And, Then There Was One
Next spring the two professional spring football
leagues in the U.S. will become one as the United
States Football League (USFL) and XFL plan to merge.
The USFL's games were televised by NBC, Fox and
FS1, while the XFL's games were on ABC and the
ESPN family of networks.
Super Bowl in London?
"That is not out of the question," NFL commissioner
Roger Goodell said recently at a fan forum in London.
But for time being, all Super Bowls will remain in
the U.S., according to the NFL. "Super Bowls will
remain in cities that have (NFL) franchises," confirmed
Goodell. The next three will be in Las Vegas (2024);
New Orleans (2025) and Santa Clara (2026). The NFL
placed three games in London and two games in
Germany on its 2023 schedule.
New Amateur Adult Football League
For those who can't get enough playing, there's the
new Elite American Football League (EAFL), consisting
of 59 teams in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. In
2022, the league championship game featured
the Bay Area Reapers (St. Petersburg, FL) vs. the
Bold City Thunder (Jacksonville, FL). The Reapers
prevailed, 13-8. In 2023, the league championship
game featured the South Florida Browns (Hollywood,
FL) vs. the Georgia Cobras (Thomasville, GA). The
Browns won, 21-20.
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