Look, I know what you are thinking. Just saying those three letters (XFL) causes some concern with football fans. Conjuring up memories of terrible football, a one season failure and Vince McMahon putting out a product that seemed more like an episode of Monday Night Raw than Monday Night Football. The original XFL got a lot of things wrong, but lets not forget they did get some things right. Several of the innovations the XFL brought to football are still being used in the NFL to this day. From players being mic’d up to every time we get an overhead shot from the SkyCam, you can thank the XFL.
This second run, or XFL 2.0 will be met with a slew of creative rule changes including a new approach to how overtime will look.
Our trip to Austin provided the perfect opportunity to test out exciting new potential rule changes.
SVP of Football Ops Doug Whaley breaks down our vision for a more innovative overtime. #XFL2020 pic.twitter.com/xVRdZqlNza
— XFL (@xfl2020) April 13, 2019
Another creative announcement came earlier this week, when the XFL announced that each team will have their own version of the leagues official game ball. Obviously a great marketing plan as you can already order your favorite teams official game ball for the low low price of $125, but it has people talking and that’s all you could ask at this point.
8 new #XFL game balls were released today.
Catch up on everything you missed around the league surrounding the big news: https://t.co/zcau28ebqy pic.twitter.com/17wWD9QuNx
— XFL (@xfl2020) November 26, 2019
