There have been several short-lived football leagues before, including the United Football League, United States Football League and XFL. They have acquired investments from Silicon Valley firms that will allow their eight-team league to start playing a week after the Super Bowl in February 2019. They will also launch a smartphone app on which fans will be able to stream games and play fantasy football. Papa John’s is ending its NFL sponsorship dealThe league will also aim for 2-1/2-hour games (NFL games generally last at least three hours). “This is not a development league,” Ebersol said.

Source: thestar March 20, 2018 22:30 UTC