TMRW Sports Names League Premier Flag Football
The flag football league, backed by the NFL and founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Mike McCarley, is set to launch in summer 2027.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Football
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TMRW Sports revealed the name Premier Flag Football for its new league with the NFL on Monday. The league will include men's and women's divisions and is set to launch in summer 2027.
Why it matters
The league adds a professional structure to flag football, a sport whose participation grew 15 percent from 2019 to 2024. Its launch comes one year before flag football is played as an Olympic event at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
Participation in flag football rose 15 percent between 2019 and 2024, according to the figures cited in the league announcement. The source does not detail the league's team count, salary structure or broadcast partners.
The players
TMRW Sports
A sports venture founded by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Mike McCarley that won the rights to the new flag football league.
NFL
The National Football League, which announced its adoption of the Premier Flag Football league months ago and jointly unveiled its name and logo.
Tiger Woods
A professional golfer and co-founder of TMRW Sports, the venture behind the new league.
Rory McIlroy
A professional golfer and co-founder of TMRW Sports, the venture behind the new league.
The details
TMRW Sports, a venture started by Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Mike McCarley, won the league rights in February after a competitive bid process featuring roughly a dozen other groups. Populous is designing the league's inaugural stadium, which will be the first purpose-built stadium for flag football, and the league's first event will be a Premier Flag Showcase in Los Angeles during Super Bowl LXI.
Timeline
February 2026: TMRW Sports won the league rights.
Monday, November 2, 2026: The Premier Flag Football name and logo were revealed.
Summer 2027: The league is scheduled to launch.
2028: Flag football is played as an Olympic event in Los Angeles.
Big Picture
The league's 2027 launch lands one year before flag football debuts as an Olympic event at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. That timing places a professional circuit ahead of the sport's global showcase.
Fantasy players and fans will have a new professional circuit to follow once the league launches in summer 2027. The Los Angeles showcase during Super Bowl LXI is the first confirmed public event on the schedule.
The takeaway
Flag football is moving from recreational play toward professional competition, and readers following the sport can watch for the 2027 launch and the 2028 Olympic debut as milestones.
What happens next
The league's first event, a Premier Flag Showcase, is scheduled for Los Angeles during Super Bowl LXI, and the league is set to launch in summer 2027.
Further reading
Explore more Football coverage for context on the growing professional flag football landscape.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Mail Online.
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