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As more personalities continue to become aware of eSports and gaming’s tremendous potential, the industry is growing immensely. Several pro-athletes from the physical sports genre have expressed their love for the virtual world. One prominent example would be of Juju Smith-Schuster.

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A talented wide-receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs, Juju Smith-Schuster is a name known to all NFL fans. Holding several NFL records under his name, the Californian prodigy is one of the most impactful personalities of American football. He is also popular because of his prominent love for video games and eSports.

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Following a period of content creation under the FaZe Clan, Juju Smith-Schuster decided to move to own an eSports organization of his own. While fans were happy at the announcement, they couldn’t comprehend the reason behind Juju leaving FaZe Clan. However, in a very recent interview, the pro-athlete finally spoke about why he made the switch and more!

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Juju Smith-Schuster has a lot of plans for Team Divine

Juju had an incredible practice session on the first day of Chiefs Camp, on Wednesday. Following the same, he attended an interview. When the interviewer asked Smith-Schuster about his decision to exit FaZe, he answered the same very convincingly. “Oh man, yeah I was part of FaZe Clan, I appreciate them for putting me on,” he said. “I kinda just wanted to start my own way.”

“I pretty much built that bridge between, you know, gamers and athletes… I treat professional gamers like professional athletes,” he elaborated, as he continued to speak about how he treats gamers. He also mentioned how young generations would pay a lot of money to watch Ninja and other big-time streamers because they are good at the game.

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In fact, Juju himself was a part of a record-breaking Fortnite stream, starring Ninja, Drake, and Travis Scott, back in 2018. Following up with plans for Team Diverge, he said, “We have some big things cooking, can’t say a whole lot man because… just stay tuned! You all young gamers out there watching, man, Team Diverge TD on top!”

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Juju Smith-Schuster took ownership of Team Diverge back in 2020, and the announcement had managed to amaze his fans. The organization’s primary goal is to bring together gaming and athlete cultures and create a synergy like never before. As Smith-Schuster has expressed multiple times, Team Diverge means a lot to the pro-Footballer.

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Although Team Diverge hasn’t had the opportunity to announce anything eventful, a lot is about to come, as Juju Smith-Schuster proclaims in the interview. Apart from his eventful career in NFL, he also cares about the world of gaming deeply!

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Sharmila Ganguly

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Sharmila Ganguly is an Esports author at EssentiallySports. After completing her Bachelor's degree in engineering, she pursued her love for writing and most importantly, video games. All kinds of video games intrigue her, but her love for shooter video games like Valorant knows no bounds. Apart from gaming, she also likes to keep a tab on the world of technology and being an animal lover, adores spending time with her pet parrots.

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