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XFL And USFL Announce Merger

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The XFL and USFL have announced a merger between the two spring football leagues. “If the transaction is consummated, the new league will establish best-in-class operations based on the most recent seasons of both leagues. This historic combination will anchor professional spring football with substantial capabilities and resources to ensure future growth and continue to enhance the development of the collective players, coaches, and staff that are coming together,” the leagues said in a joint statement.

It’s a move many expected as neither spring league was perfect. While the USFL was the better football product, the XFL had better visibility and viewership. The USFL is owned by Fox while the XFL is owned by The Rock and his ex-wife. Both leagues are revivals of older spring leagues. The XFL was first formed in 2001 and folded after a season. It was revived in 2020 but declared for bankruptcy after the pandemic cut its first season short. Meanwhile, the USFL briefly existed during the 1980s before being revived in 2022.

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New Spring League To Debut In 2024

The press release that announced the merge stated that more details about the new league would be announced at a later time. As it stands, there are 16 teams and hundreds of players looking at a somewhat uncertain future. The XFL has teams in Arlington, DC, Houston, Orlando, San Antonio, Seattle, St. Louis, and Vegas. Meanwhile, the USFL operates in Michigan, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Pittsburgh, Birmingham, New Orleans, Houston, and Memphis.

However, as mentioned, the merger will allow a spring football product, especially one without the explicit backing of the NFL, to survive. In the past few years, the various spring leagues have been feeders for the NFL. Following the 2023 seasons, 13 USFL players and 18 XFL players ended up with NFL teams, be it on the active roster or on a practice squad. Notable players include Daniel Whelan, the Packers’ starting punter, and Brandon Aubrey, the Cowboy’s starting kicker.

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SOURCE SPORTS: Dwayne Johnson’s XFL and NFL Enter Partnership

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The Rock Announces 2022 Relaunch of the XFL

The XFL is joining forces with the NFL. The football league owned by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, and his business partner Dany Garcia, has entered an R&D partnership with the NFL. According to Variety, the deal is designed to “expand the game of football.”

XFL training camps have a January 2023 target date for opening and will operate in studying the game of football.

“We are extremely pleased to collaborate with the NFL in these important areas,” said Garcia. “We are bringing forward an XFL that is progressive and forward-thinking when it comes to innovation, leveraging the newest technology to enhance gameday experience. We have an open field for innovative rules to enhance in-game access. Sharing insights and practices between the XFL and NFL will do a tremendous amount of good for the game of football and support the player ecosystem overall.”

“The XFL has shown us that innovation is one of its core principles. We are hopeful that this relationship will support further development and improvements in the game of football at all levels,” said Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive VP of football operations.

Johnson acquired the XFL for $15 million in 2020.

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