NEW YORK, Oct. 1, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL) and ESPN today announced an agreement to deliver the FXFL's inaugural season through ESPN3, ESPN's live multi-screen sports network. The agreement will provide national coverage of the League on ESPN3 across screens through an affiliated video or internet provider.
"ESPN is the gold standard when it comes to delivering high-quality sports broadcasting, and we are thrilled to be able to participate with ESPN3," said FXFL Commissioner Brian Woods. "The ability to stream the League's games via the Internet will provide FXFL fans with an opportunity to see out-of-market games, and ultimately showcase our players, coaches and referees as the next generation of professional talent." In a recent segment on ESPN's television and radio simulcast "Mike & Mike" show, co-host Mike Golic said "There needs to be a minor league in football. Not a competing league, not one that plays a different kind of football, one that essentially is a feeder league to the NFL."
The following schedule lists the games to be carried on ESPN3 as of today:
Wednesday, October 8th
Boston at Omaha - 08:00pm
Wednesday, October 15th
Boston at Brooklyn - 7:30pm
Friday, October 24th
Omaha at Brooklyn - 7:30pm
Friday, October 31th
Brooklyn at Boston - 07:30pm
Wednesday, November 5th
Boston at Omaha - 8pm
Wednesday, November 12th
Brooklyn at Omaha - 08:00 pm
NESN, NESN National, SNY, Cox Sports, Cox San Diego, Altitude, Tuff TV, Soul of the South, Untamed TV and YooToo will also participate in the inaugural season of the FXFL, and the League is in discussion with several additional networks to round out its national coverage.
About the FXFL
The Fall Experimental Football League (FXFL) is a professional football league, which serves as a developmental platform for players, coaches and prospective NFL referees. The current FXFL membership is comprised of four teams playing a six-week schedule during the months of October and November.
About ESPN3
ESPN3 is ESPN's live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The network is currently available to 95 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks. To contact an affiliated provider, click HERE.
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