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BenFred: Why BattleHawks safety Kenny Robinson Jr. is so important to the XFL

Some are stuck. Some are frustrated. Some are just curious.

They want to know how this works. They want to know if it's working.

“I feel like I made the right call,” he said last week. “I’m enjoying everything, and I’m learning a lot.”

When the BattleHawks make their XFL home debut against the New York Guardians on Sunday afternoon at The Dome, one of the most fascinating players in the relaunched professional football league will take the field as a BattleHawks safety.

Robinson, 21, is the first player who left college eligibility on the table to jump to the XFL.