“Calgary Stampedes From the CFL to the XFL” 


April 7, 2022

Calgary, Alberta, CANADA - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation announced that the Calgary Stampeders would be leaving the Canadian Football League and joining the XFL for the 2023 season.  The 2018 and 2021 CFL Champions would be sitting out the 2022 CFL season in order to begin preparations to join the XFL next year.

While Dwayne Johnson, who was a member of the Calgary Stampeders in 1995, is the leading spokesperson of the Stampeders, but he's not the only big name to be introduced.  Former Calgary Stampeders' Quarterbacks Doug Flutie and Jeff Garcia are also part of the impressive ownership group.  Dwayne Johnson announced that the successful Calgary coaching staff would remain mostly intact with Dave Dickenson returning as Head Coach along with Brent Monson and Pat DelMonaco as the Defensive and Offensive Coordinators respectively, and John Hufnagel as the General Manager.  New faces would include former Stampeders great, and current TSN host, Henry Burris as the Quarterbacks coach and former Stampeders and XFL's San Francisco Demons' great  Kelvin Anderson as the Running Backs coach.

However, the Stampeders weren't done with announcements quite yet as part owner, Jeff Garcia took the stage.  The Stampeders would be bringing quite a few of their best players with them, including three time CFL Champion and three time CFL Most Valuable Player, Bo Levi Mitchell.  Other players on the rosters include RBs Ka'Deem Carey, Don Jackson and Jerome Messam, WRs Bryan Burnham, Markeith Ambles, Reggie Begelton, Kamar Jorden, Hergy Mayala and Eric Rogers, OL Shane Bergman, DL Micah Johnson, DeShawn Williams, Dadi Nicolas and Folarin Orimolade, LBs Cory James, Nate Holley and Alex Singleton, DB Tre Roberson and Raheem Wilson.

In related news, Stampeders' part time owner, Doug Flutie, took the stage last and announced that his company, Doug Flutie Maximum Football, has signed a deal with the XFL to create a videogame for the league starting in 2023. 

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“Dallas' Undefeated Luck Continues in Maryland” 

April 12, 2022

Baltimore, MD - It was all Dallas in the first quarter as the Renegades jumped on the Brigade big early and led 17-0 after one, but Devontae Booker got the Brigade on the board with their first possession of the quarter with a 6 yard punishing run.  However, no momentum was gained as Andrew Luck drove the length of the field and found Kaelin Clay for a 13 yard touchdown pass.  Blake Bortles then connected with Jordan Matthews for a 37 yard score that made the score 24-14 before Austin MacGinnis hit a Field goal before the half.  The Brigade then tallied a field goal in the third for the only score of the period to bring the score, 27-17 entering the final stanza.  A Devontae Booker 21 yard scamper made the game interesting at 27-24 but Luck was tired of messing around and decided to seal the game when he hit Jeff Janis for a 10 yard score that left the final Brigade touchdown as a futile attempt at a comeback. 

-- (8-0)Renegades 34 - 31 Brigade(8-0)
(DAL): Andrew Luck - 301 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT, Cameron Artis-Payne - 71 yards, Lance Dunbar - 55 yards, 1 TD, L'Damien Washington - 57 yards, Kaelin Clay - 46 yards, 2 TDs, Jeff Janis - 39 yards, 1 TD
(BALT): Blake Bortles - 228 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, Devontae Booker - 132 yards, 2 TDs, Buck Allen - 80 yards, Jordan Matthews - 81 yards, 1 TD, Rakim Jarrett - 46 yards, Russell Shepard - 35 yards, 1 TD

-- (6-2)Soul 29 - 13 Stallions(7-1)
(PHIL): DeShone Kizer - 228 yards, 1 TD, Wendell Smallwood - 81 yards, Jeremy McNichols - 48 yards, 1 TD, Braxton Miller - 70 yards, DeAnthony Thomas - 44 yards, 1 TD
(STL): Jordan Ta'amu - 216 yards, Christine Michael - 82 yards, 1 TD, Matt Jones - 63 yards, Kevin White - 78 yards, Carlos Henderson - 54 yards, De'Mornay Pierson-El - 53 yards

-- (6-2)Xtreme 32 - 13 Valor(4-4)
(LA): Colin Kaepernick - 258 yards, 2 TDs, Kenneth Farrow - 135 yards, 1 TD, LaQuon Treadwell - 56 yards, Rashad Greene - 48 yards, 2 TDs
(DC): Caleb Williams - 189 yards, 1 INT, Orleans Darkwa - 49 yards, 1 TD, Leonte Carroo - 67 yards, Eli Rogers - 45 yards

-- (5-3)Outlaws 24 - 17 Storm(5-3)
(LV): Brett Hundley - 97 yards, Kapri Bibbs - 102 yards, Alex Collins - 53 yards, 1 TD, Cam Phillips - 26 yards, 1 TD
(TB): Jameis Winston - 280 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs, Zach Evans - 40 yards, Chester Rogers - 69 yards, 1 TD, Justin Hardy - 50 yards, Ray-Ray McCloud - 46 yards

-- (5-3)Predators 33 - 24 Roughnecks(4-4)
(ORL): Tim Tebow - 121 yards, 1 TD, Mark Walton - 76 yards, DeVeon Smith - 56 yards, 2 TDs, Donte Moncrief - 64 yards, Nick O'Leary - 15 yards, 1 TD
(HOU): Brock Osweiler - 375 yards, 2 TDs, Alfred Blue - 47 yards, 1 TD, Justice Liggins - 122 yards, Jaelen Strong - 61 yards, 1 TD, Kolby Listenbee - 55 yards, 1 TD

-- (5-3)Monarchs 23 - 38 Fleet(3-5)
(MON): Jeremiah Masoli - 129 yards, 1 TD, Chuba Hubbard - 191 yards, 1 TD, Devier Posey - 41 yards, Lucky Whitehead - 29 yards, 1 TD
(SD): Cody Kessler - 378 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT, Isaiah Crowell - 132 yards, 1 TD, Paul Perkins - 65 yards, 1 TD, Martavis Bryant - 99 yards, 1 TD, Marquis Lee - 71 yards, DeMarkus Lodge - 66 yards, Malachi Jones - 54 yards, 1 TD

-- (3-5)Enforcers 45 - 58 Guardians(5-3)
(CHI): Josh Rosen - 436 yards, 4 TDs, Ameer Abdullah - 111 yards, 1 TD, Jacques Patrick - 69 yards, 1 TD, Breshad Perrimen - 118 yards, Marcus Johnson - 116 yards, 1 TD, Rashad Higgins - 76 yards, 1 TD, Maxx Williams - 73 yards, 2 TDs
(NY): Geno Smith - 431 yards, 5 TDs, Ty Montgomery - 80 yards, 2 TDs, Andre Williams - 60 yards, 1 TD, Brandon Banks - 117 yards, 1 TD, TJ Jones - 88 yards, 1 TD, Charone Peake - 85 yards, 2 TDs, Bucky Hodges - 69 yards

-- (2-6)Phantoms 27 - 31 Dragons(3-5)
(TOR): Marcus Mariota - 237 yards, 3 TDs, Charles Sims - 147 yards, Karlos Williams - 88 yards, Cordarelle Patterson - 45 yards, 2 TDs, Josh Huff - 45 yards, 1 TD, Keyarris Garrett - 45 yards
(SEA): Paxton Lynch - 244 yards, 4 TDs, CJ Prosise - 101 yards, Thomas Rawls - 97 yards, Marquess Wilson - 69 yards, 1 TD, Marlon Brown - 52 yards, Deon Cain - 32 yards, 2 TDs

-- (1-7)VooDoo 27 - 9 Express(1-7)
(NO): Jacoby Brissett - 208 yards, 1 TD, Shane Vereen - 81 yards, 2 TDs, William Powell - 80 yards, Tavon Austin - 65 yards, Chris Hogan - 50 yards, 1 TD
(MEM): CJ Beathard - 142 yards, Zac Stacy - 98 yards, Denard Robinson - 60 yards, Brice Butler - 36 yards

-- (0-8)Iron 20 - 38 Commanders(0-8)
(BIRM): Mike Glennon - 186 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs, Trent Richardson - 103 yards, Kelvin Benjamin - 56 yards, 1 TD, Darvin Adams - 40 yards, 1 TD
(SA): Robert Griffin III - 245 yards, 2 TDs, Jeremy Hill - 179 yards, 1 TD, Andrew Harris - 92 yards, 2 TDs, Jalin Marshall - 125 yards, 1 TD, Devin Smith - 50 yards, 1 TD, McKale McKay - 48 yards

Rugrat wrote:

Wow! That is a star studded ownership squad in Calgary! This keeps getting crazier and crazier

Well, it wouldn't be any fun if it didn't get a bit crazy right?  Haha

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ZO82 wrote:

Surprised BC hasn't joined the XFL

Well only one of the four expansion spots for the 2023 season has been revealed..

Rugrat wrote:

BengalErnst28 wrote:

ZO82 wrote:

Surprised BC hasn't joined the XFL

Well only one of the four expansion spots for the 2023 season has been revealed..

You should add BC, Winnipeg and Ottawa next

Ottawa's been pretty unstable recently. If it were an all Canadian round of expansion, I would prefer Edmonton with BC and Winnipeg.

BengalErnst28 wrote:

sportsfan7 wrote:

Rugrat wrote:

You should add BC, Winnipeg and Ottawa next

Ottawa's been pretty unstable recently. If it were an all Canadian round of expansion, I would prefer Edmonton with BC and Winnipeg.

I’m not real sure I “should” add those three teams next. I really don’t think this XFL needs any more of a Canadian footing than it already has. I also will not be adding BC ever just because of my state name rule, I don’t like to name teams with the state name rather than the city and that’s also true with provinces. Just not a fan. If they were called Vancouver maybe they’d get in. I’m also a sucker for team names and logos and quite frankly the rest of the CFL teams have really really lame logos.

But I honestly have no idea who two of the other three expansion teams will be located yet tho. With new ownership taking over the San Diego Fleet and being granted one of the 2023 expansion franchises, I expect one of the new expansion teams will be located in California. So either Sacramento, San Jose, San Francisco or Oakland.

My comment was for a hypothetical all-Canadian expansion. I also think BC is dumb because everyone knows Vancouver as one of the most iconic Canadian cities. It would like a team in Boston being called Massachusetts to appeal to teams in Worcester or team in Chicago called Illinois so they could get ore fans in Rockford. Even though LA tends to do poorly attendance-wise in Spring Football, I think a team in NorCal would make sense, just based on market size. If it were up to me, I would do Oakland, Edmonton and either Sacramento or Phoenix, but I think you really can't make a bad choice for expansion.