★ The USFL Spring Football League starts this Saturday April 16, 2022....for all you football junkies !

mjp28

If you're interested in making a trip there to see some football here's the fee....

$30, 55, 57 - general admission. $75, 100 - club.

So there you go...

mjp28

A few more tidbits on the other professional football league, 7 of the top 9 players are QBs are any of them NFL worthy ? Even as backups, generally a few break through into the bright lights of NFL football especially after the season progresses..

Unlike the NFL, player salaries are all equal in the USFL, but there are still some players who enter the league with a higher profile than others. Here’s a list of some of the most notable names for the start of the 2022 USFL season:

Shea Patterson, QB, Michigan Panthers. #1 overall pick
Jordan Ta’amu, QB, Tampa Bay Bandits. #2
Clayton Thorson, QB, Houston Gamblers. #5
Alex McGough, QB, Birmingham Stallions. #6
Kyle Lauletta, QB, Pittsburgh Maulers. #7
Kyle Sloter, QB, New Orleans Breakers. #8
Freedom Akinmoladun, DE, Philadelphia Stars 2/ #6
Isaiah Battle, OT, Pittsburgh Maulers 6/ #8..... how about that !
Paxton Lynch, QB, Michigan Panthers 12/ #8....... there he is 12th round.

A complete list of USFL draft picks can be found here. The official USFL start date kicks off Saturday, April 16. Stay tuned for more USFL news throughout the season.

Related: USFL games today: 2022 schedule, how to watch, odds, and more

mjp28

Kind of a blast from the past in team names.

The USFL season kicks off Saturday, April 16, when the New Jersey Generals take on the Birmingham Stallions at 7:30 PM ET. This matchup can be watched on NBC, Fox, and streamed on Peacock via eligible smart devices. Then on Sunday, April 17, the other six USFL teams will be in action for the first time, giving fans access to a full day of football.

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The payroll, so you want to be a professional football player huh ? Well believe it or not the answer is yes. It just shows you what people will do to make money playing football, or they just love it and no $$$$ contracts involved.

Now as the league plans its comeback, the question that fans and players alike have is: What will the salaries look like?

Will they match the rich salaries given in the 80’s?

Will the USFL mimic the $7.5 million dollar contract given to Doug Flutie back in 1985 to lure top talent away from the NFL?

The short answer is no.

USFL players will begin receiving payments during training camp followed by an average salary of around $45k for a 10-week season.

According to USFL News players will make an average of $45k for the season not including the teams $600 a week pre-season. Practice squad players will earn about $15K on average for the season. The USFL also promises victory bonuses rumored to be $850 a player.

Per multiple player sources, USFL player contract details are as follows:

Training Camp: $600 per week

Practice Squad: $1500 per week

Active Roster: $4500 per week -Plus Victory bonuses

9:46 PM · Feb 3, 2022

mjp28

And finally from me, 45 man rosters, a whole slew of assistant coaches and position coaches many are retired players and the head coaches:

Teams

North Division

Michigan Panthers (coach Jeff Fisher)
New Jersey Generals (coach Mike Riley)
Philadelphia Stars (coach Bart Andrus)
Pittsburgh Maulers (coach Kirby Wilson)

South Division

Birmingham Stallions (coach Skip Holtz)
Houston Gamblers (coach Kevin Sumlin)
New Orleans Breakers (coach Larry Fedora)
Tampa Bay Bandits (coach Todd Haley)

mjp28

Oh and is anyone here planning on watching the USFL ?

A. YES a lot.

B. Some each week.

C. Wait and see

D. A little maybe.

E. NO !

7moses7

What team is Faker Mayfair playing for??

syd

ill pull for the Generals cause i like coach Riley

MLD Woody

The first overall draft pick and first defensive draft pick were both from Michigan... we could have the first draft pick in both drafts this year

I'm torn between rooting for the Panthers and rooting for the Maulers. But I'm just excited to see some football either way

syd

@mld-woody said:

The first overall draft pick and first defensive draft pick were both from Michigan... we could have the first draft pick in both drafts this year

so the first 2 losers who were drafted in a league that will be gone by summer are from michigan well thats something to hang your hat on

MLD Woody

@syd said:

so the first 2 losers who were drafted in a league that will be gone by summer are from michigan well thats something to hang your hat on

42 - 27

syd

i bet the league makes it 2 months

mjp28

@mld-woody said:

The first overall draft pick and first defensive draft pick were both from Michigan... we could have the first draft pick in both drafts this year

I'm torn between rooting for the Panthers and rooting for the Maulers. But I'm just excited to see some football either way

Pittsburgh Maulers, I remember the first year Pittsburgh got the Gladiators in Arena 2? ball. A guy I worked with from Wheatland, PA bought season tickets and a bunch of other merchandise and souvenirs. Well the team and league folded but he said he enjoyed the experience -and- neat heirloom souvenirs.

If I were up to it I'd make the 60+ mile trip to Pittsburgh......oh wait they are playing in Alabama, nevermind.

I will be checking out the USFL, at least at first.

Orion

Last Sunday my 6 yr old grandson (kindergarten) played in his first ever flag football game. When it came his turn to be lined up in the backfield it was 1st down (they only get 4 downs). I made sure the iphone was on video. He took the handoff, took a step to the right, but the D was there, he continued turning right, reversing his field, around his own guys and turned it upfield along the sideline, he could-go-all-the-way!!! Touchdown! Length of the field. Man-O-Man. God couldn't have scripted it any better. I put the video on FB....I watch the video multiple times a day.

mjp28

The best football of all ! ^^^^

TexasAg1969

Kevin Sumlin only stuck around A&M because JFF made him a winner as HC his first two years. Poor Gamblers.

mjp28

OK for us football starved fans waiting for some action.....of any kind ! Football at 7:30 tonight and at 12, 4, 8 Sunday. Reminds us of the good ol' USFL days way back when. Even if Trump called them " small potatoes " like our little potato duckies.

Saturday, April 16, 2022

Saturday, April 16, 2022	7:30 PM
New Jersey (0-0)	--
Birmingham (0-0)	--

Last Meeting: Not available

mjp28

Great first catch ! And now a TD.

mjp28

Another nice TD catch. And from my alumni......

.... Two former YSU football players will be a part of the newly formed United States Football League this season.

With the first pick in Round 7 of the USFL Draft, the Pittsburgh Maulers selected former Youngstown State lineman Charles Baldwin.

In Round 10, the New Jersey Generals drafted former Penguins’ cornerback David Rivers......

Unsympathetic

@mjp28 said:

Pittsburgh got the Gladiators in Arena 2? ball

Laser and Blazer should play Assault at halftime..

mjp28

@unsympathetic said:

Laser and Blazer should play Assault at halftime..

Yes back around 1987 Pittsburgh did get the Gladiators in Arena ball iat the old Civic Arena.

Pittsburgh Gladiators (1987–90)Edit

When arena football was first announced in 1986, Jim Foster targeted Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for an inaugural franchise due to the great football tradition of the area. The franchise was originally known as the Pittsburgh Gladiators, and was one of the original four AFL teams formed in 1987. The team was named by Robert Ninehouser whose entry for the team name was selected in 1987. They originally played their home games at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena in Pittsburgh. On June 19, 1987, the Gladiators defeated the Washington Commandos 48–46 in the first ever AFL regular season game. The Gladiators participated in ArenaBowls I nd III, losing both.