[2] Each year countless high school athletes miss out on an opportunity to play football at the collegiate level due to a variety of circumstances.

[4] In July 2020, originally slated for a March 21 start date,[5][6] the league was forced to push its inaugural season back due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

However, the league found itself playing an abbreviated schedule as social distancing mandates began to loosen, thus serving as a demo season.

[9] On October 8, 2021, the North Louisiana Football Alliance announced that the league had signed a multi-year agreement with Stinger Sports to become the official on-field apparel and uniform provider for all of its teams.

[citation needed] On November 14, 2021, the NLFA hosted an international combine for the Fútbol Americano de México (FAM),[10] a professional American football league based in Mexico.

Following winter training camps, NLFA teams typically play one or two exhibition games from late February through early March.

In addition to nine-man tackle, rule differences are: On April 6, 2022, FoxD Network and the North Louisiana Football Alliance announced that Belly Up Media will televise all NLFA games on Roku and TikiLive for the 2022 season.