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Alabama High School Football News, HS Girls Flag Football, National News, NFL Flag April 7, 2021

High School Girls’ Flag Football is coming to Alabama in 2021 as a sanctioned sport

The National Football League’s Atlanta Falcons continue to throw their support behind the growth of high school girls’ flag football. The Alabama High School Athletic Association has announced that it’s partnering with the Falcons, with the help of Nike, to…

National News, NFL Flag March 28, 2021

NFL announces joint partnership to grow women’s flag football at the JUCO level

The National Football League is partnering with the National Junior College Athletic Association and Reigning Champs Experiences (RCX) to grow the sport of women’s flag football. In February, the NJCAA officially announced women’s flag football as an emerging sport. Following the…

National News, NFL Flag March 16, 2021

NFL FLAG Expands Annual Tournament Series

NFL FLAG is expanding its 2021-2022 Tournament Series with the addition of the NFL FLAG Opens and NFL FLAG Bowl at Super Bowl LVI. NFL FLAG Opens and NFL FLAG Bowl at Super Bowl LVI join the NFL FLAG Regional…

National News, NFL Flag February 2, 2021

Nike Partners with the NFL to Grow Girls Flag Football in the U.S.

The follow story is reprinted from playfootball.nfl.com Collaborating to inspire the next generation of female athletes, Nike announced a new grant initiative with the NFL that commits a total of $5 million in product to growing flag football within high…

National News, NFL Flag, Washington High School Football News January 27, 2021

Russell Wilson Announces Flag Football League in Partnership With NFL FLAG and Seattle Seahawks

The following story is from playfootball.nfl.com Seattle Seahawks quarterback and Super Bowl champion Russell Wilson has teamed up with NFL FLAG and the Seattle Seahawks to bring the newest official NFL FLAG league, Russell Wilson NFL FLAG Football, to the…

Georgia High School Football News, National News July 9, 2020

Georgia moves high school football championships to three day event

Everyone is looking for a silver lining when it comes to the 2020 high school football season. Here’s a good one from the State of Georgia where the Georgia High School Association, which is saying it believes the season will…

Illinois High School Football News, National News April 27, 2018

Two Illinois School Districts switch Middle School programs to flag football

The Naperville and Indian Prairie school districts are replacing their middle school tackle football programs with flag football programs. According to the Chicago Tribune, officials in Naperville District 203 have informed parents of the plan for its five junior high…

California High School Football News, National News February 12, 2018

California lawmakers want to ban tackle football until high school

California lawmakers Kevin McCarty of Sacramento and Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher of San Diego are getting ready to introduce legislation that would outlaw tackle football until high school. It’s called the Safe Youth Football Act that aims to curb any long-term brain…

National News January 21, 2018

Former NFL’ers calling for kids not to play tackle football before 13

Maybe its because it’s the NFL’s conference championship week, but not a lot of attention was given to a news conference that featured former NFL players Harry Carson, Nick Buoniconti and Phil Villapiano calling for no tackle football until kids…