FaZe Clan's ZooMaa Addresses Call of Duty Rostermania Leaks

Thomas "ZooMaa" Paparatto of FaZe Clan has been one of the major names that have been involved in the recent string of rostermania rumors and reports that have circulated through the professional Call of Duty scene. A report by Dexerto stated that credible sources provided information pointing to ZooMaa being of interest of OpTic Gaming to add to its new Call of Duty team, as the current roster is expected to break apart after three years of competing together through Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare and Call of Duty: WWII, as the roster has struggled to find success in the current WWII season. 

However, ZooMaa being acquired by OpTic Gaming was shutdown during a recent stream of Evil Geniuses' player Justin "Silly" Fargo. Silly had forgotten to turn his stream of his off when a group of pro players were discussing the newly formed OpTic Gaming roster that will consist of Seth "Scump" Abner, Ian "Crimsix" Porter, Sam "Octane" Larew and Anthony "Methodz" Zinni. The other major intel that was discussed during the stream was ZooMaa's position with FaZe Clan, as the top sub machine gun player stated that he was not allowed to leave FaZe even though a team (speculation has pointed to OpTic Gaming) offered to meet his buyout price. 

With the conversation on Silly's stream casting doubt on ZooMaa's commitment to the current FaZe Clan Call of Duty team for fans of the organization, the player decided to address the concerns and rumors in a twitlonger post today. 

"In the past week, there’s been a lot said about me and I just wanted to set the record straight. There were other players who had an interest in teaming with me and I was very transparent with FaZe / my teammates what options were presented to me. I’ve been with FaZe for 3 years, and me entertaining other offers had nothing to do at all with being unhappy with FaZe," said ZooMaa. "At the end of the day, I made a commitment to my team and FaZe and felt that I needed to honor that commitment. I love my team and I’m confident we can win championships as we’ve already shown. Thank you to all the supporters for all the love, we will continue to work hard and make you proud. #FaZeUp"

ZooMaa's statement will most likely calm the concerns that FaZe fans have had regarding ZooMaa, as it is clear that he is determined to succeed with the current roster of FaZe Clan. With the Call of Duty World (CWL) League Stage One Championship on their WWII season resume, FaZe has shown that they have ability to play at a championship level. The team will be looking to repeat their success at Stage Two of the CWL Pro League where they will be competing in Division A on May 15th with ZooMaa on the roster.

(cover photo courtesy of Major League Gaming)