The Spring League is finally kicking off their spring season and it is their biggest yet with eight teams in two different locations. The Spring League views itself as a developmental league and started its humble beginnings as a camp in West Virginia. At the time, it only had two rosters with the games being streamed on Facebook. Now The Spring League is a full-fledged successful alternative football league and the games can be watched on FOX.
During the fall season, the most notable former Ohio State payer to play in the league was J.T. Barret. He had a very solid season and even faced former Michigan Wolverine quarterback Shea Patterson who had a very impressive Spring League season himself (surprise!).
This season, the only former Buckeye is offensive lineman Malcolm Pridgeon who is set to suit up for the Aviators of the North Division. The Ohio State alum should dominate in this league considering that he has technically been with the Cleveland Browns in the NFL the last two seasons. I say technically because Pridgeon did elect to opt out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 concerns.
Pridgeon started at guard for the Buckeyes during the 2018 season and had a fairly unspectacular season, but was able to sign with the Houston Texans as a free agent after going undrafted in the 2019 NFL draft. He was released but did land with the Cleveland Browns.
The #Browns have waived guard Malcolm Pridgeon. Pridgeon opted out of 2020 season after signing with team in September 2019. He played college ball at Ohio State #BrownsTownUSA #OrangeAndBrown #ThisIsCle #Dawgpound #DawgCheck pic.twitter.com/YbhWcqMHCh
— BrownsTown USA Podcast 🎧 (@BrownstownUSA) February 9, 2021