The best thing the XFL has going for them is that they have a great TV deal. ABC, ESPN and FOX will be televising their games, so they will get the maximum exposure possible.
Secondly, they aren’t waiting until the spring or summer, they are starting right after the Super Bowl and ending right after the NFL Draft which I think is smart as well.
Here are some of the key players who will be involved in Week 1.
The Super Bowl goes down on Feb. 2 … and the following weekend, the XFL will debut with a prime-time game on ABC featuring ex-Ohio State QB Cardale Jones.
The Defenders also feature WR Max McCaffrey — brother of Carolina Panthers star running back Christian McCaffrey.
L.A.’s roster features ex-Baylor star Shawn Oakman, who is reviving his pro football career after being found NOT GUILTY in a sexual assault case.
As for Houston, their QB is ex-Michigan State star Connor Cook, a 4th-round pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Ex-Auburn star WR Sammie Coates, a 3rd-round NFL Draft pick, is also on the Roughnecks.
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