FollowLooking for the perfect gift for a sports bettor or Philadelphia fan can be tough. They probably have their favorite players’ jerseys and plenty of other team apparel. If you are looking to up your gift-giving game, a personalized message from an athlete on Cameo.
Besides social media, there aren’t many ways the average person can connect with players. With the rise of Cameo, Philly fans are one step closer to hearing from their favorite athletes.
What Is Cameo?
Cameo is a video-sharing website that allows users to pay for personalized videos from celebrities, athletes and media personalities. The platform launched in 2017 and recruited more than 30,000 celebs by May 2020. According to the website’s current statistics, it boasts 8,149 athletes.
How to use cameo
Cameo celebs offer one-on-one live calls, direct messaging and promotional videos for businesses at varying price points, but the most popular feature is the personalized video. For example, you could drop $1,000 to hear from Philadelphia 76ers exec Daryl Morey or pay $60 for Phillies legend Larry Bowa to wish your parents a happy anniversary. Some high-profile celebrities choose to donate the money they make on Cameo to charity.
Thanks to new NCAA policy that allows college athletes to profit off their name, image, and likeness (NIL), Cameo is gaining traction with young players as a way to make money. 490 NCAA athletes are currently available for video services on the website.
Philadelphia athletes on Cameo
Here’s a round-up of the current and former athletes from Philly teams and PA colleges on Cameo. Look out for major names like Dikembe Mutombo, Michael Vick and Jimmy Rollins:
- Brandon Graham’s fun personality is perfect for Cameo. In his recent videos, after wishing the recipient well, he has been including praise for Jalen Hurts.
- Randall Cunningham
- Donovan McNabb
- Brian Dawkins
- Brandon Graham
- Jon Dorenbos
- Ron Jaworski
- Terrell Owens
- Doug Pederson
- Michael Vick
- Corey Clement
- Mike Quick
- Golden Tate III
- Boston Scott
- Jeff Garcia
- Jim McMahon
- Thaddeus Lewis
- Bill Romanowski
- Jon Toth
- Ricky Sapp
- Rashard Davis
- Keith Carlos
- Johnathan Cyprien
- LeGarrette Blount
- Seth Joyner
- Orlando Scandrick
- Cris Carter
- Zech McPhearson
- Ryan Harris
- Garry Cobb
- Ian Park
- Rasul Douglas
- Kenneth Gainwell
- Cre’Von LeBlanc
- Vince Papale
- If you miss Sixers retired broadcaster Marc Zumoff, you can find him on Cameo. He does start out some personalized messages with “hang on everybody we are coming in for a landing” and also adds in his other signature phrases “lock all windows and doors,” and of course,”turning garbage into gold.”
- Dikembe Mutombo
- World B. Free
- Boban Marjanovic
- Tiago Splitter
- Bobby Jones
- Michael Carter-Williams
- Doug Collins
- Ersan Ilyasova
- George McGinnis
- Kenny Thomas
- Gerald Henderson Sr.
- Mason Jones
- Some of Curt Schilling’s messages include his political opinions (while wearing a “Trump 2020” hat) and trash talk on the Yankees.
- Mickey Morandini
- Larry Bowa
- Jimmy Rollins
- Lenny Dykstra
- Andrew McCutchen
- Tony Gwynn Jr.
- Placido Polanco
- Jonathan Papelbon
- Hunter Pence
- Greg Luzinski
- Geoff Jenkins
- Gary “Sarge” Matthews Sr.
- Wally Backman
- Kevin Frandsen
- Curt Schilling
- Bob Boone
- Keith Moreland
- Jon Lieber
- Aaron Brown
- Brett Meyers
- Kyle Kendrick
- Matt Szczur
- Ray Burris
- Darryl Sittler
- Paul Coffey
- Chris Pronger
- John LeClair
- Keith Jones
Current Pennsylvania College Athletes on Cameo
- Liam Clifford, Penn State football
- Sean Clifford, Penn State football
- Derrick Tangelo, Penn State football
- KeAndre Lambert-Smith, Penn State football
- Roman Bravo-Young, Penn State wrestling
- Anna Camden, Penn State women’s basketball
- Collin Gillespie, Villanova men’s basketball
- Jermaine Samuels Jr., Villanova men’s basketball
- Trey Patterson, Villanova men’s basketball
- Caleb Daniels, Villanova men’s basketball
- Chris Arcidiacono, Villanova men’s basketball
- Re-al Mitchell, Temple football
Lead photo of Brian Dawkins from Cameo