The announcements just keep coming from the UFL.  At a press conference this afternoon, Bill Mayer was announced as the owner of the NY franchise and an investor in the UFL.   From the first time I met Bill Mayer, I knew we shared a similar vision of showcasing untapped football talent and providing high quality, competitive professional football to fans in underserved markets.  (For a complete bio of Bill Mayer, please go to the About Us section of our website).   Bill has a great business mind and he, along with Paul Pelosi and Bill Hambrecht, are tremendous assets to our League.  Also, at our...

The UFL is well on its way to its “Premiere” season with our first League workouts taking place in Orlando on Saturday.  Many of the athletes who attended were pumped for the opportunity to get back into professional football or were looking for their first chance to make the leap into the pros. 

Nearly all of the players invited to attend the League’s workout had spent many years in the NFL while a handful of players were invited based on their previous Arena or CFL experience.   The talent displayed by these players fully validates what League officials have been saying from the UFL’s onset. ...

The UFL continues to make progress on a weekly basis.  We recently launched our re-designed website and implemented new social networking tools.  We announced Dennis Green as Chair of the UFL's Competition Committee and introduced most of our assistant coaches.  The UFL was also featured prominently in several publications including Sports Business Journal, The Bergen Record and The Boston Globe.  Behind the scenes, the staff has been quite productive and we are excited to begin publicizing our work.   Over the next two months, we will be announcing new staff, uniforms and equipment, additional...