The latest XFL reboot will take place in 2023 and on Wednesday, they announced who their 8 head coaches will be. As you can see below, the XFL has revealed that Wade Phillips, Hines Ward, Rod Woodson, Bob Stoops, Anthony Becht, Jim Haslett, Reggie Barlow, and Terrell Buckley will be head coaches beginning with their … Read more
According to a report, the Detroit Lions have signed another long snapper to work alongside Don Muhlbach during the offseason. Dov Kleiman is reporting that the Lions have signed former XFL LS Scott Daly. Don’t worry, Muhlbach should be safe! The #Lions signed former XFL Long Snapper Scott Daly, per his agent Paul Sheehy. — … Read more
The XFL is not dead yet as Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has reportedly purchased the league along with RedBird Capital as a partner. From Sportico: The XFL has been sold to a group that includes former WWE star Dwayne “The Rock’’ Johnson, giving the bankrupt football league the kind of star power that may draw … Read more
The spread of the novel coronavirus has claimed another sports league victim, as the XFL has decided to suspend all operations after just five games – putting the future of the league in some considerable doubt. And unfortunately, the decision also comes with the laying off of all employees. According to NFL writer Ben Fischer, … Read more
According to reports, a player for the Seattle Dragons of the XFL tested positive for COVID-19. The player, whose name has not yet been released, reportedly played in the Dragon’s last two games which were held on Feb. 29 and March 7. The player self-reported his symptoms on Tuesday and has been in quarantine ever … Read more
The shutdown of multiple sports leagues thanks to the spread of COVID-19 unfortunately also extended to the XFL, which made the decision to halt play after five weeks of a ten week schedule. However, fans who are worried that this could potentially signal the end of the league are in for some luck. According to … Read more
On Monday, the XFL released their 52-man rosters for each of the 8 teams in the league and a couple of former Detroit Lions quarterbacks landed on the same roster. Embed from Getty Images According to the XFL, former Lions backup QBs Chad Kanoff and Josh Johnson are both on the Los Angeles Wildcats roster. … Read more
On Monday, the XFL released their 52-man rosters and those rosters include six former Michigan Wolverines. Here are are the six Wolverines who made the cut, via MLive. RB – De’Veon Smith, Tampa Bay Vipers Embed from Getty Images Smith was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2017, recording three … Read more
According to a report from Adam Schefter, the Detroit Lions had interest in signing quarterback Josh Johnson, but the XFL blocked them. Lions had interest in signing QB Josh Johnson but XFL blocked them, per source. — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 25, 2019 Johnson, who was the backup for the Lions prior to the signing … Read more
According to the Los Angeles Wildcats of the XFL, they have signed former Detroit Lions QB Josh Johnson. Welcome to the squad, Josh Johnson 👊 pic.twitter.com/tbD2homJRg — Los Angeles Wildcats (@XFLWildcats) November 22, 2019 Johnson was the Lions backup prior to them signing Jeff Driskel.
With the XFL starting back up in January or February of 2020, they have released the 8 team locations and names, only one problem they don’t have any players! Well, they will be holding the official XFL draft on October 15th through the 16th, some local names have made the list, let’s check out who. … Read more
According to reports, former Michigan State (and briefly Detroit Lions) quarterback Connor Cook was in St. Louis on Saturday for the XFL’s final Summer Showcase. Notable names at XFL’s final Summer Showcase today in St. Louis: RB David Cobb, RB Jonas Gray, RB Trent Richardson, QB Connor Cook, QB Zach Mettenberger, TE Clay Harbor, DE … Read more
The AAF came and as I predicted, it did not last a single season. Now, it’s the XFL’s turn to prove they can survive in a country where the National Football League runs the show. Embed from Getty Images In 2020, the XFL will take another swing at establishing themselves as a legit football league … Read more
On Monday, news broke that Pep Hamilton was leaving the University of Michigan coaching staff to pursue another opportunity. Well, according to reports, that opportunity is not at the college level and it’s not at the NFL level. Instead, Hamilton is expected to become the head coach and GM of the XFL’s Washington, DC franchise. … Read more
Just the other day, news broke that the XFL had registered a bunch of domain names for potential home cities for their new league. One city on that list was Detroit, Michigan. Well, on Wednesday, the XFL announced the 8 home cities for their upcoming league and Detroit was left out. The XFL announces its … Read more
If you are sick and tired of the Lions, you may soon have another team to root for as Detroit is reportedly in the running to land an XFL team. Embed from Getty Images According to Domain Name Wire, on Thursday, the XFL recently registered a bunch of domain names for potential cities and Detroit … Read more
