[62] The new deal also include a $400 per week housing stipend. There is no denying that Phillips would lend great credibility to the league. We want to try to make them stars in the USFL. Theres no question were looking at a D-I quality of football, the quality of the on-field product will be pleasantly surprising to our fans, he promised. The big question is, if and when the maulers come to Pittsburgh, where will they play? If it is determined the defensive player intentionally interfered with the receiver, the penalty will be a spot foul similar to the NFL rule. The previous incarnation of the USFL did not. I thought we had worked something out [with the USFL] but at least we still have the league playing their regular-season games here., Theres also this: Almost all players, according to Woods, will be paid $4,500 each week they are active on a teams 38-person roster, along with an $850 weekly win bonus. Because any college player who signs with the USFL would forgo their eligibility, Woods says the league isnt trying to procure talent still enrolled in college. Continue with Recommended Cookies. [68] Each of the eight teams originally had a 38-man active roster and a 7-man practice squad. The cable telecasts of the Spring League on FS1/FS2 averaged 81,000 viewers. Its worth noting that the city of San Antonio went on record in the story that they havent been in touch with anyone from the USFL. It is being co-founded by Brian Woods, the CEO of The Spring League, which also airs on Fox. That ended the old USFL, which featured the Philadelphia Stars, the team that won the second league title and discovered eventual pro football Hall of Famer the late Sam Mills, a 5-foot-9 linebacker who the NFL previously never gave a chance. The Spring League has trademarked several USFL team names since the early part of this year. Brian Woods, a co-founder of this new iteration of the USFL, was a financial adviser for the failed Alliance of American Football and associated the last two years with The Spring League. We have players ready to be drafted Feb. 22 and Feb. 23. Its hard to put a value on that.. For Spurrier, a return to the USFL would be like his coaching career coming full circle. [36] Ehrhart would later explain that he was only "trying to protect the league legacy". Whichever team has the most points after the three tries, or after one team gains an insurmountable lead, will be the winner. Obviously its no mystery that an official relationship with the National Football League at some point would definitely bode well for us long term.. Brian Woods, the founder and CEO of The Spring League from 2017 to 2021 and a co-founder of the new USFL, will serve as the league's President of Football Operations. I will tell you we have a very good relationship with the NFL and with FOX being involved, operating all of the teams, and FOX has a good relationship with the NFL, Woods stressed. They will be talented players. Fox Sports CEO and executive producer Eric Shanks called the USFLs relaunch a landmark day for football fans and Fox Sports. Many wishfully believe that FOX will take a larger stake in the league and start covering half the costs moving forward. Small deviations are being implemented because we feel like they can increase the tempo, and also make games closer. Brian Woods is the founder and CEO of the Spring League and now the USFL. We are absolutely trying to make it a little more incentivizing for them, Woods said.). Woods has a very staunch hammer behind this venturea multi-year deal with FOX Sports, coupled with programming on NBC. As reported on this site, Spurrier was one of the people who sold Bob Stoops on joining the XFL. the league will not finish its first season in Birmingham. By Kevin Kelley - June 3, 2021. The top half of the leagues owners had to attempt to pull the lower half out of the abyss and eventually the latter dragged the whole league down. Oakland Invaders is now St. Louis Invaders. [57], For the 2022 season, player pay structure was $45,000 for Active Roster players, $15,000 for Practice Squad Players, and $600 weekly during training camp. / CBS Pittsburgh. If plane flights are too expensive then this is really an AA minor league. We are sending out contracts in droves right now and we have identified a lot of quality talent, even some young talent even players that are in the 2022 draft class.. I think thats a telling sign with other attempts at spring professional football in recent times. Several sources have indicated to me the genuine possibility that because of the short amount of time remaining for the USFL to set up shop in markets before their 2022 season, and for financial reasons, that the league could decide to play in an expanded hub city model next spring. The Spring League first debuted on FOX Sports in 2020 when the league completed its first bubble season due to Covid-19. Great job Mike. On January 6, 2022, four of eight teams unveiled their head coaches and general managers on The Herd with Colin Cowherd. The teams would then be expected to play in their own cities by Season 3. On November 17, 2021, it was announced that The Spring League founder Brian Woods would serve as the league's president, as well as Daryl Johnston as EVP of football operations, Mike Pereira as head of officiating, and Edward Hartman as EVP of business operations. Therein lies the rub. Back in April, on this site, an article raised the possibility of a returning USFL. Prior to kickoff, The Spring League CEO Brian Woods join Dave Griffith of FOX 59 Indianapolis to talk about the upcoming season. [42] The league's rule variations and subsequent changes include the following: Games that are tied after regulation will be resolved with an overtime session that combines elements of college football's overtime system with penalty shootouts used in soccer and ice hockey. Reach him at rjohnson@al.com, follow him at twitter.com/roysj, or on Instagram @roysj. Players also received win bonuses of $850 per win and $10,000 for winning the championship. [19] [7][8][9] Upon the conclusion of its first season, the league became the first high-level spring football league to complete a season since the original iteration of the XFL, following the early shutdown of the AAF and COVID-19-induced hiatus of the second XFL. Thats what were hoping to create with the new USFL. Were certainly going to keep a solid relationship with the NFL.. Sam is a perfect example of what the USFL was and what helped develop the players into becoming that great product that USFL fans got used to seeing. On November 15, 2022, the USFL and the City of Memphis, Tennessee announced that the Tampa Bay Bandits organization would effectively be relocated to Memphis as the Memphis Showboats, taking on the name and identity of the team from the original incarnation of the league. Then you had the league raiding top college talent as well as some NFL talent. The two spoke about the opportunities that The Spring League looks top provide for football players that are out of the college program, but not quite ready for the NFL. On June 3rd, FOX Sports and The Spring League announced that they were bringing back the United States Football League. The only thing we know is Spring League Founder & CEO Brian Woods is a co-founder of the new USFL and that Fox also has a co-ownership stake in the league . Were ready to go. Sports Business Executive: Expertise in contract law gained in a major sports law firm; Proven record in successfully negotiating and drafting contracts, endorsement deals and licensing agreements. Perhaps its because of FOXs involvement or the theory that sooner or later, its going to work. Post Week Two Power Week two TV ratings are in for the XFL 2023 season. BREAKING: Pittsburgh Maulers Reveal Official USFL Rebrand, Highlights from Week Three of The Spring League. (Photo by Greg Garrison/AL.com). [52] For the 2022 regular season, tickets would be sold at $10 per person, with children aged 15 and under free, for the two semi-final games tickets are sold at $15 per person and children under 15 at $5 those prices are increased by $5 for the championship game. i know Brian Woods , HAVING COACHED FOR HIM IN THE FXFL AND TSL.he has a true passion for football and demands that the game is played the right way and with respect for the history of the game. So, he is clearly someone who is a proponent of pro football in the spring. "We're looking for is the to be strategic. If you spoke to Eric and Eric made those statements, then that is absolutely a fair assessment, he said. Originally launched in 1983, the USFL consisted of 12 teams. Not to mention many of the teams were mismanaged. See the UFL, FXFL, Reggie Fowler, and Tom Dundon with the AAF. The league will hold a draft on February 22nd and 23rd. That will give fans a little more confidence in this venture. Former Dallas Cowboys. Colors and names just plastered on a bunch of guys in Orlando and Houston pretending to be 8 cities doesnt sound next step to me, but just TSL renamed something else. And it would not surprise me if the hiring of Steve Spurrier is the USFLs first big announcement. Of the nearly two dozen different team names that the USFL has retained the rights for, most of them will be put on the back burner for the future and not used in 2022. Its quite telling that on the day of the USFL announcement in June that Doug Flutie was front and center in the promotion selling the return of the league with a New Jersey Generals hat on. It makes sense. Generating revenue in San Antonio would be tough if all the games are in Houston. You can come to the USFL, display your talent and for a young man whos already removed from college. They havent been able to finish a season. Starting this season, every game will be televised and The Spring League will be aired on FOX, FS1 and FS2 instead of just FS1 and FS2. All of the heavy lifting has really been accomplished at this point, Woods said. There are a lot of different possibilities where we can land.. The USFL would still sell tickets at full capacity to all of their games but having a San Antonio team play a year in Houston could be awkward to kick off your league but from a financial perspective. Heres a tip for the USFL: PUBLIC COMMUNITY OWNERSHIP! Our teams will be reporting to training camp on March 22, and were scheduled to kick off on Saturday, April 16. Could Canada Dust Off the Canadian Football Act, to Stop an XFL Invasion? The inaugural draft took place on February 22, 2022. A catch must be made with one foot inbounds (same as, Defensive pass interference will be penalized similar to college football (15-yard penalty or spot foul if within 15 yards of the line of scrimmage). Why would other cities cover a team that doesnt really play there? The names the same, but will this league have any resemblance or match the impact of its notorious predecessor? 2 school in Ohio before landing in Oxford. This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 21:06. We would like to have at least two to three players on each team that have ties to that market, Woods says. Our plan in the USFL is not to be a developmental league. Unless the USFLs owners decide to bend some of their rules economically for a few players, the USFL will have very few players with mainstream name recognition. More hours for not much more money? Its long-dormant brands and trademarks were acquired by the National Spring Football League, Inc., which now owns this USFL. Chief Strategy Officer Ezra Levine is one of the leagues minority investors. Hereafter, the game clock will continue to run after a pass falls incomplete, though only during the odd-numbered quarters (1st and 3rd). People like to blame Trump for the fall of the USFL but the truth is, it was a dumpster fire the 1984-85 seasons. In my experience in working with the non NFL athlete, I CAN ASSURE THE FOOTBALL WORLD, their are not just 400 PLAYERS AVAILABLE BUT MORE LIKE 800 players who have the necessary skill to play football at a high AND ENTERTAINING LEVEL. The league has not yet determined how it will assign players with an affinity to local markets, nor whether it is that vital for the inaugural season, except for the always-home-team Birmingham Stallions. The shift to the USFL may change things moving forward from a promotional standpoint but how deep into their pockets is FOX willing to go? He also mentioned that he refused previous attempts to "buy" the league, "including the people who founded the first version of the XFL". He's been in the industry for a while now and has had his fair share of struggles and detractors. I would imagine Heinz field would be in the conversation but that could be too big. Sources have informed me that the USFL has already sent feelers out to Spurrier about getting him to come on board. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. We just want to get through our first season. In fact, shortly before kickoff, CEO Brian Woods teased that a major announcement was coming later in the season. They will continue to serve as the official broadcast partner. The United States Football League (USFL) is a professional American football minor league[2][3] that began play on April 16, 2022. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Wade Phillips was a guest of the Spring League this past May in their press box watching the action and was featured prominently on the FOX broadcasts. That player is free to pursue an NFL opportunity after they get done playing for their USFL team. Yesterday Brian Woods joined KDKA, Pittsburgh CBS affiliate, to discuss the new team and promote the upcoming season. Long term, everyone on the team at FOX and the USFL, we want to create a real dominant spring professional football product., Joseph Santoliquito is an award-winning sportswriter based in the Philadelphia area who has been writing for PhillyVoice since its inception in 2015 and is the president of the Boxing Writers Association of America. The question is, are they going all-in? XFL (real football) exposed his flaws. There will be some rising juniors, some current college players who will be playing in the USFL this year that will forego their junior year in college to play in the USFL. Originally from Detroit, I grew up a Lions fan, which has now led me on a lifetime journey to find better football. The new . For the original league which played from 19831985, see, Last edited on 26 February 2023, at 21:06, "USFL, BJCC reach tentative MOU to bring relaunch season to Birmingham", "USFL to host all 2022 season games in Birmingham", "Stars vs. "We were only around three seasons, but the USFL was a classy, well-respected name," Erhart said. Theres an abundance of talent out there and theres definitely an audience., Including John Lewis in bill raising fines for moving memorials dishonors icon and insults us all, Autherine Lucy Hall renaming should not have been this hard, Fear of Black History Month? Brian Woods, who is the President of Football Operations for the 2nd generation of the USFL thinks Pittsburgh is a perfect fit this time around. The real questions are how bold will the new league be and can it survive if it tries to be? So, in retaining an audience, if we can complete one season of football, I think that would be a step in the right direction. The league announced the 2022 season will be played "with a minimum of eight teams. "I think you can make a strong argument that had the USFL stayed in the spring, just the first iteration of the USFL I speak of back in the 1980s. According to Steve Ehrhart, former USFL executive director, he still owns the league rights and the "USFL still exists", while stating that the league officials still get monthly royalty checks. Hes a self promoting lazy old coot. Required fields are marked *. Our contract structure is set up in such a way that if a player gets done playing in an USFL season, that player has almost six weeks before NFL training camps open. Were looking for the next Sam Millstheres no question.. Prior to kickoff, The Spring League CEO Brian Woods join Dave Griffith of FOX 59 Indianapolis to talk about the upcoming season. Had they continued to operate in the spring, they might still be here today", said Woods. The USFL failed the first time around because the league tried to compete with the NFL. And from a marketing standpoint, the son of Bum has great Texas ties and could work in any of the markets that the USFL plans on playing in that state. It's been almost 40 years since another professional football league gained the traction of the original USFL. As in the NFL, replay challenges are automatic in the last two minutes of either half and the whole overtime, as well as any scoring plays and turnovers. Its definitely more adventurous to us with the Birmingham Stallions this year than any other team. The same way the Spring League did in 2021. Fox Sports owns the league and has reportedly committed $150 million$200 million over three years to its operations,[50][51] with plans to attract an additional $250 million from investors. His lazy butt was gifted a team that won in the decidedly average spring league. We feel like we can exist in the spring. [28] The following day, on February 17, 2022, the league revealed uniforms for each team. The game was broadcast by Fox and NBC, the first football game simulcast on over-the-air broadcast networks since the final week of the 2007 NFL regular season when a game between the New England Patriots and the New York Giants aired on CBS and NBC in addition to cable NFL Network. All eight teams will play in one location in Birmingham, Alabama in year one. What do you think the announcement on The Spring League and FOX will be? The purple and orange with a logo of a steelworker using a sledgehammer, only lasted one year here and were the worst team in the league back in the 1980s. When did Brian Lynch work at Beachside Assisted Living? Hell no but anyone who blames Trump solely is doing it based on politics and not reality. There is no legal connection between the new entity and the source of its name, the original United States Football League, which operated from 1983 to 1986 and was officially dissolved in 1990. Copyright 2022 XFL News Hub. Brian Woods, USFL VP football operations There's also this: Almost all players, according to Woods, will be paid $4,500 each week they are active on a team's 38-person roster, along with an. Back in January 2021, Brian Woods. With more news in the works, it looks as if this relationship with FOX could turn out to be a long-term win for the organization. The move was necessitated, league officials said, by a too-close-for-comfort calendar conflict with the World Games opening ceremonies, long been slated for July 7 at Protective Stadium. However, they may not necessarily play in San Antonio, at least not in 2022. The old USFL went too big too soon. The choke point for these entities comes when the resources and expenses needed to fund these ventures far outweigh the returns. Prior to Week 5 of the first season, the scoring team's extra point decision could not be changed after a penalty or a timeout. Catch all the action next year on FOX Sports.Listen as @USFLOfficials iconic #22 @DougFlutie weighs in on the leagues return in 2022. pic.twitter.com/K0Hw0N54rp. The USFL could save a lot of money in expenses and ultimately buy themselves another year. There will also be NFL players off practice squads and guys that are coming off active rosters that were not re-signed this spring that will be participating. The overwhelming response would be: Just finished the season; we have seen these other leagues come and go. If we can just finish our first season, that will certainly give fans a lot more confidence in what were doing, as opposed to some of these other failed efforts of the past.. The league will be mostly comprised of younger unknown players. Let us know down in the comments below or join the conversation on Discord. Once upon a time, Woods, a sports lawyer, tried to run a genuine pro football league called the Fall Experimental Football League. Weve been preparing for the World Games for seven years. We have no intent on taking on the NFL. Fox Sports, in addition to serving as the nascent league's official broadcast partner, also owns a minority equity stake in the venture. And while there is merit to that story, the truth is that the USFL got to the brink of looking for a savior and a last-second act of desperation because virtually the entire league had horrible team owners who either failed to live up to their financial commitments or were grossly incompetent. USFL players minimum salaries will be $5,350 per week, up from the current $4,500 per week payout ($2,500 for inactive players) and $150 a week toward 401K contributions, while weekly performance bonuses will be cancelled. The league was falling apart at the seams with very few owners who could hold up their end of the bargain. The main list of investors is not something that the league is disclosing at this time. Woods, a Tampa native, remembers watching games with his father and cheering on a team that was just as. XFL and USFL: What Does 2023 Look Like with Two Spring Leagues? We have to be ready to welcome other countries and visitors. Franchises folded, relocated, or were swapped; players were unpaid or not taken care of. Recently, other spring football leagues have failed. Spring League head coaches like Hal Mumme and Jerry Glanville have publicly expressed a desire to be a part of the USFL. Generals live score, updates, highlights from 2022 USFL playf game", "Donald Trump helped kill the first USFL. No kicking team member may line up further back than one yard behind the ball, while the receiving team must have at least eight players in the setup zone between the kicking team's 35 and 45 yard lines. Woods launched The Spring League, another developmental league for aspiring players that began play in . At the request of. Ivey, Republican lawmakers, I am an affirmative action baby; so are you, Hey, Republicans, anti-voting rights is anti-American, even anti-Republican. We dont want to be drafting players not currently under contract with the league because that could create issues in terms of filling rosters, Woods said. The players used to have Gumball Rallies on payday to race to see who can get to this one bank in Podunk, Tx to cash their checks before the money ran out. If its going to be a regional/bus small ball leaguewhy call it the USFL? There would be no expansion that year, and the league would continue to use a hub model, with "two to four" locations housing all eight teams. In fact, the XFL and TSL worked together in the lead up to the 2020 season and were in talks to make TSL the official D-League of the XFL. I'm now living in the greater Houston area and I am one of the few journalists covering spring football. If you want to be seen as a talent, the USFL is the place to show off your skills. They will be able to take classes online (Capella) or in-person (Strayer),[56] giving them the flexibility to pursue associate, bachelors or masters degrees in business, healthcare, IT and education. "Today is a monumental day for the new USFL as we hit the 100-days-to-kickoff mark," Brian Woods, the USFL's president of football operations, said in a statement. IF THERE IS ONE PERSON WHO CAN MAKE THE PROPOSED USFL WORK , BRIAN IS THE RIGHT LEADER. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Birmingham City Councilor Crystal Smitherman, though, said it did not give her pause, nor temper her enthusiasm about the leagues prospects. Even if FOX, Brian Woods, and company decided to run a barebones league. The final two head coaches were announced the following week on January 27, 2022. After some raised eyebrows, the league pivotedit will now charge players $75 per night, confirmed a league official. Woods, who started The Spring League in 2017, was a former adviser to the Alliance of American Football, another startup spring league whose financing fell through and filed for bankruptcy two years ago. Im hoping Woods and Fox Sports arent low balling this, because fans will bail quickly if its a misrepresentation of what the USFL was. Back in January 2021, Brian Woods was dealing with a few small tornados. Still, unless things have changed in their strategy, there have been no indications suggesting that FOX is willing to spend tens of millions of dollars on the USFL property in significantly funding all of the leagues teams and operations. According to initial information, USFL players/staff would be housed in Birmingham during the season for an estimated economic impact of about $15 million (47,000 hotel nights), while the league would play the bubble season at Protective Stadium and Legion Field. [4] The postseason games were played in Canton, Ohio, at the Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.[5]. Would the San Antonio media even cover the team if it doesnt play there? Since the start of the new year, the Spring League has filed for several USFL trademarks. So the likelihood of the Gunslingers riding again in the new USFL is a good one. "Pittsburgh is definitely an area that country that is has always shown to be supportive of professional football, the Maulers were very unique and important brand of the USFL", said Woods. Lending credence, respectability, and hope towards Brian Woodss chances of making his vision work this go-round is the involvement of FOX. December 27, 2022 2022 saw the USFL return to the field, this time under the FOX umbrella. Embed from Getty Images Plus the national media will gladly make fun of it for cheap clicks and destroy the brand name. No laminated sheet of choreographed lines, circles, and Xs behind which Brian Woods, architect of the new United States Football League, may shield his mouth while shouting commands. So, either veteran could be a part of the mix for the USFL in 2022. Its one reason why people come to XFLnewshub.My gut says hybrid hub city approach, but I can see using bus distance teams to play in multiple cities in range, eg San Antonio, OKC, Dallas/Houston OR TB, Orlando, Jax. Everything we do is about efficiency and sustainability.. Then there are the costs of covering insurance, paying coaching, training, front office, and support staff. Enter former Tampa Bay Bandits head coach Steve Spurrier. It will take at least six figures plus for the league to get Spurrier to sign on the dotted line. The goal from jump street was to lead up to a USFL launch, with teams from the leagues past returning to represent their cities. A coin toss (called by the visiting team) will determine which team will go on offense or defense first, and which end zone will be used (both offenses will attack the same end zone, just as soccer shootouts are attempted at the same goal). 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