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Jon Heath

The new UFL spring football league will feature at least 20 ex-Broncos

Last month, the XFL and USFL announced that they have merged ahead of the 2024 spring season, forming a new United Football League (UFL).

The XFL and USFL brands will remain intact as each will be repurposed as a conference in the UFL. The new league will feature eight teams — four in the XFL conference and four in the USFL conference.

The 2023 USFL champion Birmingham Stallions will face the 2023 XFL champion Arlington Renegades in the 2024 UFL season opener on March 30.

Former Denver Broncos coach Wade Phillips will serve as the head coach of the San Antonio Brahmas, and the league will feature at least 20 former Broncos.

The UFL has only gone through one phase of its player dispersal process so far. The next round of player dispersal will take place on Jan. 15, followed by free agency on Jan. 16. So it’s possible that more former Broncos players could join the league before the March 30 opener.

Here’s a look at the 20 players under contract so far.

1
DB Jamal Carter (Arlington Renegades)

(Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

2
DB Delonte Hood (Arlington Renegades)

(Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports)

3
OL Cameron Hunt (Arlington Renegades)

(Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

4
P Marquette King (Arlington Renegades)

(Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

5
K Taylor Russolino (Arlington Renegades)

(AP Photo/Justin Edmonds)

6
WR Victor Bolden Jr. (Birmingham Stallions)

(Photo by Gaelen Morse/Getty Images)

7
OT Christian DiLauro (Birmingham Stallions)

(Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)

8
WR Josh Hammond (D.C. Defenders)

(Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports)

9
DL Niles Scott (D.C. Defender)

(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

10
OL Avery Gennesy (Houston Roughnecks)

(Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports)

11
QB Case Cookus (Memphis Showboats)

(Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)

12
OL Darrin Paulo (Memphis Showboats)

(Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports)

13
OL Drew Himmelman (Michigan Panthers)

(Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports)

14
RB Nate McCrary (Michigan Panthers)

(AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

15
TE Cody Latimer (San Antonio Brahmas)

(Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

16
DE Wyatt Ray (San Antonio Brahmas)

(Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports)

17
RB Stevie Scott (San Antonio Brahmas)

(Gregory Fisher-USA TODAY Sports)

18
CB Kevin Toliver (San Antonio Brahmas)

(Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports)

19
RB Max Borghi (St. Louis Battlehawks)

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

20
LB Pita Taumoepenu (St. Louis Battlehawks)

(Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports)
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