BIRMINGHAM -- The United States Football League (USFL) will play its inaugural season-opening game at Birmingham's Protective Stadium on Saturday, April 16th before a nationally televised crowd simultaneously broadcasted on both NBC and Fox.

As players continue on their journey, continually striving to ultimately gain productive game tape to present eye time for scouts in the NFL, the USFL should become a new viable developmental league to provide a fertile output of players who've honed their skills to be evaluated by the NFL.

The USFL will consist of 8 teams nationwide who will play 10 regular-season games. One of those teams, The Tampa Bay Bandits, will represent our home state of Florida.

As we watch the opening season game between the Birmingham Stallions and the New Jersey Generals, let's look at a few key players who honed their football skills on Florida's gridiron.

BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS

#2
QB ALEX MCGOUGH
6'3", 214 lbs.
Florida International
Tampa Gaither HS

#51
C JORDAN MCCRAY
6'2", 280 lbs.
UCF
Miami Southridge

#4
WR OSIRUS MITCHELL
6'5" 210 lBS.
Mississippi State
Sarasota Booker HS

#20
RB TONY BROOKS-JAMES
5'9" 190 lBS.
Oregon
Gainesville HS

NEW JERSEY GENERALS

#1
QB DE'ANDRE JOHNSON
6'2", 188 lbs.
Texas Southern via Florida Atlantic
First Coast HS
2014 Florida Mr. Football

#51
T GARRETT MCGHIN
6'5", 320 lbs.
East Carolina
Florida High

#8
CB DAVID RIVERS III
6'1", 185 lbs.
Youngstown State
Hialeah American

#57
LB TERRILL HANKS
6'3", 220 lbs.
New Mexico State
Miami Immaculata LaSalle


For more additional information on the USFL, visit their website:
https://www.theusfl.com/


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