June 2, 2020

Sources: XFL staff laid off, no plans for 2021

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https://www.espn.com/xfl/story/_/id/29021347/xfl-suspends-operations-lays-employees-no-plans-return-2021

Sources: XFL staff laid off, no plans for 2021

2020-04-10 16:46:00, , ESPN.com

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/Sports/Team Sports/American Football

Word Count:
446

Words/Sentence:
19

Reading Time:
2.97 min

Reading Quality:
Adept

Readability:
13th to 15th

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(0:37)The XFL suspended operations Friday morning, and multiple sources told ESPN that the league has laid off nearly all of its staff — a handful of executives remain employed — and currently has no plans to return in 2021.

(0:37)Field Yates explains that the future of the XFL is up in the air after the league suspended operations and laid off nearly all of its staff.

McMahon pivoted 180 degrees for XFL 2.0, asking Luck to create a serious football league that would market a new version of the game while avoiding direct competition with the NFL.

But XFL COO Jeffrey Pollack changed course Friday, conducting a 10-minute conference call to inform employees of the news.

The XFL canceled its season last month after five games as part of a nationwide shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, pledging to return next year.

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