The NFL is reviewing plans to launch men’s and women’s pro flag football leagues as early as next year with potential partners including Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian’s 776 investment firm, according to people familiar with the matter.
The league is considering 10 proposals, said the people, who asked not to be named because the talks are private. Other interested parties are TKO Group Holdings, Marc Lasry’s Avenue Capital Group, and partners Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz. Connect Ventures, a partnership between Creative Artists Agency and venture firm New Enterprise Associates, and SMAC Entertainment, a media entity co-founded by former NFL star Michael Strahan and Constance Schwartz-Morini, have also made pitches.
