Renee Montgomery is part of an ownership group of the Beasts, of the Fan Controlled Football League. FCF is the world’s first fan-run pro sports and entertainment company.

“This league is focused on the fans,” Montgomery said. “I think that’s the main difference from all of the other leagues. It doesn’t matter if all the other leagues play the same (number) of players (or) play a certain type of football. The Fan Controlled Football league, the hashtag is power to the fans for a reason, so I think that’s what’s gonna make it different. Fans are gonna fuel it and drive it.”

Many committed sports fans believe they’d be able to run their favorite team better than the current coaching staff or general manager. In the FCF, fans sign on to support a particular team and then are able to share their opinion on every decision the team makes. Montgomery thinks that’s why the FCF will be successful when other spring football leagues, like the XFL and the AAF, haven’t been.

Team owners will serve as overseers and have final say on decisions, largely so that fans can’t make decisions detrimental to the brand of the team or the health of the league, but the teams’ fans will be involved every step of the way.

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