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Esports is a huge and growing industry. Proof of how lucrative owning and playing in Esports leagues came today when ESPN reported that NRG Esports just signed a 17-year-old Overwatch player named Jay “Sinatraa” Won to a $ 150,000 a year contract to join their NRG Overwatch League roster.
The Overwatch League
That is a significant amount of money and is $ 100,000 higher than the minimum salary of $ 50,000 a year for players. ESPN previously reported that all contracts in the Overwatch League are one-year guaranteed deals, with a second-year option. Not only that, but all players get employer-sponsored housing, a retirement savings plan and health insurance.
Blizzard, the developers of Overwatch, considers every gamer in the world who plays their video game as a free agent eligible for signing. When players sign a contract with their teams, they also have to sign a contract with Blizzard.