The Players' Tribune is an athlete-authored publishing platform carrying first-person stories, video and podcasts by professional athletes.
The Players' Tribune is the flagship eponymous platform of the company of the same name, a new media property that gives athletes a direct channel to fans in their own words. Launched in October 2014 by Derek Jeter, it publishes first-person athlete stories across sport verticals including basketball, football, soccer, hockey, baseball and Formula 1, plus curated collections and recurring franchises such as Letter to My Younger Self, Knuckleheads and Voicemails.
Athletes join through the site's athlete application, and content is free to readers, monetized through sponsor-presented placements, advertising and licensing. The platform operates within the Minute Media family of brands and is aimed at professional athletes who want unmediated control of their narrative and at fans who want first-person access to them.
