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XFL reveals names, logos for its eight teams

August 21, 2019
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  • Kevin SeifertNFL Nation

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    • ESPN.com national NFL writer
    • ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013
    • Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008

The XFL revealed the names and logos for its eight teams Wednesday, a long-awaited step toward its February 2020 debut.

The names will be:

  • Dallas Renegades

  • Houston Roughnecks

  • Los Angeles Wildcats

  • New York Guardians

  • St. Louis Battlehawks

  • Seattle Dragons

  • Tampa Bay Vipers

  • Washington Defenders

The XFL has spent the past two years determining team locations, signing stadium agreements and hiring head coaches. Their teams will play in a combination of NFL, MLB and MLS facilities. The league office has sent hundreds of draft pool invitations to prospective players and last month announced its first signing: veteran quarterback Landry Jones.

Next up will be finalizing and publicizing a rule book that it says will offer a re-imagined game of football, including unique extra points, a modified setup for overtime and a shorter play clock to accelerate game tempo.

A draft is scheduled for October, followed by a minicamp in December and training camp in January 2020.


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