Pacific Pro Football aims to begin play in 2018 with four teams based in Southern California. “It appears the gulf between the professional style of play and the amateur game is wider than it’s ever been.”Other professional football leagues have been short-lived. The Stars Football League also made it just a single year (2011), the Fall Experimental Football League two (2014-15) and the United Football League four (2009-12). The Pacific Pro Football league has completed an initial round of fundraising and is in talks with potential sponsors, as well as venues from Ventura to San Diego counties. Yee hopes Pacific Pro Football provides an option for athletes who don’t want to wait to earn a paycheck.

Source: Washington Post January 11, 2017 10:04 UTC