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<\/a><\/p>\nThe eight teams, announced Wednesday afternoon by XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck, ESPN\u2019s Laura Rutledge, and FS1 host Colin Cowherd:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dallas Renegades<\/p>\n
\u2014 Houston Roughnecks<\/p>\n
\u2014 Los Angeles Wildcats<\/p>\n
\u2014 New York Guardians<\/p>\n
\u2014 St. Louis BattleHawks<\/p>\n
\u2014 Seattle Dragons<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tampa Bay Vipers<\/p>\n
\u2014 Washington Defenders<\/p>\n
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So far, just one player has signed a contract to play in the XFL: former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback and former University of Oklahoma standout Landry Jones. Commissioner Oliver Luck says the league is expected to announce more signings as NFL teams begin to cut their offseason rosters to 53 players.\u00a0\u00a0 He says, “We’ve anxiously awaiting the Labor Day cuts that will take place where there will be another group of players available. Things have gone as well as expected.”<\/p>\n
Luck said the draft will be in October. Playing rules are still being tweaked after the league held a session in California with coaches, Fox and ESPN last month.<\/p>\n
League President and COO Jeffrey Pollack says, “We’re sincere in our belief that it is up to fans and players to write the story. We have written the headline and now the story will be what happens on the field.” .<\/p>\n
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The XFL announced in 2017 that it was coming back after it went one season in 2001 before shutting down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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(AP) The new XFL professional football League will start play in 2020, and\u00a0 will kick off its 10-week season on February 8, a week after Super Bowl LIV.<\/p>\n