Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is the latest investor in NWSL. Williams is becoming a member of the Boston Legacy’s investor group, the league’s fifteenth franchise introduced on Thursday. The growth franchise will kick off its inaugural season in 2026.
The No. 1 choose within the 2024 NFL Draft, he’s the founding father of strategic funding agency 888 Midas and joins the listing of athletes and sports activities executives already invested in Boston Legacy alongside three-time Olympic gold medal gymnast Aly Raisman and Aliyah Boston, WNBA participant for the Indiana Fever. Celtics Normal Supervisor Brad Stevens and his spouse, Tracy, and actress Elizabeth Banks are additionally a part of the investor group.
“Ladies’s sports activities is a motion, and I like and respect the work that the workforce and the NWSL continues to do to develop the game and empower future generations of athletes. Boston Legacy Soccer Membership is constructing one thing particular and we’re proud to be part of what’s subsequent,” Williams stated in a membership assertion.
Williams’ arrival to the Legacy group follows the most recent pattern of high-profile athletes investing in girls’s sports activities. Former NFL quarterback and Corridor of Famer Peyton Manning joined Denver Summit FC, NWSL’s sixteenth membership, and can enter the 2026 season alongside Boston.
Former WNBA participant and Corridor of Famer Sue Chicken, former NFL quarterback Eli Manning, and NBA celebrity Kevin Durant are a part of Gotham FC’s investor group. Kansas Metropolis quarterback Patrick Mahomes and spouse Brittany Mahomes are co-owners of the 2025 NWSL Defend-winning Kansas Metropolis Present.
Boston Legacy FC even have an athlete advisory board. Members embody former USWNT gamers and FIFA Ladies’s World Cup winners Kristine Lilly and Sam Mewis.
Jennifer Epstein, controlling proprietor and co-founder of Boston Legacy FC, is a part of the household who have been longtime homeowners of the Celtics.
“Caleb’s funding in Boston Legacy Soccer Membership highlights the highly effective momentum of girls’s skilled soccer and what it means to have skilled athletes investing in our future,” Epstein stated in a launch.
“It symbolizes a brand new period of cross-league help and recognition. With best-in-class athletes, a quickly rising fan base, and plain vitality across the NWSL, we’re proud to welcome Caleb as a companion as we put together for the 2026 inaugural season.”
The 2026 NWS common season will start on March 13. Boston Legacy will start their season with house video games a Gillette Stadium. The workforce will transfer to White Stadium in Boston for the 2027 season after the completion of the twin renovation plan between the membership, metropolis, and Boston Public Colleges.
