Stream the latest This Was the XFL videos on Watch ESPN. A bold challenge, a fearless experiment and ultimately, a ...

The game is the biggest event in the sport's calendar, but the NFL isn't the only option when it comes to watching the sport, thanks to the XFL. The current XFL is the third incarnation of the ...

The NFL will consider applying the XFL's kickoff rules this offseason. According to The Washington Post's Mark Maske, the NFL is continuing to explore the XFL format as a method of reducing player ...

The NFL's decision to change the kickoff rule is hardly the first time the league has tweaked kickoff protocol. But why all ...

After a successful first season earlier this year, the United Football League will be back for another campaign. Dwayne "The ...

The NFL allowed its special teams coaches to collaborate and devise new kickoff rules — borrowed and tweaked from the XFL — on a one-year basis as a way to save a dying play. An all-time low ...

Who are the Seattle Sea Dragons' top players? The Seattle Sea Dragons have a strong roster for the 2023 XFL season with many notable ex-NFL players on the squad. Ben DiNucci (former Cowboys ...

There’s been no shortage of strong feelings expressed in the last several days over a potential CFL-XFL merger. First off, the league’s announcement last week did not say it was expanding to ...

Gone is the traditional kickoff, but fans might still recognize parts of the new one, as it shares many similarities to the XFL’s. It aims to keep the ball in the returner’s hands, as the NFL ...

Just how good the New Orleans Saints might be after this hot 2-0 start is one of the biggest questions making the rounds ...

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In 2001, sports entertainment titans Ebersol and McMahon launched the XFL. It was hardly the first time a league had tried to compete with the NFL, but the brash audacity of the bid, combined with ...