The Jersey Flight was announced to be joining the National Arena League (NAL) at a press conference on March 20, 2017.

[3] However, the team did not meet the NAL's updated minimum obligations prior to the release of the 2018 schedule in December 2017 and was subsequently removed from the league without playing a game.

After two games played, owners Samuel Davis, Jr. and Kyna Felder-Ruiz were arrested for tax fraud on April 13, 2018.

In December 2018, the team announced William Thomas as the new general manager and Adam Turkel as head coach for the 2019 season.

[10] As the 2020 NAL season was cancelled due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Flight did not make their league debut until May 28, 2021, in a 45–42 home loss to the Carolina Cobras.