Demetrius Freeman for The New York Times
America is awash in professional football. Besides the N.F.L., there is the Fan-Controlled Football League and the Spring League, and next year they will be joined by a reissued XFL and the Pacific Pro League.
Until earlier this month there was also the Alliance of American Football. It collapsed and joined the scrap heap of football leagues past.
But as Corey Galloway will tell you, there is a form of professional football with a long track record of success that isn’t talked about enough: arena football.
“We know that this works because 30 years later, it is still there,” Galloway said in a phone interview last week.