The XFL has suspended all operations and currently has no plans to return in 2021, sources tell SeifertESPN and FieldYates.
The XFL suspended operations Friday morning and laid off nearly all of its staff, multiple sources told ESPN. While a handful of executives remain employed, the league currently has no plans to return in 2021.
The league canceled its season last month after five games as part of a nationwide shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, pledging to return next year. But XFL CEO Jeffrey Pollack changed course Friday, conducting a 10-minute conference call to inform employees of the news. Commissioner Oliver Luck, hired in 2018 to guide the most ambitious spring football league in decades, did not speak on the call. It was not immediately clear if he is still with the league.Alika Jenner/Getty Images
According to a prominent former XFL staffer who was on the call, Pollack stopped short of saying the league was going out of business. But the strong implication was clear."It's done," the staffer said."It's not coming back."St. Louis Battlehawks receiver L'Damian Washington was among those reacting to the league's decision on social media.
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