XFL Returns With New Seattle Franchise

 The XFL, which shut down weeks after its start in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic and perhaps financial challenges is scheduled to relaunch early next year.  The Seattle Sea Dragons are scheduled to kick off its season on February 18th.  The team will play its home games at Lumen Field. 

In 2020, the Seattle team was simply known as the Dragons.    For ticket information, click here

XFL Calls It A Year Because Of Corona Virus

When it was announced that the Dragons would represent Seattle in the reformed XFL, I really didn't give it much thought.  There had been a number of upstart football leagues that would play, only to fold.
When my wife gave me season tickets to the Dragons for Christmas and said that our friends would also have season tickets, I got excited.  Dragon tickets are affordable, in addition, you can get club seats for just a fraction of what it would cost to attend a Seahawks game.
Almost a month ago, we attended the home opener at Century Link Field.  It was fun and we really enjoyed Seattle's latest sports entry. It was the Dragon's first victory.
We gave our tickets to the second game away because we were out of town, but we eagerly looked forward to this week's game when the team would return home after a long road trip.  It's not to be though as the XFL has announced the season cancelled because of the Corona Virus.
It is indeed heartbreaking, but something that needed to be done.
Hopefully, the league in it's entirety will return to play next year.

XFL Kicks Off in Seattle

We watched the Seattle Dragons play The Tampa Bay Vipers at Century Link Field.  Here is the unique XFL kickoff.
Also unique is the XFL point after touchdown system requiring teams to cross the goal line rather than kick and adding a 3 point PAT.
The Dragon defeated the Vipers 17-9. 

Seattle Dragons Are Anounced

Perhaps, you are on pins and needles waiting for the XFL to come back.  Not me, but the league will begin play in February of 2020.  Apparently, this will cure the thirst for football.
This time around, Seattle will have a team.  It was just announced that they will be known as the Dragons.  Remember, there is no rule saying that the name has to have something to do with the city. How many people have encountered Lions or Tigers in Detroit?