Jets Throw $1M at College Women’s Flag Football League

December 2, 2025

Women’s college flag football is coming to MetLife Stadium early next year, backed by a $1 million commitment from the Jets.

The new venture from the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC), funded by a grant from The Betty Wold Johnson Foundation—a philanthropic organization named for the mother of Jets owner Woody Johnson—will begin play in February.

The 7-on-7 league, called the Jets & ECAC Women’s Flag Football League, has 10 teams committed for its inaugural season—including Long Island University in New York, Montclair State University in New Jersey, and Allegheny College in Pennsylvania—with five more slated to start in 2027. The league will debut with a media day at MetLife in February, and the regular season will run from February through April, with games on existing campus fields. Championship games are generally expected at MetLife, but the inaugural title game will be held at the Atlantic Health Jets Training Center due to a conflict with the 2026 FIFA men’s World Cup. FOS