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UFL enters its second season: How previous start-up pro football leagues fared

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The UFL is the result of a merger between the USFL and XFL that was announced in December 2023 .

The Alliance of American Football of 2019 had an impressive opening weekend , only to fizzle into football oblivion seven weeks later .

The XFL was successfully able to complete its first season , though it would not make it to a second .

NFL Europe /NFL Europa lasted 15 seasons ( 1991-92, 1995-2007 ) The WFL signed a number of notable NFL players.

The USFL signed five Hall of Famer Herschel Walker in the spring .

The AAFC was a legitimate competitor to the NFL .

The PCPFL operated mostly during a time when the furthest west of the NFL was west.

Before becoming NFL pioneers with the L.A. Rams , Kenny Washington and Woody Strode — Robinson's teammates at UCLA — played for the Hollywood Bears . Popularity in the league decreased due to the Cleveland Rams' move to Los Angeles in 1946 , as well as the presence of the AAFC 's Los Angeles Dons . All the pro football news on and off the field. Sign up for USA TODAY's 4th and Monday newsletter..

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