NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --The "Professional FootballLeague"is pleased to announce its inaugural season for Spring 2018.Footballteamsfrom franchise cities throughout the United Stateswill beled onto the field of battleby eightrenowned, highly decorated and legendary head coaches, includingDave Campo: "Three Time NFL Champion & National College Champion"; Ted Cottrell: MAC's 2012 Inaugural Hall of Fame Class Inductee, Inaugural Honoree of MAC "ALL-Century" Team, 1969 HOF Inductee Delaware Valley University & Innovator of the "3-4 Defense"; University of Florida & Penn State Living legend Galen Hall: Two-Time National Champion as OC and National Championship Head Coach, recently enshrined into Florida-Georgia Football Hall of Fame; Darren Arbet: Four-time Arena League Champion & 2011 HOF inductee; Norm Chow: Two Time National Champion Offense Coordinator & Coach of four Heisman Trophy winners (Detmer, Palmer, Leinart, and Bush) who is also commonly known as both a QB and OC mastermind; Wayne "Buddy" Geis: an Innovative College and Pro Quarterbacks coach and OC who helped guide the likes of future HOFers Troy Aikman & Michael Irvin, along with tutoring QB Brian Sipe, All-World WR Sterling Sharpe, and All-World WR Calvin Johnson; Terry Shea: Highly touted and multi-faceted QB icon who helped develop the likes of Robert Griffin III, Blaine Gabbert, Josh Freeman, Sam Bradford, and Matthew Stafford who also coached in the CFL, UFL, XFL, and FXFL. PFL is excited to introduce Jerry Hardaway, who will help drive the scouting department for the Professional Football League. We are also very proud to announce that Coach Hardaway was recently voted in as the "only unanimous choice" inducted into OurLad's Pro Football Scouts' Hall of Fame.

The PFL was established and quarterbacked through the passion and vision of California businessmanJerry C. Craig and hiswife, Kris Craig."We believe that football fans will be as excited as we are to have additional competitive football during the spring and summer months shortly after the professional season's end," said Jerry C. Craig. "Together with the influence of the league's elite coaching staff, we hope to shapethese young men and teach them valuable life skills both on and off the field.Our head coaches bring a great deal of football knowledge to the league and that knowledge and experience will be a foundation to the league's ultimate success."

PFL's elite football players will receive anopportunity todevelopthephysical and mentalgameskillsetrequiredtocontinue chasing their dreamsof playing professional football.PFL teams willhold their inauguraldraft in February 2018.Rosters willconsist of players who have been recently released from professional teamcamps,and scoutedplayers who are at least three yearsremoved from high school.

"The need for a spring footballleaguehasbeen known by all of us associated with professional football as far back as the early 1970s," said legendary NFL Champion Head Coach Dick Vermeil."Many have triedto launch a truly successful spring league, buttheir strategies for momentum and for growth were inconsistent.After speaking in length with the founders of PFL, it is without a doubt in my mind that not only do they have the rightbusinessplan and personnel, but they also havethe correct mindset to create and 'sustain' the firstsuccessfulspring football league.The opportunity to helpfulfill someone's dreamand assist in the quality of professional football in the springtime makes this announcement extremely exciting for anyone associated with professional football.PFL will focus on the fundamentals of the game; it's thoseoriginal foundational elementsthat madefootball our national pastime sport."

AboutProfessional Football League (PFL):

The Professional Football League(PFL)was founded in October 2017 and is set tolaunchitsinaugural season in spring 2018joined byan elite group of highly talented head coaches.Eight U.S.cities have been awarded first-year franchise teams.PFL aspires to be asteadfast resource for those who are interested in advancing theirphysical and mental game skillsetnecessary tocontinuechasing their dream of playing professional football.PFLstrategies beyond the game willfocuson players' educationaldevelopment, the development ofgame officials, league staff, management, and front office executives all with the goal of employment within the sports industriesandleagues.PFL's corporateleague officewill be located inNewport Beach, California. PFL team tryouts, the PFL player draft, andpre-season trainingwill be held in Dallas, Texas.

Media Contact for PFL:
Kris Craig, CMO

714-472-4543

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