National Gridiron League (United States)
| Sport | Football |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2017 |
| Founder | Joe E. McClendon, III |
| President | Joe E. McClendon, III |
| Divisions | Eastern Conference, Western Conference |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Official website | https://www.gongl.com |
The National Gridiron League (NGL) is a proposed gridiron football league. In 2022, after three years of postponed seasons, the organization rebranded as the United Football League (UFL)., prior to the current UFL (formed from the merger of the 2020s USFL and XFL leagues). In 2024, the NGL resurfaced to claim to be launching in 2025.
A number of cases in the past and multiple seasons cancellation have raised questions about whether this is a legitimate league or a scam and the United Football Players Association had warned prospective players from signing with the league. As of April 2025, no games have actually been held and the only activities were tryouts which charged potential players to participate.
Prior to the postponed 2019 season, the league logo used was a near copy of the former United Football League, while many of the team names and logos are also copies of former football teams. League chairman Joe E. McClendon III said that those trademarks had expired and it makes good business sense to recycle them in an attempt to capture the already existing fan-bases.