The UFL Football League

The United Football League (UFL) is scheduled to “open” in the 2009 season with 6 teams: Los Angeles, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Orlando, New York and Hartford.

Familiar faces, Mark Cuban and the Wilpon group of NY, will be at least two of the owners.

There’s clearly lots of risk with these start up leagues, just ask Vince McMahon about the XFL.

One way that UFL commish Michael Huyghue hopes to soften the competition?  According to Michael there’s a “98 percent” chance that a team in the UFL signs Mike Vick.  That would be Vick’s way of showing he has put his past behind him before making a leap back into the NFL scene.

Interesting note: The New York team is said to be playing its home games at the Mets new home, Citi Field.  Lets see how happy the Mets are with their field being torn up during a pennant race in September/October…

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