Players run down the field on a punt during an XFL game between the New York Guardians and the St. Louis BattleHawks at The Dome at America?s Center in St. Louis on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
David CarsonMaybe you didn’t know his name.
Pyarali, 22, was the brain behind the St. Louis BattleHawks’ social media accounts, the Internet maestro responsible for firing up the team’s passionate flock of online followers.
As Pyarali realized during a Friday teleconference that his position as the team’s social media editor was one of hundreds of XFL roles being eliminated, his first thought was not about updating his résumé, or how he will make ends meet moving forward.