Certainly one of spring soccer’s prime 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 charge of 68.8%. He signed with the Cincinnati Bengals and spent the ultimate six weeks of the season on their lively roster following starter Joe Burrow’s season-ending wrist damage.
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.
