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| 2023 XFLシーズン | |
|---|---|
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| リーグ | エクストリームFL |
| スポーツ | アメフト |
| 間隔 | レギュラーシーズン: 2月18日～4月23日 プレーオフ: 4月29日～5月13日 |
| ゲーム数 | 43（レギュラーシーズン40試合、 ポストシーズン3試合） |
| チーム数 | 8 |
| テレビパートナー | ABC、ESPN、ESPN2、ESPN+、FX |
| 北のチャンピオン | DC ディフェンダーズ |
| 北準優勝 | シアトルシードラゴンズ |
| 南のチャンピオン | アーリントン・レネゲード |
| 南準優勝 | ヒューストン・ラフネックス |
| 2023 XFLチャンピオンシップ | |
| 会場 | アラモドーム、テキサス州サンアントニオ |
| チャンピオン | アーリントン・レネゲード |
| 準優勝 | DC ディフェンダーズ |
| 決勝MVP | ルイス・ペレス |
2023年のXFLシーズンは、XFLのリブートにおける2シーズン目であり、ドウェイン・ジョンソン、ダニー・ガルシア、ジェリー・カーディナーレ（レッドバード・キャピタル）による新しい所有者グループの下での最初のシーズンであり、ビンス・マクマホンによって創設され、元々所有されていたXFLブランドの歴史の中で3番目のシーズンでした。
レギュラーシーズンは2023年2月18日に開幕。選手コンバイン（選手合同選考会）は2022年6月18日に開催され、2023年XFLドラフトは11月15日から17日に開催され、トレーニングキャンプは2023年1月8日に始まった。[1]
アーリントン・レネゲードは、2023 XFLチャンピオンシップゲームでDCディフェンダーズを破り、このXFLのイテレーションで最初のリーグチャンピオンになりました。これは、XFLがユナイテッドフットボールリーグと合併してユナイテッドフットボールリーグを形成する前の最後のシーズンとなりました。
背景
2020年のXFLシーズンは、米国でのCOVID-19パンデミックを阻止するために課された即時かつ長期の自宅待機命令と大規模集会の禁止の結果、2020年3月の5週間の試合後に短縮されました。[2] 2020年4月13日、XFLの親会社であるアルファエンターテインメントは、ワクチンが利用可能になり、広く普及するまで、そのほとんどは完全に解除されない措置に対応して破産を宣言しました。[3]リーグの資産は2020年8月3日にジョンソン、ガルシア、カルディナーレに売却されました。[4] [5]
買収後、新オーナーシップは2021年の単一市場シーズンを一時的に検討したが、売却プロセスのタイミングにより実現は困難となった。[6] 2021年のオフシーズン中、XFLの新オーナーシップグループは、カナダフットボールリーグとの潜在的なパートナーシップに関する協議を開始したが、この協議は7月に決裂し、リーグは計画されていた2022年シーズンをキャンセルした。[7]
マクマホンは破産直前にコミッショナーのオリバー・ラックを解雇したため、 [8]リーグは新オーナーへの移行期間中、ジェフリー・ポラックの管理下に置かれ、ポラックは辞任し、 2021年11月に元バッファロー・ビルズの社長であるラス・ブランドンが後任となった。 [9]
チーム
2022年3月11日、複数の報道によると、XFLはバージニア州立トロイアンズからレジー・バーロウをヘッドコーチとして雇ったとのこと。報道によると、バーロウはテキサス州サンアントニオのチームを指導する予定とのこと。サンアントニオは2020年にXFLチームをホストした8都市の中には入っていなかったが[10]、2020年シーズン中にXFLとの話し合いを始めており[11] 、 2019年にはアライアンス・オブ・アメリカンフットボール（AAF）で最も観客動員数が多かったサンアントニオ・コマンダーズをホストしていた。バージニア州はバーロウがXFLに就任したことを確認したが[12]、どの関係者からもサンアントニオのチームの存在を確認する連絡はなかった。
2022年4月6日、複数の報道によると、XFLは元NFLディフェンシブバックのテレル・バックリーを2人目のヘッドコーチに雇ったとのこと。報道によると、バックリーはフロリダ州オーランドのチームを指導する予定とのこと。オーランドは2020年にXFLチームをホストした8都市の中には入っていなかったが[10] 、 2020年シーズン中にタンパベイ・バイパーズをそこに移転することについてXFLと話し合いを始めており[11]、2019年にアライアンス・オブ・アメリカンフットボールで観客動員数2位のチームであるオーランド・アポロズや、 2001年にオリジナルのXFLで最も成功したチームの1つであるオーランド・レイジをホストしていた。
2022年4月6日、リーグに近い情報筋が、XFLが5チーム（DCディフェンダーズ、セントルイス・バトルホークス、ダラス・レネゲード、ヒューストン・ラフネックス、シアトル・ドラゴンズ）を2020年の元の場所に維持し、バイパーズのオーランドへの移転案を実行し、サンアントニオとラスベガスに2つの新しいチームを追加すると言及したという報道が出ました。[13]サンアントニオとラスベガスのチームは、それぞれニューヨーク・ガーディアンズとロサンゼルス・ワイルドキャッツに代わるものです。[14]
2022年5月18日、2つの別々の報道によると、アメリカズセンターのドームではバトルホークスの復帰を見越して5日間の空き日を残しており、[15] TDECUスタジアムでは2023年にXFLの試合が開催されるとのことです。 [16]
2022年5月22日、セントルイスを拠点とするラジオ局101 ESPNのランディ・カラカーは、XFLがバトルホークスの復帰を6月1日に正式に発表する予定だったと報じた（そのような発表は実現しなかった）。[17]ケビン・セイファートは、リーグが2020年に使用した大学、NFL、メジャーリーグサッカーの会場とほぼ同じ規模の都市とスタジアムを7月末までに発表すると発表し、商標紛争がなく本拠地から復帰するチームは2020年のブランドを保持することを示唆した。[18]
選手人事部長と攻撃・守備コーディネーターは2022年6月9日に発表された。発表の中には、ジューン・ジョーンズがハスレットのスタッフに加わることと、元バトルホークスのヘッドコーチ、ジョナサン・ヘイズがダラスのストゥープスのスタッフに加わることの確認が含まれていた。[19]
2022年7月24日、ジョンソンとガルシアはテキサスライブ！でXFLタウンホールを開催し、ニューヨーク・ガーディアンズ、ロサンゼルス・ワイルドキャッツ、タンパベイ・バイパーズを除く2020年のXFL全チームが復帰することを確認した。ニューヨーク、ロサンゼルス、タンパの代わりに、サンアントニオ、ラスベガス、フロリダ州オーランドのチームが加入する。[20] 非プレイ統合スカウトチーム/練習チームであるチーム9も復帰せず、リーグは2020年よりもシーズン途中のフリーエージェントとの契約にオープンな姿勢を取っている。 [21]リーグは8会場のうち7会場も発表したが、ラスベガスのスタジアムは後日発表される。[22] 2023年1月5日、キャッシュマン・フィールドがバイパーズのホーム会場になると発表された。[23]
2022年9月23日、XFLオンラインストアは新しいチーム名のプレースホルダーをリークし、レネゲード、ドラゴンズ、バトルホークス、ディフェンダーズ、ラフネックスが本拠地に戻り、バイパーズのブランドがラスベガスに移管され（ラスベガスバレーがウエスタンダイヤモンドバックガラガラヘビの自然生息地の北西限界であることに敬意を表して）、ガーディアンズのブランドがオーランドに置かれるとの憶測を引き起こした。サンアントニオはブラマーズとしてブランド化される。 [24]チームアイデンティティは10月31日に発表される予定で、前日に公開されたティーザーセグメントでは、ドラゴンズとバトルホークスの新しいロゴが古いロゴと完全に一致し、配色が2020年のレネゲード、ガーディアンズ、ラフネックス、ディフェンダーズのブランドと一致し、わずかなデザインの変更が行われていることが示された。[25]
リーグのスケジュールは2023年1月5日に発表されました。[26]スケジュールの発表に伴い、リーグは南北の部門編成に再編成され、テキサス州の3チームすべてが部門のライバルとなることが可能になりました。
- ^ 立ち見席と芝生席を含むおおよその収容人数。キャッシュマンフィールドには固定席が9,334席あり、仮設観覧席を設置すると14,500席まで拡張できる。[27]
†スタジアムの収容人数。複数のデッキを持つ大型スタジアムでは、XFLの試合では下層席のみ開放される。これは、かつてのAAFの試合やMLSの試合が大型スタジアムで行われていたのと同様である。XFLはスタジアムの目標座席数を3万席としており、プレーオフの試合では上層席を開放して収容人数を増やすことができる。[28]
プレイヤー
2023年シーズンに向けて、XFLの各チームは最大80人のロースター（当初は66人[29]）でトレーニングキャンプを開始したが、2023年1月21日までに70人に削減し、[30] 2週間後には60人に削減し、 [31] 2月10日までには50人に削減する必要があった。レギュラーシーズンのロースターは50人（2020年シーズンは52人）になる予定で、その50人のうち45人がどの試合日にもアクティブである。[32]シーズン開始直前にリーグはロースターを50人から51人（試合日にアクティブ46人）に拡大することを決定したため、[33]すべてのチームはどの週でもアクティブロースターに3人のクォーターバックを起用できるようになる。[34]開幕ロースターの14選手は2022年シーズン中にNFLの練習チームに所属し、[35] 2023年のCFLフリーエージェント4人はXFLチームと契約することを選択しました。[36]
2020年、リーグの主なターゲット選手はベテランの控え選手（ラックがNFLヨーロッパ時代に育てたような選手で、カート・ワーナー、ブラッド・ジョンソン、ジェイク・デロームを例に挙げている）だったが、彼らはNFLのスカウトチームや練習チームで適切に成長するために必要な反復練習ができていない可能性がある。[37]予算上の懸念とNFLと敵対したくないという理由から、リーグは有名選手の獲得競争には参加していないが、NFLの「育成」リーグになるつもりはなく、むしろ「独立した」かつ「補完的な」リーグである。[37] [38]対照的に、XFLの2023年シーズンでは、リーグはクォーターバックを選択する際にプロの経験を大幅に重視しなくなった。これは、ベテラン選手が若くて経験の浅い才能に比べて「早期に脱落した」こと、2020年のブレイクアウトスターであるPJウォーカーが、 XFLに参加して最終的にカロライナ・パンサーズの先発の座を獲得する前に、インディアナポリス・コルツの練習チームに出入りしていたことで当時よりよく知られていたことなどが理由である。[39]新しいオーナーシップはまた、NFLとの協力契約を締結し[40] 、NFLの53人のロースター制限を指す「54番目の男」のスローガンを導入したとき、より「発展的」な考え方を採用した。[41] [42] [43]
シーズン中、XFLは毎週火曜日にフリーエージェントや他のアスリートのための集中トレーニングを開催しました。[44]
下書き
XFL 2023ドラフトはネバダ州エンタープライズのUFCエイペックスで開催され、[45] XFLのスタッフが7回のXFLショーケース、 [46] [47] [48] NFLトレーニングキャンプやトライアウトで約6,000人の選手を評価した後、選手プールは1,700人の適格選手で構成されました。 [49]そのうち528人の選手がプレシーズンのロースターに進みました。[50]
2023年のXFLドラフトは、 2020年のXFLドラフトと同じ基本的なレイアウトに従いました。先発クォーターバックは別のプロセスで割り当てられ、11月15日に発表され、残りのポジションはポジションごとに分けられました。[51]これは「スネーク」形式に従い、各ポジションフェーズはドラフト前に設定されたランダムな順序に従い、その順序はフェーズの奇数ラウンドと偶数ラウンドの間で逆になります。[52] [53]
補償
2023年、XFLは週給5,000ドルの標準契約書を採用し、そのうち800ドルは保証されている。各試合の勝利チームの選手には、非アクティブな選手も含めて1,000ドルの勝利ボーナスが支払われる。[54]先発クォーターバックは再び高い給与を受け取る資格がある。[55] [56] XFL選手の基本年俸は59,000ドルで、これにリーグの中心地であるテキサス州アーリントンでのシーズン中の宿泊費と食費が約20,000ドル加わった。[57]
トレーニングキャンプ中は朝食、昼食、夕食が義務付けられており、夕食後にはリーグに「グラブアンドゴー」スナックも提供された。レギュラーシーズン中、XFLは2回の食事と「グラブアンドゴー」スナックを提供した。リーグは、施設外の生活費を援助しなかった。[58]負傷した選手には報酬が支払われた（ 2022年のUSFLシーズンとは対照的）。[59]
2023年3月10日、XFLの選手たちは全米鉄鋼労働組合を通じて、全国労働関係委員会第16地域に代表選挙の請願書を提出した。[60] 4月19日、XFLの選手たちは124対73の投票で組合に加入しないことを決定した。[61]
プレイヤーの動き
トランザクション[62] [63]
- 1月1日、クォーターバックのブライアン・スコットがラスベガス・バイパーズに配属されたが[64]、1ヵ月後にバイパーズがブレット・ハンドリーと契約したため解雇された。[65]
- 1月24日、全チームが70人という義務的なロースターの削減を確定した。[66]
- 2月6日、セントルイス・バトルホークスはクォーターバックのライアン・ウィリスを解雇した。[67]
- 2月9日には8チームのうち7チームのロースターが確定し[68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] 、バトルホークスは3日後に第3クォーターバックのマニー・ウィルキンスと契約してロースターを確定した[76]。
- 2週目終了後、ガーディアンズは、ブラマスの選手にチームのプレイブックを渡した疑いのあるクォーターバックのクインテン・ドーマディを解雇した。 [77] XFLは翌日彼を復帰させた。[78]さらに、後にその告発は虚偽であることが明らかになった。[79]彼は「大統領事務所の予備リスト」に入れられ、ガーディアンズは代わりにクイントン・フラワーズと契約した。 [80]ドーマディは、リーグが「懲戒処分の根拠はない」と判断した後、復帰した。[81]
- 3月4日、アーリントン・レネゲードはユナイテッド・フットボール選手協会会長でランニングバックのケネス・ファロー2世を辞任し、ランニングバックのキース・フォードを解雇した。[82]
- 3月6日、リーグはDCディフェンダーズ、アーリントン・レネゲード、オーランド・ガーディアンズの間でユニークな3者トレードを発表した。DCはオフェンシブタックルのTJ・ストーメントをオーランド・ガーディアンズにトレードし、オーランドはレシーバーのジャボンタ・ペイトンをアーリントン・レネゲードにトレードし、アーリントンはタイトエンドのアレックス・エリスをDCディフェンダーズにトレードした。[83]
- 3月7日、セントルイス・バトルホークスの攻撃タックル、ジャリッド・ジョーンズ・スミスは、 3月5日の試合中に選手の安全規則に違反したため、2試合の出場停止処分を受けた。[84]
- 3月24日、クォーターバックのカート・ベンカートと契約する権利が、ラインバッカーのドリュー・ルイスと引き換えに、ラフネックスからブラマーズに移籍した。[85]
- 3月28日、クォーターバックのルイス・ペレスがラインバッカーのライアン・ミューラーと引き換えにバイパーズからレネゲードに移籍した。[86]
- 4月3日、ランニングバックのフィリップ・リンゼイがシアトル・シードラゴンズと契約した。[87]
- 4月13日、セントルイス・バトルホークスはクォーターバックのニック・ティアノを負傷者リストに登録し、クォーターバックのヴィンセント・テスタバーデ・ジュニアと契約した。 [88]
パートナーシップ
屋内フットボールリーグ
XFLはインドアフットボールリーグと選手人事提携を結び、IFLは事実上のマイナーリーグとして機能した。[89] [90]ブレンドン・ホワイトはマサチューセッツ・パイレーツと契約した際にIFL参加オプションを行使した最初の選手であり、[91]オフェンスラインマンのジョシュア・フレイジャーは後にガーディアンズから解放された後に彼に加わった。[92]レシーバーのデビッド・トレンティーノは、ラフネックスでのシーズンを終えた後、サンディエゴ・ストライク・フォースと契約した。 [93] 2020年にDCの先発クォーターバックとしてXFLでプレーし、2023年にポジションを取り戻そうとしたが失敗した カーデール・ジョーンズは、IFLへの参加オファーを辞退した。[94]
タルサ・オイラーズの攻撃ラインマン、ラリー・ウィリアムズは、ラスベガス・バイパーズと契約し[95]、バイパーズの開幕ロースターに名を連ねた唯一の選手だった。 [96]
NFL アルムナイ アカデミー
2022年4月、リーグはNFLアルムナイアカデミーと提携し、将来有望な選手を育成することを約束した。この提携では、同プログラムを卒業した選手は全員、XFL契約の「オプトイン」オプションを持つとされている。 [97] 12月には、アカデミーが支払いをめぐる意見の不一致を理由に提携を解消しようとしているとの噂が流れ始めたが、[98]これは後にドラフトされた選手の数をめぐる意見の不一致であることが明らかになった。[99]その後、この問題は解決され、XFLはアカデミー卒業生をトレーニングキャンプのロースターに割り当てた。[100]開幕日のロースターには36人の卒業生が名を連ね、そのうち15人が「割り当てられた」選手だった。
注目選手
出典[101] [102]
コーチ
2022年3月11日、複数の報道によると、XFLはバージニア州立トロイアンズからレジー・バーロウをヘッドコーチとして雇ったという。報道によると、バーロウはテキサス州サンアントニオのチームを指導する予定だという。[10] 2022年4月6日、複数の報道によると、XFLは元NFLディフェンシブバックのテレル・バックリーを2人目のヘッドコーチとして雇い、リーグはレネゲードのヘッドコーチ、ボブ・ストゥープスを再雇用し、元バイパーズのヘッドコーチ、マーク・トレストマンを別の役職で復帰させることを検討しているという。コーチに関しては、当時「状況は流動的」であり、他の元NFL選手数名がコーチ職に検討されていると指摘した。[103] [104]
2022年4月13日、XFLはストゥープス、バックリー、バーロウの3名に加え、リーグの他の5名のヘッドコーチの採用を確認したが、どのチームを指導するかは明らかにしなかった。採用された他のヘッドコーチは、ウェイド・フィリップス、ロッド・ウッドソン、アンソニー・ベヒト、ジム・ハスレット、ハインズ・ウォードであった。[105]後にシアトルのヘッドコーチであると特定されたハスレットは、元ラフネックスのヘッドコーチであるジューン・ジョーンズを攻撃コーディネーターとして採用したと報じられている。ジョーンズは、公式発表される前に誤ってツイッターで新しい役職のニュースを漏らしていたためである。 [106]コーチには3年契約が与えられた。[107]
2023年シーズンに向けて、XFLは少数派のコーチを育成するために、全米少数派フットボールコーチ連合（NCMFC）とのパイロットパートナーシップ（アンダーアーマーとの協力）を開始し、DCとサンアントニオの市場から2人のコーチがこのプログラムに参加しました。[108]
コーチの交代
2020年のXFLの8人のヘッドコーチのうち、2023年に同じポジションに復帰するのは 、アーリントン・レネゲードのボブ・ストゥープス監督だけだ。
ルールの変更
2022年12月8日、XFLは2020年のXFLシーズンのルールブックを以下の通り改訂して維持すると発表した。[110] [111]
- プレークロックは、ボールがスポットされてから 25 秒後から、前のプレーの終了から 35 秒後に変更されます。
- チームタイムアウトは、ハーフごとに 2 回から 3 回に増加します。
- 延長戦のラウンド数が5から3に減少
- 第 4 クォーターで 4th and 15 を変換してボールを保持する新しいオプション。これは、ルールに残っている従来のオンサイド キックオプションに追加されます。
- チームには現在、コーチの異議申し立てが 1 つあり、これを使用して、制限なく審判の決定を再検討できます。
- オンサイトのスカイジャッジ（AAFと2020年のXFLシーズンで使用）に代わって、すべてのリプレイの決定は中央ハブから行われます。[112]このハブは、スカイジャッジが持っていたエラー訂正権限を保持します。
- 新しいサッカーボールは、 2020年に使用された独自のデザインに代わり、より従来的なペブル模様とデザインスキーム、業界標準のホーウィン社製レザー、そして会長ダニー・ガルシアのサインが入る。
順位
シーズン構造
プレシーズン
7月25日、リーグはテキサス州アーリントンとリーグの中央拠点となる契約を結んだと発表した。リーグはトレーニングキャンプ（ヒューストンが2020年のXFLシーズンで行ったのと同じように）と練習をアーリントンのさまざまな場所（ノースウェストISD高校、ドラゴンスタジアム、バーノンニューサムスタジアム、チョクトースタジアム）で開催する予定だが、 [ 114 ] [115] 、米国フットボールリーグが2022年シーズンに行ったのとは異なり、XFLは本拠地で試合を行い、週末に各都市を訪れて試合や地域との交流の機会を設ける予定だ。[116] [117]
2023年シーズンでは、各チームはアーリントンの異なるスタジアムでトレーニングを行い、シーズンを通して他のチームとスタジアムを共有する予定である。[118]
- チョクトー スタジアム- アーリントン レネゲードとヒューストン ラフネックス。
- バーノン・ニューサム・スタジアム- DC ディフェンダーズとセントルイス・バトルホークス。
- ドラゴンスタジアム- シアトル・シードラゴンズとベガス・バイパーズ。
- ノースウェストISD高校- オーランド・ガーディアンズとサンアントニオ・ブラマス。
チームが合同練習を行う一方で、[119]リーグのテレビパートナーが放送の試運転を行うために計画されていたテレビ放映されない「非公式練習試合」は、ダラスメトロプレックス地域の悪天候のために中止された。[120]
レギュラーシーズン
リーグは北地区と南地区の2つの地区に分かれている。[121] [122]各チームにはバイウィークなしの10試合スケジュールが与えられ、各地区のライバルチームと2試合（ホーム1試合、アウェイ1試合）を戦い、他の地区のチームと1試合ずつ戦う。[123]
ポストシーズン
ポストシーズンは4チームによるプレーオフで、各ディビジョンの上位2チームがポストシーズンに進出した。2月19日、テキサス州サンアントニオのアラモドームが2023年のXFLチャンピオンシップを開催することが発表された。[124] [125]
この方式は、レギュラーシーズンの終わりまでにリーグファンの間で批判を集めた[要出典]。バトルホークスは7勝3敗でシーズンを終え、4勝6敗のアーリントン・レネゲードに勝ってプレーオフに進めなかった（プレーオフは、ディビジョン優勝チームとそれに次ぐ2チームではなく、各ディビジョンの上位2チームで争われた）。バトルホークスはレネゲードより3勝多いだけでなく、シーズン中唯一の対戦でレネゲードに勝利した。NFLからコピーされたタイブレーカールールについても同じ不満が聞かれた。[126]
シーズン終了後、XFLの社長であるラス・ブランドンは両方の問題について次のように語った。「タイブレーカーのシナリオでここまで進むとは思ってもいませんでした。何事もシンプルにすることが鍵なので、それを整理する必要があります。今年のプレーオフで起こった状況を評価し、振り返ってみると、もっと検討する必要があります。検討中です。」[127]
シーズンスケジュール
別途記載がない限り、すべての試合はESPN+でストリーミング配信されます。ストリーミング プラットフォームの視聴者数は、イベントの 4 週間後に発表されます。
第1週
第2週
第3週
第4週
第5週
- ^ Game originally scheduled for a 9 p.m. ET start on FX but switched to 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN in an effort to put more games on more common cable networks.
- ^ Game originally scheduled for a 10 p.m. ET start on ESPN2 but switched to 9 p.m. ET in an effort to accommodate the time change.
Week 6
- ^ Game originally scheduled for a 1:30 p.m. ET start on ESPN but switched to 1 p.m. ET on ABC in an effort to put more games on broadcast television.
- ^ Game originally scheduled to be broadcast on FX but will air on ESPN2 in an effort to put more games on more common cable networks.
Week 7
- ^ Game originally scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN but will air on ESPN2.
- ^ Game originally scheduled to be broadcast on FX but will air on ESPN in an effort to put more games on more common cable networks.
- ^ Game originally scheduled for a 7 p.m. ET start on ESPN2 but switched to 2 p.m. ET on ESPN in an effort to put more games on more common cable networks.
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
- ^ Game originally scheduled for a 9 p.m. ET start on ESPN2 but switched to 7 p.m. ET in an effort to accommodate the time change.
Playoffs
The playoffs started on April 29 and 30 and ended with the championship game on May 13. The North and South Semifinals were hosted by the respective division winners.[310][311] The XFL Championship Game was played at the Alamodome.[124][125]
- ^ Game originally scheduled to be broadcast on ESPN2 but will air on ESPN in an effort to put more games on more common cable networks.
Reference:[333][334][335][336][337]
Attendance
Announced attendance figures for each home game.[132] In the weekly columns, dashes (—) indicate away games, while bold font indicates the highest attendance of the week.
Awards
Players of the week
In the 2020 XFL season the league awarded a weekly award called "The Star of the Week". In the 2023 season, the league did not employ the same system. However, some independent media companies recognized offensive, defensive, and special teams players each week.
OurSports Central
XFLBoard.com
XFL News Hub
- ^ a b c OurSports Central awarded the "Unsung Hero" award while other publications awarded the "Special Teams Player" award.
Season Awards
Statistical leaders
League finances
On August 3, 2020, it was reported that a consortium led by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dany Garcia, and Gerry Cardinale (through Cardinale's fund RedBird Capital Partners) purchased the XFL for $15 million (plus over $9.2 million in debts and payments) just hours before an auction could take place; the purchase received court approval on August 7, 2020.[375][376] The XFL's parent company originally listed the league with assets and liabilities in the range of $10 million to $50 million.[377][378]
On August 8, 2022, it was first reported that the XFL was looking for new equity investors in the league. The league has retained PJT Partners to help with the search and raise $125 million in equity funding, while new investors could own up to 45% of the XFL.[379]
Forbes reported in June 2023 that the XFL had spent approximately $140 million in expenses over the course of the 2023 season and earned $80 million in gross revenue, roughly $20 million of which came from its broadcast contract with ESPN. The league estimated an increase in revenue to $100 million for the 2024 season and profitability by 2026.[380] According to several reports, the XFL marketing budget was $120,000 for the 2023 season.[381]
Business partnerships
The XFL had announced on the following "Official Partners": Under Armour as the league's official uniform and equipment partner,[382] Ticketmaster the official ticketing partner,[383] Westgate Resorts the official resort,[384] Progressive as the official auto insurance sponsor,[385] SMT as the official scoring and stats provider,[386] Genius Sports as the official betting data distributor,[387] BOLT6 as official instant replay partner,[388] Ryzer as the official mindset testing partner[389] and Teremana Tequila as the "league's official and exclusive tequila partner".[390] The agreement with Under Armour would later expand, when the league announced an "expansive multi-year partnership".[391]
The XFL also announced the following partnerships: Catapult Sports for performing technology,[392] BreakAway Data for performance, training, recovery and player health data[393] and Virtual Tables partnership to "incorporate their DigiSign product into the league's fan engagement offerings".[394]
The league signed a three-year agreement with the city of Arlington, Texas, and Choctaw Stadium to be their centralized operations hub for preseason and in-week training for the league's eight teams.[395][396]
Orlando Guardians signed a sponsorship agreement with "Miracle Toyota" dealership.[397]
Media
Broadcasting
In May 2022, the XFL announced it had signed an exclusive agreement with ESPN Inc. and The Walt Disney Company to carry every XFL game across ESPN's platforms, ABC, and FX. The deal runs through 2027 and worth between $100 million and $150 million.[398][399] ESPN Inc. received an unspecified stake in the league as part of the contract, which Johnson confirmed carried a rights fee payment.[400]
The league's schedule was released January 5, 2023. FX carried the majority of games through the first seven weeks of the season, including a marquee Saturday evening matchup most weeks during that time frame, with ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC assuming the full schedule from Week 8 onward. In all, FX carried 11 games total (down from the original 14 games), ESPN carried 12 regular season games (up from 10 previously), ESPN2 carried 9 regular season games (down from 10 previously), ABC carried 7 regular season games (up from 6 previously), FX and ESPN simulcasted one Week 1 regular season game, and ESPN aired both semi finals games and ABC aired the final (ESPN2 was originally scheduled to air a semifinal game but it was moved over to ESPN).[26] The ESPN+ streaming service will stream all of the league's games, while ESPN3 will simulcast ABC games, ESPN's TV Everywhere service will carry games simulcast on ESPN and ESPN2, with FX NOW app simulcasting FX games.[401][402] In January 2023, ESPN announced its commentator teams for the 2023 season.[403] ESPN Deportes will broadcast 13 regular season game schedule (1 game each on most weeks), Along with all playoff games which will offer Spanish-language coverage of games aired and will be led by play-by-play commentator Rebeca Landa and analyst Sergio Dipp.[404]
ESPN will also host an XFL studio show called XFL Today during the season, with Jason Fitz, Skubie Mageza and Andrew Hawkins.[405]
The league announced via Twitter that radio broadcasts of XFL games would be carried on Sirius XM on ESPN Xtra radio.[406] There will be no terrestrial radio broadcasts in teams' home markets, with the league stating that it had approached radio stations in each city but had found that none were able to accommodate their hometown teams due to existing commitments to other local teams.[407]
Viewership
In millions of viewers[408]
* One decimal place is shown in table but three decimal places are used in all calculations.
* Viewership figures for games streaming on ESPN+ were not released.
International broadcasters
In Latin America, the 2023 season will be televised by ESPN and its streaming and on-demand platform Star+.
In Canada, the 2023 season will be broadcast in English solely online through TSN+, a new subscription over-the-top service being launched by TSN. Games carried on ABC will still be available on traditional television in portions of the country via antenna, cable and satellite systems.[409]
In Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, the 2023 and 2024 seasons will be broadcast by Sport1 and its pay-TV channel Sport1+.[410]
"Player 54"
On February the league and ESPN announced a collaboration on a new original nine-part docuseries directed by Peter Berg, called "Player 54: Chasing the XFL Dream", which "chronicles the building of the XFL and follows the unique stories of players and coaches throughout the inaugural season".[411][412] The first episode, an encore of the episode airing at ABC (it originally aired on ESPN2), averaged 696,000 viewers.[413] The show got mixed reviews, while some complained about the broadcasting schedule with minimal advertising from ESPN.[414]
Reception
The XFL's second return to play began with a game between the Vegas Vipers and Arlington Renegades on Saturday, February 18, 2023.[415] The first week of games received tentative praise, with Bill Shea of The Athletic grading the return a B− in an article titled "I watched the XFL 3.0 so you don't have to (but you should!): The key takeaways."[416] Also, the Battlehawks game against the Brahmas got international headlines, after come-from-behind improbable win for St. Louis that include a 3-point conversion.[417]
However, TV ratings declined in comparison to the XFL's 2020 debut,[418] as some blamed it on the league's promotional tactics.[419] 1.54 million people watched the first game in 2023, down from the 3.3 million who watched the first game aired on ABC in 2020.[420] Week 2's ratings again lagged as the games were the first to not air on broadcast television (as in 2020 at least two games aired on broadcast television each week).[421]
After the Vegas Vipers' home opener many fans began to question the decision to play in Las Vegas, as a result of a local rainstorm causing the field condition in Cashman Field to be "unplayable" while the announced attendance of 6,023 people dwindled as the game progressed,[422] with some calling it a "disaster of optics" after the field's dead grass had to be spray-painted green[423] and others even went as far as calling it a "literal dump".[424] XFL President Russ Brandon addressed the issue a day later, stating: "We have no concerns over the Vegas Vipers' field. They'll continue to work on it, the cosmetic side of it, but the field is sound."[425]
On March 12, the St. Louis BattleHawks eclipsed their own previously set attendance record from 2020 with 38,310 spectators at their first home game of the season, a game against the Arlington Renegades.[196]
In an interview with USA Today on March 27, Garcia and Johnson stated that they were very pleased with the execution of the league so far, and that there were already plans for a 2024 XFL football season.[426] After the 2023 XFL Championship Game ESPN's vice president of programming and acquisitions, Tim Reed, expressed satisfaction with the viewership results.[427]
Signees to the NFL
NFL teams were permitted to request tryouts of XFL players beginning the day following a players’ club's last game of the season, including playoffs. NFL teams could also negotiate with the players, but were unable to sign the player until May 15, two days after the conclusion of the XFL championship game. XFL players were also eligible to attend NFL post-draft rookie minicamps on a tryout basis.[428] Three players - Willie Taylor III, Harrison Frost and Marco Domio - were eligible for the 2023 NFL draft, but none were selected.[429]
More than 200 players who played in the 2023 XFL season earned invitations to workout for NFL teams, while 63 of them signed contracts. One player (Daniel Whelan) started the 2023 NFL season on active 53-man NFL roster, one other player (Austin Faoliu) started the season on the PUP list, while 3 other players started the season on practice squad.[430][431]
Note the following list notes the status of players as of August 29, 2023, the final day for NFL teams to make preseason cuts.
See also
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- ^ ab 「XFLは、XFLチームからさらに2人の選手がNFL契約を結んだと発表した。アーリントンのディフェンシブラインマン、トマシ・ラウリルはサンフランシスコ49ersと契約し、DCディフェンダーズのクォーターバック、ジョーダン・タアムはミネソタ・バイキングスと契約した」。2023年8月18日。
- ^ “リーグ情報筋によると、#ブロンコスはトマシ・ローリルと契約”. 2023 年 8 月 18 日。
- ^ 「速報：バッファロー・ビルズが元XFL OTギャレット・マクギンと契約」2023年8月20日。
- ^ 「#49ersは、最近練習をこなした後、今日ランニングバックのブライアン・ヒルと契約したとリーグの情報筋が伝えた」2023年8月21日。
- ^ 「49ersがKマシュー・ライトを練習生チームに加入、RBは解雇」49ers.com 2023年9月4日。
- ^ 「元@LATechFBのスターでXFLの傑出したコーナーバックであるイライジャ・ハミルトンがグリーンベイ・パッカーズと契約するとリーグの情報筋が@_MLFootballに伝える」2023年8月21日。
- ^ abc 「XFLは、XFLチームからさらに3人の選手がNFL契約を結んだと発表した」。2023年8月21日。
- ^ 「#Raidersが@XFLRenegadesのディフェンシブタックルDoug Costinと契約、リーグ情報筋@KPRC2より」。2023年8月22日。
- ^ 「QB AJ McCarron を練習生チームに加入させました」。2023年9月26日。
- ^ 「P ブラッド・ウィングを練習生チームに加入させました」。2023年9月27日。
- ^ 「ダラス・カウボーイズは、新たに復帰したワイドレシーバーのマータビス・TT・ブライアントと契約を交わす」。2023年11月11日。
- ^ 「元@XFLRenegadesクォーターバックのドリュー・プリット（@DP_TheTruth）が@Bengals練習生チームと契約」2023年11月20日。
- ^ 「元 @XFLBattlehawks のロングスナッパー @Alex_Matheson_ が @NFL の @RamsNFL の練習チームに契約されました」。2023年11月20日。