American Football: Rhein Fire cooperates with Seahawks – Sport

Rhein Fire, champion of the European League of Football (ELF), is entering into a cooperation with the Seattle Seahawks from the US professional league NFL. The franchise announced this shortly before this year’s final against the Vienna Vikings on Sunday in Gelsenkirchen (3:30 p.m./ProSieben). The team from Düsseldorf is the first to have worked with an NFL club.

“This is great news, which of course has a positive impact on our entire league. “What is good for one of our teams is good for the ELF,” said Commissioner Patrick Esume: “Perhaps this first partnership between an ELF and an NFL team will serve as a model for other franchises in both leagues.”

There will be a number of joint activities in Germany. The Seattle team will be featured at all of Rhein Fire’s home games in the future. In addition, protagonists of the ELF club will appear at Seahawks events, and joint courses and tournaments will be organized. The partnership is part of the Seahawks’ strategy to build up activities in Germany as part of the NFL’s “Global Markets Program.” “This partnership will enable us to share valuable expertise in the areas of fan engagement, marketing and PR.” “Together, we want to further advance the sport,” said Max Paatz, Managing Director of Rhein Fire.