An NFL ad during the Super Bowl promoted girls varsity flag football. NPR speaks with NYU adjunct professor and sports writer Jane McManus about why the NFL is promoting the sport now.

MARTÍNEZ: Now, the ad ends with the quote, "let's make girls flag football a varsity sport ... in a - on a high school field. It can be played at that level. And I think there's - you know ...

Mackenzie Walker and Lincoln of Tacoma are the No. 1 seeds from the South Region for the Washington high school girls flag football championships ... all over the field - many with a rugby ...

A spokesperson with the Texans confirmed to KUT News that the team plans to expand its girls’ flag football ... be joined on the field by a familiar face — her high school assistant softball ...

The NFL's Houston Texans plan to expand their girls' flag football program to two Austin-area school districts this spring. Munoz will also be joined on the field by a familiar face — her high ...

with over 500 girls participating. That will be celebrated on Sunday with the inaugural Central Coast North-South high school all-star flag football game at 2 p.m. at Santa Cruz High. The top 35 ...

Girls flag football has been growing in popularity ... Now I get the opportunity to play high school ball here and represent Kamehameha,” Kaahanui-Cera said. She said it would mean the world ...

Liam Coen, the recently appointed lead man of the Jaguars, made an appearance at the high school girls flag football event ... franchise welcoming a strong field of teams from the Florida ...

For those, the chance to take the field is also an opportunity ... just play like you always play,” Vancleave High School freshman and flag football hopeful Savannah Hoak told WLOX News Now ...