▁be ▁able ▁to ▁be ▁vi able ▁with ▁minor ▁or ▁development ▁team ▁attend ance ▁of ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁plus . ▁The ▁league ▁reported ▁receiving ▁enough ▁finan cing ▁to ▁operate ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁season . ▁The ▁F X FL ▁sold ▁game ▁film ▁to ▁NFL ▁teams ▁as ▁an ▁additional ▁source ▁of ▁re venue . ▁In ▁the ▁long ▁term , ▁the ▁F X FL ▁did ▁not ▁expect ▁to ▁be ▁prof itable ▁without ▁official ▁NFL ▁support , ▁which ▁it ▁never ▁received . ▁The ▁league ▁operated ▁at ▁a ▁financial ▁loss ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season , ▁and ▁Wood s ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁inv ested ▁almost ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁personal ▁wealth ▁into ▁the ▁league ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season . ▁ ▁A ▁franch ise ▁cost ▁was ▁set ▁at ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁Brook lyn ▁Bol ts ▁was ▁a ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁between ▁the ▁league ▁and ▁Jeff ▁Wil pon , ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁and ▁Brook lyn ▁Cy cl ones . ▁The ▁Black ti ps ▁and ▁O ma ha ▁M amm oth s ▁were ▁league ▁owned ▁and ▁operated . ▁The ▁B raw lers ▁were ▁initially ▁reported ▁as ▁being ▁independently ▁owned ▁but ▁no ▁owner ▁was ▁ever ▁identified ▁and ▁the ▁league ▁later ▁admitted ▁that ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁true . ▁For ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁franch ise ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁operated ▁by ▁the ▁Mah oning ▁Valley ▁Sc ra ppers ▁minor ▁league ▁baseball ▁team . ▁The ▁Hudson ▁Valley ▁franch ise