National ▁speed way ▁teams ▁Speed way ▁Speed way <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Fall ▁Ex perimental ▁Football ▁League ▁( FX FL ) ▁was ▁a ▁professional ▁football ▁minor ▁league ▁that ▁played ▁two ▁seasons ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁This ▁league ' s ▁stated ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁professional ▁fe eder - system ▁for ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League ▁( N FL ). ▁ ▁The ▁league ▁claimed ▁ 4 4 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 2 6 ▁players ▁ended ▁up ▁on ▁NFL ▁ro sters . ▁After ▁the ▁F X FL ▁ceased ▁operations , ▁F X FL ▁founder ▁and ▁CE O ▁Brian ▁Wood s ▁made ▁another ▁attempt ▁at ▁an ▁NFL ▁fe eder - system ▁by ▁creating ▁The ▁Spring ▁League ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Brian ▁Wood s ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁business ▁plan ▁for ▁a ▁future ▁football ▁development ▁league . ▁With ▁NFL ▁executive ▁vice ▁president ▁T roy ▁Vincent ▁indicating ▁in ▁an ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁interview ▁a ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁development al ▁football ▁league , ▁Wood s , ▁a ▁sports ▁lawyer ▁and ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁Bowl , ▁put ▁that ▁business ▁plan ▁in ▁action ▁to ▁launch ▁such ▁a ▁league ▁in ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁that ▁en vision ed ▁six ▁franch ises ▁primarily ▁based ▁in ▁minor ▁league ▁baseball ▁stad iums . ▁The ▁Fall ▁Ex perimental ▁Football ▁League ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁Wood s ▁on ▁May ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0