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NFL Names Abercrombie & Fitch First Official Fashion Partner in Multiyear Deal

The pact elevates a prior licensing relationship into a leaguewide fashion program to deepen fan engagement.

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Overview

  • The agreement makes Abercrombie & Fitch the NFL’s first Official Fashion Partner, granting branding rights and access to pop-up retail at games.
  • A new Abercrombie Style Concierge will outfit select athletes with in-house stylists, debuting with Christian McCaffrey, Amon-Ra St. Brown, CeeDee Lamb, and Tee Higgins, plus Fred Warner, Drake Maye, Cooper DeJean, and Jake Ferguson.
  • Each Style Concierge player has co-designed limited-edition apparel that will be sold during the upcoming NFL season.
  • Abercrombie calls the campaign its largest sports marketing investment, running across linear and CTV, HBO Max, Meta, TikTok, and NFL-owned media, with products rolling out in 200-plus stores and at NFL tentpole and international events.
  • The NFL positions fashion as a growth lever to reach new fans, including women who comprise about 47% of its audience, while early analysis questions whether the campaign’s male-coded aesthetic fits Abercrombie’s female-skewing customer base.