American football is coming to China.
Former NFL quarterback Ron Jaworski and coach Dick Vermeil are part of a group that is launching the China Arena Football League (CAFL) in October. The new league has the approval of the Chinese government.
"This will be China's first ever professional league of American-style football, played by the best players in the world," said David Niu, president of AFL Global, the founding corporation headquartered in Conshohocken, Pa.
Initial plans for the CAFL were released in 2014 with the intention to play in 2015, but government approval delayed the league's launch.