# 2020 XFL season

The 2020 XFL season was the first season in the reboot of the XFL, and the second in the history of the XFL brand created and owned by professional wrestling magnate Vince McMahon, coming 19 years after the 2001 XFL season.
The season began on February 8, 2020, with the DC Defenders hosting and defeating the Seattle Dragons. The league planned to have a ten-week regular season through April 12, with division championships April 18 and 19, with the XFL Championship scheduled for April 26 in Houston.
In March 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the XFL announced that the league would be canceling the rest of the season, ahead of the league's suspension of operations and bankruptcy filing a month later.

## Background

In the 2017 ESPN 30 for 30 documentary This Was the XFL, McMahon openly mused about reviving the XFL, noting that changes would need to be made compared to 2001 in order to make it viable and relevant in the modern era. McMahon had purchased the trademarks of the defunct United Football League and an alternative brand, "UrFL" (Your Football League), in early 2017. The following year, the director of the documentary, Charlie Ebersol (son of Dick Ebersol), would go on to help form the Alliance of American Football (AAF) in 2018, hoping to beat the revived XFL in being the first to play (they did by a year). While the league was able to launch in 2019, a year before the XFL's first season, it went bankrupt before its first season finished after it twice lost its major investors. On December 15, 2017, Bleacher Report columnist Brad Shepard reported that McMahon was seriously considering a revival of the XFL, with an expected announcement on January 25, 2018. In a statement to Deadspin, WWE did not confirm or deny the rumors, but did state that McMahon was establishing a new company known as Alpha Entertainment, which would "explore investment opportunities across the sports and entertainment landscapes, including professional football." On December 21, 2017, WWE issued a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, stating that McMahon had sold $100 million worth of WWE stock to fund Alpha Entertainment. Alpha Entertainment is headquartered next door to WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
On January 25, 2018, Alpha Entertainment announced a new incarnation of the XFL, which would begin with a 10-week inaugural season beginning in January or February 2020. In a press conference, McMahon stated that the new XFL would be dissimilar to its previous incarnation, stating that "There's only so many things that have 'FL' on the end of them and those are already taken. But we aren't going to have much of what the original XFL had." McMahon stated that the league would feature eight teams as a single entity owned by Alpha (the previous XFL was also a single-entity league), which had been revealed in 2019. Alpha Entertainment was established in order to keep the league's management and operations separate from that of WWE. McMahon is prepared to invest as much as $500 million, five times as much as his investment in the 2001 XFL. The XFL's decision to nix cheerleaders is in part due to changing attitudes regarding women's participation in entertaining sports fans. He liquidated an additional $270 million in WWE stock (representing a 4% stake in WWE) in March 2019 to provide additional funding for the league.
McMahon stated that he wanted to play in existing NFL markets but did not identify potential cities specifically and did not rule out any specific cities. McMahon also did not rule out playing on artificial turf. The original XFL avoided artificial playing surfaces (as most such surfaces then were more carpet-like); however, the technology has advanced considerably since 2001, with modern artificial turfs mimicking real grass more closely. John Shumway from KDKA-TV in Pittsburgh and local media from Orlando and San Diego both inquired about potential teams in their respective cities, but McMahon (while stating that "I love Pittsburgh") declined to name any cities for teams. McMahon also stated that teams would have new identities compared to recycling old identities from the old league. The league sent solicitations to thirty metropolitan areas as potential locations for a team.

## Teams

As with the 2001 XFL, the 2020 XFL operated eight teams, all centrally owned by the league's holding company, Alpha Entertainment LLC, as a single entity. Alpha Entertainment was spun off from WWE to keep the league's finances separate from the publicly traded professional wrestling enterprise, with McMahon the sole proprietor.
The emergence of the Alliance of American Football created issues selecting cities to host XFL teams, as many potential candidates became home to AAF teams (notably Orlando, the next largest city without an NFL team and an acceptable stadium. Orlando was also one of the original XFL's most successful markets and second in attendance for the 2019 AAF season). Not wanting teams to compete against other spring football teams in the same market, the XFL chose different cities than the AAF.
Commissioner Oliver Luck announced the eight host cities and stadiums for the first franchises on December 5, 2018, and also announced the starting date of February 8, 2020, the weekend after Super Bowl LIV, as the league chose to focus on placing teams in large media markets, selecting five of the top seven largest media markets in the U.S.; based on 2017 census bureau estimates, all eight XFL markets have over 2.9 million residents each (the smallest being St. Louis). This was seen as a stark contrast to the other emerging spring football league, the Alliance of American Football, which primarily chose markets without NFL teams, seen as a decision to avoid competing with existing fan bases; three of the AAF's markets (Birmingham, Memphis, and Salt Lake, the first two of which had teams in the first XFL) had populations less than half that of St. Louis's. The only 2020 XFL market which did host an NFL team was St. Louis, which in 2015 saw its NFL team (the Rams) return to Los Angeles.
Two of the original league's metropolitan areas also received teams in the revival: New York and Los Angeles. All eight teams received new brandings on August 21, 2019: the New York Guardians, DC Defenders, Tampa Bay Vipers, St. Louis BattleHawks, Dallas Renegades, Houston Roughnecks, Seattle Dragons, and Los Angeles Wildcats.
Names and logos for the XFL teams were to be revealed in early June but were delayed over two months from that date. The XFL filed trademarks for five potential team names for its Seattle-based franchise in late June, including one for the eventually chosen name Seattle Dragons, but not for any of the other seven teams. The names, logos and colors for all eight teams were revealed on August 21, 2019, in a livestreamed special. The 2020 XFL Draft was held on October 15 and 16, 2019. Training camps began in November.
Besides the eight competitive teams, the XFL had operated a centralized practice squad and farm team, which operated as a full team with a coaching staff and a 40-man roster (encompassing offensive and defensive players but no special teams) but did not play any on-the-record games against the other eight teams. The team shared practice facilities with the Dallas Renegades and was internally known as "Team 9". Team 9 replenished itself after Week 5 when the team's members were assigned to rosters when it expanded to 57 players each; but the season ended abruptly.
| Club | City/State | Stadium | Surface | Capacity† | Head coach |
| West Division ||||||
| Dallas Renegades | Arlington, Texas | Globe Life Park in Arlington | Grass | 25,000 | Bob Stoops |
| Houston Roughnecks | Houston, Texas | TDECU Stadium | Turf | 40,000 | June Jones |
| LA Wildcats | Carson, California | Dignity Health Sports Park | Grass | 27,000 | Winston Moss |
| Seattle Dragons | Seattle, Washington | Lumen Field | Turf | 69,000† | Jim Zorn |
| East Division ||||||
| DC Defenders | Washington, D.C. | Audi Field | Grass | 20,000 | Pep Hamilton |
| New York Guardians | East Rutherford, New Jersey | MetLife Stadium | Turf | 82,500† | Kevin Gilbride |
| St. Louis BattleHawks | St. Louis, Missouri | The Dome at America's Center | Turf | 66,965† | Jonathan Hayes |
| Tampa Bay Vipers | Tampa, Florida | Raymond James Stadium | Grass | 65,618† | Marc Trestman |
| Practice squad ||||||
| Team 9 | Arlington, Texas | Globe Life Park in Arlington | Grass | 25,000 | Bart Andrus |
†Full stadium capacity. The large stadiums with multiple decks only open the lower bowl for XFL games, similar to the former AAF games and MLS matches played in large stadiums. The XFL has a target stadium size of 30,000 seats, so that in the event of playoff games, the upper decks can be opened to increase capacity.

### Team 9

Team 9 was a specialized team that acted as a hybrid farm team and practice squad for the league, and was inspired by a similar scheme employed by NFL Europe. It held a maximum of 40 players at a time and was meant to prepare players for call up to one of the XFL's 8 teams to fill roster vacancies due to injuries of other players or if the teams see a player as a "hidden gem". The team shared practice facilities and support staff with the Dallas Renegades but maintained its own coaching staff; its head coach was Bart Andrus, who was assisted by Pete Kuharchek (defense) and Peter Vaas (offense). Team 9 did not include the specialist positions of kicker, punter, or long snapper, who were instead reserved in a separate "player pool."
During the first two weeks of the season, teams were encouraged to use players from Team 9 to fill roster spots, but were not required to do so, as they may prefer to sign a player unaffiliated with the XFL or re-sign a player who participated in their preseason camps but was cut. After Week 2, exclusively using Team 9 players to fill rosters became a requirement, with Team 9 constantly replenishing itself by adding new players from outside the XFL.
On March 10, each team's maximum roster size increased from 52 to 57 players and the majority of Team 9 was dispersed. Team 9 was to reload to approximately 36 players.

## Players and coaches

Each XFL team had 52 players regular-season roster, far more than the 38 in the original XFL and comparable to the size of the 53-man NFL rosters; 46 of those 52 were active on any given game day.
XFL did not have the same eligibility requirements for players as the NFL. Currently the NFL requires all players to be at least 3 years removed from high school to be eligible for a team's roster. Almost all prospects then participate in NCAA football for the 3-year waiting period. This eligibility requirement is an agreement between the NCAA and the NFL. The NFL, in exchange for not signing young players who would ordinarily play in the NCAA, is allowed nearly unlimited access to scout and recruit college players. In the league's inaugural season, safety Kenny Robinson, who had run into eligibility issues that led to him being expelled from college, chose to play in the XFL instead of transferring to another college; Robinson was a success in the XFL and was ultimately selected in the 2020 NFL Draft.
The first head coach and general manager, Dallas's Bob Stoops, was announced February 7, 2019, with the coaches for Seattle (Jim Zorn), Washington (Pep Hamilton), and Tampa Bay (Marc Trestman) following later in the month. Kevin Gilbride named New York's head coach/general manager on April 16, while Jonathan Hayes was announced as the head coach and general manager of the St. Louis franchise two days later. Winston Moss was announced as Los Angeles's head coach on May 7. The last of the inaugural head coaches, Houston's June Jones, was hired May 13 and introduced May 20.

### Draft

The 2020 XFL Draft was held October 15 and 16, 2019, via conference call. Seventy-one players were allocated to each team in separate position drafts: one marquee quarterback allocated by the league to each team, ten skill positions, ten offensive linemen, ten defensive linemen and/or linebackers, ten defensive backs, and thirty players of any position. Due to the structure of the draft, there was no true first overall selection. A supplemental draft was held in late November.

### Compensation

The XFL used a standard form contract paying $2,725 per week for each player on the active roster, $1,040 of which is guaranteed. A $2,222 victory bonus is paid to the players on each game's winning team; this feature is a carryover from the original XFL. The contracts expire at the end of the season, freeing players to sign with any other league. Players are also paid $1,040 per week during the preseason and through the playoffs if their team does not qualify. Starting quarterbacks make an annual salary of up to $495,000, with the average XFL quarterback earning $125,000. In contrast to the original XFL, players' health insurance is covered by the league.
Plans were for the league to offer contracts between one and three years in length. Signing for a longer term would make the player eligible for a loyalty bonus above and beyond their tiered salary; in return, the player would not be allowed to play in any other league during the spring, summer, or autumn months, nor is the contract guaranteed. The overall salary cap will be approximately $4,000,000 per team. The XFL chose a more flexible salary structure so as not to overpay for the lower ends of the roster and to be more competitive for better starting quarterbacks.
Head coaches were eligible for up to a $500,000 salary, with each team having a football operations staff of 25 people.

### Player movement

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On March 10, each team's maximum roster size increased from 52 to 57 players and the majority of Team 9 was dispersed. Team 9 was to reload to approximately 36 players.

### Notable players

* Connor Cook
* Lance Dunbar
* Michael Dunn
* Kony Ealy
* DeMarquis Gates
* S.J. Green
* Taylor Heinicke
* Will Hill III
* Godwin Igwebuike
* Tyree Jackson
* Josh Johnson
* Steven Johnson
* Cardale Jones
* Landry Jones
* Matt Jones
* Marquette King
* Christian Kuntz
* Matt McGloin
* Christine Michael
* Nick Moore
* Rahim Moore
* Aaron Murray
* Storm Norton
* Nick Novak
* Shawn Oakman
* Donald Parham
* Cam Phillips
* Eli Rogers
* Jordan Ta'amu
* P. J. Walker

## Season structure
### Preseason

Minicamps were held at each team's discretion in December 2019. The Wildcats hosted their minicamp at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas while the Renegades hosted theirs at Arlington High School. The Vipers hosted their minicamp at the renovated Plant City Stadium, which also served as the team's headquarters and practice venue during the season.
The XFL held its training camps in Houston, Texas, from January 4–22, 2020. Each team trained at a different stadium in the city, with the hometown Houston Roughnecks using their game stadium, TDECU Stadium. The other seven were as follows:
* Dallas Renegades: Darrell Tully Stadium
* DC Defenders: Rice Stadium
* LA Wildcats: Alexander Durley Sports Complex
* New York Guardians: Husky Stadium
* St. Louis BattleHawks: W.W. Thorne Stadium
* Seattle Dragons: Delmar Stadium
* Tampa Bay Vipers: George Turner Stadium
The eight teams held informal scrimmages against each other. The league did not initially plan to host exhibition games, but the television networks requested preseason matchups in order to conduct trial runs for their broadcasts. These were held during the day midweek in late January and were closed to the public.

### Regular season

The league is divided into two divisions, East and West. Each team was given a ten-game schedule with no bye weeks, playing two games against each division rival (one home and one away) and one game against each team in the other division.

#### Cancellation

As the COVID-19 pandemic began to escalate in major American cities, there were concerns in regards to the spread of COVID-19. On March 11, the state of Washington imposed social distancing measures prohibiting the gathering of 250 or more persons. The league initially stated that a Seattle Dragons game against Los Angeles would be held behind closed doors as scheduled. McMahon was planning on defying a similar guideline issued by New Jersey and going ahead with a game between the Houston Roughnecks and New York Guardians at MetLife Stadium with a full crowd, as New Jersey governor Phil Murphy had not made those guidelines mandatory at the time and the league was expecting a large attendance. After the National Basketball Association suspended all games after two players tested positive of the virus, further social distancing measures were announced elsewhere and an unnamed Dragons player developed symptoms of the virus (he later tested positive). The next day, the XFL announced it too canceled the remainder of their regular season.

### Playoffs

The playoffs were to feature four teams, two from each division. In contrast to the 2001 XFL (which used a crossover approach in which teams faced the opposite division), the 2020 XFL would feature two division games, with the top two teams in each division facing off against each other to determine who represents the division in the XFL Championship.
On February 13, 2020, the XFL formally announced that the name of the game would be the "XFL Championship" (reviving the alternate title of the first XFL Championship, which was also known as the Million Dollar Game) and would be held at TDECU Stadium in Houston, Texas. The league initially had hoped that the social distancing measures would expire later in the season to allow the championship to be held. Any hope of resuming the season ended on April 10 with the league terminating almost all of its remaining employees and suspending operations.

## Standings

2020 XFL standingsvte :
| East Division ||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK |
| DC Defenders | 3 | 2 | .600 | -3 | 9 | 12 | 2–1 | 82 | 89 | -7 | W1 |
| St. Louis Battlehawks | 3 | 2 | .600 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1–1 | 97 | 77 | 20 | L1 |
| New York Guardians | 3 | 2 | .600 | -1 | 8 | 9 | 1–2 | 79 | 85 | -6 | W2 |
| Tampa Bay Vipers | 1 | 4 | .200 | -4 | 11 | 15 | 1–1 | 98 | 115 | -17 | L1 |
| West Division ||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | TD+/- | TD+ | TD- | DIV | PF | PA | DIFF | STK |
| Houston Roughnecks | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 3–0 | 158 | 111 | 47 | W5 |
| Dallas Renegades | 2 | 3 | .400 | -3 | 9 | 12 | 2–1 | 90 | 102 | -12 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Wildcats | 2 | 3 | .400 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 0–2 | 129 | 122 | 7 | W1 |
| Seattle Dragons | 1 | 4 | .200 | -3 | 12 | 15 | 0–2 | 87 | 119 | -32 | L3 |
| (x)–clinched playoff berth; (y)–clinched conference; (e)–eliminated from playoff contention ||||||||||||

## Season schedule
### Regular season

Week 1 :
| Date and time | Away team | Result | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership (millions) | Rating |
| SAT, February 8, 2:00 p.m. ET | Seattle Dragons | 19 | 31 | DC Defenders | Audi Field | 17,163 | ABC | 3.30 | 2.1 |
| SAT, February 8, 5:00 p.m. ET | Los Angeles Wildcats | 17 | 37 | Houston Roughnecks | TDECU Stadium | 17,815 | Fox | 3.29 | 2.0 |
| SUN, February 9, 2:00 p.m. ET | Tampa Bay Vipers | 3 | 23 | New York Guardians | MetLife Stadium | 17,634 | Fox | 3.39 | 2.1 |
| SUN, February 9, 5:00 p.m. ET | St. Louis BattleHawks | 15 | 9 | Dallas Renegades | Globe Life Park in Arlington | 17,206 | ESPN | 2.50 | 1.4 |
Week 2 :
| Date and time | Away team | Result | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership (millions) | Rating |
| SAT, February 15, 2:00 p.m. ET | New York Guardians | 0 | 27 | DC Defenders | Audi Field | 15,031 | ABC | 2.13 | 1.5 |
| SAT, February 15, 5:00 p.m. ET | Tampa Bay Vipers | 9 | 17 | Seattle Dragons | CenturyLink Field | 29,172 | Fox | 2.32 | 1.3 |
| SUN, February 16, 3:00 p.m. ET | Dallas Renegades | 25 | 18 | Los Angeles Wildcats | Dignity Health Sports Park | 14,979 | ABC | 2.40 | 1.5 |
| SUN, February 16, 6:00 p.m. ET | St. Louis BattleHawks | 24 | 28 | Houston Roughnecks | TDECU Stadium | 17,103 | FS1 | 1.36 | 0.8 |
Week 3 :
| Date and time | Away team | Result | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership (millions) | Rating |
| SAT, February 22, 2:00 p.m. ET | Houston Roughnecks | 34 | 27 | Tampa Bay Vipers | Raymond James Stadium | 18,117 | ABC | 1.91 | 1.2 |
| SAT, February 22, 5:00 p.m. ET | Dallas Renegades | 24 | 12 | Seattle Dragons | CenturyLink Field | 22,060 | Fox | 2.05 | 1.3 |
| SUN, February 23, 3:00 p.m. ET | New York Guardians | 9 | 29 | St. Louis BattleHawks | The Dome at America's Center | 29,554 | ESPN | 1.47 | 0.9 |
| SUN, February 23, 6:00 p.m. ET | DC Defenders | 9 | 39 | Los Angeles Wildcats | Dignity Health Sports Park | 12,221 | FS1 | 1.00 | 0.5 |
Week 4 :
| Date and time | Away team | Result | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership (millions) | Rating |
| SAT, February 29, 2:00 p.m. ET | Los Angeles Wildcats | 14 | 17 | New York Guardians | MetLife Stadium | 12,116 | ABC | 1.56 | 1.0 |
| SAT, February 29, 5:00 p.m. ET | Seattle Dragons | 16 | 23 | St. Louis BattleHawks | The Dome at America's Center | 27,527 | Fox | 1.80 | 1.1 |
| SUN, March 1, 4:00 p.m. ET | Houston Roughnecks | 27 | 20 | Dallas Renegades | Globe Life Park in Arlington | 18,332 | FS1 | 1.11 | 0.6 |
| SUN, March 1, 7:00 p.m. ET | DC Defenders | 0 | 25 | Tampa Bay Vipers | Raymond James Stadium | 12,249 | ESPN2 | 1.03 | 0.6 |
Week 5 :
| Date and time | Away team | Result | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership (millions) | Rating |
| SAT, March 7, 2:00 p.m. ET | Seattle Dragons | 23 | 32 | Houston Roughnecks | TDECU Stadium | 19,773 | ABC | 1.55 | 1.0 |
| SAT, March 7, 5:00 p.m. ET | New York Guardians | 30 | 12 | Dallas Renegades | Globe Life Park in Arlington | 15,950 | Fox | 1.50 | 0.9 |
| SUN, March 8, 3:00 p.m. ET | St. Louis BattleHawks | 6 | 15 | DC Defenders | Audi Field | 16,342 | FS1 | 0.83 | 0.5 |
| SUN, March 8, 9:00 p.m. ET | Tampa Bay Vipers | 34 | 41 | Los Angeles Wildcats | Dignity Health Sports Park | 12,181 | ESPN | 0.76 | 0.5 |

### Canceled games

Week 6 :
| Date and time | Away team | Home team | Stadium | Broadcast |
| SAT, March 14, 2:00 p.m. ET | Houston Roughnecks | New York Guardians | MetLife Stadium | ABC |
| SAT, March 14, 5:00 p.m. ET | St. Louis BattleHawks | Tampa Bay Vipers | Raymond James Stadium | FS2 |
| SUN, March 15, 4:00 p.m. ET | Dallas Renegades | DC Defenders | Audi Field | FS1 |
| SUN, March 15, 7:00 p.m. ET | Los Angeles Wildcats | Seattle Dragons | CenturyLink Field | ESPN2 |
Week 7 :
| Date and time | Away team | Home team | Stadium | Broadcast |
| SAT, March 21, 2:00 p.m. ET | Dallas Renegades | Tampa Bay Vipers | Raymond James Stadium | ABC |
| SAT, March 21, 5:00 p.m. ET | Los Angeles Wildcats | St. Louis BattleHawks | The Dome at America's Center | Fox |
| SUN, March 22, 3:00 p.m. ET | New York Guardians | Seattle Dragons | CenturyLink Field | ABC |
| SUN, March 22, 6:00 p.m. ET | DC Defenders | Houston Roughnecks | TDECU Stadium | FS1 |
Week 8 :
| Date and time | Away team | Home team | Stadium | Broadcast |
| SAT, March 28, 2:00 p.m. ET | Tampa Bay Vipers | DC Defenders | Audi Field | ABC |
| SAT, March 28, 5:00 p.m. ET | St. Louis BattleHawks | New York Guardians | MetLife Stadium | Fox |
| SUN, March 29, 3:00 p.m. ET | Houston Roughnecks | Los Angeles Wildcats | Dignity Health Sports Park | ABC |
| SUN, March 29, 6:00 p.m. ET | Seattle Dragons | Dallas Renegades | Globe Life Park in Arlington | FS1 |
Week 9 :
| Date and time | Away team | Home team | Stadium | Broadcast |
| THU, April 2, 8:00 p.m. ET | Dallas Renegades | Houston Roughnecks | TDECU Stadium | Fox |
| SAT, April 4, 2:00 p.m. ET | DC Defenders | New York Guardians | MetLife Stadium | ABC |
| SUN, April 5, 12:00 p.m. ET | Tampa Bay Vipers | St. Louis BattleHawks | The Dome at America's Center | ESPN |
| SUN, April 5, 6:00 p.m. ET | Seattle Dragons | Los Angeles Wildcats | Dignity Health Sports Park | FS1 |
Week 10 :
| Date and time | Away team | Home team | Stadium | Broadcast |
| THU, April 9, 8:00 p.m. ET | Los Angeles Wildcats | Dallas Renegades | Globe Life Park in Arlington | Fox |
| SAT, April 11, 2:00 p.m. ET | Houston Roughnecks | Seattle Dragons | CenturyLink Field | ABC |
| SUN, April 12, 3:00 p.m. ET | DC Defenders | St. Louis BattleHawks | The Dome at America's Center | ESPN |
| SUN, April 12, 6:00 p.m. ET | New York Guardians | Tampa Bay Vipers | Raymond James Stadium | FS1 |

### Playoffs

The playoffs were scheduled to start on April 18 with the East Division semifinal and end with the championship game on April 26. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic however, the XFL couldn’t complete the regular season nor the postseason.
Division Finals :
| Date and time | Broadcast |
| SAT, April 18, 3:00 p.m. ET | Fox |
| SUN, April 19, 3:00 p.m. ET | ESPN |
XFL Championship :
| Date and time | Stadium | Broadcast |
| SUN, April 26, 3:00 p.m. ET | TDECU Stadium | ESPN |
Reference

## Attendance

Announced attendance figures for each home game. In the weekly columns, dashes (—) indicate away games, while bold font indicates the highest attendance for each week.
| Team / Week | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | Average |
| Dallas Renegades | 17,206 | — | — | 18,332 | 15,950 | 51,488 | 17,163 |
| DC Defenders | 17,163 | 15,031 | — | — | 16,342 | 48,536 | 16,179 |
| Houston Roughnecks | 17,815 | 17,103 | — | — | 19,773 | 54,691 | 18,230 |
| Los Angeles Wildcats | — | 14,979 | 12,211 | — | 12,181 | 39,371 | 13,124 |
| New York Guardians | 17,634 | — | — | 12,116 | — | 29,750 | 14,875 |
| Seattle Dragons | — | 29,172 | 22,060 | — | — | 51,232 | 25,616 |
| St. Louis BattleHawks | — | — | 29,554 | 27,527 | — | 57,081 | 28,541 |
| Tampa Bay Vipers | — | — | 18,117 | 12,249 | — | 30,366 | 15,183 |
| Total | 69,818 | 76,285 | 81,942 | 70,224 | 64,246 | 334,272 | |
| Average | 17,455 | 19,071 | 20,486 | 17,556 | 15,968 | | 18,571 |

## Star of the Week

The Star of the Week is a weekly award given out by the XFL. The XFL selects eight nominees (one from each team) based on who they feel had the best performance, or the performance that had the most impact, of that week in XFL play and the public votes on their choice. The two winners from Saturday and Sunday's polls go against each other, and once again the public votes for the winner.
Star of the Week :
| Week | Player | Position | Team |
| Week 1 (Feb. 12) | P. J. Walker (1) | Quarterback | Houston |
| Week 2 (Feb. 19) | Cam Phillips (1) | Wide receiver | Houston |
| Week 3 (Feb. 26) | Cam Phillips (2) | Wide receiver | Houston |
| Week 4 (March 4) | Jordan Ta'amu (1) | Quarterback | St. Louis |
| Week 5 (March 11) | Cam Phillips (3) | Wide receiver | Houston |

## Midseason awards

The midseason awards are given out by the XFL at the end of Week 5. These awards are given out first by the league selecting four nominees, and the public votes on who should win. The XFL also selected a mid-season All-XFL Team for the best players at each position.
Midseason awards :
| Award | Player/Coach | Position | Team | Ref. |
| Coach of the Year | June Jones | — | Houston | |
Midseason All-XFL Team :
| Position | Player | Team |
| QB | P. J. Walker | Houston |
| HB | Matt Jones | St. Louis |
| WR | Cam Phillips | Houston |
| WR | Dan Williams III | Tampa Bay |
| WR | Nelson Spruce | Los Angeles |
| TE | Donald Parham | Dallas |
| OL | Terry Poole | Houston |
| OL | Martez Ivey | Tampa Bay |
| OL | Anthony Coyle | New York |
| OL | Sebastian Tretola | Houston |
| OL | Maurquice Shakir | Dallas |
| DL | Cavon Walker | New York |
| DL | Will Sutton | Seattle |
| DL | Devin Taylor | Los Angeles |
| DL | Anthony Johnson | DC |
| LB | DeMarquis Gates | Houston |
| LB | Steven Johnson | Seattle |
| DB | Tarvarus McFadden | Tampa Bay |
| DB | Josh Hawkins | Dallas |
| DB | Deatrick Nichols | Houston |
| DB | Will Hill | St. Louis |
| DB | Kenny Robinson | St. Louis |
| K | Taylor Russolino | St. Louis |
| P | Hunter Niswander | DC |
| KR/PR | Austin Walter | Dallas |
The Houston Roughnecks had the most number of players on the All-XFL midseason team with 6, with the St. Louis BattleHawks and Dallas Renegades tied for second at four players. The Tampa Bay Vipers had three, and the other four teams with two each.

## Statistical leaders

2020 XFL statistical leaders :
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Offense ||||
| Passing yards | P. J. Walker | HOU | 1,338 |
| Rushing yards | De'Veon Smith | TB | 365 |
| Receiving yards | Cam Phillips | HOU | 455 |
| Touchdowns | Cam Phillips | HOU | 9 |
| Defense ||||
| Tackles | Steven Johnson | SEA | 48 |
| Sacks | Cavon Walker | NY | 4.5 |
| Interceptions | Deatrick Nichols | HOU | 3 |
| Special teams ||||
| Return yards | John Santiago | SEA | 440 |
| Field goals made | Austin MacGinnis | DAL | 10 |
| Punting average | Marquette King | STL | 45.7 |

## League finances

On December 15, 2017, Bleacher Report columnist Brad Shepard reported that McMahon was seriously considering a revival of the XFL, with an expected announcement on January 25, 2018. In a statement to Deadspin, WWE did not confirm or deny the rumors, but did state that McMahon was establishing a new company known as Alpha Entertainment, which would "explore investment opportunities across the sports and entertainment landscapes, including professional football." On December 21, 2017, WWE issued a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, stating that McMahon had sold $100 million worth of WWE stock to fund Alpha Entertainment. Alpha Entertainment was headquartered next door to WWE headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
On January 25, 2018, Alpha Entertainment announced a new incarnation of the XFL, which would begin with a 10-week inaugural season beginning in January or February 2020. McMahon stated that the league would feature eight teams as a single entity owned by Alpha (the previous XFL was also a single-entity league), which had been revealed in 2019. Alpha Entertainment was established to keep the league's management and operations separate from that of WWE. McMahon is prepared to invest as much as $500 million, five times as much as his investment in the 2001 XFL. He liquidated an additional $270 million in WWE stock (representing a 4% stake in WWE) in March 2019 to provide additional funding for the league.

### Partnerships

The XFL ran test games with community colleges in Mississippi, Your Call Football (YCF) and The Spring League (TSL) during their spring 2019 seasons, to experiment with rule changes. The XFL even had a preliminary discussions with TSL about their league becoming the "Official 'D-League' of the XFL".

### Gambling

In February 2020, the XFL announced that DraftKings would be the official daily fantasy sports provider of the league and an "authorized gaming operator". McMahon has a minority investment in the company.
Luck stated he anticipated mobile sports betting to be legal in many states by the 2020 launch date, much like it is in New Jersey, and hoped to integrate legal sports betting as part of the XFL. Every state hosting an XFL team, except Florida which has an existing law banning sports betting, has either introduced or passed legislation for the legalization of sports betting. "California also has a pending voter referendum that could legalize sports betting." In December 2019, Luck stated he was cooperating with the Las Vegas sportsbooks in providing official information for betting purposes.
The XFL's main broadcast partner has an official partnership with gambling operators, with ESPN partnered with Caesars Entertainment to use its sportsbook information during telecasts (including displaying lines and the over/under directly on the score bug in-game). The league also announced that it is partnering with Genius Sports on an integrity program to "protect the league from illegal activity". The agreement includes monitoring of all pre-game and live betting markets, including alerts and analysis of odds movements.
The XFL also has an in-house gaming app service called PlayXFL where fans can win cash prizes for correctly predicting the exact score of select XFL games each week. Additionally, fans attending an XFL game can opt-in to play a 4-Question Pick'em contest about the game they are attending for the chance to win prizes, including merchandise and tickets, from the applicable home team.

## Broadcasting

This was the first year (and the only year of the contract due to no season games in 2021 or 2022) of a three-year agreement with ESPN and Fox Sports to carry all 43 regular season and playoff games.
During the regular season, ABC was scheduled to air ten Saturday games, five of them ended up being televised, and three Sunday games, airing only one of the four Sunday games. ESPN was to air six Sunday games, airing only two of them, and ESPN2 was to air two Sunday games, airing only one of the two. Fox was to air seven Saturday games, five of the seven being televised, one Sunday game, which was televised, and two Thursday games, neither being played. Fox's main cable sports network, FS1, was to air nine Sunday games, with only four being played, and FS2 was to air one Saturday game, which was not played. ESPN and Fox were both scheduled to air one semifinal each, and ESPN was to air the championship game. All three never made the air.
Vegas Stats & Information Network produced supplemental "BetCasts" for iHeartRadio for two games each week, which featured commentary from a sports betting perspective.

### Viewership

In millions of viewers
| Broadcaster | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Total | Average |
| ABC | 3.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 12.8 | 2.1 |
| ABC | — | 2.4 | — | — | – | 12.8 | 2.1 |
| ESPN | 2.5 | — | 1.5 | — | 0.8 | 4.8 | 1.6 |
| ESPN2 | — | — | — | 1.0 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Fox | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 14.3 | 2.4 |
| Fox | 3.4 | — | — | — | — | 14.3 | 2.4 |
| FS1 | — | 1.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 |
| Total | 12.5 | 8.2 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 37.3 | |
| Average | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | | 1.9 |
One decimal place is shown in table but three decimal places are used in all calculations.

### Audio and radio coverage

| Station | Owner | Platform | Team affiliation | Notes |
| National ||||||
| ESPN Xtra | ESPN | Sirius XM | None | Simulcast of television audio feeds |
| Fox Sports Radio | Fox Sports | Sirius XM | None | Simulcast of television audio feeds |
| BetCast by VSiN | Musburger family | iHeartRadio app, web | None | Gambling-centered audio broadcast |
| Local ||||||
| 106.7 WJFK | Entercom | Radio, web, Radio.com app | DC Defenders | Select games over the air, others online-only due to schedule conflicts |
| 97.5 KFNC | Gow Media | Radio, web | Houston Roughnecks | |
| PTSMediaSports.com | PTS Media | Web | Houston Roughnecks | Spanish-language broadcast |
| 710AM KIRO | Bonneville | Radio | Seattle Dragons | Studio programming only, no live games |

## Signees to other professional leagues

After the XFL season was cut short on March 12, 2020, players were allowed to sign with National Football League (NFL) or Canadian Football League (CFL) teams beginning on March 22.

### NFL signings

St. Louis BattleHawks safety Kenny Robinson was drafted by the Carolina Panthers in the fifth round of the 2020 NFL draft, as the only NFL Draft-eligible player who played in the XFL in 2020. Also, the following players signed with NFL teams:
NFL signings :
| Player | Position | XFL team | Date | NFL team |
| Deatrick Nichols | CB | Houston Roughnecks | March 24 | New Orleans Saints |
| P. J. Walker | QB | Houston Roughnecks | March 25 | Carolina Panthers |
| Khari Lee | TE | DC Defenders | March 25 | Atlanta Falcons |
| DeMarquis Gates | LB | Houston Roughnecks | March 26 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Nick Moore | LS | Tampa Bay Vipers | March 26 | Baltimore Ravens |
| Dewayne Hendrix | DE | St. Louis BattleHawks | March 30 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Tyree Kinnel | S | DC Defenders | March 30 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Christian Kuntz | LS | Dallas Renegades | March 30 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Edmond Robinson | LB | Houston Roughnecks | March 30 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Jordan Ta'amu | QB | St. Louis BattleHawks | April 2 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Saivion Smith | CB | Houston Roughnecks | April 10 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Saeed Blacknall | WR | Los Angeles Wildcats | April 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Cavon Walker | DT | New York Guardians | April 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Dravon Askew-Henry | CB | New York Guardians | April 14 | New York Giants |
| Austin MacGinnis | K | Dallas Renegades | April 14 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Storm Norton | OT | Los Angeles Wildcats | April 14 | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Donald Parham | TE | Dallas Renegades | April 14 | Los Angeles Chargers |
| Anthony Coyle | OT | New York Guardians | April 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| John Keenoy | C | Dallas Renegades | April 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Arrion Springs | CB | Los Angeles Wildcats | April 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Josh Hawkins | CB | Dallas Renegades | April 16 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Jacques Patrick | RB | Tampa Bay Vipers | April 17 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Avery Gennesy | G | Houston Roughnecks | April 17 | Tennessee Titans |
| Jarron Jones | OT | New York Guardians | April 20 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Kahlil McKenzie | G | Los Angeles Wildcats | April 20 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Colin Thompson | TE | Tampa Bay Vipers | April 27 | Carolina Panthers |
| Zac Kerin | G | New York Guardians | April 29 | Tennessee Titans |
| DaVonte Lambert | DE | St. Louis BattleHawks | April 30 | Carolina Panthers |
| De'Mornay Pierson-El | WR | St. Louis BattleHawks | April 30 | Las Vegas Raiders |
| Juwann Bushell-Beatty | G | Houston Roughnecks | May 1 | Carolina Panthers |
| Andrew Soroh | FS | New York Guardians | June 9 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Michael Dunn | G | Seattle Dragons | August 9 | Cleveland Browns |
| Connor Davis | TE | St. Louis BattleHawks | August 16 | New York Jets |
| Pace Murphy | OT | Dallas Renegades | August 18 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Ricky Walker | DT | Tampa Bay Vipers | August 22 | Cleveland Browns |
| Will Clarke | DE | St. Louis BattleHawks | August 23 | Detroit Lions |
| Cam Phillips | WR | Houston Roughnecks | August 26 | Carolina Panthers |
| Jon Toth | C | DC Defenders | August 27 | Cleveland Browns |
| DeAndre Thompkins | WR | DC Defenders | August 30 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Antonio Callaway | WR | Tampa Bay Vipers | September 7 | Miami Dolphins |
| Jeff Badet | WR | Dallas Renegades | September 17 | Washington Football Team |
| Matt McCrane | K | New York Guardians | September 22 | Cleveland Browns |
| Austin Walter | RB | Dallas Renegades | September 23 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Willie Beavers | G | Dallas Renegades | September 24 | Atlanta Falcons |
| Tegray Scales | LB | Dallas Renegades | October 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
| Sergio Castillo | K | Houston Roughnecks | October 14 | New York Jets |
| Walter Palmore | DT | Houston Roughnecks | October 21 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Hunter Niswander | P | DC Defenders | October 26 | Dallas Cowboys |
| Elijah Campbell | DB | DC Defenders | November 3 | New York Jets |
| Giorgio Tavecchio | K | Los Angeles Wildcats | November 10 | Tennessee Titans |
| Josh Johnson | QB | Los Angeles Wildcats | November 11 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Taylor Russolino | K | St. Louis BattleHawks | December 7 | Denver Broncos |
| Gabe Wright | DT | Houston Roughnecks | December 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars |
| Taylor Heinicke | QB | St. Louis BattleHawks | December 8 | Washington Football Team |
| Isaiah Williams | G | Tampa Bay Vipers | December 16 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Austin Rehkow | P | Houston Roughnecks | December 23 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Jake Lampman | WR | Tampa Bay Vipers | December 23 | New Orleans Saints |
| Tanner Gentry | WR | New York Guardians | January 4 | Buffalo Bills |
| Austin Proehl | WR | Seattle Dragons | January 4 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Tyree Jackson | QB | DC Defenders | January 7 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Godwin Igwebuike | S | Seattle Dragons | January 14 | Detroit Lions |
| Brian Khoury | LS | DC Defenders | March 17 | Baltimore Ravens |
| Martez Ivey | OT | Tampa Bay Vipers | April 6 | Carolina Panthers |
| Scott Daly | LS | New York Guardians | May 4 | Detroit Lions |
| LaDarius Wiley | S | Los Angeles Wildcats | May 13 | Seattle Seahawks |
| Eric Dungey | QB | Dallas Renegades | May 14 | Cincinnati Bengals |

### CFL signings

The following players signed with CFL teams:
CFL signings :
| Player | Position | XFL team | Date | CFL team |
| Armanti Edwards | WR | Dallas Renegades | April 10 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Dontez Byrd | WR | Seattle Dragons | April 13 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Joe Powell | SS | St. Louis BattleHawks | April 13 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Jalen Saunders | WR | Houston Roughnecks | April 20 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Trenton Thompson | DT | Team 9 | April 20 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Sergio Castillo | K | Houston Roughnecks | April 21 | BC Lions |
| Ranthony Texada | CB | New York Guardians | May 4 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| A. J. Hendy | SS | New York Guardians | May 4 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Brandon Wilds | RB | Tampa Bay Vipers | May 7 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Channing Stribling | CB | Seattle Dragons | May 12 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Na'Ty Rodgers | OT | Tampa Bay Vipers | May 13 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Terrence Alexander | CB | New York Guardians | May 22 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Doran Grant | CB | DC Defenders | May 28 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Mekale McKay | WR | New York Guardians | June 11 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Alonzo Russell | WR | St. Louis BattleHawks | July 3 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Johnathan Alston | CB | Seattle Dragons | December 8 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Obum Gwacham | DE | Tampa Bay Vipers | December 9 | BC Lions |
| James Butler | RB | Houston Roughnecks | December 10 | BC Lions |
| Jawuan Johnson | LB | New York Guardians | December 14 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| De'Veon Smith | RB | Tampa Bay Vipers | December 15 | BC Lions |
| Markus Jones | LB | Team 9 | December 17 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Tyler Roemer | OT | Los Angeles Wildcats | December 17 | BC Lions |
| Teo Redding | WR | New York Guardians | December 18 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Jeremy Clark | CB | Seattle Dragons | December 21 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Sammie Coates | WR | Houston Roughnecks | December 21 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| James Folston Jr. | LB | Dallas Renegades | December 28 | Edmonton Football Team |
| Dejon Allen | G | St. Louis BattleHawks | December 28 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Kent Perkins | G | St. Louis BattleHawks | December 29 | BC Lions |
| Jazz Ferguson | WR | Dallas Renegades | December 30 | BC Lions |
| Robert Priester | SS | Tampa Bay Vipers | December 30 | Edmonton Football Team |
| Tre Watson | LB | Dallas Renegades | January 4 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Derek Dennis | OT | New York Guardians | January 7 | Edmonton Football Team |
| Demetrious Cox | S | New York Guardians | January 15 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Davon Grayson | WR | St. Louis BattleHawks | January 15 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| D'Juan Hines | LB | New York Guardians | January 18 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Jameer Thurman | LB | DC Defenders | January 19 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Philip Nelson | QB | Dallas Renegades | January 22 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Eli Rogers | WR | DC Defenders | January 22 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Nelson Spruce | WR | Los Angeles Wildcats | January 22 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Trae Elston | S | Houston Roughnecks | January 25 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Jarrell Owens | DE | New York Guardians | January 25 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Tavaris Barnes | DE | DC Defenders | January 27 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Jeremiah Johnson | CB | Houston Roughnecks | January 30 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Marwin Evans | S | Dallas Renegades | January 30 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Marcelis Branch | S | Tampa Bay Vipers | February 1 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Kahlil Lewis | WR | Houston Roughnecks | February 2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Khyri Thornton | DT | St. Louis BattleHawks | February 2 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Treston Decoud | DB | Dallas Renegades | February 3 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Jermaine Ponder | CB | Seattle Dragons | February 3 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Ryan Davis | WR | Tampa Bay Vipers | February 5 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Taylor Cornelius | QB | Tampa Bay Vipers | February 9 | Edmonton Football Team |
| Daniel Williams | WR | Tampa Bay Vipers | February 11 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Reshard Cliett | LB | Dallas Renegades | February 15 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Matthew Colburn | RB | New York Guardians | February 15 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Tarvarus McFadden | CB | Tampa Bay Vipers | February 15 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Shawn Oakman | DE | Los Angeles Wildcats | February 15 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Anthoula Kelly | CB | Tampa Bay Vipers | February 17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Desmond Lawrence | CB | DC Defenders | February 17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Marko Myers | CB | Seattle Dragons | February 17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Herb Waters | CB | Tampa Bay Vipers | February 17 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Kermit Whitfield | WR | Dallas Renegades | February 18 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |
| Kony Ealy | DE | Houston Roughnecks | February 22 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Cameron Artis-Payne | RB | Dallas Renegades | February 23 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Blake Jackson | WR | Houston Roughnecks | February 25 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Jalen Tolliver | WR | Tampa Bay Vipers | March 4 | Edmonton Football Team |
| Stansly Maponga | DE | Seattle Dragons | March 9 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Ajene Harris | CB | Houston Roughnecks | March 11 | BC Lions |
| Andrew Ankrah | DE | St. Louis BattleHawks | March 11 | Edmonton Football Team |
| Reggie Howard | NT | Los Angeles Wildcats | March 11 | Edmonton Football Team |
| Nick Holley | WR | Houston Roughnecks | March 12 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Trey Williams | RB | Seattle Dragons | March 19 | Calgary Stampeders |
| Wesley Sutton | S | New York Guardinas | March 22 | Montreal Alouettes |
| De'Ondre Wesley | OT | DC Defenders | April 1 | Edmonton Football Team |
| Casey Sayles | DT | St. Louis BattleHawks | April 5 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Prince Charles Iworah | CB | Team 9 | April 7 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Shamarko Thomas | S | DC Defenders | April 19 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Carlton Agudosi | WR | St. Louis BattleHawks | April 30 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Praise Martin-Oguike | DE | Seattle Dragons | June 4 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Cole Boozer | OL | DC Defenders | June 9 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Rashad Ross | WR | DC Defenders | June 9 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Jordan Smallwood | WR | Los Angeles Wildcats | June 21 | Ottawa Redblacks |
| Terry Poole | OT | Houston Roughnecks | June 25 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| John Yarbrough | C | Tampa Bay Vipers | June 25 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Dexter McCoil | LB | St. Louis BattleHawks | June 28 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Reggie Cole | CB | DC Defenders | June 28 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Robert Nelson | CB | St. Louis BattleHawks | June 30 | Montreal Alouettes |
| Nyles Morgan | LB | Seattle Dragons | July 1 | Edmonton Elks |
| David Rivers | CB | St. Louis BattleHawks | July 9 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
| Tarean Folston | RB | Tampa Bay Vipers | July 9 | Edmonton Elks |
| Mike Stevens | CB | Los Angeles Wildcats | July 10 | Saskatchewan Roughriders |