Nike Launching 7-on-7 League In 5 Cities
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Nike is about to launch a national seven-on-seven league. This league does have the potential to change the face of recruiting, NCAA enforcement and college football.
Players would be required to pay up to at least $1,000 to participate. A team of approximately 25 players would spend their offseason practicing and playing in two tournaments.
Five cities are involved:
- Washington, D.C.
- San Francisco
- Atlanta
- Philadelphia
- Kansas City
Seven-on-seven is approximately a decade-old "football lite" offshoot of the real game. Quarterbacks, running backs and receivers essentially play touch football games against linebackers and defensive backs.
Nike currently sponsors a seven-on-seven competition in conjunction with its well-known The Opening each spring, but the new event is more national in scope.
It does have give the backyard football feel a new corporate angle, but if it presents more opportunities to players and helps improve skills, what could be so bad?
