Serena Williams husband bid on NFL flag football venture

Retired tennis great Serena Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, have submitted a bid as potential investors to the NFLs planned pro flag football mens and womens leagues, Front Office Sports reported.

A league spokesperson confirmed the bid to the leagues request for proposal. The bid comes on the heels of Williams attendance at the NFL owners meetings last week as part of a panel conversation on womens sports.

FOS reported that the NFL is looking to invest in the leagues but have other partners operate them. The NFL eyes selling media rights for the leagues once theyre operational.

Ten companies so far have approached the NFL about investing in the venture, per Sports Business Journal.

Its clear that theres a lot of interest in a pro flag league, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell told reporters. Weve been getting bids on people who want to invest in that either financially or invest in the operations of that. So, were hard at work, and I expect therell be progress soon.

The deadline for submissions is this week. However, theres no timeline for launch of the leagues or franchise locations, per SBJ. REUTERS

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