The Arena Football League (AFL) is relaunching under new leadership and plans to resume play in 2024, Insider has learned.
Lee A. Hutton III, the new AFL commissioner, will become the first Black commissioner of a professional sports league in the US.
In assuming his role as the new AFL commissioner, Hutton will become the first Black commissioner to lead a professional sports league in the United States.
AFL commissioner Lee A. Hutton III.
We believe we have assembled a world-class, operational team made up of C-Suite executives, expert sports trainers, football personnel, performance facilities, legal partners, professional team owners and former athletes."