XFL Restates It is Not Restricted by NFL Eligibility Rules
The XFL isn't due to launch until February 2020, but the league appears to be making its pitch to football players seeking a pro alternative to the NFL. Specifically, players who would like to skip the collegiate game.
"The XFL's player eligibility guidelines are in development," an XFL spokesman
told Pro Football Talk. "The XFL is not restricted by the rules that exist in other professional football leagues."
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In December, XFL commissioner Oliver Luck
told the
Sports Business Radio Road Show that the league is "not subject" to the eligibility rules in place in the NFL, adding that, in theory, the XFL could select players directly from high school.
“But I wouldn’t rule it out,” Luck said,
per PFT. “Nor would I rule out taking a player who played a year of college football and let’s say isn’t eligible academically, which happens. Or a player who is two years out of college, and is transferring, and would have to sit out a year. A lot of guys don’t want to. ... We are in that position to be able to take players who wouldn't be eligible to play in the NFL. ...
“But that’s an option that we have and we’re going to look at it long and hard. There are a lot off very good college players after a year or two who may not want to play that third year of college football, may need to earn a little money, support the family. That’s not uncommon as well.