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Kevin Seifert, ESPN Employees Author
Certainly one of spring soccer’s high gamers is returning for an additional season. Quarterback AJ McCarron agreed to phrases Friday with the St. Louis Battlehawks, one in all 4 surviving XFL groups that can make up the brand new United Soccer League this spring.
McCarron began 9 video games for the Battlehawks in 2023, throwing an XFL-record 24 landing passes whereas main the league with a completion price of 68.8%. He signed with the Cincinnati Bengals and spent the ultimate six weeks of the season on their energetic roster following starter Joe Burrow’s season-ending wrist harm.
McCarron, 33, was a fifth-round draft choose of the Bengals in 2014 following a storied profession at Alabama. He has appeared in a complete of 19 NFL video games for the Bengals, Raiders and Texans.
The Battlehawks will be a part of three different XFL groups and 4 former USFL groups Feb. 26 for a joint coaching camp in Arlington, Texas. The UFL’s 10-week season opens March 30.