London-born NFL star Jay Ajayi gets own Twitter emoji ahead of Miami Dolphins vs New Orleans Saints

Return | Jay Ajayi is set to play in Miami Dolphins' game with the New Orleans Saints at Wembley
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Vaishali Bhardwaj27 September 2017

London-born Jay Ajayi will make history on Wednesday night when the Miami Dolphins star becomes the first NFL player to have his own Twitter emoji.

The 24-year-old will return to the English capital this week as the Dolphins take on the New Orleans Saints at Wembley on Sunday.

And to celebrate Ajayi's prospective appearance in front of his hometown - two years after he missed playing in Miami's clash with the New York Jets at the national stadium due to injury - Twitter have launched a bespoke emoji of the running-back.

Fans need only use the hashtag #JayTrain from 5.30pm on Wednesday to produce a special emoji of Ajayi.

Speaking about the move to give Ajayi an emoji, Sports Partnerships at Twitter UK Bruna Zanin said: "We couldn't be more excited about this emoji going live.

"@NFLUK have always been incredibly innovative in their use of Twitter. Coupled with Jay's refreshingly genuine use of Twitter to engage his fanbase, it seemed like a natural fit to launch this special emoji for everyone to enjoy ahead of #NOvsMIA."

Head of Marketing at NFL UK, Sarah Swanson, added: "We’re really excited to welcome Jay Ajayi home to London this Sunday for the Miami Dolphins game at Wembley.

History | Jay Ajayi is the first NFL player to have his own bespoke emoji on Twitter (Pic: @TwitterUK)
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"We can’t think of a better way to celebrate his on-field success than with the launch of the first-ever NFL player Twitter emoji. We’re really proud to see Jay leading the charge for London both on and off the field!"

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