NFL’s 2022 season draft kicked off on 28th April 2022. The three-day Draft will feature 1,696 players competing against one another. It looks like, teams have already set their eagle eyes to play on their roster.
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Notre Dame’s Kyle Hamilton goes No. 14 to Baltimore Ravens.
His suit isn’t pinstripes.
In a deal with “Call of Duty,” it says TF141, which stands for Task Force 141, a group of special ops characters in the game. pic.twitter.com/9gBi3RjMeX
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 29, 2022
Day 1 featured teams looking out for the best of the league. They drafted some of the best players of the league into their teams. Notable names include Travon Walker to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Aidan Hutchinson to the Detroit Lions, Derek Stingley Jr. to the Houston Texans, and Ahmad Gardner to the New York Jets.
The star of the night was Notre Dame’s, Kyle Hamilton. The Baltimore Ravens drafted him for the NFL’s 2022 season. But his draft wasn’t the top story of the night. Darren Rovell, a fellow Twitter user, showcased a photo of the NFL star wearing a tuxedo with the abbreviation’TF141′.
Infinity Ward’s unique marketing technique
According to the United States Army, ‘TF141’ is a multinational special operations unit, but that’s not the case here. Infinity Ward’s Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 has been the talk of the town for quite some time now. Their last night’s teaser included a flash of the “TaskForce141”.
Apart from Kyle, Ahmad Gardner styled a blue suit with a gold Taskforce 141 pin on it. Another NFL draft, Evan Neal, was spotted with a traditional black suit with Task Force 141 pocket square. All the suits were custom-made.
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It could mean different things. Some fans believe he was freely promoting the upcoming game for free, while the others settled on the fact that it was a paid promotion.
NFL Draft prospect @iamSauceGardner is wearing a “Task Force 141” pin at the #NFLDraft.
📸: @GoBearcatsFB pic.twitter.com/JpBHjyiSLD
— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) April 28, 2022
The Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2 will release around October this year. A sequel to the 2019 release, it can prove to be the biggest release of the franchise to date.
Fans don’t have many details about this upcoming release but are very excited about it. The only information fans have is that the game will be set in Singapore and feature ‘Taskforce 141.’ Fans can expect a storyline ahead of Captain Price, as the game is the sequel of the 2019 release.
What are your thoughts on these suits? Did Infinity Ward pull off a unique marketing style? Let us know in the comments section.
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