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class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">American football league</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the gridiron football league. For the soccer video game, see <a href="/wiki/UFL_(video_game)" title="UFL (video game)">UFL (video game)</a>. For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/UFL_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="UFL (disambiguation)">UFL</a>.</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title">United Football League</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><b>Current season, competition or edition:</b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Current sports event" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Sports_current_event.svg/31px-Sports_current_event.svg.png" decoding="async" width="31" height="27" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Sports_current_event.svg/47px-Sports_current_event.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Sports_current_event.svg/62px-Sports_current_event.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="527" data-file-height="460" /></span></span> <i><a href="/wiki/2025_UFL_season" title="2025 UFL season">2025 UFL season</a></i></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_Football_League_2024_logo_black.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/United_Football_League_2024_logo_black.png/250px-United_Football_League_2024_logo_black.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/United_Football_League_2024_logo_black.png/375px-United_Football_League_2024_logo_black.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/United_Football_League_2024_logo_black.png/500px-United_Football_League_2024_logo_black.png 2x" data-file-width="6380" data-file-height="2458" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Classification</th><td class="infobox-data">Spring football league</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Sport</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">December 31, 2023</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">First season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2024_UFL_season" title="2024 UFL season">2024</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Owner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC<sup id="cite_ref-tentative_MOU_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tentative_MOU-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output 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li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>(<a href="/wiki/Fox_Corporation" title="Fox Corporation">Fox Corporation</a>)</li></ul></div> (50%) <br /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li>XFL Properties LLC<sup id="cite_ref-Perry,_Mark_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Perry,_Mark-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li>(<a href="/wiki/RedBird_Capital_Partners" title="RedBird Capital Partners">RedBird Capital Partners</a>)</li><li>(<a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">Dwayne Johnson</a>)</li><li>(<a href="/wiki/Dany_Garcia" title="Dany Garcia">Dany Garcia</a>) (50%)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Russ_Brandon" title="Russ Brandon">Russ Brandon</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">President</th><td class="infobox-data">Russ Brandon</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">"If you like great football, you will love the UFL"</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">No. of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Country</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Choctaw_Stadium" title="Choctaw Stadium">Centerfield Office Building</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington, Texas</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">U.S.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most recent<br />champion(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Stallions_(2022)" title="Birmingham Stallions (2022)">Birmingham Stallions</a> (1st title)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Most titles</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Stallions_(2022)" title="Birmingham Stallions (2022)">Birmingham Stallions</a> (1 title)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li><b>United States:</b></li><li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_on_ABC" title="ESPN on ABC">ABC</a>/<a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>/<a href="/wiki/ESPN2" title="ESPN2">ESPN2</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox</a>/<a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_1" title="Fox Sports 1">FS1</a></li><li><b>International:</b></li><li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_(Latin_America)" title="ESPN (Latin America)">ESPN</a>/<a href="/wiki/Disney%2B" title="Disney+">Disney+</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li><a href="/wiki/Sportklub" class="mw-redirect" title="Sportklub">Sportklub</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Related<br />competitions</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Direct:</b> <a href="/wiki/XFL_(2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="XFL (2020)">XFL</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League_(2022)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Football League (2022)">USFL</a><br /><b>Affiliated:</b> <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">IFL</a><br /> <b>Other:</b> <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">NFL</a>, <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">CFL</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.theufl.com">theUFL.com</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>United Football League</b> (<b>UFL</b>) is a <a href="/wiki/Professional_gridiron_football" title="Professional gridiron football">professional</a> <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> high-level <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_football_(gridiron)" title="Minor league football (gridiron)">minor league</a> which started play in March 2024. The league was created following the merger of the latest incarnations of the <a href="/wiki/XFL_(2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="XFL (2020)">XFL</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League_(2022)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Football League (2022)">United States Football League</a> (USFL).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It consists of eight teams, all of which were members of the XFL or USFL prior to the UFL's creation, concentrated in the <a href="/wiki/Midwestern_United_States" title="Midwestern United States">Midwest</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southern_United_States" title="Southern United States">Southern United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/XFL_(2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="XFL (2020)">XFL (2020)</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League_(2022)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Football League (2022)">United States Football League (2022)</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020–2021"><span id="2020.E2.80.932021"></span>2020–2021</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2020–2021"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2020_XFL_season" title="2020 XFL season">2020 XFL season</a>, <a href="/wiki/2020_The_Spring_League_Fall_season" title="2020 The Spring League Fall season">2020 The Spring League Fall season</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2021_The_Spring_League_season" title="2021 The Spring League season">2021 The Spring League season</a></div> <p>In 2017, <a href="/wiki/Vince_McMahon" title="Vince McMahon">Vince McMahon</a>, who had previously launched the <a href="/wiki/XFL_(2001)" title="XFL (2001)">XFL in 2001</a> as a partnership with <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC Sports</a>, registered a <a href="/wiki/Trademark" title="Trademark">trademark</a> for the United Football League name.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An unrelated <a href="/wiki/United_Football_League_(2009%E2%80%932012)" title="United Football League (2009–2012)">United Football League</a>, founded by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Hambrecht" title="Bill Hambrecht">Bill Hambrecht</a>, had played four abbreviated seasons from <a href="/wiki/UFL_Premiere_Season" class="mw-redirect" title="UFL Premiere Season">2009</a> to <a href="/wiki/2012_UFL_season" title="2012 UFL season">2012</a>. McMahon ultimately did not use the UFL trademark, as response to the <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Films" title="ESPN Films">ESPN Films</a> <i><a href="/wiki/30_for_30" title="30 for 30">30 for 30</a></i> documentary "This Was the XFL" in 2017 showed that the XFL brand was still viable, and in February 2020, McMahon <a href="/wiki/XFL_(2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="XFL (2020)">relaunched the XFL</a> with a similar business structure (though, unlike the 2001 XFL, operated as a <a href="/wiki/Sole_proprietorship" title="Sole proprietorship">sole proprietorship</a> of McMahon's separate from his professional wrestling corporation, <a href="/wiki/WWE" title="WWE">WWE</a>) and an emphasis on speed and innovation.<sup id="cite_ref-revival_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-revival-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The XFL, which was largely successful with its attendance and television ratings, was forced to shut down halfway through its <a href="/wiki/2020_XFL_season" title="2020 XFL season">2020 season</a> in March due to <a href="/wiki/Stay-at-home_order" title="Stay-at-home order">stay-at-home orders</a> imposed during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a> and declared bankruptcy in April.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that year, McMahon sold the league to a consortium led by businesswoman <a href="/wiki/Dany_Garcia" title="Dany Garcia">Dany Garcia</a>, Garcia's ex-husband and former WWE wrestler <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">Dwayne Johnson</a> (also known as "The Rock"), and private equity firm <a href="/wiki/RedBird_Capital_Partners" title="RedBird Capital Partners">RedBird Capital Partners</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The XFL chose not to play a 2021 season (most gathering restrictions would not be lifted until spring of that year) and cancelled the 2022 season after partnership discussions with the <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a> collapsed without any agreement in fall 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the XFL was on hiatus, <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox Sports</a>—which had been one of the XFL's broadcast partners along with <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Inc." title="ESPN Inc.">ESPN</a> in 2020—entered a partnership with Brian Woods, who had been operating <a href="/wiki/The_Spring_League" title="The Spring League">The Spring League</a> (TSL) as a non-paying, pay-to-play developmental showcase for professional players<sup id="cite_ref-TSL2020_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TSL2020-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> under a single-campus <a href="/wiki/Bio-secure_bubble" title="Bio-secure bubble">bubble</a> format<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> since 2017. The XFL had funded The Spring League's 2019 season to test rule changes and were holding discussions about a potential affiliation between the two leagues before the bankruptcy.<sup id="cite_ref-jws_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jws-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fox aired the <a href="/wiki/2020_The_Spring_League_Fall_season" title="2020 The Spring League Fall season">autumn 2020</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021_The_Spring_League_season" title="2021 The Spring League season">spring 2021</a> seasons of The Spring League.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022–2023"><span id="2022.E2.80.932023"></span>2022–2023</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 2022–2023"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/2022_USFL_season" title="2022 USFL season">2022 USFL season</a>, <a href="/wiki/2023_USFL_season" title="2023 USFL season">2023 USFL season</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2023_XFL_season" title="2023 XFL season">2023 XFL season</a></div> <p>Following the 2021 season, Woods and Fox announced they had acquired the trademarks of the original 1980s incarnation of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League" title="United States Football League">United States Football League</a> and would be launching a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League_(2022)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Football League (2022)">reboot of the USFL</a> in spring 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/2022_USFL_season" title="2022 USFL season">2022 USFL season</a>, though its eight teams nominally bore the names of eight former USFL franchises including their cities, continued to use the bubble format with all eight teams based in <a href="/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama" title="Birmingham, Alabama">Birmingham, Alabama</a>, in the 2022 season.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The playoffs were held in <a href="/wiki/Canton,_Ohio" title="Canton, Ohio">Canton, Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Woods eventually backed out of the USFL after the 2022 season.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The XFL and USFL played separate, partially overlapping seasons in 2023, to roughly similar television viewership numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-SBJ1_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBJ1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The USFL expanded to four home cities, adding <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a> (backed by former <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Mad_Dogs" title="Memphis Mad Dogs">Memphis Mad Dogs</a> owner <a href="/wiki/Frederick_W._Smith" title="Frederick W. Smith">Fred Smith</a><sup id="cite_ref-showboatsreturn_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-showboatsreturn-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) and <a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit, Michigan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to Birmingham and Canton, with each city hosting two teams, while the XFL moved three of its eight teams to new cities and held all eight teams' practices at a hub in <a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For the 2023 season, the USFL average viewership in 2023 was down 16% from its debut season to 601,000 and 3% lower than the <a href="/wiki/2023_XFL_season" title="2023 XFL season">2023 XFL season</a>, despite having 28 over-the-air <a href="/wiki/Commercial_broadcasting" title="Commercial broadcasting">network</a> games compared to eight for the <a href="/wiki/XFL_(2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="XFL (2020)">XFL</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SBJ1_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBJ1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The championship game also saw a significant decline in viewership from 2022 as the game averaged 1.2 million viewers across NBC, Peacock, and NBC Sports digital platforms.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> USFL President Daryl Johnston expressed disappointment and anger that the USFL was comparable to the XFL in ratings for the 2023 season, dismissing the XFL as "no competition" to the "far superior" USFL and musing "to be on par with our competition from a ratings standpoint in Year 2, I'm still trying to figure out: How did that happen? (...) they're not even close."<sup id="cite_ref-SBJ1_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SBJ1-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The USFL was already seeking additional investors prior to the start of the 2023 season and had hired <a href="/wiki/Allen_%26_Company" title="Allen & Company">Allen & Company</a> to assist in the search; Fox lost an unspecified amount of money on the venture in 2023 due to the high startup expenses for a professional football league.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the same time, the XFL lost nearly $60 million during the season after spending approximately $140 million in expenses over the course of the 2023 season and earning $80 million in gross revenue, including roughly $20 million that came from its broadcast contract with <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Executives with the league and ESPN indicated that they considered the season a success.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like the USFL, the XFL was also seeking additional investors with the assistance of <a href="/wiki/PJT_Partners" title="PJT Partners">PJT Partners</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the season ended, the XFL made league-wide cuts affecting up to 30 people, including two marketing executives, and shifted other employees to seasonal work.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both the USFL and XFL believed that the leagues could be independently viable in the long term even if they continued to compete against each other but, by the time of the 2023 USFL championship, they had decided that setting aside the business rivalry and merging the two leagues would be even more financially advantageous.<sup id="cite_ref-fischer32524_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fischer32524-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="XFL–USFL_Merger"><span id="XFL.E2.80.93USFL_Merger"></span>XFL–USFL Merger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: XFL–USFL Merger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2024_UFL_dispersal_draft" title="2024 UFL dispersal draft">2024 UFL dispersal draft</a></div> <p>In September 2023, <i><a href="/wiki/Axios_(website)" title="Axios (website)">Axios</a></i> reported that the XFL was in advanced talks with the USFL to merge the leagues prior to the start of their 2024 seasons.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 28, 2023, the XFL and USFL announced their intent to merge with details surrounding the merger to be announced at a later date.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The merger would also require regulatory approval.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2023 the XFL filed a trademark application for the name <i>"United Football League"</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 30, 2023, Garcia announced via her <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> page that the leagues had received regulatory approval for the merger and were finalizing plans for a <a href="/wiki/2024_UFL_season" title="2024 UFL season">combined season</a> to begin March 30, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-GarciaMerger_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GarciaMerger-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The merger was formally announced on <i><a href="/wiki/Fox_NFL_Sunday" title="Fox NFL Sunday">Fox NFL Sunday</a></i> on December 31, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-mergerannounced_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mergerannounced-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The eight surviving teams were announced the following day on <i><a href="/wiki/College_GameDay_(football_TV_program)" title="College GameDay (football TV program)">College GameDay</a></i>, along with the alignment; the XFL and USFL will survive as separate <a href="/wiki/Athletic_conference" title="Athletic conference">conferences</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Daryl Johnston would note in February that maintaining the XFL and USFL conferences as separate entities was designed to build an on-field rivalry between the two brands and to give the winner of the league's championship "bragging rights."<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> President/CEO Russ Brandon would later say that the league would be looking at expansion shortly,<sup id="cite_ref-SIBrandon_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SIBrandon-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Defenders defensive coordinator <a href="/wiki/Gregg_Williams" title="Gregg Williams">Gregg Williams</a> revealed plans to expand to 12 teams by 2025 and to 16 teams by 2026.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a May 2024 interview, Johnston stated that he did not anticipate any relocations for 2025.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2024_season">2024 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2024 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2024_UFL_season" title="2024 UFL season">2024 UFL season</a></div> <p>The 2024 UFL season began on March 30, 2024, with a matchup between the <a href="/wiki/2023_XFL_Championship_Game" title="2023 XFL Championship Game">2023 XFL champion</a> <a href="/wiki/2024_Arlington_Renegades_season" title="2024 Arlington Renegades season">Arlington Renegades</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2023_USFL_championship_game" title="2023 USFL championship game">2023 USFL champion</a> <a href="/wiki/2024_Birmingham_Stallions_season" title="2024 Birmingham Stallions season">Birmingham Stallions</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mergerannounced_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mergerannounced-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It concluded with the <a href="/wiki/2024_UFL_championship_game" title="2024 UFL championship game">2024 UFL Championship Game</a> between the Stallions and the <a href="/wiki/2024_San_Antonio_Brahmas_season" title="2024 San Antonio Brahmas season">San Antonio Brahmas</a> on June 16. </p><p>The UFL exceeded internal expectations for the 2024 season, with Fox Sports executive Eric Shanks commenting that, though the league still lost money, it was "ahead of the expected pace" in terms of achieving self-sustenance. Television viewership rose substantially compared to the previous season as separate leagues, while ticket sales in most cities declined, prompting the league ownership to shift investment toward local ticket sales teams.<sup id="cite_ref-2024-season-recap_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2024-season-recap-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2025_season">2025 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2025 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2025_UFL_season" title="2025 UFL season">2025 UFL season</a></div> <p>The 2025 UFL season will begin on March 28, 2025 and will conclude with the <a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_UFL_championship_game&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2025 UFL championship game (page does not exist)">2025 UFL Championship Game</a> on June 14. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_UFL" class="mw-redirect" title="Timeline of the UFL">Timeline of the UFL</a></div> <p>Four teams came from the XFL and three came from the USFL, while each league's <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>-based teams merged, maintaining the branding of the XFL's Roughnecks, and the divisional alignment, players rights and coaching staff of the USFL's Gamblers.<sup id="cite_ref-mergerannounced_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mergerannounced-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In essence the Gamblers changed their name to the Roughnecks. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Overview of United Football League teams </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Conference </th> <th scope="col">Team </th> <th scope="col">Location </th> <th scope="col">Stadium </th> <th scope="col">Capacity </th> <th scope="col">First season </th> <th scope="col">Head coach </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; background-color: #FFFFFF !important; color: #C8102E !important; ;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_Football_League_(2022)_logo.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/United_States_Football_League_%282022%29_logo.png/100px-United_States_Football_League_%282022%29_logo.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="36" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/United_States_Football_League_%282022%29_logo.png/150px-United_States_Football_League_%282022%29_logo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/United_States_Football_League_%282022%29_logo.png/200px-United_States_Football_League_%282022%29_logo.png 2x" data-file-width="1452" data-file-height="520" /></a></span><br /><b>USFL Conference</b> </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Stallions_(2022)" title="Birmingham Stallions (2022)"><b>Birmingham Stallions</b></a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama" title="Birmingham, Alabama">Birmingham, Alabama</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Protective_Stadium" title="Protective Stadium">Protective Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">47,100 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Skip_Holtz" title="Skip Holtz">Skip Holtz</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Houston_Roughnecks_(2024)" title="Houston Roughnecks (2024)">Houston Roughnecks</a></b> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston, Texas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/TDECU_Stadium" title="TDECU Stadium">TDECU Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">40,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Curtis_Johnson_(American_football_coach)" title="Curtis Johnson (American football coach)">Curtis Johnson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Showboats_(2022)" title="Memphis Showboats (2022)"><b>Memphis Showboats</b></a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Tennessee" title="Memphis, Tennessee">Memphis, Tennessee</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Simmons_Bank_Liberty_Stadium" title="Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium">Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">58,325 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2023 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ken_Whisenhunt" title="Ken Whisenhunt">Ken Whisenhunt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Panthers_(2022)" title="Michigan Panthers (2022)"><b>Michigan Panthers</b></a> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit, Michigan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Ford_Field" title="Ford Field">Ford Field</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">65,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Nolan" title="Mike Nolan">Mike Nolan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4" style="text-align:center; background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important; ;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:XFL_logo_2023.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/XFL_logo_2023.svg/100px-XFL_logo_2023.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/XFL_logo_2023.svg/150px-XFL_logo_2023.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/XFL_logo_2023.svg/200px-XFL_logo_2023.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="133" /></a></span><br /><b>XFL Conference</b> </td> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Renegades" title="Arlington Renegades">Arlington Renegades</a></b> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington, Texas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Choctaw_Stadium" title="Choctaw Stadium">Choctaw Stadium</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">25,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Bob_Stoops" title="Bob Stoops">Bob Stoops</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row" style="text-align:center;"><b><a href="/wiki/DC_Defenders" title="DC Defenders">DC Defenders</a></b> </th> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Audi_Field" title="Audi Field">Audi Field</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">20,000 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Barlow" title="Reggie Barlow">Reggie Barlow</a> 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data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Battlehawks" title="St. Louis Battlehawks">St. Louis</a></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg" title="File:Usa edcp location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Locations of teams for the 2025 UFL season (USFL Conference in red, XFL Conference in blue)</div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Timeline"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="timeline-wrapper"><map name="timeline_f7aiyoz1gfnqx5hkmrqup8wqhhd5rpd"></map><img usemap="#timeline_f7aiyoz1gfnqx5hkmrqup8wqhhd5rpd" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/timeline/f7aiyoz1gfnqx5hkmrqup8wqhhd5rpd.png" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Players">Players</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Players"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each team carries 75-men roster to training camp, then in the regular season rosters will cut down to 50 (45 active on game day).<sup id="cite_ref-SItraining_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SItraining-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SIcamp_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SIcamp-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The minimum stay on injured reserve is five games, while season ending injured reserve designation guarantees player a camp invite the following season.<sup id="cite_ref-UFLPA’s_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UFLPA’s-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the UFL embraced more of a "developmental league" mentality,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> they are also targeting veteran backup players, with Johnston saying: "there are a lot of guys who are at peace that their NFL window has closed, but they love the camaraderie of the locker room. They love the day-to-day grind... That's been the really inspiring thing to me, is there is a number of guys in our league who just love the game and want to keep playing it as long as they can.<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNJohnston_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNJohnston-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Players that have three or four years in the NFL and want to kind of rewrite that narrative, the way that they’re being viewed by front office’s in the NFL, they want an opportunity to come into the UFL and change that narrative".<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Johnston also mentioned that the league would like to change the narrative, from "developmental league" and starting to talk about the "sustainability of spring football": "I think one of the things that we’ve started to have conversations is what do we want our new messaging to be? We do want to move off of the developmental component. We want to get away from the opportunity component. We want to talk about the talent of the players that are in this league... (compare to) spring football that you have seen in other iterations, this will be the best talent that if you’re a fan of spring football, you will have seen in recent history".<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Unionization_and_compensation">Unionization and compensation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Unionization and compensation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Local 9004 of the <a href="/wiki/United_Steelworkers" title="United Steelworkers">United Steelworkers</a>, which had served as the <a href="/wiki/Labor_union" class="mw-redirect" title="Labor union">labor union</a> for the USFL in 2023, continued in that capacity for the UFL for the 2024 season, operating as the <b>United Football League Players Association</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-USW9004_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USW9004-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (This is not to be confused with the <a href="/wiki/United_Football_Players_Association" title="United Football Players Association">United Football Players Association</a>, which Local 9004 disowned during the 2023–24 offseason.)<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league will continue operating under the USFL's <a href="/wiki/Collective_bargaining_agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="Collective bargaining agreement">collective bargaining agreement</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-USW9004_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USW9004-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-McCarronPay_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCarronPay-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Initial reports suggested that, contrary to the 2023 XFL season, quarterbacks would not be allowed to sign for salaries higher than the other positional players.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-McCarronPay_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCarronPay-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the UFLPA later clarified that the agreement with the league is for minimum salary only, and any player could sign a personal contract above the minimum.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As late as January 2024, the league had resisted "pushback" from some of the higher-paid XFL quarterbacks to increase quarterbacks' salary, with Johnston at the time refusing to deviate from the plan to pay all players equally while acknowledging "there's a good argument for both sides. How do we manage this situation(...)? It's hard to thread that needle."<sup id="cite_ref-ESPNJohnston_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ESPNJohnston-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Select XFL players, who had voted against joining the USW in 2023, expressed concern about the lack of winning bonuses (a key feature of the XFL's pay structure) and a requirement to pay union dues,<sup id="cite_ref-McCarronPay_57-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCarronPay-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while some players decided not to return to the league, citing the pay cut as a contributing factor.<sup id="cite_ref-McCarronNH_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCarronNH-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On an interview after the merger, Battlehawks QB <a href="/wiki/AJ_McCarron" class="mw-redirect" title="AJ McCarron">AJ McCarron</a> revealed that XFL players were in advanced talks with the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_Players_Association" title="National Football League Players Association">National Football League Players Association</a> (NFLPA) for exclusive representation.<sup id="cite_ref-McCarronNH_60-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McCarronNH-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 12, 2024, the UFLPA announced that United Steelworkers had ceased representing UFL players. In a statement, the UFLPA recommended its members affiliate the UFLPA with an established union, strongly hinting not to affiliate with the United Football Players Association.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The UFPA stated that it had won an election to serve as the UFL's union on October 12.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Salary">Salary</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Salary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>UFL players' minimum salaries will be $5,500 per week ($2,500 for inactive players) and $150 a week toward 401K contributions, with $400 a week house stipend and $55-a-day per diem stipend during travel days. All contracts will run from January 1 to August 24. During training camp, all players will receive $850 a week. Players on injured reserve will receive $2,500 a week (plus house stipend). UFL players will also be entitled for "players accolade bonuses" for Player of the week ($1,000), All UFL ($2,500), Player of the year ($5,000), and MVP ($7,500).<sup id="cite_ref-UFLPA’s_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UFLPA’s-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The overall league player budget is $24 million.<sup id="cite_ref-fischer32524_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fischer32524-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rules">Rules</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Rules"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Mike_Pereira" title="Mike Pereira">Mike Pereira</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dean_Blandino" title="Dean Blandino">Dean Blandino</a> are in charge of the UFL's officiating and rules.<sup id="cite_ref-SIBrandon_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SIBrandon-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The league rulebook was released February 13, 2024. Though most of the UFL's unique rules were common to both the USFL and XFL (such as allowing a second forward pass if the first does not cross the line of scrimmage, and the treatment of a fumble through the end zone the same as other forward fumbles in that it is brought back to the spot of the fumble), a limited number required compromise or were changed entirely from both leagues' rules:<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>The league will use the USFL's <a href="/wiki/Kickoff_(gridiron_football)" title="Kickoff (gridiron football)">kickoff</a> rule, which resembles that used at most levels of the game but kicks off from the kicking team's 20-yard line instead of the 35-yard line used at the college and NFL levels (as opposed to the XFL rule which kicked off from the 30-yard line but had the opposing teams line up 35 and 40 yards downfield from the kick respectively and required the kicker to land the kick <a href="/wiki/Red_zone_(gridiron_football)" title="Red zone (gridiron football)">within 20 yards of the end zone</a> without <a href="/wiki/Touchback" title="Touchback">going in</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-mccarrondecision_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mccarrondecision-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A rule proposal would replace the kickoff with a punt, thereby resembling the <a href="/wiki/Safety_kick" class="mw-redirect" title="Safety kick">safety kick</a> at other levels of the game, but this rule did not make it into the rule book.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The onside conversion option will remain available, with a team trailing in the fourth quarter allowed to attempt a single scrimmage play to gain 12 yards from its own 28-yard line. (The XFL used 15 yards from its own 25-yard line; the USFL used 12 yards from its own 33-yard line.)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pass_interference" title="Pass interference">Pass interference</a> penalties will be limited to 15 yards from the previous line of scrimmage or the spot of the foul, whichever is less.</li> <li>The league will use the XFL's variable-distance <a href="/wiki/Two-point_conversion" title="Two-point conversion">conversion</a> rule, offering one, two or three points depending upon how far away from the goal line the offense chooses to attempt the play, and prohibiting kicking for the <a href="/wiki/Extra_point" class="mw-redirect" title="Extra point">extra point</a>. (The USFL had allowed the two and three point scrimmage conversions but allowed for an extra point kick.)</li> <li>All <a href="/wiki/Touchback" title="Touchback">touchbacks</a> will come to the receiving team's 25-yard line. Any <a href="/wiki/Coffin_corner_punt" class="mw-redirect" title="Coffin corner punt">coffin corner punt</a> that goes out of bounds beyond the 25-yard line will be treated as a touchback, a rule previously used in the XFL (though that league had used the 35-yard line for its touchbacks).</li> <li>The league will use the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> rule requiring a receiver to land both feet in bounds for a forward pass to be counted as complete. This was a change from both the XFL and USFL, along with most other professional leagues other than the NFL, that only required one foot in-bounds for a completed pass.</li> <li>The XFL <a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sport)" class="mw-redirect" title="Overtime (sport)">overtime</a> rule will be carried over, in that tie games will involve a best-of-three <a href="/wiki/Penalty_shootout" title="Penalty shootout">shootout</a> of two-point conversion attempts from each 5-yard line. If the tie persists, multiple attempts will be played until one team scores, which wins it. One timeout can be called per attempt. The overtime has no game clock, but the play clock will still be used.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Partnerships">Partnerships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Partnerships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2022, the XFL signed a collaboration agreement with the <a href="/wiki/NFL" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL">NFL</a> to "experiment with proposed rules, test new equipment and develop prospective officials and coaches and explore new ways to address player safety".<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In October 2022, the XFL announced a player personnel partnership with the <a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a> (IFL), with the IFL functioning as the XFL's <i><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a></i> minor league.<sup id="cite_ref-IFL_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-IFL-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, <a href="/wiki/Dwayne_Johnson" title="Dwayne Johnson">Dwayne Johnson</a> said that "the XFL specifically designed its schedule to give its players the best chance of latching on with an NFL team in May",<sup id="cite_ref-USAT_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-USAT-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Gerry Cardinale stated that "the minor league analogy is valid, that's an important part of this."<sup id="cite_ref-axios_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-axios-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the merger, UFL Executive VP of Football Operations <a href="/wiki/Daryl_Johnston" title="Daryl Johnston">Daryl Johnston</a> refuted the notion of a "minor-league" when he said in an interview: "I don’t want to be considered a developmental league or a feeder league. We’re a professional, stand-alone football league", but he also acknowledged the importance of an NFL partnership: "the number of people we have at the top of our league office that have connections to the NFL, I’m hoping we’re able to accelerate that process and have meaningful conversations with the NFL about what our league can provide (...) What we’re trying to do is maximize the talent and quality of play in our league. One way we can do that is having access to guys who are in the NFL, on that fringe, on that cusp".<sup id="cite_ref-auto_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later announced that the XFL's previous agreement with the NFL would continue for the 2024 UFL season.<sup id="cite_ref-SIBrandon_42-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SIBrandon-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">All-time UFL leaders </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="1" style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Leader </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Player </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Team </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Record </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Year Accomplished </th></tr> <tr> <td>Passing Yards </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luis_Perez_(American_football)" title="Luis Perez (American football)">Luis Perez</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Renegades" title="Arlington Renegades">Arlington Renegades</a> </td> <td>2,309 passing yards </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Passing Touchdowns </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luis_Perez_(American_football)" title="Luis Perez (American football)">Luis Perez</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Renegades" title="Arlington Renegades">Arlington Renegades</a> </td> <td>18 passing touchdowns </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing Yards </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Martinez_(American_football)" title="Adrian Martinez (American football)">Adrian Martinez</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Stallions" title="Birmingham Stallions">Birmingham Stallions</a> </td> <td>528 rushing yards </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing Touchdowns </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ricky_Person_Jr." title="Ricky Person Jr.">Ricky Person Jr.</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Stallions_(2022)" title="Birmingham Stallions (2022)">Birmingham Stallions</a> </td> <td>6 rushing touchdowns </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving Yards </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Butler" title="Hakeem Butler">Hakeem Butler</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Battlehawks" title="St. Louis Battlehawks">St. Louis Battlehawks</a> </td> <td>652 receiving yards </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving Touchdowns </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sal_Cannella_(American_football)" title="Sal Cannella (American football)">Sal Cannella</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Renegades" title="Arlington Renegades">Arlington Renegades</a> </td> <td>6 receiving touchdowns </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receptions </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jontre_Kirklin" title="Jontre Kirklin">Jontre Kirklin</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Justin_Hall_(American_football)" title="Justin Hall (American football)">Justin Hall</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Brahmas" title="San Antonio Brahmas">San Antonio Brahmas</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Houston_Roughnecks_(2024)" title="Houston Roughnecks (2024)">Houston Roughnecks</a> </td> <td>56 receptions </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Tackles </td> <td>Willie Harvey </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Battlehawks" title="St. Louis Battlehawks">St. Louis Battlehawks</a> </td> <td>78 tackles </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sacks </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Breeland_Speaks" title="Breeland Speaks">Breeland Speaks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Panthers_(2022)" title="Michigan Panthers (2022)">Michigan Panthers</a> </td> <td>9.5 sacks </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Interceptions </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A._J._Thomas_(American_football)" title="A. J. Thomas (American football)">A. J. Thomas</a><br />Markel Roby<br /><a href="/wiki/Kai_Nacua" title="Kai Nacua">Kai Nacua</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Kameron_Kelly" title="Kameron Kelly">Kameron Kelly</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Stallions_(2022)" title="Birmingham Stallions (2022)">Birmingham Stallions</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Houston_Roughnecks_(2024)" title="Houston Roughnecks (2024)">Houston Roughnecks</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Panthers_(2022)" title="Michigan Panthers (2022)">Michigan Panthers</a><br /><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Battlehawks" title="St. Louis Battlehawks">St. Louis Battlehawks</a> </td> <td>3 interceptions </td> <td>2024 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Coaching wins </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Skip_Holtz" title="Skip Holtz">Skip Holtz</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Stallions_(2022)" title="Birmingham Stallions (2022)">Birmingham Stallions</a> </td> <td>9 wins </td> <td>2024 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">UFL Attendance Records<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <th colspan="1" style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Year </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Week </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Team </th> <th colspan="1" style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Attendance </th></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>St. Louis Battlehawks </td> <td>40,317 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>St. Louis Battlehawks </td> <td>34,379 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>St. Louis Battlehawks </td> <td>32,969 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>St. Louis Battlehawks </td> <td>32,403 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>St. Louis Battlehawks </td> <td>31,757 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>Conference Finals </td> <td>St. Louis Battlehawks </td> <td>30,237 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>Championship </td> <td>UFL Championship in St. Louis </td> <td>27,396 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>DC Defenders </td> <td>16,058 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>DC Defenders </td> <td>15,052 </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>DC Defenders </td> <td>14,303 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_finances">League finances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: League finances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The league was created as a "merger of equals", with the respective leagues' owners assuming 50% ownership of the newly formed UFL<sup id="cite_ref-50/50_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50/50-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/The_Walt_Disney_Company" title="The Walt Disney Company">The Walt Disney Company</a> also holding a minority stake.<sup id="cite_ref-fischer32524_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fischer32524-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> RedBird Capital Partners owner Gerry Cardinale called it "a tremendous opportunity to achieve something unique. A legitimate shot at becoming one of the top professional leagues in the country after <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">the big four leagues</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the event that the league, in the future, begins accepting individual team owners, it stated in 2024 that it would follow the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">Major League Soccer</a> business model of buyers buying into the league itself and not separating the teams into individual business entities.<sup id="cite_ref-fischer32524_33-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fischer32524-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2024-season-recap_46-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2024-season-recap-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The league's ownership partners each provide "business services" to the league at no nominal charge to save costs.<sup id="cite_ref-2024-season-recap_46-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2024-season-recap-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March, 2024, <a href="/wiki/Under_Armour" title="Under Armour">Under Armour</a> announced they extended the multi-year agreement signed in 2023 with the XFL.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later that month, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Strahan" title="Michael Strahan">Michael Strahan</a>'s MSX brand was announced as the "Official Off-Field Apparel Partner".<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other UFL's sponsors include: <a href="/wiki/Westgate_Resorts" title="Westgate Resorts">Westgate Resorts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Insurance" class="mw-redirect" title="Progressive Insurance">Progressive Insurance</a>, <a href="/wiki/PepsiCo" title="PepsiCo">PepsiCo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Gatorade" title="Gatorade">Gatorade</a>), <a href="/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company" title="The Coca-Cola Company">The Coca-Cola Company</a> (<a href="/wiki/Simply_Beverages" title="Simply Beverages">Simply Spiked</a>), CBD Kratom, and <a href="/wiki/Molson_Coors" title="Molson Coors">Molson Coors</a>. Johnson and Garcia also use the league to promote their own brands, Teremana Tequila and ZOA Energy Drink.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 6, 2024 the league announced a partnership with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who paid an estimated $10 million for jersey patch sponsorship and other promotional considerations.<sup id="cite_ref-spiritofstlouis_82-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spiritofstlouis-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April <a href="/wiki/Upper_Deck" class="mw-redirect" title="Upper Deck">Upper Deck</a> announced they'll release "2024 UFL Game Dated Moments Cards".<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Personnel">Personnel</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dany_Garcia" title="Dany Garcia">Dany Garcia</a>: Chairwoman</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russ_Brandon" title="Russ Brandon">Russ Brandon</a>: President/Chief Executive Officer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Johnston" title="Daryl Johnston">Daryl Johnston</a>: Executive Vice President of Football Operations</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Whaley" title="Doug Whaley">Doug Whaley</a>: Senior Vice President of Player Personnel</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Russ_Giglio&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Russ Giglio (page does not exist)">Russ Giglio</a>: Senior Director, Player Administration and Officiating Operations</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Popp" title="Jim Popp">Jim Popp</a>: Director of Player Administration</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eric_Shanks&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eric Shanks (page does not exist)">Eric Shanks</a>: Representative of <a href="/wiki/Fox_Corporation" title="Fox Corporation">Fox Corporation</a></li></ul> <p><i><span style="font-size:85%;">Source<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the United States, the television rights for the UFL are held by <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox</a> and <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a>, which held the rights to the USFL and XFL, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Steinberg_86-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Steinberg-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC Sports</a>, which had shared broadcast rights to the USFL with Fox Sports in 2022 and 2023, will not carry UFL games due to an increase in schedule conflicts, stemming from the proposed start date being slightly earlier than 2022 and 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There had been one year remaining on NBC's contract.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> ESPN will also air a weekly multi-platform post-game show.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both ESPN and Fox will carry audio simulcasts of their coverage on their <a href="/wiki/Sirius_XM_Radio" class="mw-redirect" title="Sirius XM Radio">Sirius XM Radio</a> feeds, <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Xtra" class="mw-redirect" title="ESPN Xtra">ESPN Xtra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Radio" title="Fox Sports Radio">Fox Sports Radio</a>, respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Beginning in the 2025 season, Fox will include the UFL as a permanent part of its <a href="/wiki/Friday_night_death_slot#Fox" title="Friday night death slot">Friday night schedule</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Champions">Champions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">UFL Champions </caption> <tbody><tr> <th style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Date </th> <th style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Winning Team </th> <th style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Score </th> <th style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Losing Team </th> <th style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Score </th> <th style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Stadium </th> <th style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Location </th> <th style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">MVP </th> <th style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Attendance </th> <th style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Network </th> <th style="background-color: #A5ACAF !important; color: #000000 !important;">Viewership </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_UFL_championship_game" title="2024 UFL championship game">June 16, 2024</a> </td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Stallions_(2022)" title="Birmingham Stallions (2022)">Birmingham Stallions</a></b> </td> <td><b>25</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Brahmas" title="San Antonio Brahmas">San Antonio Brahmas</a> </td> <td>0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Dome_at_America%27s_Center" title="The Dome at America's Center">The Dome at America's Center</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis, Missouri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Martinez_(American_football)" title="Adrian Martinez (American football)">Adrian Martinez</a> </td> <td>27,396 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(United_States)" title="Fox Sports (United States)">Fox</a> </td> <td>1.60 million </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_Football_League_(2024)&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><b>Informational notes</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output 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title="Arlington Renegades">Arlington Renegades</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houston_Roughnecks_(2020)" title="Houston Roughnecks (2020)">Houston Roughnecks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Guardians" title="Orlando Guardians">Orlando Guardians</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Brahmas" title="San Antonio Brahmas">San Antonio Brahmas</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #C80000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; ; text-align:right;">Stadiums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camping_World_Stadium" title="Camping World Stadium">Camping World Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Choctaw_Stadium" title="Choctaw Stadium">Choctaw Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TDECU_Stadium" title="TDECU Stadium">TDECU Stadium</a></li></ul> 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Stadium">Protective Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simmons_Bank_Liberty_Stadium" title="Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium">Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former teams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Bandits_(2022)" title="Tampa Bay Bandits (2022)">Tampa Bay Bandits</a> (2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><ul><li>co-owner</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Corporation" title="Fox Corporation">Fox Corporation</a> <ul><li>president</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Johnston" title="Daryl Johnston">Daryl Johnston</a> <ul><li>senior VP, player personnel</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Pereira" title="Mike Pereira">Mike Pereira</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Drafts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2022_USFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2022 USFL Draft">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_USFL_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="2023 USFL Draft">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Seasons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2022_USFL_season" title="2022 USFL season">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_USFL_season" title="2023 USFL season">2023</a></li> <li><s><a href="/wiki/2024_USFL_season" title="2024 USFL season">2024</a></s></li></ul> 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Early_history_of_American_football" title="Early history of American football">Early</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Union" title="American Football Union">American Football Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intercollegiate_Football_Association" title="Intercollegiate Football Association">Intercollegiate Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(1902)" title="National Football League (1902)">National Football League (1902)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Pro_Football_League" title="New York Pro Football League">New York Pro Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_League" title="Ohio League">Ohio League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania_Professional_Football_Circuit" title="Western 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League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NFL_Europe" title="NFL Europe">NFL Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Professional_Football_League" title="Pacific Coast Professional Football League">Pacific Coast Professional Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Football_League_(1961%E2%80%931964)" title="United Football League (1961–1964)">United Football League (1961–1964)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Football_League_(2009%E2%80%932012)" title="United Football League (2009–2012)">United Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League_(2022)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Football League (2022)">United States Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XFL_(2001)" title="XFL (2001)">XFL (2001)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XFL_(2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="XFL (2020)">XFL (2020)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Developmental</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_Association" title="Arena Football Association">Arena Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_West_Football_Conference" title="American West Football Conference">American West Football Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football" title="American Indoor Football">American Indoor Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champions_Indoor_Football" title="Champions Indoor Football">Champions Indoor Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Arena_League" title="National Arena League">National Arena League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Arena_Football" title="Great Lakes Arena Football">Great Lakes Arena Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fan_Controlled_Football" title="Fan Controlled Football">Fan Controlled Football</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Proposed leagues</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Patriot_League" title="American Patriot League">American Patriot League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Spring_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="American Spring Football League">American Spring Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Freedom_Football_League" title="Freedom Football League">Freedom Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Arena_League" title="The Arena League">The Arena League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related topics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Professional_Football_Researchers_Association" title="Professional Football Researchers Association">Researchers Association</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:7em"><a href="/wiki/College_football" title="College football">College</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_Collegiate_Athletic_Association" title="National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Bowl_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision">FBS</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/College_football_national_championships_in_NCAA_Division_I_FBS" title="College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS">National championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff_National_Championship" title="College Football Playoff National Championship">Playoff National Championship</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/College_Football_Playoff" title="College Football Playoff">Playoff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bowl_game" title="Bowl game">Bowl game</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship_Subdivision" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision">FCS</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_Football_Championship" title="NCAA Division I Football Championship">Championship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Intercollegiate_Athletics" title="National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics">NAIA</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NAIA_Football_National_Championship" class="mw-redirect" title="NAIA Football National Championship">National Championship</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Junior_College_Athletic_Association" title="National Junior College Athletic Association">NJCAA</a> <ul><li><a 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href="/wiki/Minor_league_football_(gridiron)" title="Minor league football (gridiron)">Other</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A7FL" title="A7FL"> American 7s Football League</a> (2015–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liga_de_F%C3%BAtbol_Americano_Profesional" title="Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional">Liga de Fútbol Americano Profesional</a> (2016–present)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">United Football League</a> (2024–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct national</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1926)" title="American Football League (1926)">American Football League (1926)</a>²</li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1936)" title="American Football League (1936)">American Football League (1936–1937)</a></span>²</li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1940)" title="American Football League (1940)">American Football League (1940–1941)</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">All-America Football Conference</a>² (1945–1949)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> (1960–1969)¹</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Football_League" title="Continental Football League">Continental Football League</a> (1965–1969)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Football_League" title="World Football League">World Football League</a> (1974–1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League" title="United States Football League">United States Football League</a> (1983–1985)</li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/NFL_Europe" title="NFL Europe">World League of American Football/NFL Europe/NFL Europa</a>³</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XFL_(2001)" title="XFL (2001)">XFL (2001)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Football_League_(2009%E2%80%932012)" title="United Football League (2009–2012)">United Football League (2009–2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_of_American_Football" title="Alliance of American Football">Alliance of American Football</a> (2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/XFL_(2020)" class="mw-redirect" title="XFL (2020)">XFL</a> (2020, 2023)*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Football_League_(2022)" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Football League (2022)">United States Football League</a> (2022–2023)*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct regional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Union" title="American Football Union">American Football Union</a> (1886–1895)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Pennsylvania_Professional_Football_Circuit" title="Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit">Western Pennsylvania Professional Football Circuit</a>** (1890–1905)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ohio_League" title="Ohio League">Ohio League</a>² (1902–1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Pro_Football_League" title="New York Pro Football League">New York Pro Football League</a>² (1908–1919)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Football_League_(1902)" title="National Football League (1902)">National Football League (1902)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthracite_League" title="Anthracite League">Anthracite League</a>² (1924)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_League_of_Professional_Football" title="Eastern League of Professional Football">Eastern League of Professional Football</a> (1926–1927)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1934)" title="American Football League (1934)">American Football League (1934)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Football_League_(1935%E2%80%931940)" title="Midwest Football League (1935–1940)">Midwest Football League (1935–1940)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dixie_League_(American_football)" title="Dixie League (American football)">Dixie League</a>³ (1936–1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Association_(American_football)" title="American Association (American football)">American Association (American football)</a>³</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Football_League_(1935%E2%80%931940)" title="Midwest Football League (1935–1940)">American Football League (1938–1939)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Pennsylvania_Football_League" title="Eastern Pennsylvania Football League">Eastern Pennsylvania Football League</a> (1938)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_Professional_Football_League" title="Pacific Coast Professional Football League">Pacific Coast Professional Football League</a>³ (1940–1948)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_League_(1944)" title="American Football League (1944)">American Football League (1944)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Association_(American_football)" title="American Association (American football)">American Football League (1946–1950)</a>³</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference_(1959%E2%80%931961)" title="American Football Conference (1959–1961)">American Football Conference (1959–1961)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Football_League_(1961%E2%80%931964)" title="United Football League (1961–1964)">United Football League (1961–1964)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Football_League" title="Atlantic Coast Football League">Atlantic Coast Football League</a>³ (1962–1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midwest_Football_League_(1962%E2%80%931978)" title="Midwest Football League (1962–1978)">Midwest Football League (1962–1978)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_Football_League_of_America" title="Professional Football League of America">Professional Football League of America</a> (1965–1967)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Football_League" title="Texas Football League">Texas Football League</a> (1966–1971)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seaboard_Football_League" title="Seaboard Football League">Seaboard Football League</a> (1971–1974)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Football_Association_(1977%E2%80%931983)" title="American Football Association (1977–1983)">American Football Association (1977–1983)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Regional_Football_League" title="Regional Football League">Regional Football League</a> (1999)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spring_Football_League" title="Spring Football League">Spring Football League</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Football_League_(2008%E2%80%932010)" title="World Football League (2008–2010)">World Football League (2008–2010)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stars_Football_League" title="Stars Football League">Stars Football League</a> (2011–2013)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fall_Experimental_Football_League" title="Fall Experimental Football League">Fall Experimental Football League</a> (2014–2016)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/F%C3%BAtbol_Americano_de_M%C3%A9xico" title="Fútbol Americano de México">Fútbol Americano de México</a> (2019–2022)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>¹ <a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">Merged into the NFL</a>. All teams still active as members of the NFL's <a href="/wiki/American_Football_Conference" title="American Football Conference">American Football Conference</a>.</li> <li>² Teams moved to NFL</li> <li>³ Official NFL minor league; see also <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Professional_Football_Leagues" title="Association of Professional Football Leagues">Association of Professional Football Leagues</a></li> <li>* Merged into the UFL, still active as conferences within</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Canadian_football" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_football" title="Canadian football">Canadian football</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">Major</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Football_League" title="Canadian Football League">Canadian Football League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Predecessors</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>Direct</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/East_Division_(CFL)" title="East Division (CFL)">Interprovincial Rugby Football Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Division_(CFL)" title="West Division (CFL)">Western Interprovincial Football Union</a></li></ul></li> <li><b>Other</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ontario_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Ontario Rugby Football Union">Ontario Rugby Football Union</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quebec_Rugby_Football_Union" title="Quebec Rugby Football Union">Quebec Rugby Football Union</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Junior</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Football_League" title="Atlantic Football League">Atlantic Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Junior_Football_League" title="Canadian Junior Football League">Canadian Junior Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quebec_Junior_Football_League" title="Quebec Junior Football League">Quebec Junior Football League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Arena_football" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Arena_football" title="Arena football">Arena football</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Arena_League" title="American Arena League">American Arena League 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_One_(2025)" title="Arena Football One (2025)">Arena Football One</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Arena_Football" title="Great Lakes Arena Football">Great Lakes Arena Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League" title="Indoor Football League">Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Arena_League" title="National Arena League">National Arena League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Arena_League" title="The Arena League">The Arena League</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football" title="American Indoor Football">American Indoor Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Indoor_Football_Alliance" title="American Indoor Football Alliance">American Indoor Football Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_Professional_Football_League" title="American Professional Football League">American Professional Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/American_West_Football_Conference" title="American West Football Conference">American West Football Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_Association" title="Arena Football Association">Arena Football Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League" title="Arena Football League">Arena Football League</a> (1987–2008, 2010–2019)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Football_League_(2024)" title="Arena Football League (2024)">Arena Football League (2024)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AF2" title="AF2">arenafootball2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arena_Pro_Football" class="mw-redirect" title="Arena Pro Football">Arena Pro Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Can-Am_Indoor_Football_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Can-Am Indoor Football League">Can-Am Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champions_Indoor_Football" title="Champions Indoor Football">Champions Indoor Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champions_Professional_Indoor_Football_League" title="Champions Professional Indoor Football League">Champions Professional Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Indoor_Football_League" title="Continental Indoor Football League">Continental Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Independent_Indoor_Football_Alliance" title="Independent Indoor Football Alliance">Independent Indoor Football Alliance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Football_League_(1999%E2%80%932000)" title="Indoor Football League (1999–2000)">Indoor Football League (1999–2000)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indoor_Professional_Football_League" title="Indoor Professional Football League">Indoor Professional Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intense_Football_League" title="Intense Football League">Intense Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lone_Star_Football_League" title="Lone Star Football League">Lone Star Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Indoor_Football_League" title="National Indoor Football League">National Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_Indoor_Football_League_(1998)" title="Professional Indoor Football League (1998)">Professional Indoor Football League (1998)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Professional_Indoor_Football_League" title="Professional Indoor Football League">Professional Indoor Football League (2012)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Indoor_Football_League" title="Southern Indoor Football League">Southern Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Indoor_Football" title="Supreme Indoor Football">Supreme Indoor Football</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ultimate_Indoor_Football_League" title="Ultimate Indoor Football League">Ultimate Indoor Football League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Indoor_Football" 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Football League</a> (2009–present)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Football_Conference" title="Women's National Football Conference">Women's National Football Conference</a> (2018–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct Outdoor</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Professional_Football_League_(1965%E2%80%931973)" title="Women's Professional Football League (1965–1973)">Women's Professional Football League</a> (1965–1973)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Football_League" title="National Women's Football League">National Women's Football League</a> (1974–1982)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Women%27s_Professional_Football_League" title="Women's Professional Football League">Women's Professional Football League</a> (1999–2007)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Women%27s_Football_Association" 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Soccer" title="Fox Soccer">Fox Soccer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(Southeast_Asian_TV_network)#Former_channels" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports (Southeast Asian TV network)">Fox Football Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Footy_Channel" title="Fox Footy Channel">Fox Footy Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(Middle_Eastern_TV_channel)" title="Fox Sports (Middle Eastern TV channel)">Fox Sports Middle East</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(Southeast_Asian_TV_network)#Former_channels" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports (Southeast Asian TV network)">Fox Sports News Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_World_Canada" title="Fox Sports World Canada">Fox Sports World Canada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports Africa">Fox Sports Africa</a></li> <li><a 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Sports Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(Latin_American_TV_network)" title="Fox Sports (Latin American TV network)">Fox Sports Latin America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(Brazil)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fox Sports (Brazil)">Fox Sports Brazil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_Networks" title="Fox Sports Networks">Fox Sports Networks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stadium_College_Sports" title="Stadium College Sports">Fox College Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bally_Sports_app" class="mw-redirect" title="Bally Sports app">Fox Sports Go</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuel_TV_(Australia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fuel TV (Australia)">Fuel TV Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fuel_TV_(Portugal)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fuel TV (Portugal)">Fuel TV Portugal</a> (sold to Fluid Youth Culture)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speed_(TV_channel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Speed (TV channel)">Speed</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/FoxBox_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="FoxBox (sports)">FoxBox</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FoxTrax" title="FoxTrax">FoxTrax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Fox_Sports_announcers" title="List of Fox Sports announcers">List of Fox Sports announcers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_International" title="Fox Sports International">Fox Sports International</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(Australia)" title="Fox Sports (Australia)">Fox Sports Australia</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Cricket" title="Fox Cricket">Fox Cricket</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Footy" title="Fox Footy">Fox Footy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_League" title="Fox League">Fox League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_News_(Australia)" title="Fox Sports News (Australia)">Fox Sports News</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Sports_(Argentina)" title="Fox Sports (Argentina)">Fox Sports Argentina</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="ESPN_Inc." style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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title="The Sports Network">1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TSN2" title="TSN2">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network#Channels" title="The Sports Network">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network#Channels" title="The Sports Network">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network#Channels" title="The Sports Network">5</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9seau_des_sports" title="Réseau des sports">RDS</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RDS2" title="RDS2">RDS2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RDS_Info" title="RDS Info">RDS Info</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Animal_Planet_(Canadian_TV_channel)" title="Animal Planet (Canadian TV channel)">Animal Planet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Channel_(Canadian_TV_channel)" title="Discovery Channel (Canadian TV channel)">Discovery Channel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Science_(Canadian_TV_channel)" title="Discovery Science (Canadian TV channel)">Discovery Science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Discovery_Velocity" title="Discovery Velocity">Discovery Velocity</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Japan</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/J_Sports" title="J Sports">J Sports</a> (3%)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Latin America</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Panregional</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ESPN_(Latin_America)" title="ESPN (Latin America)">ESPN (Latin America)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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