80 youngsters will represent H-Town this weekend on the gridiron.
The 2024 NFL Flag Championships kick off on Thursday in Canton, Ohio, as 280 teams from North America converge to see who's the best at flag football.
The games will be aired on ESPN and ABC, and it's a tournament in which all 32 teams will have representation.
Many of those teams are all-girl squads, while others are coed. The Texans, along with the rest of the NFL, have made a strong push to provide more opportunities for girls to play the game of flag football. This spring saw them develop two high school leagues comprised of teams from a total of 22 schools. The investment in time and resources to the game has been especially meaningful to the franchise's Co-Founder and Senior Chair, Janice McNair.
From the Texans, eight teams headed head north, ranging from a 9 and under squad called "Relentless", all the way up to an 18 and under "Liberty City Warriors" club. The Texans even sent a team to the International Division, as "Team Mexico" to compete for Houston. All these Texans teams emerged from a tournament held regionally in December. What started with 90 clubs from all over the region, was whittled down to the eight regional champions, who are now gunning for national titles at the 2024 NFL Flag Championships.
Before their sendoff, each player representing the Texans received a bucket hat, sunglasses, a shirts and other Texans swag for the journey.
The NFL Flag Championships began in the 1990's and the tournament has steadily grown. This year was the first time the games will be televised on national networks, and it's also the first year they've been held in Canton, which is home to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
