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Woods was released from jail Friday, hours after his arrest.
Christopher Oquendo for NY Post
Yesterday the NFL formally unveiled its plans to launch a pro flag football league — which it’s been teasing for more than a year. But the news that it was partnering with TMRW Sports, the firm co-founded by pro golfers Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, came just three days after Woods’ latest DUI arrest in Florida.
Woods’ name was not mentioned anywhere in the story that ran yesterday on NFL.com announcing the news. Nor did it appear in the press release that went out to the media. (We’d be remiss if we didn’t point out that McIlroy’s name was also not mentioned.)
The NFL said it chose TMRW Sports to help set up the forthcoming operation (there will be leagues for men and women) following a “competitive evaluation process,” and touted TMRW Sports’ success with the TGL golf league, in which both Woods and McIlroy participate.
Velton Brown Jr. scores a touchdown. APLeague backers include (takes breath): Tom Brady, Larry Fitzgerald, Peyton and Eli Manning, Joe Montana, Steve Young, Serena Williams, Billie Jean King and Alex Morgan, among others.
WME owner Silver Lake is among the institutional investors. (Silver Lake has a controlling stake in TKO Group through WME Group, so the move is not too far afield). Arctos Partners, which was recently sold by ex-CAA agent David “Doc” O’Connor, is also among the cap table’s names.
NFL Equity is committing $32 million to the project, and the forthcoming league plans to launch sometime in 2028 during the run-up to the LA Olympics, when flag football will be a sport at the Games for the first time.
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