Autograph, the company partnering with the world’s biggest icons to usher in a new era of digital collecting, has just announced their appointment of American gymnast, Simone Biles to its Advisory Board, along with her first collection of NFTs dropping on August 31st. The Simone Biles Collection will be available exclusively to view on Autograph.io and for sale on DraftKings Marketplace. One of the greatest athletes of all-time, Biles has expanded her repertoire to collaborate with Autograph to design her own NFTs to interact with her fans in the next era of digital collectibles.
Simone is joining an all-star roster of sports icons that have already committed to the Advisory Board including Naomi Osaka, Derek Jeter, Tony Hawk, Wayne Gretzky, Tiger Woods and more. As part of the Preseason Access Collection, fans and new NFT collectors will be able to purchase items from the collection at a range of accessible prices in USD. Premier editions of Simone Biles NFTs will drop throughout the day on August 31st followed by Signature editions set to drop September 2nd that will contain authentic digital signatures from the most decorated gymnast.
“As I look ahead in my career, I want to diversify my creative skills and explore new ways and platforms to reach fans through collecting and digital art,” said Simone Biles. “I am excited to work with Autograph and provide my perspective as part of the Advisory Board. I am honored to join a group of very accomplished legends and greats across all sports to collaborate with Autograph and help lead the next generation of digital collecting for our fans.”
Autograph will create and produce the Simone NFTs in partnership with Religion of Sports. As an adjunct to the Religion of Sports series Simone vs. herself, ROS serves as executive producers of this NFT drop. Simone vs. herself takes an in-depth look at her life, training, and the challenges of being one of the greatest athletes of all-time. The series continues in the weeks ahead, releasing footage from her time during the Tokyo Olympics.
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