05-07-2022, 10:15 AM
(05-07-2022, 09:55 AM)TecmoBengals Wrote: I suppose it could happen if the USFL gave a dude like a guaranteed 100+ million deal? Yeah, not happening.
That's what happened last time. They threw ridiculous amounts of cash at them. Some were able to skirt the NFL rule about not being able to be drafted if you still had eligibility.
https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/02/23/thirty-two-years-ago-herschel-walker-leaped-to-the-usfl/
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/original-usfl-hall-of-famers-heisman-winners/dxq7pxoyzawm6rxa8lynzkop
Here's a pretty crazy list of every player that played in the USFL, that also has/had at least some NFL experience. You see names on there like Dave Lapham and Dan Ross, from the Bengals.
https://www.usflsite.com/nflplayers2.php
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