America has had more spring football leagues (five) than presidents (four) in the last 21 years.
Three XFLs (the next coming in 2023), the AAF and the USFL, which kicks off Saturday with FOX and NBC simulcasting the historic tilt between the Birmingham Stallions and New Jersey Generals like it’s Super Bowl I.
It’s the dream that will never die, even after it repeatedly fails. You start a league, hire some retread head coaches and players with name recognition, cook up some cool uniforms and rules and enjoy early success. Then Donald Trump happens or the money runs out or a pandemic hits and it all falls apart.