Jason Kelce is a man with a plan.
On Wednesday’s episode of the podcast “New Heights,” which he co-hosts with his brother Travis Kelce, Travis talked about his desire to bring back the Eagles’ iconic “Backyard Football” and “Backyard Baseball” games. said the retired player after being asked if he remembered the match. .
“I don’t even know if I’m going to mention this. I was secretly looking to see if anyone had the rights to ‘Backyard Football’ and ‘Backyard Baseball.’ And I want to get this thing back on track,” Jason said. “The best game ever. It was so electric. Can you imagine playing ‘Backyard Football’ on your phone right now? ‘Cause you can do everything on your phone, so It wasn’t complicated. ”
“I loved it,” Travis chimed in.
“If anyone knows who owns the rights to the ‘Backyard’ sports series, please contact us,” the podcast wrote on its X account.
The Backyard Sports series began in 1997 with the release of “Backyard Baseball,” which featured child-sized versions of stars from multiple sports.
The original “Backyard Football” featured eight players: quarterbacks Drew Bledsoe, Randall Cunningham, John Elway, Brett Favre, Dan Marino, and Steve Young. running back Barry Sanders; and wide receiver Jerry Rice.
In addition to baseball and football games, the series also included hockey, soccer, basketball, and skateboarding.
The series was originally owned by Humongous Entertainment, but the rights were eventually transferred to Atari.
In 2013, Evergreen Group purchased the rights to the game.
Day 6 Sports Group owns the trademark for the Backyard Sports franchise, according to legal information website Justia.
The most recent games released by the company are Backyard Sports: Baseball 2015 and Basketball 2015, both released for iOS and Android.
The 2015 edition of Backyard Baseball featured 18 professional players, including Giancarlo Stanton, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, and Clayton Kershaw.
The basketball version starred LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and Kobe Bryant.
