Feb. 22, 2026, 11:01 a.m. ET
The Tennessee Titans organization took a break from evaluation and scouting to make an impact in the Nashville community, hosting a middle school girls’ flag football clinic at Ascension Saint Thomas Sports Park and surprising the girls with new uniforms.
The event, attended by Cam Ward and representatives from USA Football, provided uniforms and all of the equipment needed to help kick off the first season of the sport being implemented in Nashville middle schools.
“The uniforms were made possible thanks to a $40,000 donation from the Titans and USA Football, the sport’s National Governing Body – the organization responsible for selecting Team USA Football,” a Titans spokesperson said. “It also marks another milestone in the Titans’ ongoing commitment to advancing the sport and giving girls a pathway to experience football first-hand as MNPS becomes the first large public school district in Tennessee to sanction girls’ flag football at the middle school level.”
As a sport, girls’ flag football is surging and is finally being recognized at the college level in 2026. In January, the NCAA added it to the NCAA Emerging Sports for Women Program, giving schools more opportunities to expand women’s athletic programs, and the Titans are doing their part. Since 2021, the Titans’ flag football initiative has expanded to over 150 schools in Tennessee.
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