INDIANAPOLIS -- Former NFL veterans Greg Hardy, Brandon Browner and Kellen Winslow Jr. are among the initial commitments to an independent developmental league scheduled to debut next month, according to the league's founder.
The Spring League will open practice April 5 with four teams. They will play a total of six games between April 15-26, all at the Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Rosters will be filled by players not currently with an NFL team.
The league is not affiliated with the NFL, but NFL officials informed teams last December of the Spring League's plans detailing a structure for scouting and signing players later in the offseason.