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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Gerry Cardinale’s RedBird Capital just bought the XFL, giving the bankrupt football league another boost of life. As Sportico reports, the investment firm behind the league purchase spent $15 million on the XFL, just hours before an auction was set to take place. The purchase will be split evenly between the investors, […]
Antonio Brown has reminded the world he wants nothing to do with “lower-class football.” As his NFL future remains uncertain, the wide receiver has ruled out joining alternative leagues—specifically the newly relaunched XFL. Brown explained his stance during a recent appearance on The Breakfast Club, when asked if he had tuned into the XFL’s opening game. “I don’t […]
Since the FYRE Festival blunder, Ja Rule has become the target of trolls. But instead of just rolling with the punches, Rule has finally started to throw some jabs of his own. Ja Rule was just trying to enjoy his Saturday when he started to get trolled. Somehow Twitter users turned Rule’s appreciation for the XFL […]
Any other year and this weekend would have been a sports nightmare. The NFL just finished. The NBA really kicks it up after the All-Star break. Still a month away from March Madness. Every other year this would have been a weekend to go outside and do something productive with your life. Well, thanks to […]
In a development that is interesting insofar as it may represent the future of pro football leagues competing over player contracts (provided the XFL can actually get off the ground this time), Vince McMahon’s resurrected league has reportedly blocked the Detroit Lions from reuniting with quarterback Josh Johnson, who they cut this past September. At […]
Antonio Brown might be out of a job at the moment, but he’s not interested in taking his talents to the XFL. AB spent his Sunday morning interacting with some fans on Twitter. When a follower asked if he would join the XFL, Brown took this as an opportunity to predict the league’s demise. “I’ll […]
Ahead of its 2020 draft, the XFL informed agents that the average player will receive $55,000 during the inaugural season—about $440,000 less than the minimum NFL salary. According to an XFL memo obtained by Yahoo! Sports, league athletes will be paid $2,080 on a bi-weekly basis from Dec. 4, 2019, to May 31, 2020. With 13 pay periods during the season, the average […]
UPDATED 7:07 p.m. ET: Rod Smart has been found after being reported missing, according to Scott Fowler of Charlotte Observer. UPDATE: Rod Smart has been located and is “safe,” according to police. So thank God for that. Updated column coming in awhile. https://t.co/UX0upMY0hc — Scott Fowler (@scott_fowler) June 18, 2019 See original story below. Former […]
Johnny Manziel continues his rocky road to redemption as it appears that the quarterback is looking to play for Houston’s XFL franchise. ESPN reported that Johnny Football has “expressed interest” in being apart of the XFL’s Houston roster. While stopping by the annual TriStar collectors show on Saturday, Manziel spoke to several outlets about the […]
Colin Kaepernick asked for at least $20 million from the XFL when the two sides discussed the possibility of him making his return to football, according to Michael McCarthy of Sporting News. It’s the same figure Kaepernick reportedly requested when another NFL competitor, the Alliance of American Football, reached out to him. Earlier this month, Kaepernick and his former San Francisco 49ers teammate Eric Reid […]
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