest pizza
company, has signed on as the official pizza sponsor of ESPN
Fantasy Football, helping players gear up for the start of the
season with special offers and opportunities to win prizes all
season long, culminating in the chance to win a ring with an
estimated value of $10,000.
Each week, Pizza Hut will recognize one deserving commissioner
with the Pizza Hut Commissioner of the Week Award, which includes a
commemorative football, free Pizza Hut pizza for the remainder of
the fantasy football season, a $200
ESPN shop gift card, $30 Pizza Hut
gift cards for each member of the commissioner's league, a one-year
ESPN Insider subscription and one other unique weekly prize, which
could include a custom bobblehead resembling the winner on the set
of Mike & Mike, a strategy session with Matthew Berry, a feature on the Fantasy
Football Now podcast and more.
At the end of the season, Pizza Hut will name the Fantasy
Football "Commissioner of the Year," who, along with bragging
rights, will receive a custom ruby and diamond-encrusted ring
valued at $10,000, made by renowned
championship ring creator Jostens. Plus, the winner will receive
the ultimate Pizza Hut and ESPN football party, which includes a
trip for two to ESPN headquarters in Bristol, Conn., a tour of the ESPN studios, a
meet and greet with ESPN talent, two year's worth of Pizza Hut
pizza, a $2,500 Amazon gift card, a
custom 3D printed bronze bust and more.
"The passion around fantasy football continues to grow each year
and by working with ESPN, we're able to be a part of each and every
exciting fantasy football moment this season, from draft parties
through playoffs," said Jared
Drinkwater, vice president of marketing, Pizza Hut. "Each
year millions of friends sign up to compete against one another in
fantasy football. While league champions are often honored at the
end of the season, we wanted to reward the fantasy football
commissioners who spend countless hours managing their leagues and
making sure their friends, families and colleagues have fun."
To sign up for the ESPN Fantasy Football League, visit
www.espn.go.com/fantasyfootball.
For all fantasy football fans, Pizza Hut is offering a "Fantasy
Football Draft Day Deal" that includes two large one-topping
pizzas, 8 bone-out wings, an order of breadsticks and any two liter
of soda for $24.99. Find additional
deals at www.pizzahut.com.
About Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM), delivers
more pizza, pasta and wings than any other restaurant in the world.
The company began 57 years ago in Wichita, Kansas, when two brothers borrowed
$600 from their mom to start a
pizzeria.
What started out small has become the biggest pizza company in the
world and today operates more than 15,600 restaurants in more than
90 countries serving innovative pizzas, traditional favorites like
the signature Pan Pizza, and much more. Pizza Hut also is the
proprietor of the BOOK IT!® Program, which is a long-standing
children's literacy program used in more than 630,000 classrooms
nationwide. For more information, visit www.pizzahut.com. Follow
Pizza Hut on Facebook (www.facebook.com/PizzaHut), Twitter
(www.twitter.com/pizzahut) and Instagram
(www.instagram.com/pizzahut).
*For all media inquiries, please contact Pizza Hut:
Doug Terfehr, 972-338-6992,
Doug.Terfehr@yum.com
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