The United states of america National Football game League (NFL) has reportedly barred all teams and members from crypto-related sponsorships and advertisements, as well as nonfungible token (NFT) sales.

Co-ordinate to a report by The Able-bodied, the NFL has restricted the auction of sponsorships to cryptocurrency trading firms and NFTs until the league establishes a strategy "for sports digital trading cards and art." The new guidelines were shared past an anonymous NFL fellow member familiar with the matter:

"Clubs are prohibited from selling, or otherwise allowing inside lodge controlled media, advertisements for specific cryptocurrencies, initial money offerings, other cryptocurrency sales or any other media category as information technology relates to blockchain, digital asset or as blockchain company, except as outlined in this policy."

Going against the NFT and token sales trends from mainstream soccer teams such as PSV Eindhoven, Manchester City and Armory, as well as the National Basketball Association, the NFL has ruled out creating or selling squad NFTs, at to the lowest degree for at present.

The NFL official reportedly said that teams would simply be immune to discuss sponsorship deals with crypto-related "investment advisory and or fund management services" if their advertising sponsorship rights are limited to promoting the visitor'southward corporate brands.

The NFL did not immediately respond to Cointelegraph'south request for comment.

Related: NFL'southward Saquon Barkley converting endorsements to BTC to create 'generational wealth'

Legendary footballer Lionel Messi, tennis star Naomi Osaka and others sports stars have previously shown involvement in crypto investments. On July 15, NFL star Saquon Barkley shared his intent to convert his endorsement payments into Bitcoin (BTC).

Barkley cited inflation as one of the main reasons why one cannot save wealth. "That'due south why I am going to be taking my marketing money in Bitcoin," he said.