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[82] [83] Some refute the idea and claimed that the XFL is not getting a rights fee from ESPN, and the agreement is a rights agreement for the games to be on the air, but without payment. In a tweet, Dwayne Johnson responded to the claimed and said: "ESPN is a stakeholder in XFL. Long term partners", implying that ESPN are shareholders in the ...
While the XFL was on hiatus, Fox Sports—which had been one of the XFL's broadcast partners along with ESPN in 2020—entered a partnership with Brian Woods, who had been operating The Spring League (TSL) as a non-paying, pay-to-play developmental showcase for professional players [12] under a single-campus bubble format [13] since 2017.
ESPN also hosted an XFL studio show called XFL Today during the season, with Jason Fitz, Skubie Mageza and Andrew Hawkins. [405] The hosts replaced Jonathan Coachman , who declined to return after the money he was due for hosting the show in 2020 went unpaid in the league's bankruptcy.
The XFL was a professional American football minor league [2] [3] [4] consisting of eight teams located across the United States in mid-sized to major markets. It is now one of the two-component conferences of the United Football League (UFL), along with the United States Football League (USFL).
The 2023 XFL Championship Game was an American football game on May 13, 2023, at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The contest determined the champion of the 2023 XFL season and was played between the South Division title winners Arlington Renegades and the North Division title winners DC Defenders . [ 5 ]
On June 27, 2023, USFL President of Football Operations Daryl Johnston initially confirmed in an interview that the league would return for the 2024 season. [2]USFL average viewership in 2023 was down 16% from its debut season to 601,000 and 3% lower than the 2023 XFL season, despite having 28 over-the-air network games compared to eight for the XFL. [3]
The 2023 Arlington Renegades season is the second season for the Arlington Renegades as a professional American football franchise.They are charter members of the XFL, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2023 season.
The 2023 St. Louis Battlehawks season was the second season for the St. Louis Battlehawks as a professional American football franchise.They played as charter members of the XFL, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2023 season.