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The XFL is back successful 2023, its 3rd iteration aft trying to motorboat a spring shot league 2 different times. The archetypal came successful 2001, and determination was besides a COVID-19-shortened attempt successful 2020. Before the league, which is being tally by an ownership radical headed by league co-owners Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Dany Garcia, tin get going, however, it archetypal needed its 8 teams to person logos and squad names.
We present person those, arsenic the XFL released the franchise names and brands Monday, the adjacent measurement arsenic the league readies for its kickoff successful February, which volition beryllium shown connected the ESPN household of networks. What's next? Assigning 16 quarterbacks to its franchises (two per team) connected Nov. 15, followed by the draft, which volition instrumentality spot Nov. 16-17 astatine the UFC Apex successful Enterprise, Nevada.
Here are the 8 squad names and logos, on with accusation astir the stadiums and head coaches for each franchise:
Arlington Renegades
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Coach: Bob Stoops
Stoops is known for his occurrence astatine the University of Oklahoma, wherever helium coached from 1999 to 2016. He brought a struggling Sooners programme backmost to nationalist prominence, winning a title successful 2000 and starring Oklahoma to 10 Big 12 titles successful 18 seasons. Stoops compiled a 191-48 grounds with the Sooners, making him the winningest manager successful Oklahoma history. He besides coached the XFL's Dallas Renegades successful 2020, starring them to a 2-3 mark.
D.C. Defenders
Stadium: Audi Field
Coach: Reggie Barlow
Barlow, who played 8 seasons successful the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers arsenic a receiver and footwear returner, coached 13 seasons for HBCU teams earlier joining the XFL. Barlow coached 8 seasons astatine his alma mater, Alabama State, from 2007 to 2014 earlier coaching different 5 seasons astatine Division II Virginia State from 2016 to 2021. He has an 83-58 grounds arsenic a manager with 1 league title.
Houston Roughnecks
Stadium: TDECU Stadium
Coach: Wade Phillips
Phillips has coached nonrecreational shot dating backmost to 1976, serving arsenic a antiaircraft adjunct manager for 10 NFL franchises, astir precocious arsenic the Los Angeles Rams' coordinator from 2017 to 2019. Phillips has besides been an NFL caput coach, compiling an 83-69 grounds implicit 9 seasons (including playoffs) with the Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys.
Orlando Guardians
Stadium: Camping World Stadium
Coach: Terrell Buckley
After spending 14 seasons arsenic a cornerback successful the NFL from 1992 to 2005 for 7 teams, including the Super Bowl XXXVI champion New England Patriots successful 2001, Buckley worked arsenic a assemblage manager for 15 seasons aft retiring arsenic a player. He was an adjunct astatine the assemblage level from 2007 to 2021, astir precocious arsenic the cornerbacks manager for Ole Miss from 2020 to 2021. The Florida State merchandise had 50 vocation interceptions successful the NFL.
San Antonio Brahmas
Stadium: Alamodome
Coach: Hines Ward
Ward joins the Brahmas arsenic their manager and wide manager aft an illustrious 14-year playing vocation for the Pittsburgh Steelers, successful which helium made 4 Pro Bowls and was the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XL. Ward finished his playing vocation with 1,000 receptions for 12,083 yards and 85 touchdowns. He has 4 seasons of coaching experience, astir precocious arsenic the wide receivers manager astatine Florida Atlantic successful 2021.
Seattle Sea Dragons
Stadium: Lumen Field
Coach: Jim Haslett
Along with playing 8 seasons successful the NFL arsenic a linebacker for the Bills and New York Jets and coaching the New Orleans Saints for six seasons from 2000 to 2005, Haslett has acquisition with spinoff shot leagues, arsenic helium led the United Football League's Florida Tuskers to a 6-0 grounds successful 2009. Haslett has astir 3 decades of NFL coaching acquisition arsenic a caput coach, antiaircraft coordinator and linebackers coach.
St. Louis BattleHawks
Stadium: The Dome astatine America's Center
Coach: Anthony Becht
Becht was a first-round draught prime by the Jets successful 2000 and spent 11 seasons successful the NFL arsenic a choky extremity for the Jets, Buccaneers, Rams, Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs. Becht, who had 188 vocation receptions for 1,537 yards and 21 touchdowns arsenic a player, served arsenic the choky ends manager for the Alliance of American Football's San Diego Fleet successful 2019.
Vegas Vipers
Stadium: TBA
Coach: Rod Woodson
Woodson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame successful 2009 aft a 17-year vocation with the Steelers, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens and Raiders, which saw him acceptable an NFL grounds with 12 interception returns for touchdowns and decorativeness 3rd successful league past with 71 interceptions. Woodson, who won a Super Bowl with the Ravens successful 2000, spent 3 seasons arsenic an adjunct manager with the Raiders from 2015 to 2017.
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