Tainai Deers
The Tainai Deers is an American football team located in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.
Team history
- 1989 Team founded by the Kajima Business group. Team known as the Kajima Deers
- 1992 Promoted from X2 to X1.
- 1997 Won first Tokyo Super Bowl title.
- 2009 Won 2nd Japan X Bowl title and 1st Rice Bowl National Championship
- 2014 Kajima Group ends team sponsorship. Lixil Group offers new sponsorship. Team renamed the LIXIL Deers.
- 2021 Lixil Group end sponsorship. Team renamed Deers Football Club.
- 2022 Team renamed Tainai Deers.
Current Import Players
Former Import players| Name | Position | Years with the team | Alma mater | Achievements |
| Michael Hawkins | CB | 2022-24 | University of San Diego | |
| Ian Park | LT | 2019–2023 | Northwestern University | 2x All X-League Area Team member |
| Joseph Marton | DL | 2022 | SGS College | |
| Joe Mathis | OLB | 2020 | Washington | 2x All X-League Team member |
| Dakota Torres | TE | 2019 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | |
| Max Look | CB | 2019 | Pacific University | All X-League Area Team member |
| Fred Wyatt | DT | 2019 | Northwestern University | - |
| Derrick Bryant | LB | 2018 | University of Indianapolis |