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Confidential Information Owned by Major League Football
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Major League Football Media Kit Table of Contents
2 Fact Sheet 3 League Highlights 4 The Three Laces 5 Management Team CEO Jerry Vainisi President Wes Chandler COO Rick Smith 6 Management Team VP Finance Mike Queen VP Licensing Ivory Sully Senior Executive Frank Murtha 7 The MLFB Difference 8 Filling the Fan Gap 9 American’s Love Football 10 Press Releases 11 Media Center 12 Contact Information
Major League Football™
MLFB Fact Sheet
MLFB intends to establish franchises and provide fans with professional football in the National Football League off-season. Company was formally known as Universal Capital Management Inc. and changed its name to Major league Football in November of 2014.
MLFB is the answer to the demands for a Spring Professional Football League that is explosive, innovative and focused on the overall fan experience.
Fact Sheet
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Major League Football Inc. is the first publicly traded, professional spring football league. MLFB is dedicated to creating an innovative, accessible, and fan-owned game, which is scheduled to kick off in the Spring of 2016. MLFB's strategically placed spring / summer season will fill a critical need for outdoor football at that time of the year when sports content is in high demand. The league's initial teams will focus on emerging markets in select U.S. cities in order to grow the overall popularity of the sport.
MLFB: (OTC:MLFB) Stock Price - $ .65 02/25/2014 Shares Outstanding: (38,700,001) Market Value: 18,189,000
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• First professional sports league to become a publicly traded entity. (SYMBOL:MLFB)
• Seasoned Management team with hundreds of years of professional football experience, launching new professional football league designed to be non-adversarial with the NFL.
• Teams will be positioned in prime emerging and under-represented markets
throughout the contiguous 48 states that do not currently host NFL and MLB franchises.
• MLFB will position itself as a single entity owned, stand-alone independent, Spring
Football League. • MLFB’s spring football schedule ensures no direct competition with autumn/winter
sports, including the NFL, CFL, NCAA, NAIA, JUCO and thousands of high school and collegiate institutions.
• MLFB, slated to debut in the Spring of 2016, will consist of ten franchises, divided into two, five-team divisions. After the regular season, a five-game post season will follow to determine the Major League Football Champion.
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League Highlights
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THE 3 LACES
Our logo represents a deep and moral code by which we live by. Each of the
three laces has a specific meaning;
Disruptive
Dynamic
Community-Centric
Disruptive
Dynamic
Community- Centric
Innovative digital strategies that improve our relationships with our communities and partners at their various touch-points
Creating a high-octane experience for our fans will remain at the heart of our day-to-day football and business strategy.
Maintaining a deep connection to our communities covering 12 cities will result in the creation of a social haven of shared interests and values.
The Three Laces
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MLFB Management Team Jerry Vainisi, Interim CEO As Chief Executive Officer of Major League Football, Jerry Vainisi brings a level of excellence and success within multiple levels of professional football. As General Manager of the Chicago Bears in 1985, he guided the franchise to its only Championship when his team defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX. After taking on the position as Vice President of Player Personnel for the Detroit Lions, Mr. Vainisi and former Dallas Cowboys Executive Tex Schramm, guided the NFL in establishing and operating the World League of American Football, which later became NFL Europe. In 2010, for his work with the Chicago Bears, he was inducted into the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
Wes Chandler, President The President of Major League Football was a two time consensus football and academic All-America selection in 1976 and 1977 at the University of Florida. Mr. Chandler was one of the top receivers in both collegiate and professional football. Drafted by the New Orleans Saints with the 3rd overall selection in the 1978 NFL Draft, this four-time Pro Bowl performer has over 30 years of football experience that include 11 NFL seasons as a player, coaching stints in NFL Europe and the NFL with the Cowboys, Vikings and Browns. One of his crowning achievements was his induction into the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame in 2001.
Rick Smith, COO Founder and CEO of Mainframe Communications, Inc. Mr. Smith planned, developed, and established policies of business organization in accordance with broad directives and company charter. With his leadership, Mainframe provided nationwide telecommunications sales, service, integration and installation to Fortune 2000 enterprise accounts. Mr. Smith was named the MetroSouth Entrepreneur of the Year sponsored by Fleet Bank. Mr. Smith is an Advisory Board Member of NAII, North Atlantic Internet Networks. Mainframe has also served the U.S. Air Force, the Air National Guard, the Navy's nuclear submarine division and the Marine Corps recruiting center.
Management Team
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Michael Queen, EVP of Finance CEO and Director of multiple companies, Mr. Queen is a startup business and development director expert. In his previous endeavor, he was the Chief Executive Officer and Director for Universal Capital Management, Inc. He is considered both a leader and expert in asset allocation, fundraising and the small cap arena with extensive knowledge of the inner workings of the financial marketplace. Before branching on his own with Universal Capital Management, Mr. Queen carried the triple role of President, CEO and Director at Pennexx Foods, Inc., a publicly traded company, brought from inception to the multi-million dollar organization it has become today.
Ivory Sully, EVP Branding and Licensing During his nine-year career, Mr. Sully’s hard hitting style championed his teammates to give him the nickname, “Mr. Hit.” As a member of the Los Angeles Rams, he played in Super Bowl XIV against the Pittsburgh Steelers where he earned an NFC Championship ring. His forte in the NFL was to hit and with his reputation respected with in his team, he was selected Co-Captain from 1982-1983 and Special Teams Captain in 1984. Off the field, Mr. Sully was the Rams representative for the NFL Player’s Association from 1981-1984. After football, Mr. Sully transitioned into the fashion apparel industry as an entrepreneur, business owner and brand expert.
MLFB Management Team
Frank Murtha – Senior Executive Vice-President Currently, Mr. Murtha is President of Sports Consultants, Inc., an Illinois-based firm representing athletes in football and baseball. Throughout his career he’s gained extensive labor management experience in private industry as well as professional sports and formed the first union for Arena Football players in 2000. Mr. Murtha is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Northwestern Law School where he was granted two Ford foundation Fellowships for advanced study in Criminal Law. Since 2006 he has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University Graduate School where he teaches Sports Labor Relations and Negotiations.
Management Team
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Spring League
10 Teams
10 Games Per Team
50 Regular Games
5 Playoffs Games
Single-Entity Structure (Owned and
Operated by MLFB)
Average Attendance 20,000 -25,000
MLFB Fans
Emerging Markets Absent of NFL
Franchises
Franchise Ownership 2019 - 2020
Expand viewership in emerging markets.
Average Ticket Price $35.00
Spring 2016 Launch March to June Season
The MLFB Difference
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A strategically placed spring football season fulfills demand while NOT conflicting with fall leagues.
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JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
NFL 2/1 8/22
NCAAFB 1/8
8/17
MLF 3/16 7/3
MLB 3/18 11/1
NBA 6/20 10/19
NHL 6/15 9/21
Football is the #1 Watched Sport in America. MLF’s season is the only time in the year viewers cannot watch live football. MLF’s season closes the content gap, fills viewership demand and will use advancements in media technology to deliver content.
Filling the FAN Gap
42% of Americans voted football as favorite sport
32M NFL Fans
114.4M 2015 Super Bowl Viewers
$16B US Pro Sports Revenue
$10B Pro Football Revenue
95% Consistent capacity pro football attendance
Research shows strong demand for year-round professional football.
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Americans Love Football
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MLFB Press Releases MLFB Press Releases
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Major League Football Targets Little Rock, Arkansas for Spring Football Franchise Company in Discussions with War Memorial Stadium as Venue WILMINGTON, DE / ACCESSWIRE / February 3, 2015 / Major League Football, Inc. (OTC:MLFB) (“MLFB” or the "Company"), a new, professional spring-football league scheduled to kick off in 2016, today announced its tentative plan to potentially locate one of its professional, spring-league football franchises in Little Rock. MLFB is in discussions with War Memorial Stadium as venue for its potential Little Rock franchise.
Major League Football Targets Orlando, Florida for Spring Football Franchise and Company in Talks with Orlando Citrus Bowl as Host Venue Major League Football Sees Florida as Future Home of Its Corporate Offices and Training Facilities WILMINGTON, DE / ACCESSWIRE / January 23, 2015 / Major League Football, Inc. (OTC:MLFB) (“MLFB” or the "Company"), a new, professional spring-football league scheduled to kick off in 2016, today announced its plan to locate one of its professional, spring-league football franchises in Orlando, Florida beginning play in 2016. In coordination with the Company’s efforts in Orlando, MLFB’s management is also researching potential locations in Florida for its future corporate offices and training facilities.
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• Latest MLFB Press Releases • MLFB League News • Updated City Information • MLFB Feature Articles • Media Partner Features
• Ticketing Information
Media Center
One Word Videos & Content
MLFB MEDIA & NEWS
www.media.mlfb.com
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www.mlfb.com
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MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION
Nick Athan
Media Relations [email protected]
774-213-1995 Ext1009
Major League Football, Inc. 2601 Annand Drive
Wilmington, DE 19808
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