The Legends Football League, formerly known as the Lingerie Football League, is going through a re-branding project.
Founder Mitch Mortaza says the LFL will now focus more on the sport instead of the women wearing lingerie. Mortaza said in a statement:
"While the Lingerie Football League name has drawn great media attention allowing us to showcase the sport to millions, we have now reached a crossroad of gaining credibility as a sport or continuing to be viewed as a gimmick. In the coming years we will further establish this sport in the US, Australia, Europe and Asia as the most known form of American football globally. In order to reach the next milestone, we feel the focus has to be the sport and our amazing athletes."
Well, as far as we can tell, not much has changed. The uniforms, which supposedly are not lingerie anymore, still look like lingerie, and the rules are all staying the same.
The league got its start in 2009 with 10 teams
It sprung from a Super Bowl halftime special, that was on Pay-per-view.
Now there are 12 teams, with up to 20 players on each of them. There is also a league in Canada and Australia and in 2015 one will launch in Europe.
The field is only 50 yards long and 30 yards wide
There are seven players on the field for each team at a time
- There is no punting, and there are no field goals. Instead, after a touchdown, you get one point for a run or pass from the 1-yard line, and 2 points for a run or pass from the 3-yard line.
- Within four downs, teams must include two passing plays, and two rushing plays.
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