Fact Check: Has Mr Beast Purchased NFL? $1B Rich YouTuber Announces Big News For Chiefs vs. Chargers

Think about this. The NFL streams on YouTube this week. Chiefs vs. Chargers. Billions of dollars behind one of America’s biggest leagues. And then there’s Jimmy Donaldson, aka Mr Beast, worth over $1 billion, known for stunts that bend reality online. When he says something wild, people don’t just scroll. They stop, wonder if he actually pulled it off, and then they argue about it all over the internet. That’s exactly what happened today.

Mr Beast posted on Instagram: “I Bought the NFL and put YouTubers on each team ahead of the Chargers vs Chiefs game being streamed on YouTube on September 5th!” The post showed him posing with commissioner Roger Goodell. Also spliced in were clips of big-name creators, Haley Kalil yelling “Go Viking,” IShowSpeed linking up with Tyreek Hill, Céline Dept booting a football, and Marlon Lundgren Garcia hanging with Chargers safety Derwin James Jr.

So, did Mr Beast actually buy the NFL? No, he didn’t. This is another YouTube-sized stunt meant to hype the league’s September 5th stream. The joke is clear: YouTubers taking over NFL teams would break football as we know it. But Beast knows one thing: mix football with creators, and you get maximum clicks. And on the eve of one of YouTube’s biggest NFL broadcasts, that’s the entire point.

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