The NFL is launching a flag football league. Here's what we know.

Four months ago, NFL teams announced a $32 million-dollar investment in flag football . On March 30, the NFL announced Hall of Fame icons, recently retired stars, current players and prominent women's sports figures will help oversee a new league for women and men. “As the flag football movement continues its explosive global growth, a professional flag league completes the pathway for elite athletes to compete at every level of the game, from youth to high school and college, to the Olympic stage, and now professionally,” said Troy Vincent Sr.

, NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations. “This is especially meaningful for girls and young women who are helping drive the sport’s growth worldwide and who can now see their dreams in this game extend all the way to the professional level. " Team USA dominates exhibition: Fanatics Flag Football Classic highlights, results Team USA flag football roster: Robert Griffin III named to 2026 squad In December, the NFL announced the $32 million investment from the 32 teams league-wide through 32 Equity, the league's collective investment arm which focuses on growing the sport.

The NFL states that approximately 4. 1 million kids play flag football in the U. S.

, which is up more than 50% since 2020. More than 100 universities and colleges now offer women's flag football as well. Ahead of flag football's debut in the Olympics in 2028, former and current NFL players took on current flag football stars in the Fanatics Flag Football Classic.