Big Z Man 1990
Registered User
For decades, all the other major sports leagues have had proper development leagues where each of the major league franchises has at least one farm team in a lower-level league.
The NFL should start thinking about launching such a league. It would give younger players a chance to hone their skills more and give players who failed previously a second chance.
Here are some ideas for where each NFL team's development league affiliate could go:
American Football Conference
East
Hartford (New England)
New Haven (NY Jets)
Orlando (Miami)
Syracuse (Buffalo)
North
Annapolis (Baltimore)
Columbus (Cleveland)
Louisville (Cincinnati)
State College (Pittsburgh)
South
College Station (Houston)
Memphis (Tennessee)
South Bend (Indianapolis)
Tallahassee (Jacksonville)
West
Colorado Springs (Denver)
Reno (Las Vegas)
Saint Louis (Kansas City)*
San Diego (LA Chargers)
National Football Conference
East
Charlottesville (Washington)
Fort Worth (Dallas)
New Brunswick (NY Giants)
Philadelphia (at Franklin Field) (Philadelphia)
North
Champaign (Chicago)
Lansing (Detroit)
Madison (Green Bay)
Minneapolis (at TCF Bank Stadium) (Minnesota)
South
Baton Rouge (New Orleans)
Birmingham (Atlanta)
Columbia (Carolina)
Gainesville (Tampa Bay)
West
Berkeley (San Francisco)
Eugene (Seattle)
Fresno (LA Rams)
Tucson (Arizona)
*they really deserve a football team, they've had 2 leagues desert the city in the last 5 years, putting the Chiefs minor league affiliate here would mend some of the wounds opened by the NFL in 2016.
Many of these cities host a college football team. Most of these games would be played on Tuesday and Wednesday nights to avoid competing with the parent league on Thursday, Sunday and Monday, HS football on Friday, and CFB on Saturday.
These exact cities wouldn't have to be used, but it gives an idea on where the farm teams could possibly play.
The NFL should start thinking about launching such a league. It would give younger players a chance to hone their skills more and give players who failed previously a second chance.
Here are some ideas for where each NFL team's development league affiliate could go:
American Football Conference
East
Hartford (New England)
New Haven (NY Jets)
Orlando (Miami)
Syracuse (Buffalo)
North
Annapolis (Baltimore)
Columbus (Cleveland)
Louisville (Cincinnati)
State College (Pittsburgh)
South
College Station (Houston)
Memphis (Tennessee)
South Bend (Indianapolis)
Tallahassee (Jacksonville)
West
Colorado Springs (Denver)
Reno (Las Vegas)
Saint Louis (Kansas City)*
San Diego (LA Chargers)
National Football Conference
East
Charlottesville (Washington)
Fort Worth (Dallas)
New Brunswick (NY Giants)
Philadelphia (at Franklin Field) (Philadelphia)
North
Champaign (Chicago)
Lansing (Detroit)
Madison (Green Bay)
Minneapolis (at TCF Bank Stadium) (Minnesota)
South
Baton Rouge (New Orleans)
Birmingham (Atlanta)
Columbia (Carolina)
Gainesville (Tampa Bay)
West
Berkeley (San Francisco)
Eugene (Seattle)
Fresno (LA Rams)
Tucson (Arizona)
*they really deserve a football team, they've had 2 leagues desert the city in the last 5 years, putting the Chiefs minor league affiliate here would mend some of the wounds opened by the NFL in 2016.
Many of these cities host a college football team. Most of these games would be played on Tuesday and Wednesday nights to avoid competing with the parent league on Thursday, Sunday and Monday, HS football on Friday, and CFB on Saturday.
These exact cities wouldn't have to be used, but it gives an idea on where the farm teams could possibly play.