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XFL announces two-day draft with all kin
XFL announces two-day draft with all kin
The XFL announced on Monday that its player draft will take place over the course of two days next week. On Tuesday, Oct. 15 and Wednesday, Oct. 16, the league's eight teams will draft 71 players each, but this draft will be unlike that of the NFL or any other profe sional sports league.Players will be drafted in five "phases," , with teams choosing 10 players apiece during each of the first four phases and the
Los Angeles Chargers Jersey fifth being an open draft where they can choose any player at any position they want. Also, the draft order is different for each phase, and prior to the phases taking place, each team will also be a signed one draft-eligible quarterback.How does that work? We'll go into a bit more detail. Phase
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Kyzir White Jersey STL, TB, DAL, NY, HOU, DC)Phase 3: Defensive front seven. In a snake draft, each of the eight teams will draft any combination of 10 players who play defensive end, defensive tackle, or linebacker. (Draft order: TB, STL, SEA, LA, DC, HOU, NY, DAL)Phase 4: Defensive backfield. In a snake draft, each of the eight teams will draft any combination of 10 players who play cornerback or safety. (Draft
Rashawn Slater Jersey order: DAL, NY, HOU, DC, LA, SEA, STL, TB)Phase 5: Open draft. In a snake draft, each of the eight teams will draft 30 players. They can play any position the team wishes. (Draft order: STL, NY, SEA, LA, TB, HOU, DC, DAL)The list of players eligible to be drafted will be announced by the league on XFL.com as well as social media, with the entire pool to be revealed by Friday, Oct. 11. Once the draft begins, each team will be given 90 seconds to make each pick, which will be announced through a video conference with the XFL office in
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