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AZProgressive

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Mon Feb 21, 2022, 07:02 PM Feb 2022

The Rock's XFL Agrees to Deal with NFL to Innovate Game, Test Rule Changes for Safety

The XFL announced Monday that it has entered into a partnership agreement with the NFL that will see the XFL test out potential NFL rule changes and player safety measures.

According to ESPN's Kevin Seifert, former Buffalo Bills and current XFL President Russ Brandon said the following regarding the relationship between the leagues:

"People would ask, 'What are the opportunities to look at the game through a different lens from a player development standpoint? How can you be an incubator or an accelerant in many different verticals, from officiating to rules innovations to playing surfaces, to player development?' You can go on and on.

”Any opportunity that the NFL has to advance the game of football, I think they've always been open to, and we've had some really good dialogue, led by our ownership group."

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10027620-the-rocks-xfl-agrees-to-deal-with-nfl-to-innovate-game-test-rule-changes-for-safety

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The Rock's XFL Agrees to Deal with NFL to Innovate Game, Test Rule Changes for Safety (Original Post) AZProgressive Feb 2022 OP
"in many different verticals"? That sounds like a shallow thinker who wants to sound trendy. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #1
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