[75] On August 21, 2020, the transition of ownership was completed, with Johnson stating "The deal is officially closed and 'the keys' to the XFL have been handed over. The large stadiums with multiple decks only open the lower bowl for XFL games, similar to the former AAF games and MLS matches played in large stadiums. In lieu of network-employed rules analysts, Dean Blandino (one of Fox’s NFL and College Football rules expert), head of officiating for the XFL is made available to analyze replay reviews and officials' rulings. Eventually, the XFL fell... Sunday, we had the opportunity to speak with the running backs coach and co-offensive coordinator of the Dallas Renegades, Bobby Blizzard.... Former DC Defenders team president Erik Moses will reportedly become the president of the Nashville Superspeedway, owned by Dover Motorsports. Training camps began … XFL Sideline Collision Breaks XFL Coach’s Leg. The networks will cover the production costs, hold the digital rights to their telecasts, and the right to sell the conventional commercial inventory during their games. The XFL is a professional American football league. Louis's. McMahon also stated that teams would have new identities compared to recycling old identities from the old league. The XFL has a 10-week regular season, with each team hosting 5 home games, and no bye week. The league was criticized for relying too heavily on "sports entertainment" gimmicks similar to professional wrestling. Louis). He suggested that players who wish to express political opinions should do so on their personal time. [52], In the week leading up to the kickoff, the XFL secured sponsorships from Gatorade and Anheuser-Busch. The 2020 XFL Championship Game was scheduled to be played at TDECU Stadium, the home of the Houston Roughnecks. 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With bowl games and the SEC championship game it dominates the college scene and with a new stadium for the Falcons this is a great spot to launch the league. The XFL’s new owners, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia have prominently featured their eight adopted teams in photos and the recent XFL 2022 teaser video. Both leagues followed an Eastern/Western division,[89] which the XFL also confirmed during its Summer Showcase in Dallas. On August 21, 2020, the transition of ownership was completed, with Johnson stating "The deal is officially closed and 'the keys' to the XFL have been handed over." In a statement to Deadspin, WWE did not confirm or deny the rumors, but did state that McMahon was establishing a new company known as Alpha Entertainment, which would "explore investment opportunities across the sports and entertainment landscapes, including professional football. The playoffs, despite initial reports stating they would use the same crossover approach used by the 2001 XFL, with each division's regular-season winner facing the other division's runner-up,[114] instead use a division championship model, with the top two teams in the division playing each other. [70] ESPN even stated that the XFL's "services, skills and talents are not fungible.”[70] On July 23, 2020, Fox also filed a motion in court which signaled a willingness to broadcast the XFL as well, but only under the condition that a new league owner could negotiate a new broadcasting agreement. 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Jones enjoyed particular success at … The re-born inaugural 2020 season for the XFL begins on Saturday, February 8th with the championship game set for April 26th. Unlike the NFL and NCAA, the XFL's kickoff spot was set at the 30-yard line. [146] ESPN's British partner BT Sport,[147] and Canada's TSN (which is minority-owned by ESPN) also air XFL games, as does Sony ESPN in India. Launching in 2020, the XFL will reimagine the game of football and leverage innovative technology to deliver a revolutionary fan experience. The league and its teams were originally owned by McMahon's Alpha Entertainment. Five balls, each with a different texture of leather, were tested during the Summer Showcases and The Spring League. [128], On February 6, 2020, the XFL announced a partnership with iHeartMedia and Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN), under which iHeartRadio streams gambling-centric "BetCast" coverage of two games per-week. [35] Doug Whaley, most recently general manager of the Buffalo Bills, was hired as the league's senior vice president of football operations on November 8, 2018. Dallas Renegades; DC Defenders; Houston Roughnecks; Los Angeles Wildcats; New York Guardians; St. Louis BattleHawks; Seattle Dragons; Tampa Bay Vipers; The 2020 XFL season kicks off Saturday, Feb. 8, at 2 p.m. XFL News Hub is not associated or affiliated with Alpha Entertainment, LLC ("XFL") in any way. The last of the inaugural head coaches, Houston's June Jones, was hired May 13 and introduced May 20. McMahon re-founded the XFL to create a league with fewer off-field controversies and faster, simpler play compared to the National Football League (NFL), as well as one without the professional wrestling-inspired features and entertainment elements of its predecessor. [73] However, Fox was still open to continuing negotiations with the XFL, but wanted new terms for any future broadcasting agreement and was noncommittal. [56][74] Johnson, who previously worked for McMahon as WWE wrestler The Rock, briefly played collegiate football with the Miami Hurricanes in the 1990s and as a professonal with the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League; he and Garcia were married from 1997 to 2007 and have remained business partners since their divorce. [124][148][149][150], The XFL received mostly positive reviews on opening weekend. The eight-team league launches … [77] Johnson and Garcia both stated that they would rescind the policy forbidding kneeling during the national anthem and would instead openly support and encourage such behavior in an October 14 interview with Vice. Head coaches are eligible for up to a $500,000 salary, with each team having a football operations staff of 25 people. XFL Fantasy guides and DFS insight. )[26] Felony convictions are still a disqualification. Team 9 was to reload to approximately 36 players. The names, logos and colors for all eight teams were revealed on August 21, 2019, in a livestreamed special. [28], McMahon did not initially reveal any specific details on rule changes that the new XFL would feature but did state that he aimed to reduce the length of games to around two hours (in contrast to the standard in American football, which generally runs slightly over three hours). [23] Players did not form a labor union by the time play commenced, thus league policies are not subject to collective bargaining, which could help prevent work stoppages like a lockout or strike. All six of the XFL's officiating crews have at least one woman. 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"[76] On October 1, 2020, the XFL announced its return in spring 2022. The original proposal for the multiple forward pass rule would have treated any pass behind the line of scrimmage as a, The league proposed using a wider one-yard neutral zone used by the CFL. "[9] On December 21, 2017, WWE issued a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, stating that McMahon had sold $100 million worth of WWE stock to fund Alpha Entertainment. XFL 2020: Why college football coaches are being re-energized by the start-up league ... taking two run-down teams and turning them into contenders. Copyright © 2020 XFL News Hub. [53] The Anheuser-Busch sponsorship is used to promote Bud Light Seltzer; the "seltzer chug" became a postgame locker room tradition in part because of the product placement deal. Luck had said he thought this was a great innovation to the game and, in December 2019, confirmed the XFL would use the sky judge. Overtime is decided by a five-round shootout of two-point conversions similar to a penalty shootout in soccer or ice hockey. [17] The following year, the director of the documentary, Charlie Ebersol (son of Dick Ebersol), would go on to help form the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2018, hoping to beat the revived XFL in being the first to play (they did by a year). John Duffley, April 13, 2020 3:00 pm | Share. The XFL has proven it is far from a gimmick league. "[71] On July 28, 2020, it was revealed that ABC had joined Fox and ESPN in calling for new television deals via the court system. The spot of the kickoff is set at the kicking team's 30-yard line. [82], Besides the eight competitive teams, the XFL had operated a centralised practice squad and farm team, which operated as a full team with a coaching staff and a 40-man roster (encompassing offensive and defensive players but no special teams) but didn't play any on-the-record games against the other eight teams. In the hype video narrated by Dany Garcia and ‘The Rock,’ the New York skyline makes a cameo with the proud tag line “The Cities.” [7], The original XFL ran for a single season in 2001, as a joint venture between the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) and NBC spearheaded by Vince McMahon and NBC executive Dick Ebersol. Pre-snap offensive penalties result in the ball being respotted pursuant to regular rules, while post-snap offensive penalties result in a loss of down and no score. Alpha Entertainment was established in order to keep the league's management and operations separate from that of WWE. [50] Players were assigned to each team in the 2020 XFL Draft from October 15 to 16, with schedules released October 22 and ticket sales opening to the general public October 24. [118] The overall salary cap will be approximately $4,000,000 per team. One game per-week in the final two weeks of the regular season is tentatively scheduled to be played on Thursday night instead of Saturday. Commissioner Luck announced the eight host cities and stadiums for the first franchises on December 5, 2018, and also announced the starting date of February 8, 2020, the weekend after Super Bowl LIV,[40] the date on which its first two games were later played. [145], ESPN Latin America simulcasts select ESPN Deportes games. With the XFL not using the same set of requirements for players, there is the possibility the league will sign players who are less than 3 years out of high school. On October 1, 2020, the XFL announced its return in spring 2022. The original XFL was a professional American football league that played its only season in 2001. football , xfl , xfl 2020 , xfl2020 Share John Shumway from KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh and local media from Orlando and San Diego both inquired about potential teams in their respective cities, but McMahon (while stating that "I love Pittsburgh") declined to name any cities for teams. The #1 source for XFL news since 2018. "[134], Curt Menefee (host of Fox NFL Sunday) and Joel Klatt (lead analyst for Fox’s Big Noon Saturday) served as Fox's lead XFL broadcast team. The XFL has a target stadium size of 30,000 seats, so that in the event of playoff games, the upper decks can be opened to increase capacity.[111]. senior vice president of football operations, Hong Kong, Macau, Papua New Guinea, and Southeast Asia, "More Details On The Rock Purchase Of The XFL, How Many Bidders", "Vince McMahon's XFL Files for Bankruptcy Amid Pandemic Shutdown", "XFL suspends operations, lays off employees and has no plans for 2021 season", "Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson buys XFL for $15 million with partners RedBird Capital and Dany Garcia", "XFL Announces Return to the Field in 2022", "Will the XFL actually be making a return? [79][80], These are rule changes the league officially confirmed in the January 7, 2020 release of the official rule book:[81], The league has an active interest in reviving the kickoffs as an element of the game. Just look at technology and companies like Facebook and Amazon bidding for sports rights. "[138] Levy was eventually named the new Monday Night Football play-by-play announcer for the NFL’s 2020 season. The defense is not able to score, as should a turnover occur, the play would be dead. [54] After averaging 3.1 million viewers in its first week,[55] average ratings for the XFL would drop to 1.5 million viewers during its fifth and final week. Something the NFL does not do", "ESPN International to Deliver Comprehensive Global Coverage of the XFL to More than 100 Million Households in over 200 Countries", "XFL draws small but enthusiastic crowds at first two games", "XFL Week 1 winners and losers: Inaugural weekend good for TV networks, gamblers", "XFL 2020 Week 1 takeaways: From P.J. [126] Every state hosting an XFL team, except Florida which has an existing law banning sports betting, has either introduced or passed legislation for the legalization of sports betting. The XFL, which was acquired over the summer by Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia and RedBird Capital Partners, says it will not play in 2021 but plans to return in 2022. [21], On January 25, 2018, Alpha Entertainment announced a new incarnation of the XFL, which would begin with a 10-week inaugural season beginning in January or February 2020. Signing for a longer-term would make the player eligible for a loyalty bonus above and beyond their tiered salary; in return, the player would not be allowed to play in any other league during the spring, summer or autumn months, nor is the contract guaranteed. [120] In contrast to the original XFL, players' health insurance is covered by the league. [22][15] Luck stated in October 2018 that the ban on protesting during the national anthem would be written into player contracts as a condition of employment and that the stipulation was McMahon's idea; Luck agreed that the league aimed to be as non-political as possible. [67] The deadline to file as a bidder was set for July 30, the auction was scheduled to take place August 3 and the sale hearing was set for August 7 at 10am. They are better structured, they have more money to invest in the league, and most importantly, they have better players than they did 20 years ago. The team shared practice facilities with the Dallas Renegades and was internally known as "Team 9". If ratings continue to drop as the season progresses, that would spell trouble for the upstart league. [14][15], In the 2017 ESPN 30 for 30 documentary This Was the XFL, McMahon openly mused about reviving the XFL, noting that changes would need to be made compared to 2001 in order to make it viable and relevant in the modern era. Luck has denied any plans to move the schedule to the fall and does not intend to either compete with the NFL in the fall (as the USFL attempted to do), or attempt to fill any void that a potential lockout might cause in 2021 (as the United Football League attempted to do in 2011). [a] The company is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The inaugural draft took place on October 15, 2019, with the second part of the draft taking place the following day. The XFL will not consider viewership to be a metric of its success; McMahon argued that "to me the landscape has changed in so many different ways. Breakdown of all the news XFL rules. The year started out full of excitement as we all anticipated the return of the XFL on Feb 8th. The conventional extra point kick was replaced with a scrimmage play, varying in point value depending on how far the touchdown-scoring team chooses to take the snap from the goal line: a two-yard attempt scores a single point, a five-yard attempt two points, and a ten-yard attempt three points. Offensive linemen are allowed to advance up to two yards downfield on a forward pass. This is in contrast to the former AAF, which eliminated kickoffs outright, and the NFL and college football, both of which imposed rules minimizing the impact of the kickoff in the mid-2010s to improve player safety. A 2020 XFL “Team 9” football. The defunct Alliance of American Football introduced the sky judge, an additional official in the press booth for the sole purpose of reviewing on-field decisions. "[154], Viewership for the first week of play averaged 3.1 million, but by Week 4 the average had decreased to 1.4 million. Oct 31, 2019 - Explore Micheal Tomsik's board "XFL 2020", followed by 580 people on Pinterest. Moses... We lost two of the biggest names the league had in 2020, QBs PJ Walker, and Jordan Ta’amu.
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