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The NFL announced a major future endeavor on Monday.
The league is set to start a new professional flag football league for both men and women, which will operate in the summer leading up to the NFL season. It seems the expectation is that the league will begin play in 2028, though that timeline is not official.
That would set the league up to play its inaugural season just in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in which flag football will make its debut as an Olympic sport. It also seems to have some serious financial backing.
In addition to a long list of private investors that includes former NFL players Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Joe Montana and Larry Fitzgerald, the league has partnered with TMRW Sports, which created the TGL and was co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. It has also secured funding from investment firms like Silver Lake, Bessemer and Sixth Street.
Flag football is already growing in popularity, a trend that will likely accelerate when it appears at the Olympics in 2028. That's certainly what the NFL is banking on as it embarks on this ambitious new venture.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: NFL flag football league has long list of investors
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The league is set to start a new professional flag football league for both men and women, which will operate in the summer leading up to the NFL season. It seems the expectation is that the league will begin play in 2028, though that timeline is not official.
That would set the league up to play its inaugural season just in time for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, in which flag football will make its debut as an Olympic sport. It also seems to have some serious financial backing.
In addition to a long list of private investors that includes former NFL players Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Joe Montana and Larry Fitzgerald, the league has partnered with TMRW Sports, which created the TGL and was co-founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. It has also secured funding from investment firms like Silver Lake, Bessemer and Sixth Street.
Flag football is already growing in popularity, a trend that will likely accelerate when it appears at the Olympics in 2028. That's certainly what the NFL is banking on as it embarks on this ambitious new venture.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: NFL flag football league has long list of investors
Continue reading...
