The New National Football Developmental League (NFDL):
The National Football Developmental League (NFDL) is a fan-proposed professional American football league that combines teams from other current & defunct leagues in order to form a new official minor development league at least partially owned and operated by the NFL in order to develop new talent. The NFDL uses new rules similar to the Canadian Football League (CFL) in addition to the New NFL.
The NFDL will consist of 16 teams playing a 10-game regular season schedule. All games will be played in the fall alongside the NFL in order to allow some of the players to play in NFL games after the completion of the NFDL regular-season & championship. Each NFDL team will have 46 total players on the roster, with all players being required to have some playing time in regular-season games. The NFDL will also use all of the same rules as the current NFL except for the ones explicitly listed on this website.
Knowing that not all players will earn the opportunity to advance, the NFDL will also provide mentorship and training programs, centered on financial and career education, as well as exposure to local business leaders, to help prepare players for their lives after football. Teams will be located in cities large enough to support a minor league team but not presently served by any NFL team (i.e. at least 400,000 in the metropolitan area).
The NFDL will consist of 16 teams playing a 10-game regular season schedule. All games will be played in the fall alongside the NFL in order to allow some of the players to play in NFL games after the completion of the NFDL regular-season & championship. Each NFDL team will have 46 total players on the roster, with all players being required to have some playing time in regular-season games. The NFDL will also use all of the same rules as the current NFL except for the ones explicitly listed on this website.
Knowing that not all players will earn the opportunity to advance, the NFDL will also provide mentorship and training programs, centered on financial and career education, as well as exposure to local business leaders, to help prepare players for their lives after football. Teams will be located in cities large enough to support a minor league team but not presently served by any NFL team (i.e. at least 400,000 in the metropolitan area).