XFL

The Sporting News' Bill Bender is one of our favorite Guests on Levack and Goz here on 104.5 The Team. Bender is basically a human computer of knowledge when it comes to not just College Football but all of sports. We focus on NCAAF and even though it breaks Goz's heart we talk some XFL.

Ever since Wide Receiver Malachi Jones made his debut with the Albany Empire he's been a favorite here in the Capital Region. He also hasn't stopped playing professional football during that time. After joining the Empire in 2018, Jones went straight to the Atlanta Legends in the Alliance of American Football League then back here for the Empire championship run. NOW Malachi is a member of the Seattle Dragons in the XFL.

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The XFL has long been the punchline of a joke when people talk about trying to challenge the NFL. Those days could be behind us as Vince McMahon of WWE fame is reviving his failed league with an eye on 2020 for a return date.