Major League Football (MLFB)

This article is about the proposed Major League Football (MLFB). For the planned professional fall American football minor league, see Major League Football (MLF).
Major League Football
Most recent season or competition:
2022 Major League Football season
SportAmerican football
Founded2014
First season2016 (canceled)
Owner(s)Major League Football, Inc.
(publicly traded company (OTCQB: MLFB))
CEOFrank Murtha
No. of teams4
CountryUnited States
HeadquartersLakewood Ranch, Florida
Official websitemlfb.football

Major League Football (MLFB) is a proposed professional American football minor league consisting of teams that are all league-owned[1] and Major League Football, Inc., is a publicly traded company.[2]

MLFB was to operate on a strict budget, well under the Alliance of American Football, USFL and the XFL operating budget,[3] while it plans to be a developmental league[4] similar to the NBA G League or Triple-A baseball.[5] Also, unlike most alternative professional football leagues since the 1980s, the league would've played its first season overlapping the traditional fall season[6] (ending in September[7]), competing directly with the NFL, college football, and high school football.

For the 2022 season, the players would have been paid $2,000 per game, with a $500 bonus for wins.[7]

  1. ^ "Ready for some football in the spring? MLFB thinks so". The Washington Times. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "What the Press is Saying about MLFB". September 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Major League Football (MLFB) Announces Plans For Spring 2021 Season". December 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "About us".
  5. ^ "A thankful Mark Mason, a battling Greg Ballard, and a football league on hold". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  6. ^ "DC football: Earnest Wilson steps down as Jackets head coach". May 5, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Major League Football (MLFB) Announces Mobile as Final Host City for Inaugural 2022 Season". MLFB. June 23, 2022. Retrieved July 12, 2022.