[2], After only five weeks of play in its inaugural 2020 season, the league's operations slowly came to a close due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[3] and filed for bankruptcy on April 13. Five balls, each with a different texture of leather, were tested during the Summer Showcases and The Spring League. Both leagues followed an Eastern/Western division,[89] which the XFL also confirmed during its Summer Showcase in Dallas. The #1 source for XFL news since 2018. These are rule changes which the league has considered using, though they were either not officially tested or were discarded in preseason testing: Names and logos for the XFL teams were to be revealed in early June but were delayed over two months from that date. [8][9][10][11][12] Both partners lost $35 million on the XFL,[13] and McMahon eventually conceded that the league was a "colossal failure". 2020 XFL Standings. [75] On August 21, 2020, the transition of ownership was completed, with Johnson stating "The deal is officially closed and 'the keys' to the XFL have been handed over. These rules discourage either team from purposefully taking a touchback. [52], In the week leading up to the kickoff, the XFL secured sponsorships from Gatorade and Anheuser-Busch. The XFL hasn’t announced its field of teams yet, but reconfigured Globe Life Park, the Arlington home of the XFL’s Dallas Renegades during the shortened 2020 … One game per-week in the final two weeks of the regular season is tentatively scheduled to be played on Thursday night instead of Saturday. Manufactured by Team Issue in Dallas, Texas, the balls were designed to be one of the most innovative balls to date. A supplemental draft was held November 22 of that same year. 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[132] The XFL officially confirmed these arrangements on May 6, 2019, under a three-year deal. Alpha Entertainment was spun off from WWE to keep the league's finances separate from the professional wrestling enterprise, with McMahon the sole proprietor. Notable players, coaches, teams, schedule for new Alliance of American Football league", "XFL wants to score bankrupt football league's assets stored in San Antonio warehouse", "Bankrupt football league's gear sold at San Antonio court auction", "XFL rejected merger with AAF, takes lessons from failed league", "XFL reveals names, logos for its eight teams", "XFL uniforms ranked: Will the L.A. Wildcats be the best dressed team in the league? [18] While the league was able to launch in 2019, a year before the XFL's first season, it went bankrupt before its first season finished after it twice lost its major investors. [89] (This rule is also a carryover from the original XFL, which added the rule only for the playoffs. [108], Full stadium capacity. [64], On May 20, 2020, the league made its first actions toward resuming operations by asking authorities in St. Louis, Houston and Seattle to reinstate stadium lease agreements that it had previously been attempting to discharge in the bankruptcy. ( 0:43) St. Louis BattleHawks. October 1, 2020 at 10:04 am Professional sports is about watching the best vs the best. [142] ESPN and ABC's top team features Steve Levy (ESPN/ABC College Football play-by-play announcer at the time, now Monday Night Football lead play-by-play announcer), former Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill, and Dianna Russini, and their second team included Tom Hart (lead announcer for ESPN’s SEC Network) and Joey Galloway. — XFL (@xfl2020) August 21, 2019 The XFL has spent the past two years determining team locations, signing stadium agreements and hiring head coaches. In a press conference, McMahon stated that the new XFL would be dissimilar to its previous incarnation, stating that "There's only so many things that have 'FL' on the end of them and those are already taken. [68] However, court documents which were made public on July 28, 2020, revealed that the XFL would not sell unless they successfully negotiated a new broadcasting agreement. [122] Almost all prospects then participate in NCAA football for the 3-year waiting period. Orlando was also one of the original XFL's most successful markets and second in attendance for the 2019 AAF season). Signing for a longer-term would make the player eligible for a loyalty bonus above and beyond their tiered salary; in return, the player would not be allowed to play in any other league during the spring, summer or autumn months, nor is the contract guaranteed. Consisting of eight teams divided equally between an East and West division, seasons run from February to April, with each team playing a ten-game regular season, and four progressing to the playoffs to crown a season champion. [125], Luck stated he anticipated mobile sports betting to be legal in many states by the 2020 launch date, much like it is in New Jersey, and hoped to integrate legal sports betting as part of the XFL. Kickoffs that go out of bounds, or fall short of the receiving team's 20-yard line. Just look at technology and companies like Facebook and Amazon bidding for sports rights. Everything was affected, including sports. [17] The following year, the director of the documentary, Charlie Ebersol (son of Dick Ebersol), would go on to help form the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2018, hoping to beat the revived XFL in being the first to play (they did by a year). [15][22] McMahon is prepared to invest as much as $500 million, five times as much as his investment in the 2001 XFL. [120] In contrast to the original XFL, players' health insurance is covered by the league. A minor touchback occurs when the ball bounces into the endzone, which results in the receiving team taking possession at the 15. Four games are played per-week during the regular season, consisting mainly of afternoon/primetime doubleheaders played on Saturdays and Sundays. Training camps began … In the event the defense secures a turnover and returns the ball for a touchdown, the defensive team scores the same number of points as the offense was aiming to score. 2020 XFL Defensive Rankings Ranked by Yards/Game Allowed. [a] The company is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. [72] It was also reported that ESPN, which is also connected to ABC,[72] wanted to sever ties with the XFL. [34][22], McMahon denied that the timing of the announcement was meant to coincide with a recent ratings downturn being experienced by the NFL, explaining, "What has happened there is their business, and I'm not going to knock those guys, but I am going to learn from their mistakes as anyone would if they were tasked with re-imagining a new football league. Louis's. [79][80], These are rule changes the league officially confirmed in the January 7, 2020 release of the official rule book:[81], The league has an active interest in reviving the kickoffs as an element of the game. The XFL filed trademarks for five potential team names for its Seattle-based franchise in late June, including one for the eventually chosen name Seattle Dragons, but not for any of the other seven teams. In a statement to Deadspin, WWE did not confirm or deny the rumors, but did state that McMahon was establishing a new company known as Alpha Entertainment, which would "explore investment opportunities across the sports and entertainment landscapes, including professional football. The XFL 2020 season may have been cut short, but the future of the league is looking bright. It hired Dean Blandino as its head of officiating. Check out the Stats Crew's statistics and rosters from the 2020 XFL (XFL) Leaders. Each team plays all three teams in their division twice, once each of home and road. On March 10, each team's maximum roster size increased from 52 to 57 players and the majority of Team 9 was dispersed. McMahon also stated that teams would have new identities compared to recycling old identities from the old league. ET (ABC), when the DC Defenders host the Seattle Dragons. "[22], On June 5, 2018, Oliver Luck was named the league's commissioner and chief executive officer. XFL XFL Files for Bankruptcy After Firing All Employees. Next weekend (Feb. 23) will be the first time the St. Louis Battlehawks will play in front of their hometo… [82], Besides the eight competitive teams, the XFL had operated a centralised practice squad and farm team, which operated as a full team with a coaching staff and a 40-man roster (encompassing offensive and defensive players but no special teams) but didn't play any on-the-record games against the other eight teams. XFL Fantasy guides and DFS insight. [70] ESPN even stated that the XFL's "services, skills and talents are not fungible.”[70] On July 23, 2020, Fox also filed a motion in court which signaled a willingness to broadcast the XFL as well, but only under the condition that a new league owner could negotiate a new broadcasting agreement. [62] With the bankruptcy filing, the league put itself up for sale and began the process of seeking a buyer in order to maximize the value of its assets to pay off creditors. [27], Unlike other alternative football leagues, the XFL does not use a territorial draft and teams were not restricted to the locations from which they could select players. [133] ESPN would broadcast the western division championship and the XFL championship, while one game each was scheduled for ESPN2 and FS2.[133]. Jones enjoyed particular success at … Six midseason takeaways", "CFL pass interference replay hasn't been a problem", "WWE's Vince McMahon looks to start professional football league", "Oliver Luck named commissioner and CEO of XFL", "Former Bills GM Whaley hired as XFL senior VP", "Jeffrey Pollack Named XFL President & COO", "Official XFL Announcement with Vince McMahon", "Oliver Luck Q&A: On the XFL, changing football and Houston - HoustonChronicle.com", "LA Among the 8 Cities to Launch Vince McMahon's New XFL League", "Bob Stoops will coach the Dallas XFL team", "WWE's Vince McMahon, Commissioner Oliver Luck Officially Announce 8 XFL Cities", "What is the AAF? The networks will cover the production costs, hold the digital rights to their telecasts, and the right to sell the conventional commercial inventory during their games. [85], The football used in XFL games is the traditional brown color used in most other leagues, but a unique feature is that each team has their own balls for use in home games, marked with the XFL logo and team's name in their respective colors. [4] On August 2, 2020, actor and producer Dwayne Johnson and longtime business partner Dany Garcia led a consortium with Gerry Cardinale's RedBird Capital to purchase the XFL for $15 million, hours before an auction could take place. [117] 52 players are on each team's regular-season roster, far more than the 38 in the original XFL and comparable to the size of the 53-man NFL rosters; 46 of those 52 are active on any given game day. 247 talking about this. Welcome to XFL Shop. With the XFL not using the same set of requirements for players, there is the possibility the league will sign players who are less than 3 years out of high school. [139] Fox also auditioned Greg Olsen for the second XFL broadcast team in October 2019 by having him call a NFL game during his bye week from the Carolina Panthers[140] and eventually hired him as color commentator for the second broadcast team, which features Kevin Burkhardt on play-by-play. The original proposal for the multiple forward pass rule would have treated any pass behind the line of scrimmage as a, The league proposed using a wider one-yard neutral zone used by the CFL. XFL teams couldn’t beat the top 5 or 6 programs in college. News broke early Thursday morning that the XFL would be returning to play in the spring of 2022. Here's a look The XFL's multi-faceted point-after attempt was a hit in the first week of play for the new league [121] Currently the NFL requires all players to be at least 3 years removed from high school to be eligible for a team's roster. "[153] Another mixed review from Ben Kercheval at CBS Sports stated "while Saturday provided fans with the type of excitement they were hoping to get from the league, Sunday was evidence that start-up leagues still face uphill battles getting watchable football on television. [51] The XFL did not hold a preseason. The defunct Alliance of American Football introduced the sky judge, an additional official in the press booth for the sole purpose of reviewing on-field decisions. [82], XFL does not have the same eligibility requirements for players as the NFL. Team 9 does not include the specialist positions of kicker, punter, or long snapper, who are instead reserved in a separate "player pool. The names, logos and colors for all eight teams were revealed on August 21, 2019, in a livestreamed special. Eventually, the XFL fell... Sunday, we had the opportunity to speak with the running backs coach and co-offensive coordinator of the Dallas Renegades, Bobby Blizzard.... Former DC Defenders team president Erik Moses will reportedly become the president of the Nashville Superspeedway, owned by Dover Motorsports. [36] On January 22, 2019, Jeffrey Pollack was named the president and chief operating officer, coming from his previous role as the chief marketing and strategy officer and special adviser for the Los Angeles Chargers. Upon the announcement of the new XFL, McMahon stated that he aimed to leverage streaming media as part of broadcasting arrangements, and argued that fans wanted "totally different ways" to see the game, rather than having digital streams be only a straight simulcast of the television broadcast. The Wall Street Journal reported via inside sources that neither the broadcasters or the league are making any upfront payments, but that the XFL sells the in-game sponsorship inventory. The 2020 XFL Championship Game was scheduled to be played at TDECU Stadium, the home of the Houston Roughnecks. The league and its teams were originally owned by McMahon's Alpha Entertainment. [134][135][136] Although the networks have ultimate control over the game presentation, McMahon and his longtime media man Joe Cohen brought back many of the features from the original XFL such as the skycam and the on-field "Bubba Cams," along with some innovations introduced in the AAF. [29] Later, when announcing new changes to overtime rules, it was implied that television broadcasts would have three-hour time slots, into which the entire game and overtime would fit. I've Got The Keys Now", "The Rock Supports XFL Players Kneeling During the National Anthem (Video)", "Dean Blandino is the XFL's head of officiating", XFL sends team to Mississippi to explore potential rule changes. The contracts expire at the end of the season, freeing players to sign with any other league. [33] He also noted that by announcing it two years in advance (unlike the original XFL, which was only announced one year in advance), there would also be more time to prepare the league in order to deliver a more desirable product. The league is split into two divisions of four teams. [138] In terms of financial investment into the telecast, ESPN lead play-by-play man Steve Levy described it as "not getting the Monday Night Football treatment (...) but it's pretty close. [131], In January 2019, Sports Business Journal reported that the XFL was desiring that the majority of games air on broadcast television, and was in preliminary talks with ABC/ESPN and Fox Sports as potential broadcast partners. In week 5, New Orleans Saints star Cameron Jordan served as a guest sideline reporter for Fox’s lead broadcast. 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[119] The XFL explicitly wants to avoid any minor league developmental partnership with the NFL or any other league, so as not to lose control of its personnel decisions. Luck left his previous positions with the NCAA to take over the operations of the XFL. Luck has denied any plans to move the schedule to the fall and does not intend to either compete with the NFL in the fall (as the USFL attempted to do), or attempt to fill any void that a potential lockout might cause in 2021 (as the United Football League attempted to do in 2011). "[154], Viewership for the first week of play averaged 3.1 million, but by Week 4 the average had decreased to 1.4 million. The NFL, in exchange for not signing young players who would ordinarily play in the NCAA, is allowed nearly unlimited access to scout and recruit college players. [37], McMahon stated that he wanted to play in existing NFL markets but did not identify potential cities specifically and did not rule out any specific cities. [141] Brock Huard was the sideline reporter for Fox’s lead broadcast while Jenny Taft covered the sidelines for their second broadcast team. [55] This led Smith of Profootballtalk.com to conclude that if "the XFL settles into the range of around 1 million to 2 million viewers per game and stabilizes over the course of the season, the league would seem to be viable. This also means that if a pass is batted back towards the quarterback, he is eligible to throw it again; Landry Jones of Dallas successfully utilized this rule in a game. [128], On February 6, 2020, the XFL announced a partnership with iHeartMedia and Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN), under which iHeartRadio streams gambling-centric "BetCast" coverage of two games per-week. [44] This was seen as a stark contrast to the other emerging spring football league, the Alliance of American Football, which primarily chose markets without NFL teams, seen as a decision to avoid competing with existing fan bases; three of the AAF's markets (Birmingham, Memphis, and Salt Lake, the first two of which had teams in the first XFL) had populations less than half that of St. The year started out full of excitement as we all anticipated the return of the XFL on Feb 8th. 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"[134], Curt Menefee (host of Fox NFL Sunday) and Joel Klatt (lead analyst for Fox’s Big Noon Saturday) served as Fox's lead XFL broadcast team. [73] However, Fox was still open to continuing negotiations with the XFL, but wanted new terms for any future broadcasting agreement and was noncommittal. [77] Johnson and Garcia both stated that they would rescind the policy forbidding kneeling during the national anthem and would instead openly support and encourage such behavior in an October 14 interview with Vice. The XFL revealed team names and logos on August 21, 2019. Louis). Not wanting teams to compete against other spring football teams in the same market, the XFL chose different cities than the AAF. [16] McMahon had purchased the trademarks of the defunct United Football League and an alternative brand, "UrFL" (Your Football League), in early 2017. [46], In May 2019, the XFL placed a bid on some of the AAF's former assets as part of that league's bankruptcy proceedings. The XFL filed trademarks for five potential team names for its Seattle-based franchise in late June, including one for the eventually chosen name Seattle Dragons, but not for any of the other seven teams. [27] McMahon justified his intentions by stating that the XFL would be "evaluating a player based on many things, including the quality of human being they are", and that "people don't want social and political issues coming into play when they are trying to be entertained". As with the 2001 XFL, the 2020 XFL operated eight teams, all centrally owned by the league's holding company, Alpha Entertainment LLC, as a single entity. [124][148][149][150], The XFL received mostly positive reviews on opening weekend. [5][6] On October 1, 2020, the league announced it would return to the field for the 2022 season.

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