The USFL held the first day of their draft on Tuesday. The reboot of the old football league has eight franchises and completed 12 rounds of their draft to begin and fill out rosters.
According to Pro Football Network, USFL rosters will have 38 players and a seven-man practice squad. The league will hold 35 rounds of a draft, each round designated for a position. After that, teams will use free agency to full the final seven spots on the roster and practice squad.
The first and 12th rounds were designated for quarterbacks, Rounds 2-4 were for edge defenders, rounds 5-7 were for offensive tackles, while rounds 8-11 were for drafting cornerbacks.
On Tuesday, a total of eight former Arizona Cardinals were selected, although most spent almost no time on the team.
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