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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 conferences of the United Football League (UFL), along with the United States Football League (USFL).
More than 200 players who played in the 2023 XFL season earned invitations to workout for NFL teams, while 63 of them signed contracts. One player ( Daniel Whelan ) started the 2023 NFL season on an active 53-man NFL roster, while 17 other players started the season on practice squads .
NFL teams were permitted to request tryouts of XFL players beginning the day following a players’ club's last game of the season, including playoffs. NFL teams could also negotiate with the players, but were unable to sign the player until May 15, two days after the conclusion of the XFL championship game.
The eight surviving teams were announced the following day on College GameDay, along with the alignment; the XFL and USFL will survive as separate conferences. [39] Daryl Johnston would note in February that maintaining the XFL and USFL conferences as separate entities was designed to build an on-field rivalry between the two brands and to give ...
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The Arlington Renegades, who won the XFL last season, are 0-5. The top two teams in each division will qualify for the playoffs with the title game slated for June 16 in St. Louis.
All eight teams received new brandings on August 21, 2019: the New York Guardians, DC Defenders, Tampa Bay Vipers, St. Louis BattleHawks, Dallas Renegades, Houston Roughnecks, Seattle Dragons, and Los Angeles Wildcats. [19] Names and logos for the XFL teams were to be revealed in early June but were delayed over two months from that date.
Amid the XFL-USFL merger, several players decided to withdraw their name from the dispersal draft pool and sign with CFL teams. [80] [81] On January 16, 2024, the St. Louis Battlehawks re–signed 2023 XFL Special Teams Player of the Year Darrius Shepherd. [82] On January 17, 2024, the DC Defenders signed former NFL first-round pick DT Robert ...