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Kevin SeifertNFL Nation
The XFL revealed the names and logos for its eight teams Wednesday, a long-awaited step toward its February 2020 debut.
The names will be:
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Dallas Renegades
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Houston Roughnecks
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Los Angeles Wildcats
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New York Guardians
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St. Louis BattleHawks
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Seattle Dragons
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Tampa Bay Vipers
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Washington Defenders
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— XFL (@xfl2020) August 21, 2019
The XFL has spent the past two years determining team locations, signing stadium agreements and hiring head coaches. Its teams will play in a combination of NFL, MLB and MLS facilities. The league office has sent hundreds of draft pool invitations to prospective players and last month announced its first signing: veteran quarterback Landry Jones.
Next up will be finalizing and publicizing a rulebook that it says will offer a reimagined game of football, including unique extra points, a modified setup for overtime and a shorter play clock to accelerate game tempo.
A draft is scheduled for October, followed by a minicamp in December and training camp in January 2020.