Challenge Your Favorite Athletes to Video Game Battles With OverDog

Tackling NFL running back Adrian Peterson in real life might sound like a pipe dream, but you just might be able to take down the actual Minneapolis Vikings star in a game of Madden.

That’s the concept behind new gaming platform OverDog, which connects major athletes across the NFL, MLB, NHL, WWE and other leagues with fans through console-based video games. That’s right: Peterson is just sitting on the couch waiting to play you in a round of Call of Duty.

“The name OverDog – which is a play on ‘underdog’ – lets any sports fan tackle Adrian Peterson, dunk on Roy Hibbert or race against a NASCAR driver... and win,” said co-founder and former Chicago Bears player Hunter Hillenmeyer. “That's not possible in the real world, so we’re leveling the playing field for a new kind of competition.” Read more...