Each team will be allowed to protect up to 42 players and select 20 from their respective conference. (Photo: Thomas Grove)
Jason Barnes
Staff Writer
ARLINGTON, TX — The United Football League, the new spring football league formed by the union of the XFL and USFL, will hold the first phase of its player dispersal process on Friday, January 5.
Each team will be allowed to protect up to 42 players from its 2023 roster and select up to 20 players from the rosters of teams that will not be moving forward in 2024 from their previous league.
Players not protected or selected on Friday will be available for all UFL teams to choose from, regardless of previous league. That process will take place during a second dispersal draft on January 15.
Results of the dispersal draft won’t be made public until Monday, January 8.
Training camp for the UFL is set to begin February 24 in Arlington, Texas. Each team will invite 75 players to camp, with rosters being set at 50 players once the season begins. Each UFL team will have 42 active players on game days, with a third quarterback rule as an inactive going into games.
St. Louis’ UFL team, the Battlehawks, will play its home games at the Dome at America’s Center, with the season opener scheduled for March 30.
About the United Football League
The United Football League (UFL) is set to launch as the premier spring football platform, formed by the merging of the XFL and USFL in 2024. The UFL has eight teams in Arlington (TX), Birmingham (AL), Detroit (MI), Houston (TX), San Antonio (TX), Memphis (TN), St. Louis (MO), and Washington D.C.