The XFL is planning its return after a 17-year hiatus with a focus on drafting players cut from the NFL and experimenting with player-tracking technology and in-game betting.
The league, founded by Vince McMahon, announced on Wednesday that it will launch the weekend of Feb. 8, 2020, one week after Super Bowl LIV, in eight inaugural cities. Roughly half the teams will play in NFL stadiums, including MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, home to New York’s Giants and Jets.
The other teams will be located in Dallas at Globe Life Park (home of MLB’s Texas Rangers), Los Angeles at the StubHub Center (home of MLS’s LA Galaxy, and temporary home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers), Houston at TDECU Stadium (the University of Houston’s football stadium), St.