NEW YORK — The XFL and USFL plan to join forces.
The spring pro football leagues announced in a statement Thursday they would merge going forward. The statement said details of the new league would come out at a later date.
The XFL has eight teams from Seattle, Washington, to Washington, D.C. The USFL also has eight teams that stretch from New Jersey to Memphis, including a team in New Orleans – the Breakers.
The XFL, first founded in 2001, returned to action in 2020 but had to shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league eventually filed for bankruptcy. It was reborn in February.
The USFL returned to play in 2022 after its original conception ran from 1983-1985 before terminating in 1986.
Both leagues said the merger was subject to customary regulatory approvals. If the transaction goes through, the new league “will establish best-in-class operations based on the most recent seasons of both leagues,” according to the statement.
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