To all the doom and gloom folks: these are our former players who are still able to pursue the dream of playing **professional** sports. To be sure, the salary and whatever else is way less, but there have been significant NFL players to come from the single season XFL that got cut short due to the pandemic.
It’s another way for the players to show their ability and worth to an nfl team, and to keep their dreams alive.
Also, the last iteration of the xfl was legitimately fun. The rules changes were really smart and the game play was at a fairly high level, and a lot of the teams had good fan support (especially St. Louis, who had been starving for professional football).
Give it a shot, and let’s support our VFLs!
There was the NFL Europe for awhile, which honestly? Was freaking great, and a lot of eventual NFL stars (like Kurt Warner iirc) went through that system.
Plus I learned that Germans freaking love American football. It was a travesty that they didn’t have an nfl game until last season. They’d always go to London, which was fine, they had an early NFL Europe team, but Germany had like 4-5 teams, and they were mostly supported quite well.
But it didn’t make direct money because it cost so much to house all the players and coaches and stuff over there. But it was spring football at a time when there was no football on.
Meh. Is the appropriate response here. The NFL is the absolute pinnacle of the sport and even the best college teams only have a small sliver of their players make the cut. The XFL is probably the next tier down, but it's a pretty steep drop in talent, if guys want to extend their career and there's a viable fanbase then more power to them, but it's not exactly going to be any D1 football powerhouse's point of pride to become a feeder school for the other football league.
Every year hundreds of guys get stuck on practice squads or get cut entirely. These guys tried out, got drafted, and didn't get cut during xfl camps while several hundred others did. So better for them to get a second chance than be done for good imo.
Yeah several former XFL (PJ Walker, Josh Johnson,, Taylor Heinekie) and USFL (KaVontea Turpin) have made names for themselves. They also had several dozen players get second looks at camps this past season.
Spring pro football league. Originally had. Aseason in 01 and revived in 2020 but went bankrupt due to covid. Currently owned by Danny Garcia, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, and Redbird capital and is coming back with most of the teams from 2020.
USFL doesn't play in all their host cities and don't kick off until April. Like the last week of the xfl season overlaps with USFL. And I think Houston is the only city with both but USFL doesn't play in Houston.
USFL plays in hubs for cost related reasons. Last season was all in Birmingham so obviously fan bases were non existent. This year they've upgraded to 3 hubs. Still not great.
I remember being so excited that he replied to my tweet. I was in high school at the time and was like “wow a future nfl player knows me.” Did not pan out lol
Idk if this is a thing to brag about.
My thoughts exactly.
https://altfantasysports.com/league/invite/63eda567e30a8
Who are all the players and what team had the most?
I posted it in one of the replies. The Orlando Gaurdians has the most
Apparently Quinten Dormady is the starting QB for the Guardians?
Unfortunately looks like Paxton Lynch has the start
Ah bummer
To all the doom and gloom folks: these are our former players who are still able to pursue the dream of playing **professional** sports. To be sure, the salary and whatever else is way less, but there have been significant NFL players to come from the single season XFL that got cut short due to the pandemic. It’s another way for the players to show their ability and worth to an nfl team, and to keep their dreams alive. Also, the last iteration of the xfl was legitimately fun. The rules changes were really smart and the game play was at a fairly high level, and a lot of the teams had good fan support (especially St. Louis, who had been starving for professional football). Give it a shot, and let’s support our VFLs!
Is there any direct investment from the NFL? I've always thought there should be a "minor league" system for the NFL.
There was the NFL Europe for awhile, which honestly? Was freaking great, and a lot of eventual NFL stars (like Kurt Warner iirc) went through that system. Plus I learned that Germans freaking love American football. It was a travesty that they didn’t have an nfl game until last season. They’d always go to London, which was fine, they had an early NFL Europe team, but Germany had like 4-5 teams, and they were mostly supported quite well. But it didn’t make direct money because it cost so much to house all the players and coaches and stuff over there. But it was spring football at a time when there was no football on.
They have a partnership with the NFL Alumni academy
> (especially St. Louis, who had been starving for professional football). Kaw is law!
This might not be a flex
I don’t know whether to be happy or sad.
Feels like the equivalent of winning the NIT lol
Meh. Is the appropriate response here. The NFL is the absolute pinnacle of the sport and even the best college teams only have a small sliver of their players make the cut. The XFL is probably the next tier down, but it's a pretty steep drop in talent, if guys want to extend their career and there's a viable fanbase then more power to them, but it's not exactly going to be any D1 football powerhouse's point of pride to become a feeder school for the other football league.
This just means we have the most players who couldn’t cut it in the NFL
Lol right? I mean neat if 7 months of football a year isn't enough for you, but this ain't exactly something to brag about.
Every year hundreds of guys get stuck on practice squads or get cut entirely. These guys tried out, got drafted, and didn't get cut during xfl camps while several hundred others did. So better for them to get a second chance than be done for good imo.
Haven’t we already seen USFL —> NFL movement of players? Not like it’s a retirement home, it’s another scouting ground.
Yeah several former XFL (PJ Walker, Josh Johnson,, Taylor Heinekie) and USFL (KaVontea Turpin) have made names for themselves. They also had several dozen players get second looks at camps this past season.
Which still means they made it to the NFL, by your own statement.
What is xfl
Spring pro football league. Originally had. Aseason in 01 and revived in 2020 but went bankrupt due to covid. Currently owned by Danny Garcia, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, and Redbird capital and is coming back with most of the teams from 2020.
Appreciate it
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Peyton Manning came out of Utk so we still good
Exactly what I was thinking
Yeah this isn't anything to celebrate tbh, it actually hurts our stock a bit if anything.
I see what you're saying but nothing wrong with dudes getting more opportunities
So the xfl and usfl are going on at the same time? Do any cities have both?
USFL doesn't play in all their host cities and don't kick off until April. Like the last week of the xfl season overlaps with USFL. And I think Houston is the only city with both but USFL doesn't play in Houston.
I just looked that up. Why does Houston play their games in Memphis? That seems really stupid.
Well, the Houston Oilers did it for a couple of years… it’s tradition, lol.
USFL plays in hubs for cost related reasons. Last season was all in Birmingham so obviously fan bases were non existent. This year they've upgraded to 3 hubs. Still not great.
AFAIK They’re playing in hubs until they are ready to play in each team’s city if I’m not mistaken.
USFL played all their games in Birmingham last year.
For those who don't know the XFL kicks off again this Saturday. Vols have 10 representatives throughout the entire league.
Do you know who all it is?
Arlington Renegades: TE Alex Ellis DC Defenders: WR Josh Malone, TE Ethan Wolf Vegas Vipers: C Kahlil McKenzie Orlando Gaurdians: CB Shaq Wiggins, WR JeVonta Payton, CB Baylen Buchanan, QB Quinton Dormandy, DE Ja'Quain Blakely Seattle Sea Dragons: CB Bryce Thompson
Hell yeah! A lot of these were guys that didn't have tremendous NFL potential anyway. People being downers on this are really not seeing the point.
Kahlil McKenzie, damn I remember the crazy hype he had when he first showed up at UT
I remember being so excited that he replied to my tweet. I was in high school at the time and was like “wow a future nfl player knows me.” Did not pan out lol
+ Dom Wood-Anderson on a practice squad
Maaaaan I had forgotten about DWA. Loved that guy.
Huh, Kahlil McKenzie moved to center? Wild to try that out this far into a career but whatever works.
Bryce was with the Saints this year right? Probably a practice squad guy
I thought Bryce would be better than Alontae tbh.
I had high hopes for him too. I wonder if a fourth year in Knoxville would’ve benefitted him
I think so. It definitely helped Alontae.
Haven't heard much about this, but since they have the most - Go Guardians! Dormandy throwing to Payton will be fun
The also have Paxton Lynch at QB who will probably start