The average NFL career is about three years. The vast majority of high school players do not make it to a Division I program. Women's pro football isn't a D1 scholarship sport. Mary Palan: It seems to still be mostly about love of the game.
Bloomberg Businessweek contributor Mary Pilon joins this episode to talk about the promise–and challenges–of building a fanbase for the Women’s Football Alliance, an all-female, full-contact league that has 60 teams in four divisions across 32 states.
And we head to a nighttime practice of the DC Divas, to hear from the players and coaches about why they love the game and what it means for women to play tackle football.