Q. What is the United Football League?
A. The United Football League, or UFL, is a professional football league comprised of 14 franchises across North America featuring the best football players in the world.
Q. How many teams are there in the United Football League?
A. The National Gridiron League is a collection of 14 franchises, broken down by two conferences. The Eastern Conference plays host to the six teams, and the Western Conference plays host to six additional teams.
Q. When was the United Football League established?
A. The league was founded in 1961 to become the minor league alternative to the National Football League. The league relaunched again in 2009 before folding following the 2012 season. 2023 will be the third launch of the league.
Q. When does the season begin and end?
A. The regular season kicks off April and finishes in August, with a neutral site league championship game to be held August.
Q. Who are some of the best or well-known players that have competed in United Football League?
A. Notable players that have competed in alternate leagues outside of the NFL, boasting names like Daunte Culpepper, Simeon Rice, Reggie White, Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson, Doug Flutie, Adam Archuleta, Gary Zimmerman, Mike Doss, Wendell Bryant, John David Washington, JP Losman, Marcel Shipp, Bobby Sippio, Larry Tripplett and many more.
Q. How many teams make the playoffs?
A. The top four teams will reach the postseason, with the No. 1 seed facing No. 4 in the first round, No. 2 vs. No. 3 and so on.
Q. How can I watch games?
A. Television details will be announced soon.
Q. When is the Draft?
A. The draft will be held each year in October, after the league championship contest.
Q. How many players are on a team roster?
A. Each team can have a maximum of 24 players, 21 of which can be active each game.
Q. What are the official rules of the league?
A. Official rules.
Q. How many games are in a season?
A. Each teams play an 18-game schedule.
Q. What are the player salaries?
A. All player salary is negotiated amongst player, player representation, and UFL franchises.
Q. How much is the per team salary cap?
A. Each team UFL franchise has $350,000 salary cap for the 2023 season to negotiate with players.
Q. Can players sign multi-year compensation agreements?
A. Yes, players and teams may agree to player compensation agreements up to three UFL seasons in length.
Q. How will player payroll be determined?
A. Players will be paid a corresponding daily amount based on their compensation agreement. Payroll payments will be issued bi-weekly.
Q. Where do players come from?
A. Players on the 24-man rosters will mostly be those cut by NFL teams and those from other professional football leagues, like the Canadian or arena/indoor leagues.
Q. How can I try out for a team?
A. Player tryout information.
Q. Which days of the week will games be played?
A. All league games will be on Saturdays at 2:30 pm or 6:30 pm local time.
