Katie Feeney gets first-ever NFL social media role – New York Post

In January, Katie Feeney nervously waded across the turf at FedEx Field, home stadium of the Washington Commanders (formerly Redskins). The Maryland native, 19, had been invited by the team to unofficially try out for a role that didn’t yet exist — the Commanders’ social media correspondent. And though she is something of a content savant — having amassed nearly seven million followers on TikTok and 900,000 on Instagram, and earned an eye-popping fortune — this was a whole other challenge.   “I was shooting behind-the-scenes content of the players warming up, hanging out with the fans, anything they did before the game, essentially,” Feeney said. She passed with flying colors. The team’s posts on Instagram typically bring in several thousand likes and 100 or so comments. Feeney’s, however, earned more than 42,000 likes and 730 comments. Feeney, at FedEx Field, was an instant social-media hit for with the Washington Commanders, snapping photos of players as they warmed up and mingled with fans. Scott Suchman “After she came to the home finale last season, our conversation evolved into how she and the team could mutually grow their partnership in 2022,” said Kevin Kline, the Commanders’ social media director. Now, she is…
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