United Football League players you may know ahead of first season

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The United Football League’s first season since the USFL and XFL merger will kick off Saturday with the champions from both leagues — the Birmingham Stallions and Arlington Renegades — squaring off to usher in a new era of spring football.

Four teams from the USFL and four teams from the XFL joined to form the new league, which was announced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Dany Garcia. A dispersal draft was held for the teams that were left out, and those players scattered to new teams.

There are still plenty of players that may catch fans’ eyes as the year begins.

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Read below for notable names on UFL rosters to start the 2024 season.

A.J. McCarron of the St Louis Battlehawks reacts to a play against the D.C. Defenders during the first half of an XFL game at Audi Field March 5, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

A.J. McCarron took the XFL by storm last season. He became the star of the league as he led the team to two comeback victories. He then went viral for revealing why he decided to play in the XFL over offers from NFL teams.

"My 6-year-old loves watching tape of me on YouTube. That’s a big reason I chose to return this way," McCarron said, via the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 

"I probably could’ve tried to come back with an NFL team and had a chance to probably make bigger money, but no one knows what the future holds. I’m enjoying this, and it’s a great way to create some memories for me and my boys."

While it wasn’t a given he would return to the Battlehawks over concerns about pay, he decided to re-sign with the team last month.

Darius Victor (27) of the