# Florida Stingrays Football 

Own a part of a minor league football franchise and help us make history!

## Elevator pitch
We are minor league football franchise and community outreach program operating 4 over a decade in Southwest Florida providing talented athletes with an opportunity to get to the college or professional level.

- Canonical URL: https://wefunder.com/stingrays
- Entity ID: wefunder:company:68113
- Last updated: 2026-06-06T23:52:33Z
- Generated at: 2026-06-07T00:17:08Z

## Quick facts
- 🏈 Community of 6,156 football advocates on our social media.
- 🏆Undefeated State Championship in 2017 UFFOA with a combined total of over 60 wins, we 🪨!!!
- 🤝Community partners like Digital Ink, Stevie Tomatoes, Calebs Crusade, La Motta's, and many more...
- We are building this to make a difference in our community...

## Active fundraises
- wefunder:fundraise:41596: 4(a)(6) open (USD)

## Story
This is the next Great American Sports story and this is your opportunity to decide if you want to watch the movie, get mentioned in the credits, or be part of the story!First, it started with a team, the Florida Stingrays Back in 2009, a football team was born that is much more than just a football team! Football is just the vehicle. A stronger community is the destination!The Stingrays have been winning for over a decade on the field going to the playoffs every single season. We have won two division championships, three conference championships, and in 2017 we went undefeated winning the state championship and finishing second in the nation.And off the field as the Stingrays players, coaches, and staff are required to participate in our multiple community outreach programs including but not limited to.....• P.A.L. Stingrays Youth Football and Cheer Program.• Monthly Foster Child Outreach. Disability Dream and Do • Toys for Tots. • School Outreach.• Caleb’s Crusade Against Childhood Cancer• Free Youth Football Camps – We have always had much bigger aspirations!Since we started the Stingrays back in 2009, we had been planning on launching a stock sharing plan similar to the one given to us by the legal department of the Green Bay Packers.As the idea evolved over the last 10 years I decided one team wasn't enough. We need to give this opportunity of team ownership to football fans across the country!The new fan-owned League bringing fan-owned teams to cities across the country!Player BenefitWith the added Revenue this program will provide players coming out of high school will now have an alternative opportunity she's going away to college!Players straight out of high school will be recruited to the APFL with incentives including but not limited to....* Signing Bonus*Salary $10,000 to $30,000 per year* Unlimited Endorsement Opportunity. - Local & National* Education - mandatory opportunities in any field of secondary education desired by the athlete from universities and College to tech and trade certifications.*Insurance - in case of bodily harm players will be given both health insurance as well as insurance policies against career-ending injuries.*Business Start-Up or Further Education Funding - even after playing in the FFL players will be given an opportunity to continue their education or go into business with the help of the league providing a commitment to provide an agreed-upon yearly donation back to the league.What's in it for you?Besides the title and amazing investment opportunity, ownership packages also come with instant rewards including season tickets, Florida Stingray Gear, and access to the organization's annual/quarterly owner meetings.

## Team
- Jay Lawrence (CEO/ President )
- Amy Emme (CFO/ General Manager )
- Joe Skladany (COO)
- Chris Morant (Vice President / Director of Football Operations)
- Kevin Johnson (Recruiting coordinator)
- Yoshi Smith (Head Coach)
- Sam Randall (founder)
- Audra McKinney (employee)

## Q&A
- Q: When does the team plan to start playing and in what league?
- Q: Dang only 4 questions and no response to nobody. Not good
- Q: Not sure why there are 2 wefunder campaigns for the team, so I'm not sure which to invest on. It also seems to be some slight conflicting info on each page. Not sure which info is accurate. Also, there have been no answers to any of the questions left on either campaign...doesn't seem promising with no communication.
- Q: So we just send money first without seeing the business plan?
- Q: what's the difference between this investment and the stingrays football llc investment?
- Q: How do you intend to generate a return for investors? Will there be some sort of revenue sharing?
- Q: Would love to invest,however, would hate to just to get my investment back..love sports team. I do a ton of realestate in Florida ,would love to add a sports team there. Your raise thus far makes me nervous.