Girls Flag Football

The Bears on Wednesday hosted a press conference at Halas Hall to announce that girls flag football is officially an IHSA-sanctioned sport and will begin its State Series this fall.

The Bears have played an integral role in supporting girls flag football throughout the past four years. Take a look at the notable moments that have culminated in the IHSA making girls flag football an official sport beginning this fall.

Bears President/CEO Kevin Warren, IHSA executive director Craig Anderson and Chicago Public League senior manager of elementary sports Juliana Zavala speak at Halas Hall Wednesday to discuss the IHSA's decision to make girls flag football an official sport beginning in the fall of 2024.

Chicago Public League senior manager of elementary sports Juliana Zavala along with various players and coaches share their excitement about the girls flag football becoming sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association beginning in the fall of 2024.

The impact Chicago Public League senior manager of elementary sports Juliana Zavala has made on the growth of girls flag football in high schools throughout state of Illinois culminated in her earning the Bears' 2023 Inspire Change Changemaker Award.

Juliana Zavala, senior manager of elementary sports for Chicago Public Schools, has won the Bears' 2023 Inspire Change Changemaker Award and will be honored at the team's Dec. 24 game at Soldier Field.

The Bears hosted the first-ever All-State dinner at Halas Hall November 29 to honor 56 of the top Illinois girls flag football student-athletes.

The Lane Tech girls flag football team took home the state title Sunday night as the Bears hosted the second annual championships inside the Walter Payton Center at Halas Hall over the weekend.

The International Olympic Committee announced on Monday the addition of men's and women's flag football to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Growing flag football worldwide continues to be a key initiative for the NFL, with the Bears being one of the teams at the forefront of the movement.

Just three years in, our Girls Flag Football league is thriving with over 2,500 participants throughout the Chicagoland area.

Follow Willowbrook High School's girls flag football team, the Illinois state champions, as they receive a good luck message from Bears head coach Matt Eberflus before competing in the 2023 Nike Kickoff Classic at Nike's World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.

Diana Flores - star quarterback of the world champion Mexico Women's National Flag Football Team – was the surprise guest of the third annual girls flag football jamboree hosted by the Bears and Chicago Public League.

The Bears continued their support of girls flag football by hosting a Career Expo at Halas Hall Monday, giving over 100 girls the opportunity to network with Bears staff members and learn about various roles in professional sports.

The Bears hosted three girls flag football athletes during Saturday's training camp practice at Halas Hall, all of whom made history by earning college scholarships for the sport.

Bears receiver Chase Claypool continued to express his support for flag football by attending the NFL UK Flag Football National Championships in London June 28.

The Bears and New York Jets celebrated the success of the inaugural Bears and Jets United Kingdom NFL Girls Football Flag League Monday at a championship event in West London.

Take a look the exciting action from May 22nd's Bears' girls flag football league's championship event in the United Kingdom.

Having been awarded the United Kingdom as an International Home Market Area (IHMA), the Bears and New York Jets have teamed up to create a flag football league in London for girls ages 12-14. The 12-team league—which consists of two six-team conferences—is in the midst of a six-week schedule that will culminate in a championship event May 22.

Take a look at some of Thursday's exciting action from the Bears' girls flag football league in the United Kingdom.

In partnership with the New York Jets and NFL, the Bears helped bring the first girls flag football league to the United Kingdom and kicked off the season with a launch event Wednesday in London.

The Bears, along with the New York Jets, helped launch the first-ever United Kingdom NFL girls flag football league Mar. 8 to help continue the league's goal of growing girls flag football around the world. The Bears were represented at the event by receiver Chase Claypool.

The Chicago Bears hosted a Girls Flag Football clinic at Round Lake High School Wednesday night, serving as the NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 Hometown Grant Event.

The Bears, along with running back David Montgomery, hosted a Girls Flag Football clinic at Round Lake High School on February 15.

The Bears continued to support the Chicago Public Schools girls flag football league by hosting a clinic for 56 teams. Dr. Jen Welter, the first female coach in the NFL, spoke to hundreds of girls at the event, advocating for the continued growth of the sport.

Lauren Screeden sits down with Juliana Zavala, Senior Manager of Elementary Sports for Chicago Public Schools, to talk about launching the first ever Chicago girls high school flag football league.

The first ever Chicago Public Schools girls flag football league will kick off a week from Saturday on Sept. 11.

The Bears and Chicago Public Schools announced Monday the launch of Chicago Public League Girls Flag Football, in conjunction with NFL FLAG and Nike.