WIR, this is the best link I can find regarding the
XFL's salary structure. One player per team will earn $250,000 to $600,00. Three players will make between $150,000 and $175,00...ect:
https://xflnewshub.com/xfl-players/xfl-player-salary-structure/
Keep 2 things in mind when
comparing XFL to CFL salaries: One,
CFL plays 18 games per year; XFL plays only 10. That's a big difference. CFL teams play almost twice as many games. Second,
CFL and NFL season's significantly overlap, so it is much harder for CFL stars to try out for the NFL. They have to wait almost a year until they don a new uniform and if they fail to make a NFL team, they lose at least half-season of CFL paychecks. XFL plays in the winter/spring, so they can finish and lose nothing giving the NFL a shot a few months after the XFL ends.
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As far as the XFL draft, it does appear there will be a uptick in white wide receivers for XFL 2.0, compared to the XFL 1.0. Just looked it up: Only white WR worth noting in XFL 1.0 is
Mike Furrey (XFL stats: 18/243 1TD), who would go on to lead the NFC (Detroit Lions) in receptions 5 years later. After that, I only see 3 white WR's on rosters Joe Douglass (not the Jets current GM, 6 rec/75 yards), current NFL coach Brett Bech (3 rec/30 yards) and Kevin Drake (2 rec/29 yards).
Shadowlight listed 4 receivers from Day 1:
Tanner Gentry,
Max McCaffrey,
Reece Horn and
Nelson Spruce. Day 2 WR's selections include
Flynn Nagel,
Richard Mullaney,
Brandon Reilly, Colby Pearson and
Austin Proehl. Not all these Goys are assured roster spots. Most teams drafted 9 WR's, but will only keep 4 or 5. Also, there is still another draft next month for CFL refugees and released NFL players.
I thought, looking at all the coaches, the least Caste might be
June Jones of the Houston. Overall, he did not show that this week. Although he did draft white RB
Nick Holley Day 1. As I predicted a few days ago, he'd be the white RB with the best chance in this league. Jones, a former NFL quarterback and head coach, had Zach Line as his feature back at SMU.
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Ex-Bengals HC Marvin Lewis was NFL Network analyst....Marvin X. praised Birmingham defensive end Casey Sayles a few times, comparing him to former Steelers defensive ends he coached against and said gave him "nightmares" -- Aaron Smith and Brett Keisel. That's some nice praise. Surprised he didn't mention nose tackle Chris Hoke to make it a Whitey "hat-trick"? I'd be surprised if Sayles is not signed by an NFL team after the AAF season.
Leonardfan mentioned Sayles. I wrote that February 18th in the AAF thread, regarding
Casey Sayles. Marvin X's longtime Bengals assistant and
lifelong best friend is the coach/GM of the St. Louis team. As I noted above, Marvin was really effusive in his praise for Sales. So, no surprise Casey would be drafted by St. Louis. What was a surprise, however, is Marvin X's pal selected Sayles
2nd overall in the
Front 7 Draft. Make no mistake about this, Marvin Lewis made this pick, to his credit.
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Seattle: It appears Seattle Seahawks "
pioneer"
Jim Zorn is doing his best to "out-whigger", "
whigger Pete". Don't forget, Zorn is from the odious Mike Holmgren coaching tree, which spawned the likes of Andy Reid, Ray Rhodes and other Caste b!tches. Those slugs groomed current Caste as$ wipes like
Rodent Nagy in Chicago and Cleveland's horrific GM (Dorsey-Calhoun). Seattle selected 4 Poly defensive lineman Day 1. Only 2 whites at Caste spots are Greg Gaines' old tag-team partner at UW, DT
Shane Bowman and WR
Austin Proehl.
Los Angeles: I figured Winston Moss would be the me most hard-core Caste stodge and I was not wrong. I expected him to be in the Dennis Green, Hatie Smiff category and it looks like I was correct. Only notable white at a Caste position is WR
Nelson Spruce.
Washington D.C.: Notable whites at Caste positions: WR
Max McCaffrey, WR
Richard Mullaney, LB
Scooby Wright, DE
Jake Cersena (Ex-CFL star), LB
A.J. Tarpley and DT
Kristjan Sokoli. D.C. drafted 11 WR's overall, so neither white is a "slam dunk" to make the team.
Dallas: Have to give Bob Stoops some credit. I figured he'd draft like a "white Winston Moss". It wasn't great, by any means, but not as terrible as I expected either. Used higher picks on AAF stars DT
Winston Craig and LB
Greer Martini. He added rookie's
Flynn Nagel (WR) and
Ray Smith (DT) -- Ex-B.C star, recently cut from Caste Lions P-Squad. Team will be led by ex-Steelers QB
Landry Jones.
Houston: I expected better from
June Jones. Notable whites include RB
Nick Holley, DL
Davis Tull and DE
Taylor Reed. Might be a few more whites I missed (LB Ty Schwab?), but none are notable.
St. Louis: Jay Hayes' draft was as Caste as I expected. Good luck filling a NFL sized Domed Stadium with this group of Caste minor leaguers? DT
Casey Sayles, WR
Brandon Reilly and LB
Garrett Dooley are the only notable whites at Caste positions
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Tampa Bay: Lonsman
Marc Trestman and the eccentric
Jerry Glanville (Def. Cor) run this team. Notable whites at a Caste positions are WR
Reece Horn (Ex-AAF Star) and CFL refugees LB
Lucas Wacha and DE
Jason Neill, who all were selected Day 1.
New York: Led by ex-NFL offensive guru Kevin Gilbride, this might be the best of this sorry Caste league. Notable whites at a Caste positions include WR
Tanner Gentry, LB
Nick DeLuca and LB
Ben Heeney picked Day 1. Heeney was selected first round. Day 2 picks featured RB
Tommy Bohanon, DE
Ryan Mueller, LB
Frank Ginda and WR
Colby Pearson