Former Eagles quarterback Ron Jaworski is a busy man these days. In addition to overseeing seven golf courses in South Jersey and Philadelphia, he is the majority owner of the Philadelphia Soul, which plays in the Arena Football League (AFL).

The Soul, who play in the Wells Fargo Center, have won the ArenaBowl three times: 2008, 2016 and 2017.

But now, the Soul might be losing part of its fan base in South Jersey, because an AFL team appears to be on the way to Atlantic City. And a big reason why is Jaworksi, per the Press of Atlantic City:

Officials have tentatively scheduled a news conference for Jan. 22 at a site to be determined to announce that the Arena Football League will place an expansion franchise at Boardwalk Hall that will begin its inaugural season in April.

“To put it in football parlance, we’ve driven 99 yards and we’re first-and-goal from the 1-yard line,” Ron Jaworski, chairman of the AFL’s executive committee, said late Wednesday in a phone interview. “It’s going to happen, and I’m absolutely thrilled. The people of Atlantic City and South Jersey deserve it.

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Jaworski, a former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback who owns Blue Heron Pines Golf Club in Galloway Township, is also a majority owner of the Arena League’s Philadelphia Soul. He staged an Arena League game at Boardwalk Hall in May 2015, when an announced crowd of 6,514 watched the Soul post a 51-43 victory over the now-defunct Las Vegas Outlaws in the short-lived DraftKings Boardwalk Bowl game.

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“This is great news,” City Council President Marty Small said Wednesday in a phone interview. “Atlantic City is always looking for ways to appeal to residents and visitors with new and different amenities, and this definitely fits. I’m for anything that will bring family-oriented entertainment here.”

Sports betting is one of the reasons Atlantic City was selected for an expansion franchise. Seven casinos now have sports books on their properties. DraftKings, which has a partnership with the Arena League, operates one at Resorts Casino Hotel. It also launched the state’s first online and mobile betting platforms Aug. 1.

Fans are expected to be able to bet on games and even in-game action at Boardwalk Hall.

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The Arena League team in Atlantic City — the name of the team will be chosen by fans in a contest — will try to succeed in a market where other professional sports teams have failed. It will be the fifth professional sports franchise to come to Atlantic City in the past 20 years. None of the previous four are still here.

The league is in the midst of a reboot for 2019. Atlantic City would become the fifth active franchise in the AFL, joining the Soul, Albany Empire, Washington Valor and Baltimore Brigade.

The AFL can be a stepping stone to the NFL for players.

It’s most famous alum is former Giants quarterback Kurt Warner, who played for the Iowa Barnstormers, before landing with the St. Louis Rams. Warner, a two-time NFL MVP, led the Rams to victory in Super Bowl XXXIV.