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Michael Huyghue gives a small UFL update at Players Association Seminar

April 9, 2008

Michael Huyghue, commissioner of the new United Football League, was at the NFLPA seminar where he address some of the pending questions out there about the UFL.   Huyghue told agents that the league is scheduled for kick off in August 2009, playing a fall schedule on Friday nights. Huyghue said the UFL will sign veteran players who had signed an NFL contract at least once in their football careers. The league will also compete with the NFL for rookie players drafted in rounds 3-7 of the NFL’s annual college draft. Player salaries will range from $75,000 to $1 million. The league is targeting major U.S. markets that currently do not have an NFL team, including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis and Orlando.

The fact that he mentioned Memphis might mean there is a team setup for the blues town. If so, that would be a shocker for me, I didn’t think that there is a big enough stadium or pull in that area. But hey, I have been wrong before.

Written by John · Filed Under Official UFL News 

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