David Schaefer

Corporate Storyteller for Sports, Media, and Tech. Dad, Penn State, Orioles, Golf, Curling, and any Bar Game of Skill. TMRW Sports, deWiz Golf and ???

[Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter]

Former Dolphins and Raiders interim general manager Champ Kelly, who spent 19 seasons in NFL front offices, is being named as senior vice president of operations at TMRW Sports, responsible for the new women’s and men’s professional flag football league being created in partnership with the NFL.

[Jess Golden @JGolden5]

CNBC Sport has learned TMRW Sports was valued at $650M in a funding round last year, led by Silver Lake co-CEOs Egon Durban and Greg Mondre, along with Patrick Whitesell’s sports fund WTSL, per people familiar with the matter.

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

The NFL is backing its new pro flag football league with serious VC firepower, teaming with TMRW Sports and investors like Silver Lake, Bessemer, Sixth Street & more.

NFL owners have committed $32M, with stars like Tom Brady, Peyton Manning & Serena Williams involved.

https://t.co/VsSXQaBnVo

[Yahoo Sports @YahooSports]

The NFL announced Monday that it is partnering with TMRW Sports to develop and operate a professional flag football league for women and men 🏈

Notable investors in the new league include:

Hall of Famers Peyton Manning, Joe Montana, Steve Young, and Larry Fitzgerald, as well as Tom Brady, Eli Manning, Russell Wilson, Billie Jean King, Alex Morgan, Serena Williams and others.

(via @NFL)

[The Hollywood Reporter @THR]

NFL Officially Sets New Flag Football League In Deal With TMRW Sports and Blue Chip Investors https://t.co/QBHuGS4Ai6

[Sports Business Journal @SBJ]

NFL owners approved up to $32M and an operating partner to launch a pro flag football league 🏈

Negotiations are ongoing, with TMRW Sports and a group led by Curtis Martin as finalists.

Read more: https://t.co/0PeD75JRjO

[Josh Carpenter @JoshACarpenter]

Got some time with Mike McCarley to talk TGL. I asked about the criticism over the Full Swing technology and players' reactions to it.

He noted over two years, 1,922 shots have been hit into the screen, and only one wasn't picked up.

“When you’re putting a camera and players are mic’d, giving us and the fans the complete access, you’re going to get reactions like that." https://t.co/rLTYqVaYvP

[Dan Rapaport @Daniel_Rapaport]

Timeline filled with nothing but than man in red. TGL is genius for no other reason than it gives Tiger Woods—at this stage and with this body—a platform to play golf on television. And our phones.

[Tiger Tracker @OGTigerTracker]

Tiger is playing TGL tomorrow night. Bring it. 🐅🐅🐅

[TGL @TGL]

Welcome back, 🐐

[Marty Smith @MartySmithESPN]

NEWS: Tiger Woods WILL PLAY for Jupiter Links in Tuesday’s TGL Finals.

[David Schaefer @schaeferdavid]

@Top100Rick https://t.co/dlkdtQfHih

[David Schaefer @schaeferdavid]

@Top100Rick Gotta remember on hole outs - no wind, flat lies, and they can practice exact shots in advance. Greens also receptive. Just part of TGL.

And on tech - multiple layers of data including Full Swing impact data and 35 yards of Toptracer ball path data. Most accurate in world.

[The Shotgun Start @TheShotgunStart]

SGS After Dark returns with a late-night TGL postgame show!

@AndyTFE & @BrendanPorath will be LIVE on YouTube following the Ballfrogs-Jup Links match for immediate reactions, Valspar picks, & more.

Tune in around 11:15(!) ET: https://t.co/biCxIxrBXE

[David Schaefer @schaeferdavid]

@Ben_Johnson81 @TeeTimesPub @TGL They use the equipment they are use to during warmups to check their numbers. And it matches TGL’s hybrid stack of tech (it isn’t just Full Swing unlike the assumption - TGL also uses 35 yards of ball flight with Toptracer Range). Depth perception is the challenge - not the tech

[David Schaefer @schaeferdavid]

@TeeTimesPub @dfsupdates TGL only uses Full Swing for impact data. Hybrid approach for shots into the screen with that and Toptracer Range with 35 yards of flight data.

[David Schaefer @schaeferdavid]

@wessmith48527 @TGL Before any tee shot on a hole and the Hammer has to be accepted

[LPGA @LPGA]

It's official ✅

Lottie Woad and Rose Zhang are joining WTGL

MORE ⬇️ https://t.co/g3vDAZdPj2

[Ron Sirak @ronsirak]

TMRW Sports announced 2 more LPGA players for WTGL, a simulator team golf league beginning late 2026, with the addition of Lottie Woad and Rose Zhang. They join Brooke Henderson, Lydia Ko, Charley Hull, Jeeno Thitikul & Lexi Thompson, showcasing the global appeal of women’s golf.

[GOLF.com @GOLF_com]

Official.

Rose Zhang and Lottie Woad have committed to WTGL, set to begin next winter after the 2026 LPGA season.