nfl.fanhouse.com - 6/30/2009
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by Chris Burke The inaugural UFL draft took place on Thursday night, and at least a few names of the 96 called were recognizable ones. Quick primer: The United Football League, which begins its first season of play in October, consists of four teams (Las Vegas, New York, Orlando and San ...
examiner.com - 7/7/2009
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examiner.com —
The UFL has been in the news a
little bit lately. For those not in the know...
the UFL is the United Football League created by William Hambrecht a Wall Street Investor who was once a minority owner in the USFL’s Oakland Invaders football te...
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Can the UFL make it where so many others have failed?
nfl.fanhouse.com - 7/2/2009
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nfl.fanhouse.com —
by Ryan Wilson Filed under: UFL Good news:
those players lucky enough to make a UFL roster...
will get paid (and by the looks of it , I suspect training camp will be a lot like little league tryouts: you show up, you get a uniform). Bad news: salaries are approximately one-tenth what an undrafted ...
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UFL Players Will Make Slightly* Less Than NFL Counterparts
profootballtalk.nbcsports.com - 7/2/2009
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profootballtalk.nbcsports.com —
We've gotten our mitts on a copy of
the memorandum containing information regarding the manner in which...
the UFL will be paying its players.The memo confirms that, indeed, the base pay will be $35,000.But not for kickers, punters, and long...
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More Details On UFL Pay Scale
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UFL…now serving football fans in Europe?
Sports Business Digest —
... Wow…European expansion in year two or three…before game 1 of year 1 has been played. That’s a level of visionary that I have never, and probably will never experience. Interest in the UFL is hard to gauge. Obviously, there must be some interest because they have a league, then they increased that interest by filling up the league with former NFL players and coaches…and the ...
USFL GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - UFL draft brings back memories
Retro Sports Talk —
... The UFL (United Football League) just held its inaugural draft with a few familiar names among those drafted and more familiar names (Brooks Bollinger, JP Losman and Chris Perry) to come after training camp. Every time a new football league pops up and I see some players that I recognize I get really excited only to be disappointed when the season begins. I can't stop comparing them to my all-time favorite defunct football league of the 80's the ...
UFL Players Will Make Slightly* Less Than NFL Counterparts
FanHouse —
... Good news: those players lucky enough to make a UFL roster will get paid (and by the looks of it, I suspect training camp will be a lot like little league tryouts: you show up, you get a uniform). ...
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