How XFL rules will differ from NFL

[left-of-center2012]

The rules for startup league, which will kick off next month, will include several departures from how the game is played in the NFL. Among the most significant changes is a shootout-style overtime procedure, with teams getting up to five one-play possessions from the 5-yard line worth two points each. The teams will alternate plays until one team is mathematically eliminated.

Here are some of the other notable rules the XFL is revealing Tuesday, many of which had previously been floated by Luck or otherwise rumored.

A 9-point touchdown?
Yes, this will officially be a thing in the XFL. The league is eliminating the traditional extra point and replacing it with a three-tiered PAT system:

A successful offensive play from the 2-yard line, worth 1 point
A play from the 5-yard line, worth 2 points
A play from the 10-yard line, worth 3 points

Other notable changes

A 25-second play clock, as opposed to the 40-second clock in the NFL
A designated ball-spotter, in an effort to speed up the pace of play
Requiring just one foot in bounds to complete a catch, as opposed to two in the NFL
A running clock, except in the final two minutes of each half

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/2020/01/07/xfl-how-rules-differ-nfl-including-shootout-style-ot-format/2830825001/

[TheRealNorth]

1. Fuck the XFL

I actually watched it back during the first attempt back around 2000. But I really liked football back then.

But now, they are just pandering to RW nutjobs upset about Colin Kaepernick.

[left-of-center2012]

2. "I actually watched it back during the first attempt back around 2000"

This XFL wasn't around in 2000. On January 25, 2018, Alpha Entertainment announced a new incarnation of the XFL, which would begin with a 10-week inaugural season beginning in January or February 2020. "There's only so many things that have 'FL' on the end of them and those are already taken."

On June 5, 2018, Oliver Luck was named the league's commissioner and chief executive officer. Luck left his previous positions with the NCAA to take over the operations of the XFL. Doug Whaley, most recently general manager of the Buffalo Bills, was hired as the league's senior vice president of football operations on November 8, 2018. On January 22, 2019 Jeffrey Pollack was named the president and chief operating officer, coming from his previous role as the chief marketing and strategy officer and special advisor for the Los Angeles Chargers.

Curt Menefee (host of Fox NFL Sunday) and Joel Klatt will serve as Fox's lead XFL broadcast team. ESPN and ABC's top team will feature Steve Levy, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill, and Dianna Russini, and their second team will be Tom Hart, Joey Galloway, and Pat McAfee.

The league commissioner announced the eight host cities and stadiums for the first franchises on December 5, 2018, and also announced the starting date of February 8, 2020, the weekend after Super Bowl LIV. Its first head coach and general manager, Dallas's Bob Stoops, was announced February 7, 2019, with the coaches for Seattle (Jim Zorn), Washington (Pep Hamilton), and Tampa Bay (Marc Trestman) following later in the month. The last of the inaugural head coaches, Houston's June Jones, was hired May 13 and unveiled May 20

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFL_(2020)#Revival

[dawg day]

3. Oliver Luck is Andrew Luck's dad--- Colts QB

Andrew just retired this year (quite early). He was concerned about his health, but maybe he'll help his dad out here??

[TheRealNorth]

5. Look up XFL(2001)

It was joint venture between the WWE and NBC.

[left-of-center2012]

4. "they are just pandering to RW nutjobs upset about Colin Kaepernick"

No. They want to make $$$$.

[TheRealNorth]

6. Read the wiki you cited

It's says they will not allow "political" gestures during games, like kneeling. I would argue that standing for the flag with heart covered is a political gesture, but I guess some are allowable.

This was the impetus for the new league- I remember McMahon and some of the others saying they were thinking of reviving the XFL after the kneeling protests.

[left-of-center2012]

7. Most fans just want to watch a football game ...

without the politics.

[JonLP24]

8. I hear that a lot

Sports and politics intersect a lot especially when team owners are begging politicians for a stadium subsidy.

[JonLP24]

9. Here is sports and politics intersecting yet again

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