★ The USFL Spring Football League starts this Saturday April 16, 2022....for all you football junkies !
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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
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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 weekPractice Squad: $1500 per weekActive Roster: $4500 per week -Plus Victory bonuses -
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)
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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 wayJa.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody! -
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 wayThe 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
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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
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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 wayThe 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 wayPittsburgh 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.
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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.
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Kevin Sumlin only stuck around A&M because JFF made him a winner as HC his first two years. Poor Gamblers.
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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
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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......
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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 wayPittsburgh 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.
Pittsburgh got the Gladiators in Arena 2? ball
Laser and Blazer should play Assault at halftime..
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Pittsburgh got the Gladiators in Arena 2? ball
Laser and Blazer should play Assault at halftime..
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.
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