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AJ McCarron is making his pro football return to the NFL after a season in the XFL.

The former Alabama quarterback was reminded of Tuscaloosa after playing in a record-setting crowd.

The former Crimson Tide quarterback talks about how he was "counted out" after college following his second XFL victory.

The former Alabama quarterback shows that he's still got it in the XFL's opening weekend.

AJ McCarron is now a BattleHawk.

With just over a year until the XFL 2.0 is set to take the field, the spring football league announced Wednesday that it is considering a partnership with the Canadian Football League.

Like seasons of time, new football leagues spring up and then fall away almost every year now. 2021 is no exception to this trend. Last Saturday, a brand-new football league, the Fan Controlled Football League (FCF) played its first slate of games.

Alabama has never had an NFL team, but what it does have is a history of professional sports ranging from football and basketball to hockey and soccer. Here are eight teams that have called the Yellowhammer State home.

On Monday, it was announced that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, along with several others, will be purchasing the bankrupt XFL for $15 million.

Former Alabama cornerback Bradley Sylve scored the first pick-six in the reincarnated XFL. With 12:43 left in the fourth quarter Seattle Dragons quarterback Brandon Silver’s receiver fell on an out breaking route resulting in the interception. Sylve of the D.C. Defenders returned the interception 69-yards to put the Defenders ahead 31-19, sealing the victory in the first game of the season.