NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 16: Tom Brady and Commissioner of the NFL Roger Goodell speak onstage during thne Disney Fan Draft at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center on July 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Fanatics)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 16: Commissioner of the NFL Roger Goodell speaks onstage during thne Disney Fan Draft at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center on July 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Fanatics)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 16: Commissioner of the NFL Roger Goodell speaks onstage during thne Disney Fan Draft at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center on July 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Fanatics)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 16: Commissioner of the NFL Roger Goodell speaks onstage during thne Disney Fan Draft at Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center on July 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Fanatics)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 16: Commissioner of the NFL Roger Goodell and Devin McCourty attend Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center on July 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Fanatics)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 16: Commissioner of the NFL Roger Goodell and Devin McCourty attend Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center on July 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Fanatics)

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 16: Commissioner of the NFL Roger Goodell attends Fanatics Fest NYC 2026 at Jacob Javits Center on July 16, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Fanatics)

TOPSHOT - Players of Nigeria's national women's senior flag football team lift the trophy as they celebrate their tournament victory during the NFL Flag Africa Continental Championships at Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on July 10, 2026. American Football's NFL came to Kenya this weekend for its latest competition on the African continent as it seeks to win converts to the sport. US sports have increasingly sought to break into the African market, with the NBA launching a high-profile Basketball Africa League in 2019, based in Rwanda.Recent days saw a third annual flag football competition staged by the National Football League (NFL) in Africa -- a non-contact version of the sport that has grown in popularity around the world and will make its Olympics debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP via Getty Images)