32 former Packers players getting another shot in the XFL spring league
There’s a long list of former Green Bay Packers players that are getting another shot in the new eight-team XFL, which kicks off later this week with two games played on Saturday, Feb. 18 and two more on Sunday, Feb. 19.
The league is scheduled for 10 weeks before a two-round playoff on Saturday, May 13.
Packers fans tuning into the XFL season will see many players with ties to the green and gold.
Here’s the list (subject to change based on roster transactions):
TE Nate Becker
Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports
XFL team: Arlington Renegades
Played for Packers: 2022 (claimed off waivers from Bills)
LB Aaron Adeoeye
XFL team: Arlington Renegades
Played for Packers: 2021 (practice squad)
TE Shaun Beyer
XFL team: Arlington Renegades
Played for Packers: 2022 (practice squad)
RB Keith Ford
Joshua Clark/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
XFL team: Arlington Renegades
Played for Packers: 2019
TE Sal Cannella
Samantha Madar/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
XFL team: Arlington Renegades
Played for Packers: 2022
CB Josh Hawkins
Mandatory Credit: Dan Powers/Appleton Post-Crescent via USA TODAY Sports
XFL team: Arlington Renegades
Played for Packers: 2016-17 (26 games)
OL George Moore
XFL team: Arlington Renegades
Played for Packers: 2022
S Kentrell Brice
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
XFL team: DC Defenders
Played for Packers: 2016-18 (36 games)
RB Ryquell Armstead
Douglas DeFelice-USA TODAY Sports
XFL team: DC Defenders
Played for Packers: 2021
WR Chris Blair
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Chris Blair (16
XFL team: DC Defenders
Played for Packers: 2021-22
DL Fadol Brown
MARK HOFFMAN/MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
XFL team: DC Defenders
Played for Packers: 2018-19
OL Ty Clary
XFL team: DC Defenders
Played for Packers: 2022
OT Kyle Murphy
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
XFL team: DC Defenders
Played for Packers: 2016-18 (6 games)
CB Nydair Rouse
XFL team: DC Defenders
Played for Packers: 2019
TE Ethan Wolf
Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
XFL team: DC Defenders
Played for Packers: 2018, 2019
OL Cody Conway
XFL team: DC Defenders
Played for Packers: 2022
DL Jack Heflin
XFL team: Houston Roughnecks
Played for Packers: 2021-2022 (five games)
OLB Chauncey Rivers
Green Bay Packers linebacker Chauncey Rivers (47) in action during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions, Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Kamil Krzaczynski)
XFL team: Houston Roughnecks
Played for Packers: 2021 (four games)
CB Raleigh Texada
XFL team: Houston Roughnecks
Played for Packers: 2022
DL Gerald Willis
Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports
XFL team: Orlando Guardians
Played for Packers: 2020
TE Alize Mack
Samantha Madar/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin
XFL team: San Antonio Brahmas
Played for Packers: 2022
OL Jordan McCray
XFL team: San Antonio Brahmas
Played for Packers: 2014
OLB Delontae Scott
Mark Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports
XFL team: San Antonio Brahmas
Played for Packers: 2021
DL Treyvon Hester
(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
XFL team: Seattle Sea Dragons
Played for Packers: 2020
K Dominik Eberle
XFL team: Seattle Sea Dragons
Played for Packers: 2022
OL Michal Menet
XFL team: Seattle Sea Dragons
Played for Packers: 2021, 2022
OT Ryan Pope
Lions offensive linemen Ryan Pope
XFL team: Seattle Sea Dragons
Played for Packers: 2020
WR Darrius Shepherd
(AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
XFL team: St. Louis Battlehawks
Played for Packers: 2019-2020 (14 games)
RB John Lovett
(AP Photo/Jason Behnken)
XFL team: Vegas Vipers
Played for Packers: 2020
QB Brett Hundley
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
XFL team: Vegas Vipers
Played for Packers: 2015-18 (15 games)
WR Geronimo Allison
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
XFL team: Vegas Vipers
Played for Packers: 2016-19 (46 games)
S Marwin Evans
Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
XFL team: Vegas Vipers
Played for Packers: 2016-18 (32 games)
