The XFL and the CFL are discussing “options for collaboration” as they plan their return to the field, according to an inside source. Many are hinting this could be a merger.
Per ESPN, both front office leaders from the respective leagues released statements and while they did did not reference the possibility of a merger. They indicated that talks are in the early stage of a potential partnership.
As the discussions continue, planning for the XFL’s 2022 season is on pause pending the outcome of conversations with the CFL, according to XFL president and CEO Jeffrey Pollack
The CFL canceled its 2020 season after failing to secure $30 million in aid from the Canadian government. It has announced a full 2021 schedule that would begin with preseason games in late May.
The XFL canceled its 2020 season after five weeks of games and was put into bankruptcy proceedings by former owner Vince McMahon. Garcia and fellow owners Dwayne Johnson and RedBird Capital Partners paid $15 million for the league last summer.
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