 | This article needs to be updated. (January 2022) |
| Sport | American football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 |
| No. of teams | 8 (planned) |
| Country | United States |
| TV partner(s) | TBD |
| Official website | www |
The Spring League of American Football (SLAF) was a planned professional American football league. The league was first announced in September 2016 with an expected 10 teams with the first season starting in 2018,[1][2] but as the starting date approached the league was still looking for an investment of $100 million, thus pushing its first season with eight teams back to 2019 or 2020.[3]
The SLAF executive team consisted of former Madison Square Garden (MSG) executive Michael Lardner and MSG Chief Financial Officer Robert Pollichino.[4] According to the league management, they would like to create a relationship with the NFL as some sort of a developmental minor league.[5]
In October 2018, the league’s trademarks were declared abandoned by the USPTO.[6]
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