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Russell Wilson Forms Youth Flag Football League in Seattle

1.28.2021

NFL Flag is working with Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson to bring the NFL’s official flag football league to the Seattle area. The new local affiliate, called Russell Wilson NFL Flag Football, will cater to boys and girls ages 4 to 14 across the Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, Renton, Kent and Bothell areas.

Participants will have access to training tips from Wilson, as well as complimentary apparel from the Seahawks and the NFL. Last year, Wilson was named co-owner and chairman of NFL Flag, which consists of 1,600 local leagues and more than 500,000 youth athletes across the U.S. NFL Flag is operated in partnership with youth sports organizer Reigning Champs Experiences.

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