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Former Buckeyes Cardale Jones, Doran Grant and Tracy Sprinkle Win First XFL Game with D.C. Defenders

Football season isn’t over folks.

The D.C. Defenders, whose roster includes former Ohio State players Cardale Jones, Doran Grant and Tracy Sprinkle, won the first game of the new XFL on Saturday. The Defenders faced the Seattle Dragons in their season opener and earned a 31-19 win, led by 291 passing yards and two touchdown passes from Jones.

Cardale Jones turns a trick play into his first XFL touchdown pass. https://t.co/ipYQUF9M8U

— Eleven Warriors (@11W) February 8, 2020
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) February 8, 2020

Jones felt the love from Defenders fans right away, as "MVP!