XFL gives former New England college players an opportunity to play professionally

February 18, 2023

The XFL kicks off today. The league was on the brink of folding after the Covid pandemic but Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) and his ex-wife Dani Garcia bought the league from former WWE owner Vince McMahon. After two years of planning, the re-imagined league is back and there are plenty of players in the league with local college football ties. Five former Boston College Eagles are currently on XFL rosters….

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Opinion: The XFL is back. Will it work this time?

February 9, 2020

By Kevin J. Stone/@kstone06/@newftbj Can the XFL work this time? It’s a question that’s been asked since Vince McMahon announced that the league would be coming back. Of course, the first league failed after just one season, but circumstances are different now, and there are reasons to believe that this version can last – or at least last longer than a year. First and foremost, the means to watch these…

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Opinion: 5 Reasons Why the “New” XFL Will Fail

January 27, 2018

WWE founder and chairman Vince McMahon announced on the Thursday that the XFL will be returning in 2020, 19 years after the league debuted. McMahon is committing $100 million dollars to get the league off the ground and will be the sole owner of the league and the eight teams that will make up the league. McMahon promised no gimmicks this time around. None of the wrestlers or personalities affiliated…

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