Gridiron Developmental Football League
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The Gridiron Developmental Football League (GDFL) is a low-level American football minor league[1][2] based in Memphis, Tennessee, using the franchise model.[3][4] The GDFL acts as an umbrella group that encompasses teams from across the Contiguous United States.[5]
Current season, competition or edition: 2023 GDFL season | |
Classification | Low-level minor league |
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Sport | American football |
Founded | 2010 |
President | Charles Thompson |
Commissioner | Khalid Bey |
No. of teams | 19 |
Countries | United States |
Official website | gdfl |
As of April 2023[update], the league has 29 teams. The GDFL plays a playoff format similar to NCAA tournament, as 14 teams make the playoffs, with the two finalists meet in the Gridiron Bowl. The league also has an All-Star game called Hype Bowl, where the best players from the Impact Conference meet their counterparts from Xtreme Conference, and played annually before the championship game.
Teams' typical payroll budget changes between franchises, while salary payment also varies per players and per skillset – as some are getting paid, others are not paid at all and some are getting only "gas money".[6]
The league have partnering agreements with the Elite Football League of India (EFLI)[7] and the Federación Deportiva Nacional de Fútbol Americano de Chile [es] (FDNFA)[8] for player development.