a while ago kyle shanahan lamented the fact that the nfl lacks a minor league something that basketball and baseball both have and i totally agree with him a spring football league even if it's not affiliated with the nfl gives fringe players and castoffs a chance to see reps they otherwise wouldn't get at the back end of a roster despite ending early we know that aaf and the xfl were a success in terms of giving guys another shot in the nfl the aaf and the xfl gave us players like taylor heinecke donald parham pj walker and as always josh johnson the most journeyman journeyman qb of all time hell even greg olson cut his teeth in the broadcast booth in the xfl to warm him up for the nfl you just don't account for the best athlete on the field being the quarterback all guys that may not have found success in the big leagues had they not gotten the chance to refine and showcase their game in the spring and it's not just the nfl that benefits from the spring leagues even canada canada is benefiting from the spring football leagues in august there were NUMBER_TOKEN former xfl players on cfl rosters and NUMBER_TOKEN former xfl players finished the NUMBER_TOKEN nfl season on nfl rosters taylor heineke is the craziest example as he couldn't beat out jordan tayamu for the starting gig with the st louis battle hawks but is clearly the best qb the xfl had even though statistically it was pj walker i mean pj walker was the best player in the xfl and it wasn't just his stats he made watching the game fun honestly he felt a little bit like kyler murray out there at times it just goes to show you how hard the qb position is to evaluate obviously it's not just qbs that get second chances but best named players as well maybe most importantly willie beavers whose name literally translates to penis vagina who's currently on the atlanta falcons practice squad if the spring ball leagues can help more willie beavers penetrate the nfl how can we not be excited about the usfl hell this season we witnessed former seattle dragon godwin igue bk make a key catch and run for the lions and their first win of the season i'm happy that guys like that are going to get a chance this is a good thing for the nfl and will ultimately improve their product which i'm looking forward to a lot of borderline nfl guys are going to get a chance with any one of these eight teams and the fox sports owed you sfl introducing them is me you've got the michigan panthers the new jersey generals the philadelphia stars the pittsburgh maulers the birmingham stallions the houston gamblers the new orleans breakers and the tampa bay bandits this tampa bay sticky bandits those are your eight usfl teams and i'm
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