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Head coach Anthony Becht announced sweeping coaching changes for the UFL Battlehawks’ 2025 season following Bruce Gradkowski’s recent departure to the NFL’s Detroit Lions.
UFL Credentialed Writer/Reporter Greg Parks analyzes the numerous rule changes between UFL 2024 season 1 and UFL 2025 season 2 in the recently released UFL 2025 rulebook.
The offseason winners in the CFL were the Edmonton Elks after staying active through the first two days of free agency last week.
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UFL Credentialed Writer/Reporter Greg Parks analyzes the numerous rule changes between UFL 2024 season 1 and UFL 2025 season 2 in the recently released UFL 2025 rulebook.
UFL Insider Mike Mitchell breaks down the drama stemming from the 2024 UFL Championship game and more off-season notables including what rules to expect in 2025, and more!
Bruce Gradkowski is returning to the NFL, joining a revamped Detroit Lions coaching staff. For most NFL fans, the news of Gradkowski’s appointment as an offensive assistant was merely a blip on the radar screen. But for fans of Spring Pro Football, the departure of a prominent offensive coordinator just weeks before the start of training camp was significant news.
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The marriage of the former XFL (2020 and 2023) and the new USFL (2022-2023) consisting of 8 teams based out of Texas concentrated in the Midwest and Southern United States.
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A 9-team league based in Canada comprising of 4 teams in the East Division and 5 teams in the West Division. Cities include Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Toronto, Hamilton, Montreal, and Ottawa.
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The European League of Football is a professional American Football league based in Europe. Beginning in 2021, some teams and logos have continued from the former NFL Europe.
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Beginning in 2008, the Indoor Football League began as a merger between in the Ineste Football League and United Indoor Football. As of 2024, there are 16 team who play games over 19 weeks.
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Arena Football One is a new arena football league kicking off in 2025. The league is a continuation of the 8 teams who survived the 2024 AFL season including new expansion teams.
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The results of the Super Bowl tend to bring about hot takes and overreactions based on what teams did to win - or lose - the game. Still, are there things teams - and even UFL teams - can learn about how the Philadelphia Eagles won the game, and how the Kansas City Chiefs lost it? Of course. Let’s dig in to find out more.
Head coach Anthony Becht announced sweeping coaching changes for the UFL Battlehawks’ 2025 season following Bruce Gradkowski’s recent departure to the NFL’s Detroit Lions.
Game attendance was an aspect of the 2024 UFL that even the league publicly touted as needing improvement in 2025. As a result, a shakeup in the league’s sales operation was expected, just not so close to the league's kickoff of the 2025 regular season.
The D.C. Defenders were in uncharted territory last season ending with a losing record, but could a new quarterback challenge the veteran Jordan Ta’amu for the starting job in 2025?
There isn’t a team that went through as many organizational changes during the offseason as the Memphis Showboats, with some key additions to the roster for 2025.
There has been conversation regarding changes to the rules in the UFL going into 2025, and more information is being revealed.
As the 2025 UFL season is set to begin in less than 45 days, it’s time for Alt-Football Digest to unveil its preseason All-UFL team.
ESPN unveiled its UFL broadcast teams for 2025 on Wednesday, featuring significantly more star power in the booth than was offered in 2023 with the XFL and in 2024’s debut UFL season.
A new campaign by the UFL for the 2025 season shows that the league is making substantial progress in connecting with local fanbases.
As the UFL treads to its second season, 23 Quarterbacks are currently rostered across the 8 teams for the 2025 season, I’ll give my (way too early) QB rankings heading into the 2025 UFL season.
It was a busy offseason for the St. Louis Battlehawks with the team bringing on multiple free agents who will have immediate impact in 2025.
The quarterback room for the Houston Roughnecks went through a major overhaul that will make the competition for the starting job one of the most intriguing entering training camp.
As the UFL approaches two weeks away from training camp, there are plenty of talented players from last year that are available to be signed to rosters. Here’s a look at some players who are available that can still be signed.
Spring football has long been a realm wherein players could showcase their wares in the hopes of getting a promotion to the NFL, and for the most part, leagues have succeeded in advancing players up a level.
The early returns on the NFL’s adaptation of the XFL kickoff were a success. Will it lead the UFL to circle back and reimplement the NFL’s reimagining of the play?
Late last week, the UFL released its eight team coaching staffs for the upcoming 2025 season, Greg Parks has takeaways based on the announcements.
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The offseason winners in the CFL were the Edmonton Elks after staying active through the first two days of free agency last week.
Paper titles are won in February. At least that’s the idea behind the annual CFL agency period. High variance player movement is a given with the typically short contracts that are signed. We will be evaluating each team’s ability to positively impact their roster so far in free agency.
The CFL Draft is a few months away, but with the combine just around the corner, it’s a good time to look at some of the top prospects entering the 2025 draft.
Entering the 2025 CFL season, it will be all about the young quarterbacks taking over the mantle and lead the CFL to the next era of Canadian football.
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The ELF continues to attract former NFL coaches and players with the league picking up one of the most decorated players to date.
While the first two seasons of the franchise have not gone as well as they have hoped, there is a renewed sense of optimism for the Tulsa Oilers entering the 2025 season thanks to their new quarterback T.J. Edwards.
It’s an all-too-common occurrence in indoor football, as AF1 has terminated the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Mavericks’ membership.
The results of the Super Bowl tend to bring about hot takes and overreactions based on what teams did to win - or lose - the game. Still, are there things teams - and even UFL teams - can learn about how the Philadelphia Eagles won the game, and how the Kansas City Chiefs lost it? Of course. Let’s dig in to find out more.