Britt Redman charted plays for the Louisville Kings last spring, sat in on trade talk with the head coach and once called a timeout for him. The head coach is his father, Chris Redman. Britt is also a cancer survivor.
Redman sat down with the Louisville Kings Corner podcast at the family's home to talk about his diagnosis, the foundation he started and his role with the Kings. Louisville beat the D.C. Defenders 27-20 at Audi Field to win the 2026 United Bowl in the franchise's first season.
This story hits home for me as my wife Dawn was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a form a blood cancer, several years ago.
The Diagnosis
Redman was a junior wide receiver at Christian Academy of Louisville in November 2023, two playoff games into the postseason.
"There was a football-sized tumor in my stomach for about a year. I had no clue. At first I like lost 20 pounds, thought it was like pancreatitis because I had like unbearable back pain."
The diagnosis came about two hours after a practice he described as one of his best. "There was only 3 stages," he said. "I was on stage 3." He had surgery the next day. "Six surgeries and lost 80 pounds and four rounds of chemotherapy later," he said. "But here we are, still here."
Redman returned for his senior season. Christian Academy won its third straight KHSAA Class 3A title on Dec. 7, 2024. His playing career ended there, and he enrolled at Ole Miss.
Grit Like Britt
Redman and his father founded the Grit Like Britt Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) that buys video game consoles for children in pediatric cancer wards, including the hospital where he was treated.
"That kind of got my mind off of like, I don't know, chemotherapy because I was 16," he said. "So it was just, just a kid getting like a brand new console. That's like Christmas to them, and we did it on Christmas Eve."
He said he is now an ambassador for the V Foundation for Cancer Research, with golf fundraisers planned in Lake Como, Italy, and the Bahamas. He also spoke at the Dick Vitale Gala in Sarasota, Florida, which WDRB reported drew more than 1,000 people and raised more than $12.5 million. He said he pointed his remarks at other patients.
"I was only in the hospital for 15 days. These kids are in there for like 2 and a half years... don't take anything for granted... just perspective is really all it is."
Assistant General Manager
On what he did for the Kings: "Mainly with my dad, um, he calls me like assistant general manager is what he says."
He charted plays early in the season and gave opinions on roster moves. He said he pushed back on one proposed receiver trade: "You don't need any more receivers. Like, you got the best receiving corps in this league."
Louisville's receiving leaders in 2026 were Isaiah Winstead (29 catches, 474 yards), Lucky Jackson (32-392) and Tarik Black (27-388). The Kings did make a quarterback trade, sending Jason Bean to D.C. for Mike DiLiello in April, and released running back Benny Snell, who had 31 carries for 72 yards in four starts.
He also called a timeout in the season opener while his father was mic'd up. "I had to call timeout for him. That was funny."
0-3
Louisville opened the year with three losses: 15-13 to Birmingham, 19-9 at Orlando and 29-27 in overtime to Orlando. Ian Wheeler fumbled at the goal line late in the first half of the opener.
"We knew, like, in the locker room, like, this team is special... we're a new team, new coach. Like, this is just building the chemistry up."
Redman said a longer runway would have helped. "Definitely more time and stuff, just to - especially for us because we're a new team, to get that chemistry up."
The Kings went 6-1 the rest of the way to finish 6-4, beat St. Louis 29-20 in the conference championship, then took the United Bowl.
What Comes Next
Seven players off the championship roster went to NFL camps this summer, including Defensive Player of the Year Cam Gill (Carolina), Special Teams Player of the Year Tanner Brown (New Orleans) and United Bowl MVP Ian Wheeler (Buffalo).
Redman's closing pitch to fans was about his father, who came to the UFL from the high school ranks after playing at Male High School, Louisville and in the NFL.
"He's not just like a dude off the street... he has so much knowledge for the game. And people don't really probably realize that."
The Kings will hold a free championship celebration at Lynn Family Stadium on Wednesday, Sept. 16, from 6-8 p.m. The UFL Louisville Showcase runs Nov. 15 at Louisville Male High School.