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When a group of football fanatics in Sioux City decided to put a developmental football team together four years ago, everyone in the region quickly learned they weren’t messing around. With their thoroughness, professionalism and attention to detail, the owners of the Sioux City...

The Ohio Crush began laying the groundwork in their inaugural season in 2011 for what has turned into a developmental football dynasty in The Buckeye State over these past several seasons. Since Tony Martin took over as offensive coordinator four years ago, the Crush have posted...

The Gridiron Developmental Football League kicks off its regular season on Saturday as the Oklahoma Thunder begin their quest to make history and become the first team to ever win back-to-back league titles. Based on their well-decorated history, the Thunder are never lacking in...

The West Texas Pride still have three more Minor Professional Football League games left before the playoffs, but so far they’ve made it all the way into the month of May undefeated. “It’s been a great year,” Pride owner Harold Fuller told Developmental Football USA. “Some of the...

It normally takes a few seasons for a developmental football team to establish itself and become a contender, but some teams – like the Dalton Danger – find success from Day 1. The Danger has been around for less than one calendar year, but on the field they play like a...

The Fargo Invaders absolutely dominated the Northern States Football League one year ago by outscoring opponents 472 to 24 through 12 games, on their way to a perfect record and a championship. This season, they’re new members of the highly-touted Northern Elite Football League,...

With the regular season winding down, the Amateur to Professional Developmental Football League playoffs aren’t too far away and with no remaining unbeaten teams in the league, this year’s championship race should be epic. In just their second year, the Prattville Patriots find...

Several developmental teams around the country are making a case for themselves as a national power and in the Southeast Region, the Georgia Cardinals have really been making noise in the Amateur to Professional Developmental Football League. The Bird Gang is the APDFL’s No. 1...

Elite teams at the developmental football level typically share two common qualities. The first is a roster featuring a large number of players with former collegiate or higher experience and the second is a strong internal structure. The Puyallup Nation Kings have both of these...