Reasons to believe in the rebirth of the XFL

The XFL is back and there was promise in the league’s first weekend.

Luck — Oliver Luck, actually — is on Vince McMahon’s side and it gives hope to the second incarnation of the XFL.

Rather than partner with an Ebersol, again, the WWE impressario hired Luck as his commissioner for this go-round at a spring league. In his first run he teamed with Dick Ebersol and NBC, which led to grandiose ratings on opening night and an 100-yard circus following it, which resulted in the end of the league after one season.

McMahon watched Ebersol’s son, Charlie, launch the AAF in 2019 and saw it sink faster than the 2001 version of the XFL. Meanwhile, this verison of the XFL took its time in reaching kickoff and the results have been good football, enthusiastic fans and reasonable results.

The kickoff

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Start with the kickoff. A completely unique look that could give the NFL something to think about. Talk about a 100 percent turnaround from the first go-round when the coin toss turned into a demolition derby.

Then

Now

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