Cole Beasley in Bills gearCole Beasley (Photo by Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images)
Former Buffalo Bills wide receiver Cole Beasley had a question after finding out his former team will be sponsoring the National Gay Flag Football League, which is set to branch out to Buffalo.

The team announced its partnership with the NGFFL on Tuesday via social media, prompting mixed reactions.

The league has been around since 2002 and has over 250 teams across the United States. And it appears the Bills are now keen on bringing NGFFL football to their city.

“We’re proud to support the National Gay Flag Football League with a sponsorship to launch a league in Buffalo!” they wrote on Instagram.

Beasley, who had two stints with the Bills, was perplexed by the move and took to X/Twitter to question it.

“But why?” he asked.

“Great question Cole!” a user replied. “I’m questioning why I would want to watch the Bills play this year! Why can’t sports just be about sports?”

“It’s flag football. And the league has been around for decades,” another offered.

This hardly comes as a surprise as Cole Beasley’s stance on homosexuality is well known.

As for the league, it plays according to standard flag football rules and is not 100 percent gay, as there are teams with heterosexual men.

 

Cole Beasley Might Not Know This, But The Buffalo Bills Are Not Alone

The Bills are not the first team to partner with the NGFFL either.

“The Buffalo Bills join other supportive NFL teams like the New England Patriots, Giants, Jets, Dolphins, Cardinals, Bears, Commanders, and Seahawks in making our growing league even more inclusive,” the NGFFL website notes.

The move from Buffalo comes during pride month and aligns with their values, as they have made it a point to play a part in various social causes over the year.

NFL Fans Had All Sorts Of Things To Say About The Buffalo Bills Starting A “National Gay Flag Football League”

Buffalo bills logo with pride colors and the NGFFL logo.Buffalo Bills logo with pride colors & NGFFL logo (Photo via @buffalobills/Instagram)
In honor of Pride Month and football, the Buffalo Bills have started a gay league.

The Bills are bringing a bit of a twist to professional football by sponsoring the National Gay Flag Football League team in Buffalo.

The NGFFL may be new to you, but it is not a new league. The league has over 250 teams in 26 leagues with over 4,000 players across the United States and Canada. Its idea is to promote more inclusivity so that more people can enjoy the sport of football.


Aside from the Buffalo Bills, other NFL teams with relations with the NGFFL include the Washington Commanders, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, New York Giants, New York Jets, Miami Dolphins, and Arizona Cardinals.

The Los Angeles Rams also helped start a local LGBTQ flag football league, according to Outsports.

“We are excited to join the NFL and other Clubs across the league in their support of the NGFFL,” said Buffalo Bills Vice President of Community Impact, Michelle Roberts. “Through our sponsorship, we are looking forward to expanding the impact of the NGFFL in our community.”

Fans online had various reactions to this news:

The NGFFL was founded in 2002 and continues to grow rapidly as more National Football League teams decide to join.

The Buffalo Bills have Uphill Battle When It Comes To The Direction of The Franchise

The Buffalo Bills are in the midst of one of the greatest stretches in franchise history, aside from when they went to four-straight Super Bowls. The team has qualified for the postseason in six of the last seven years.

Having Stefon Diggs on the team is a huge reason things turned around, but now he is gone after being traded to the Houston Texans this offseason.

The Buffalo Bills’ Super Bowl odds certainly dropped across many sportsbooks, as BetMGM currently has them at +1400 when they were initially at +1200.