Indiana Fever superstar Caitlin Clark has already made it abundantly clear that one of her goals outside the basketball court is to be an owner of a sports team. This nearly came to fruition after the 23-year-old took part in an ownership group's $100 million bid to bring a National Women's Soccer League (NSWL) team to Cincinnati.
Unfortunately, their bid fell through, with the league opting to award the franchise to Denver.
While Clark's dream may have been temporarily put on hold, this does not necessarily mean that it's dead. Her supposed venture into the NWSL may not have been a success, but perhaps something bigger could be in the books for her in the future.
Given her stature as a global superstar, combined with the fortune she has amassed in the past few years, it would not be impossible to think that Clark could potentially be an NFL team owner somewhere down the road.
While there appear to be no concrete reports about this at the moment, what is clear is that the WNBA All-Star is already building a strong connection with the NFL.
According to a new report by Front Office Sports, the league is enlisting Clark's help for a "key initiative." The NFL will be holding a panel discussion in its upcoming annual meeting next week in Palm Beach, Florida, and Clark will reportedly be part of the panel. The discussion will center around the rise of women's sports as well as "the league's aspirations around flag football."
NFL EVP Jeff Miller told Front Office Sports that flag football, which has gained entry into the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, "is a high priority of ours."
"There definitely seems to be an appetite and interest in a professional flag league for both men and women," Miller continued. "So it's a continuation of the growth in women's sports, and the role that the NFL can play in it."
Clark will reportedly join the panel discussion alongside tennis legend Serena Williams, Super Bowl-winning quarterback Eli Manning and Denver Broncos co-owner Mellody Hobson, as they convene in front of team owners and personnel from across the league.
There are few bigger names in women's sports today than Clark, and it is clear that the NFL is doing what it can to capitalize on the same. For Clark's part, this could potentially open the door for what could be a fruitful relationship in the future.
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This story was originally published March 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM.