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Matt Jones had a solid, but short, stint with the skins. Injury plagued I think.
Ivey and CeCe, 5 star flops.
Cece doesn’t surprise me but Ivey did. Hard to believe he wasted his talent so spectacularly.
Ivey? He went from 5* to the XFL?Lots of Gators on the Tampa team:
Former Florida WR Antonio Callaway joins XFL team
Former Florida WR Antonio Callaway joins XFL team
Former Florida Gators wide receiver Antonio Callaway will be getting another chance in professional football, but not in the NFL.
On Thursday evening, the XFL’s Tampa Bay Vipers announced that they had claimed Callway off of waivers for the upcoming season, which is set to begin in February. This could represent a fresh start for Callaway after enduring off-field issues at the NFL level.
Callaway was with the Cleveland Browns as recently as the 2019 season, but he was waived from the team on Nov. 14 because he wasn’t showing up on time to meetings or practices. Even if the Browns hadn’t waived Callaway, he still was looking at a 10-game suspension for his use of a “tainted CBD product.”
The former Browns wideout missed the start of the 2019 season because he was serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy. At the time, Callaway shouldered the blame for his actions and stated that he’d like to earn back the trust that he’d lost.
"I take full responsibility for my actions," Callaway said in a press release back in September. "I made a mistake and I own that. I have taken steps to make myself better and I appreciate the Browns standing by me and supporting me during this time. I know there's nothing I can say to regain trust; it will all be about my actions."
Callaway has struggled with off-field issues throughout his career, dating back to his time at Florida. While with the Gators, Callaway missed the entire 2017 season due to an identity and credit card fraud scandal. During the NFL Combine, Callaway produced a diluted drug test. That’s why, despite his incredible ability, Callaway fell to the fourth round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
Callaway was a four-star recruit and the No. 43 wide receiver in the 2015 signing class, according to the 247Sports Composite rankings. Callaway played two full seasons at Florida, and he caught 89 passes for 1,399 yards and seven touchdowns in his collegiate career. Callaway was also a fantastic weapon in the special teams game as he returned two kicks and one punt for a touchdown at the college level.
After getting several chances with the Browns, Callaway now has an opportunity to revitalize his career with the Vipers in the XFL. He’ll have former Georgia quarterback Aaron Murray throwing to him, and he’ll be playing alongside former Florida teammates Mack Brown, Martez Ivey, DeAndre Goolsby, and Cece Jefferson.
The Vipers kick off their inaugural season on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2:00 p.m. ET with a game against the New York Guardians.
Miami is simply not a football city.Real disappointed that Miami didn't get an XFL team, and surprised we didn't. There's a huge appetite for a winning football team in this city, and they could've played for sellout crowds at FIU's very nice little 20,000-seat stadium, which is the right capacity for a fledgling league like this.
Miami is simply not a football city.
Vipers (what a dumb name) getting blown out already, should have hired Steve.
We caught the first half of the DC game at a brewery yesterday. Half the passes landed short of the intended target. The level of play was laughably bad.I watched most of the DC vs. Seattle game. As someone who did watch the first XFL, I see some important changes.
1. The level of football is better. It will never be at the level of the nfl. But, I remember how utterly unwatchable the OG XFL was because the put the teams together and threw them out on the field with little practice time.
2. The marketing hasn't been as cartoonish. The first xfl sold itself as a WWE version of football. Plus, they didn't try to go head to head against the nfl.
3. This goes back to point one. But, I see a difference in the level of talent. There are guys that were in the nfl in this league. The original xfl had a lot of street free agent types. It showed.
Now, they need some stars to step up in order to attract attention.
We caught the first half of the DC game at a brewery yesterday. Half the passes landed short of the intended target. The level of play was laughably bad.