FRISCO, Texas— Fan Controlled Football (FCF) lasted just two seasons, 2021 and 2022. It was one of many upstart spring football leagues that has recently tried to create competition for the NFL — or at least draft off its success. The league was played indoors, 7-on-7, and all games were streamed on Twitch. The league’s main gimmick was that fans who watched could vote on what plays would be called.
FCF recruited 2012 Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel to be the face of the league, and he was part of a hodgepodge of players with college and NFL experience on each franchise.