Team Player

Team Player is a Galactic rare zombie card in the Hearty class. It has the team-up trait, and says: "When played: all sports Zombies get team-up. When you play a sports zombie: it gets team-up."

Origins
It is based on team players, players that help the entire team in team sports. Its description references the "no I in team" saying and the fact that most Sports zombies are in the Hearty class instead of the Brainy class.

With
This zombie has average stats for its cost. However, it really shines in a sports deck, especially since you can then protect valuable Team Mascots and use Zombie Coaches with more zombies. If you are playing as hybrid hero, you can use Jockfruit to get boosts and bonus attacks, or Go-Nuts boost all your Sports zombies, since giving them team-up counts as "playing" them. Since giving traits also counts as boosts, Jockfruit will become a menace, possible taking down the opposing hero in 1 hit.

Against
This zombie, although its stats are not good, can be very dangerous in a Sports deck, as it allows valuable zombies to defend each other. Try using Zombot 1000 or Zombot Stomp to remove the zombies from the field (as a hybrid hero) or use plants with splash damage or hard removal. You could also use Jockfruit, as getting a trait counts as a buff, and potentially kill the Zombie hero. Finally, Winter Melon and Winter Squash, together, can get rid of many zombies at once, but watch out for Cryo Yeti.

Trivia

 * This zombie was designed specifically for hybrid heroes.
 * It is GravityWave's second PvZH zombie.
 * The first was IMPprove.