The Super Bowl wraps up the 2019-2020 NFL season on Sunday evening but for a handful of former Texas Longhorns players, their season begins on February 8. Four Longhorns will be taking the field as part of the rebirth of the XFL season of 2020.
Recently the initial depth charts for each of the eight participating teams in the XFL were announced. Here is where each former Longhorn is currently projected on the teams depth chart.
- Jerrod Heard, 4th wide receiver for the Dallas Renegades
- Patrick Vahe, backup right guard for the Los Angeles Wildcats
- Cedric Reed, starting left defensive end for the Los Angeles Wildcats
- Kent Perkins, starting left guard for the St Louis Battlehawks
In the opening weekend, XFL has the Battlehawks traveling to Dallas to take on the Renegades. Jerrod Heard and Kent Perkins will both be on display in that game. Dallas will play their home games at Globe Life Park, the former home of the Texas Rangers who move into a new stadium in March.
The other game with two longhorns will be on Saturday night when the LA Wildcats travel to Houston. Cedric Reed and Patrick Vahe will represent Texas as they play their first XFL game in the state where they played a majority of their college football. This game will be played at TDECU Stadium, the home of the University of Houston.
After tonight, we got the XFL to hold us over til the NFL draft pic.twitter.com/OISrJ3yJQT
— Vic Damone Jr (@dagreatest33) February 2, 2020