Characters Football League

The  (CRFL) was an American football league that played from 2003-2006. The league introduced team sponsorships from well-known children's media franchises and characters, and used the slogan "Toons can tackle, can't they?" It was founded by serial entrepreneur, mangaka , children's television producer , and owner.

History
CRFL was announced in a press conference in at  in 2002. In 2003, two test games were played at the and  two weeks following the broadcast of a promo played following Kids for Character: We Are Family.