Over 60 teams from across Western New York met at the Kaleida Health Performance Center to kick off the Varsity Girls Flag Football season!

The Buffalo Bills hosted the High School Girls Flag Football Kickoff this weekend for 69 teams from the Buffalo and Rochester areas! Teams were invited to the Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse to participate in preseason scrimmages as well as utilize the social media and photography sets. Local media interviewed the athletes and coaches prior to the start of the girls flag football season.

Record 70 Area Teams to Participate from March 27-29

Villa Maria College head women's flag football coach Keith Wing joined One Bills Live to discuss the growth of girls flag football and future of the sport. He also talked about the Bills hosting the upcoming High School Girls Flag Kickoff to be held this weekend at One Bills Drive.

On March 21, 2026, the Buffalo Bills in partnership with Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE) hosted a Future of Football Flag Clinic for Toronto area girls. The clinic, which took place at The Hangar, included appearances by guest coaches Billy Buffalo and Bills Alumni Aaron Williams.

On National Girls and Women in Sports Day, the Bills are highlighting their impact on flag football in the area and how it being named an emerging sport by the NCAA is creating lots of opportunities across the country.

Football Ontario Announces Buffalo Bills as Official Supporting Community Partner

Tag along with Bills Legends Fred Jackson and Jim Kelly as the Buffalo Bills and Nike kicked off a new flag football league for Seneca Nation during Native American Heritage Month!

The Buffalo Bills partnered with Gatorade to host the Gatorade Unified Flag Football Skills Challenge, November 11, 2025. Six newly formed Unified Flag Football teams in Buffalo and Rochester, along with the Town of Hamburg Adaptive, were invited to the Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse to compete to be crowned the Gatorade Unified Flag Football Skills Challenge Champion. The Buffalo Bills Foundation and the Ralph C. Wilson Foundation helped launch Unified Flag Football in eight schools between Buffalo and Rochester this year. There were special appearances by Bills players Javon Solomon and Reggie Gilliam, and Billy Buffalo. Congratulations to Edison Tech on winning the skills challenge!

The Buffalo Bills invited youth from the Seneca Nation to the Bills campus, November 11, 2025, for a flag football clinic, facility tour and dinner in celebration of Native American Heritage month. The Buffalo Bills in partnership with Nike, donated $20,000 to the Seneca Allegany and Seneca Cattaraugus community centers to launch flag football programs this year.

In partnership with USA Football and Football Canada, the Buffalo Bills hosted the U.S. Women's National Flag Football Team and the Canadian Women's National Flag Football Team for a halftime scrimmage on Sunday, October 5, at Highmark Stadium during the Bills vs. Patriots game.

The Halftime Scrimmage between the National teams during the Bills vs. Patriots game will be the first of its kind at an NFL Game

At the Bills vs. Giants Preseason Kids Day Game on August 9th, the Buffalo Bills celebrated the start of the fall football season by inviting over 1,500 youth and high school tackle and flag football teams to Highmark Stadium. To represent these organizations, the Buffalo Bills invited high school girls flag football players and coaches from Section V (CG Finney, Penfield and Webster Schroeder) and Section VI (Orchard Park, Pioneer and Clarence) to hold the pregame introduction banners and participate in a flag football scrimmage at halftime. Also, during pregame, the High School Girls Flag Football Coaches of the Week from both sections were recognized for their contributions to growing the game of flag football in the community. Bills alumni, Jerry Butler, presented a ceremonial football to the inaugural High School Girls Flag Football Coaches of the Year, Mark Layer from Clarence (Section VI) and Ian Insley from Webster Schroeder (Section V).

Buffalo Bills Legend Fred Jackson and team Mascot Billy Buffalo visited the Football Ontario Club Flag Provincial Championships on July 19th at the Fountain Street Soccer Complex in Cambridge, ON. The largest Club Flag Provincial Championship in Ontario history showcased the province's top youth talent and the rapid growth of flag football in Ontario, Canada. At the event, players, coaches and family members received Bills giveaways and the opportunity to take pictures and receive autographs from Fred and Billy!

Watch highlights between from the Clifton Park Bills' dramatic win over the Henderson Raiders at the 2025 NFL FLAG Championships.

Hail Mary! The Bills' final effort turns into an electric game-winning touchdown in the NFL Flag Championships.

Bills Wide Receiver Keon Coleman made a surprise visit at the Flag Football Regionals in Hamilton, Ontario this summer!

Watch highlights between the Whitehouse Bengals and the Clifton Park Bills at the 2025 NFL FLAG Championships.

The Buffalo Bills in partnership with Nike hosted the second annual Nike Girls Flag 7-on-7 Tournament and Skills Challenge on June 29th. 12 teams from the Buffalo and Rochester regions competed in the event which included 7-on-7 game play and football skills challenges including Long Punt, Pro Agility, QB Long Toss, and 40 Yard Dash to determine an overall winner. Fredonia High School Girls Flag Football was this year's winning team!

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)!