Hall of Fame player loses his job as XFL head coach from Larry Brown Sports, with Steve DelVecchio, and from YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Rod Woodson did not enjoy much success in his first season as the head coach of the XFL’s Vegas Vipers, and the former NFL star will not have an opportunity to make things right in 2024. The XFL announced in a statement on Sunday that Woodson and the Vipers have mutually agreed to part ways. XFL president Russ Brandon thanked Woodson and said the Hall of Fame defensive back “left an indelible mark on all the coaches, staff, and…
Pittsburgh Steelers invite XFL star to minicamp from Aaron Becker, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com The Steelers may have just found QB Kenny Pickett another big playmaker and it wasn’t even through the 2023 NFL Draft. It was announced Wednesday that Pittsburgh has invited WR Hakeem Butler to its minicamp. Butler, who is a massive 6-foot-5, 227 pounds and is still only 26, had 51 catches for 599 yards and a league-best eight touchdowns this season in the XFL. Former #Cardinals WR Hakeem Butler has been invited to #Steelers minicamp. He's been playing for the XFL's St. Louis Battlehawks and has put up…
XFL game ends in huge fight after A.J. McCarron sack from Larry Brown Sports, with Grey Papke, and from YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com Sunday’s XFL game between the St. Louis Battlehawks and the DC Defenders ended with a rather wild on-field fight. The Defenders were attempting to rally for a win and were within 34-28 after a touchdown. They proceeded to take advantage of an XFL rule allowing teams to attempt a play on 4th-and-15 instead of trying an onside kick, but that play ended with Defenders quarterback A.J. McCarron getting sacked. For whatever reason, that sparked a full-scale melee between the two…
XFL names eight head coaches for 2023 season from Victor Barbosa, with YardBarker.com/www.yardbarker.com The XFL is set to return in 10 months, and on Wednesday morning, fans learned the eight newest head coaches. On ESPN, the @XFL2023 just announced the league's 8 head coaches for its 2023 return to the field. They are: Wade PhillipsBob StoopsTerrell BuckleyHines WardRod WoodsonReggie BarlowAnthony BechtJim Haslett Owners @DanyGarciaCo and @TheRock are on @GetUpESPN now. — Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) April 13, 2022 “Individual team assignments will be made at a later date. The league has not yet announced whether it will play in local markets,…
from the XFLhub.com: The XFL has an official return date. Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson announced that the football league will return in the spring of 2022. Johnson partnered with Dany Garcia and RedBird Capital to buy the XFL in August. They paid $15 million for the failed football league. They reportedly split the cost. “The XFL represents the idea of ultimate opportunity; it’s a league of soul and culture, anchored by the pursuit of dreams and love for the game, that we couldn’t be more proud to lead,” said Garcia and Johnson. “Every XFL player, coach, city and fan is…
from www.wxii12.com: Dwayne Johnson/”The Rock” is heading back to the world of sports entertainment after securing the previously defunct XFL. The wrestler turned actor acquired the league in a reported $15 million deal alongside business partner and ex-wife Dany Garcia and investment firm RedBird Capital. “With gratitude & passion I’ve built a career with my own two hands and will apply these callouses to our XFL brand,” Johnson tweeted Monday. “Excited to create something special for the fans!” With my trail blazing partner @DanyGarciaCo & Red Bird Capital, we have acquired the XFL. With gratitude & passion I’ve built a…
from www.wrestlinginc.com and coming in from this website, since they cover Vince McMahon and his wrestling exploits, and Vince McMahaon and his football exploits too….www.wrestlinginc.com **********It has been announced that the XFL will cease all operations immediately. Per a news conference with COO Jeffery Pollock, the league will not be returning for the 2021 season.********** Daniel Yanofsky reporting for WrestlingInc.com….. When the XFL was reborn following Super Bowl LIV, it was unknown how long it would last. Nobody expected a global pandemic to force it to end, however. It was announced that the XFL will cease all operations immediately. Per…
XFL STATEMENT ON COVID-19 A player for the Seattle Dragons has tested positive for COVID-19. The player participated in the March 7 game against the Roughnecks in Houston and was asymptomatic at that time. He self-reported to team medical staff on March 10 and has been in quarantine since. A test was administered as early as possible, with the results received March 13. As planned, and following the league announcing on March 12 that regular season games will not be played, all Dragons players met with team medical staff on March 13 for exit physicals. Each player was screened for…
++++++++++Austin Proehl scores the first TD in the history of the resurrected XFL.++++++++++ from Greensboro, N.C. and Kernodle Middle School, Western Guilford High School and later on from the North Carolina Tar Heels and getting it done today on ABC TV, in the XFL for the Seattle Dragons, and that would be WR Austin Proehl…Proehl played middle school football for the Kernodle Middle School Cougars, he played quarterback and JV football for the Western Guilford Hornets, and later he was a top wide receiver for Larry Fedora’s UNC Tar Heels… His first two catches/receptions today went for touchdowns, and Austin…