Making the cut for the Minnesota Vikings or for any team in the NFL is an extremely hard task to accomplish. Even some of the most gifted athletes in the world struggle to keep a spot on an NFL roster.
Recently, however, some other professional football leagues have been formed with the goal to give guys another opportunity to play the game for a living and also give football fans an alternative to the NFL.
In 2018, the formation of the Alliance of American Football and the rebirth of the XFL were announced. Since then, the AAF has already folded after the league failed to even finish their inaugural season due to a multitude of financial issues.