Clarence girls flag football head coach Mark Layer joined One Bills Live. He shared his reaction to being named the Buffalo Bills Section VI Coach of the Year and his team's success this season. He talked about the growth of the sport locally and nationwide, the support from the Bills organization, and his efforts to help grow the sport himself over the last few years.

Our players surprised this year's Girls Flag Football Coaches Of The Year.

The Bills surprised both coaches with these awards on a video call during the team's media day with LT Dion Dawkins and WR Khalil Shakir breaking the special news to them.

Scroll to see photos as Buffalo Bills players congratulate players from three New York State championship teams following their minicamp session. The championship teams are: Webster Schroeder Flag Football - 2025 Class B Champions, Pioneer Flag Football - 2025 Class C Champions and Clymer/Sherman/Panama Football - 2024 Class D Champions.

See how Bills Legend George Wilson, Bills Defensive End Javon Solomon and the Bills organization hosted 6 WNY High School Girls Flag teams for the 2025 Far West Regionals at Highmark Stadium.

View photos from the Girls High School Flag Football Far West Regionals this past weekend at Highmark Stadium. Congratulations to the winners: Penfield (Class A), Webster Schroeder (Class B) and Pioneer (Class C)!

The next generation of football lives in Buffalo, and the Bills are leading the charge. Learn how Buffalo's impact on girls flag football has spread across Western New York!

Stations at Saturday's skills challenge included vertical jump, 20-yard dash, throwing accuracy, longest throw, longest punt, pro agility, broad jump and an obstacle course.

On May 17th, the Buffalo Bills hosted the first ever Modified Girls Flag Football Skills Challenge inside the Bills Training Center. 16 teams from Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse were invited to participate in the event which tested the participants on their football skills, speed, agility, and teamwork. These teams are playing in their first season of Girls Flag Football for their middle schools and received grant funding, equipment and resources from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation and Buffalo Bills Foundation to help launch their programs this Spring.

The Buffalo Bills partnered with the Niagara Youth Flag Football Organization to host a girls flag football clinic for middle school and high school girls at Youngs Sportsplex in Welland, Ontario Canada on April 5^th. Buffalo Bills Alumni Lorenzo Alexander made the trip to Welland to support the girls flag players by coaching the participants at the flag different stations, providing words of encouragement, and taking pictures and signing autographs at the end of the event.

Former Bills LB Lorenzo Alexander joined One Bills Live and discussed his recent involvement in football clinics in Orchard Park and Welland, Ontario. The ACES Foundation president talked about teaching youth football players and helping train some of the prospects for the upcoming NFL Draft.

The Buffalo Bills hosted the High School Girls Flag Football Kickoff this weekend for 65+ teams from Western New York to the Finger Lakes Region in partnership with UBMD Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine!

The event included the opportunity for teams to participate in preseason scrimmages and take photos for their social media pages and school websites.

Sweet Home girls flag football head coach Chris Monaco joined One Bills Live and previewed the Western New York kick off event coming up this weekend at the Bills Training Center. He discussed the growth of the sport, his program's success so far, and the future of flag football in the area and across the country.

The San Francisco 49ers and Buffalo Bills hosted inaugural regional tournaments.

The Bishop Kearny and Orchard Park High School Flag Football teams scrimmaged at halftime of the Sept. 8 Buffalo Bills game. The teams also had the chance to meet 2024 International Federation of American Football - Flag Football World Champions Vanita Krouch and Megan Majors, of the U.S. Women's National Flag Football team, who served as honorary captains.

The Buffalo Bills hosted a youth Nike 11-On flag football event on August 2nd at ADPRO Sports Training Center.

The Buffalo Bills hosted the third annual Tackle Nike 11-On event on July 13th at Highmark Stadium with 12 varsity football programs from Buffalo and Rochester regions in partnership with Nike and USA Football. The event included 7on7 games, a Lineman Challenge and Skills competitions including a 40-yard dash, QB long throw and Lineman water jug race. This year's winners were Sweet Home High School, congratulations to the Panthers!

Sean McDermott and players greeted the Bishop Kearney and Clarence High School Girls Flag Football teams at Buffalo Bills Mandatory Minicamp.

The Bishop Kearney and Clarence varsity girls flag football teams visited practice and met Bills players such as Dion Dawkins, Chase Claypool, and Keon Coleman. Bishop Kearney recently won the first-ever Division 2 New York State Championship and Clarence won the regional championship for division 1.

Bishop Kearney defeated Sayville 39-20 in the inaugural Division II flag football state championship on Sunday, June 2, at Cortland High School

Scroll to view the best photos as teams from Clarence and Bishop Kearney compete in the Girls Flag Football New York State semifinal games in Cortland, NY! Clarence lost their semi-final game to Scarsdale, 33-19. Bishop Kearney defeated Brewster 13-2 in their semi-final and won the Division 2 State Championship game, 39-20, against Sayville!

Bishop Kearney defeated Brewster 13-2 and advances to the Division 2 State Championship game tomorrow at 1:30pm against Sayville!

Buffalo Bills Dion Dawkins, Dawson Knox, DaQuan Jones, and General Manager Brandon Beane wish the Clarence and Bishop Kearney Girls Flag Football teams good luck in the State Championship Tournament.

Watch as Bishop Kearney, Pioneer, Clarence, and Penfield high schools faced off in the regional round of the girls flag football New York State Public High School Athletic Association playoffs. Bishop Kearney defeated Pioneer 26-25 and Clarence defeated Penfield 32-30. Both Bishop Kearney and Clarence will move onto the New York State semi-finals.