Earlier today the United States Football League (USFL) announced that the league will officially be returning for the spring of 2022.
Back in 1983 when the USFL first launched it positioned itself to be in direct competition with the NFL, and several college and NFL players decided to play in the new league. But this time out it seems like it could be more of an alternative à la the XFL, or strictly a developmental league like the The Spring League (TSL) currently is.
The XFL was set to re-launch in the spring of 2022 as well, but those plans were put on hold while they negotiate with the CFL on a possible working relationship.