Meet the 8 XFL names (Wade Phillips!) who will be head coaches when the league returns in 2023

Wade Phillips is back coaching!

The XFL is coming back!!

(In 2023. You’re going to have to wait for The Rock-led league to return for a third incarnation after the second one turned some heads in 2020.)

Still, this is exciting news. And earlier this week, owners Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia announced the eight names of head coaches who will be at the helm of the teams who will play when the league returns.

Which teams will they lead? That’s undetermined, but I’ll say this: If you’re an NFL fan, you will recognize most, if not all, of these names, who are ex-NFL coaches and players: