The National Football League is sponsoring a brand-new flag football league ahead of the sport’s debut at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
“We’re committed to creating a women’s professional league, and a men’s professional flag league,” NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday, according to Sports Illustrated. “We’ve had a great deal of interest in that and I expect that we’ll be able to do that, launch that, in the next couple of years.”
Goodell added that the new league can serve as a stepping stone to encourage young people to consider playing NFL-style football later on.
“The demand is there. We’re seeing colleges in the states and universities internationally also that want to make it a part of their program,” the commissioner added.
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