Some may wonder why the XFL is a topic of discussion here at Behind The Steel Curtain. Well, first of all, it’s football. Secondly, in it’s first go round in 2001, the XFL gave the Steelers a starting quarterback before the Ben Roethlisberger era started who ended up starting 32 games. Tommy Maddox was with the Steelers for five seasons, one of which he started all 16 games before the Steelers drafted Ben Roethlisberger. Had it not been for the XFL, Maddox probably would’ve been forgotten after his 1995 season with the New York Giants.
Can the XFL give players a new path to the NFL?
