Aidan Burke
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BREAKING: The Arizona #Cardinals are signing @USFLPanthers DB Keni-H Lovely, per league source. Lovely started in 3 games for Michigan this #UFL season, totaling 26 tackles, a pick six, & 4 PBU's on the year. Had workouts with a few NFL teams before landing in Arizona.
WR Deon Cain is coming off of his best season in the #UFL, and now lands back with the #Bills. His physicality was on an entirely different level this year for the @USFLStallions:
#UFL To NFL: Buffalo Bills Sign Birmingham Stallions All-UFL WR Deon Cain Read more via @JamesLarsenPFN... pfnewsroom.com/news/buffalo-b…
NEWS: The Detroit #Lions have signed @XFLBattlehawks CB Nick Whiteside. Whiteside, who joined St. Louis this offseason, posted 17 tackles & 3 PBU's with St. Louis this #UFL season - starting in 5 of 11 games played. First #Battlehawks to NFL signing this offseason.
.@TheUFL has announced the following transactions for Saturday, July 26
“This is our home. We are the Birmingham Stallions and we are putting together a 2026 team for the Birmingham Stallions.” Skip Holtz says to him it is all “speculation and rumors” that it is business as usual until told otherwise. @WBRCnews
Harris will be serving both as Tennessee State's offensive coordinator in the fall & as the @XFLDefenders head coach in the spring.
Officially Official. Shannon Harris has been named Head Coach for the DC Defenders!
News: The New York #Jets have signed @XFLRoughnecks OL Samuel Jackson, per the team. Jackson started in nine games for Houston this #UFL season, rotating between tackle and guard - showcasing his versatility.
Exclusive: Four UFL Franchises Are Moving (via Mark Perry) uflnewshub.com/ufl/exclusive-… #UFL | #UFLNews | #UFL2025 | #UFLNewsHub
News: @XFLDefenders WR Seth Williams is signing with the Las Vegas #Raiders. Williams was signed by DC late in the #UFL season, and immediately made an impact starting in both playoff wins.
Per league sources: The Philadelphia Eagles are expected to sign DT Jacob Sykes today. That would make him the 15th UFL player signed by an NFL team. As NFL teams start training camp league wide. Multiple players from @TheUFL have received workouts in recent days. Sykes…
Jacob Sykes was in Seattle with Eagles DL coach Clint Hurtt in 2023. He played in 10 games for the San Antonio Brahmas of the UFL in 2025, recording 19 total tackles, two tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks.
Breaking: @XFLRenegades DT Kyon Barrs is signing with the #Cardinals, per @AaronWilson_NFL. The 23-year-old USC product, who spent time with the #Seahawks in 2024, is fresh off a productive #UFL season: totaling 23 tackles, 1 TFL, & a sack as a rotational starter.
#UFL Prospect Watch: DL Jordan Bussey (6 ft, 280 lbs) • Versatile DL who has collegiate experience playing DE, DT & NG • Spent his final 2 collegiate seasons at Mississippi Valley State, where most of career production came; transferred from Incarnate Word • Recovered 43…
#UFL Prospect Watch: DB Lacarea Pleasant-Johnson • Went undrafted in 2025 #NFL Draft • Compiled 51 TKLs, 12 PDs, 3 INTs over final 2 collegiate seasons at Southern Utah • Previously made stops at Utah & UNLV, where he saw limited playing time during his underclassmen years
.@TheUFL announced the following transactions on Wednesday, July 16
NEW: D.C. Defenders interim head coach Shannon Harris has joined Tennessee State as OC/QBs coach, TSU head coach Reggie Barlow confirmed to me. Harris took over for Barlow as the Defenders' interim head coach days before the 2025 season began and led them to the UFL title.
BREAKING: Renegades QB Holton Ahlers has announced his retirement from football. Via @HoltAhlersShow on @PR927FM
BREAKING: The Los Angeles #Chargers are signing @USFLPanthers OT Ryan Nelson, per sources. Nelson earned All-#UFL honors this year with Michigan, moving to tackle full-time. Had a strong 77.8 Pass Blocking Grade, via @PFF. One of the most deserved signings this year so far.
Clarification: Malik Dunlap signed a Letter of Intent with Houston last offseason, but never reported to training camp and was later released.
#Roughnecks have made some key re-signings of the defensive side of the ball, per the wire. Defensive end T.J. Franklin, defensive tackle Israel Antwine, linebacker Xavier Benson, cornerback Malik Dunlap & safety Leon O'Neal Jr. have all re-signed with the team.
#UFL Prospect Watch: RB Rayquan Smith • Participated in both football and track during his time in college • Started his collegiate career at Norfolk State before transferring to Virginia State • 142 career collegiate ATTs for 744 YDs, 4 TDs & 16 RECs for 215 YDs & 1 TD in…