I'm on mobile so I can't figure out how to share the post, but both Westerkamp and Armstrong have shared letters from the XFL inviting them to work out with teams.
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Still can't believe Westy aka magnet hands didn't get drafted
He has good hands, but he is way too slow for the NFL.Considering this will be his 4th attempt to make four different teams in four different leagues (NFL, CFL, AAF, XFL), it's unfortunately because he was never good enough to get drafted.
The XFL?
Again?
Why?
Why not?
If you're a guy like Armstrong or Westerkamp, you're a pretty good football player. Maybe not NFL caliber, but maybe so. If you're in their shoes what do you have to lose? Get paid at least a liveable wage to play the sport you love and there's a chance to get noticed.
If you were asking why is the XFL specifically a thing, well, Vince McMahon.
To their credit, they seem to be making the XFL a more serious and less wrestling theatrics kind of game. The whole concept is a hard nosed, non-gimmicky football with fewer commercial breaks and faster games. I think any non-NFL (or CFL) pro league is bound to fail, but would like to see this concept take off.
He makes the all state team for sureHe has good hands, but he is way too slow for the NFL.
He has good hands, but he is way too slow for the NFL.