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2 ex-Giants named to 2023 All-USFL Team

Two former members of the New York Giants have been named to the 2023 All-USFL Team.

The 2023 USFL regular season has come to a close and the playoffs are now underway. That also means it’s time for some year-end awards, including the All-USFL Team.

“We are very grateful to our players, coaches, and general managers for the brand of football played in USFL Season 2. There were a lot of difficult decisions to help determine the best players at 28 positions on offense, defense, and special teams,” said Daryl Johnston, President of Football Operations.

“There were many players who were worthy of recognition in our highly competitive second season. Every team had at least two players named All-USFL, which is proof of the remarkable parity across the league. USFL fans are the ultimate winners as they got to enjoy watching these outstanding athletes play some incredible football.”

Of those 28 players, two are former members of the New York Giants.

Wide receiver Corey Coleman, who plays for the Philadelphia Stars, spent three seasons with the Giants from 2018 through 2020. He led the USFL with 51 receptions for 669 yards while also adding four touchdowns.

Offensive tackle Jarron Jones, who plays for the Memphis Showboats, signed with the Giants as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2017 and also spent some time on their practice squad in 2018. He started all 10 games this season and was named All-USFL for the second consecutive season.

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Twitter reacts to Notre Dame’s first lacrosse national championship

Hope you love this championship as much as these people do.

If you win a national championship at Notre Dame, you’re going to be remembered forever. The 2023 men’s lacrosse team entered university immortality Monday when it defeated Duke in the national championship game. It was their first time winning the national title after two previous runner-up finishes.

Let this serve as a reminder that every athletic program at Notre Dame deserves your support and not only during moments like this. These student-athletes and coaches work just as hard as those in the football or basketball programs. This is their life, and it’s great to see that rewarded.

If you think no one cares about Notre Dame athletics that aren’t football or basketball, think again. There are so many people either employed by the university or simply a supporter of the university who were hoping to see the Irish defeat the Blue Devils. They got their wish, and they took to Twitter afterwards to show how happy they were:

 

Steelers sign RB Trey Edmunds, T Jarron Jones to futures contracts for 2021

Edmunds, who was cut on Tuesday, cleared waivers and returned to Pittsburgh where he’s appeared in 19 games. 

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed two more players, running back Trey Edmunds and tackle Jarron Jones, to futures contracts on Friday. The two join the 13 players signed on Thursday.

Edmunds, who was cut on Tuesday, cleared waivers and returned to Pittsburgh, where he’s appeared in 19 games.

Jones was one of several former XFL players signed by the Steelers in the offseason. He spent most of the season on the practice squad, often protected, before being placed on the practice squad/injured list in December.

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What attracts the Steelers to the crop of former XFL players?

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed more XFL players than any other team.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed more former XFL players than any other team in the league.

Wide receiver Saeed Blacknall became the sixth player inked to the Steelers from the now-defunct league on Monday.

Blacknall joins offensive tackle Jarron Jones, defensive tackle Cavon Walker, defensive tackle Dewayne Hendrix, safety Tyree Kinnel and long snapper/linebacker Christian Kuntz.

There will be more XFL players who sign NFL deals and get a look in training camp — so far there have been 15. When the Alliance of American Football folded in 2019, more than 50 players signed NFL contracts, but less than half ended up making a team’s roster or practice squad.

So, why are the Steelers attracted to the league’s former players?

Due to the scouting restrictions and challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, post-draft college free agency is going to be chaotic, which is partially why general manager Kevin Colbert was a proponent of expanding the 2020 NFL Draft by three rounds — a suggestion that was shot down by the NFL.

Colbert feels more comfortable in signing former XFL players because of access to medicals, game footage, and recent scouting reports.

“It was good that [XFL] players are made available to us because going through this draft as we are with some limited information, that could curtail some of the college free agents that we’re able to sign just on a knowledge of who they are type basis,” Colbert said in a recent Steelers Nation Unite Huddle.

“So, knowing these players a little bit better, we feel it was important to add as many as we thought could help us in terms of being competitive players for training camp.”

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Steelers signing OLB Christian Kuntz

The Pittsburgh Steelers signed their fourth XFL player to add depth to their roster

Mark Kaboly of The Athletic Pittsburgh reported that the Steelers are signing outside linebacker Christian Kuntz. Most recently, he was a long snapper for the XFL Dallas Renegades.

Kuntz was part of the Steelers in the 2019 offseason and provided depth at OLB. He made five tackles and a sack in the preseason finale against the Carolina Panthers.

An LB at Duquesne University, Kuntz earned All-America honors three times. He added long snapper to his resume after graduating from Duquesne.

Kuntz entered the NFL in 2017 as a free agent with the New England Patriots. He also spent time with the Denver Broncos and Jacksonville Jaguars.

The signing of Kuntz marks the fourth XFL player the Steelers have added. On Wednesday, Pittsburgh signed safety Tyree Kinnel, offensive tackle Jarron Jones, and defensive tackle Cavon Walker.

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Steelers sign two former XFL Guardians

The Pittsburgh Steelers add depth to their lines via the XFL

The Steelers added depth both sides of the ball Wednesday with defensive tackle Cavon Walker and offensive tackle Jarron Jones, both formerly of the XFL New York Guardians.

Walker, the XFL’s sack leader, compiled 4.5 sacks, nine quarterback hits, and 19 tackles (five for loss) in five games with the Guardians.

Prior to joining the XFL, Walker had brief stints with the Kansas City Chiefs and Chicago Bears.

Moments later, Rich Cimini of ESPN NFL Nation reported that the Steelers signed both Walker and Jones.

Jones spent time with several NFL teams, most notably the New York Giants and Buffalo Bills.

Depth at the interior of the Steelers defensive line was thin after losing nose tackle Javon Hargrave in free agency to the Philadelphia Eagles. Pittsburgh previously added defensive lineman Chris Wormley via a trade with the Baltimore Ravens.

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Five Former Notre Dame Players Kick Off XFL This Weekend

When it does kickoff this weekend there will be five former Notre Dame players with roster spots across the eight team league for Fighting Irish fans to follow.

Ladies and gentlemen: “THIS IS THE XFL!”

To quote Vince McMahon now twenty or so years ago, but this “new and improved” version of the XFL doesn’t appear to be quite as extreme as the original product was a couple of decades ago.

When it does kickoff this weekend there will be five former Notre Dame players with roster spots across the eight team league for Fighting Irish fans to follow.

First a long snapper:

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