Connect with us

XFL Teams

XFL Team Names Announcement Time frame, XFL Minor League Team

Brian Stull of The Brian Stull show on WGNU in St. Louis was at the Jonathan Hayes Press Conference on April 18th. He had a chance to talk to new head coach/GM Jonathan Hayes and XFL Commissioner and CEO Oliver Luck about the new XFL.

Local players at the Press Conference including former St Louis Rams Will Witherspoon, Tommy Polly, and Grant Williams among others.

Jonathan Hayes Notes

  • Tickets will be cheaper than the NFL
  • XFL pace of play will be fast
  • St Louis is a great sports town and he is excited
  • His staff will not necessarily be from St. Louis Rams but have been with NFL teams, he gave no names, can’t say yet
  • Excited about the new rules being talked about
  • Workman’s comp and support staff in the wrong places hurt the AAF
  • Seeing what went wrong with the AAF helps the XFL

Oliver Luck Notes

  • All 43 games will be broadcast across fully distributed cable or over the air free television
  • Over the air, free TV will be one of the alphabet networks, ABC, CBS, NBC or Fox. We at XFL News Hub have been speculating it will be Fox.
  • XFL TV deal will be long term deal, not a one year deal
  • Signing players will take place during the summer but ramp up after NFL Cut Down day in September
  • XFL Draft will take place in October
  • Team 9 – Based in Dallas, practice at the same facility as Bob Stoops XFL Dallas team, consist of 40 players, their own set of coaches, like minor league system for the XFL to grab players. A G-league team like they had in NFL Europe
  • Team names and logo announcement a month to six weeks away, due to trademarks and legal process


Unleash the Action: Sign up for XFL Insider and Fuel Your Passion for Football!


Mark Perry, a devoted sports journalist and founder of XFL News Hub, has been a key figure in XFL coverage since its 2018 revival. Launching XFL News Hub soon after the league's return announcement, Mark has established the platform as a primary source for comprehensive XFL updates. Renowned for his in-depth knowledge and commitment to sports journalism, Mark actively engages the XFL community, welcoming interactions at mark.perry@xflnewshub.com.

5 Comments

5 Comments

  1. doodeet3

    May 11, 2019 at 3:24 pm

    The team names are (officially confirmed from a good source) to be,

    Seattle Thunder
    Los Angeles Giants
    Dallas Eagles
    Houston Titans
    St. Louis Cubs
    Tampa Bay Yankees
    Washington Penguins
    New York Red Sox

    Spread the word!

    • Daniel Chicoine

      July 29, 2019 at 6:43 pm

      LOL

      • John Conroy

        October 21, 2019 at 1:32 pm

        Did they pick the ninth team yet

        • The Mark

          October 21, 2019 at 3:31 pm

          Not yet, probably before the season kicks off.

  2. TB

    June 19, 2019 at 11:11 am

    “do to trademarks” make “due to trademarks”. Thanks for the info.

Leave a Reply

Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

XFL Kickoff

XFL News Alerts

USFL and XFL Merger: A Deep Dive into the Historic Collaboration

Latest Podcast

Subscribe XFL Podcast

More in XFL Teams

XFL News Hub