Top takeaways from XFL Week 1

It’s finally here. The long-anticipated reboot of the XFL took place this weekend to a whole bunch of fanfare. It started with the D.C. Defenders taking on the Seattle Dragons Saturday afternoon. In front of a packed house at Audi Field, former NFLer Cardale Jones vastly outplayed Brandon Silvers. Later in the day, the Houston Roughnecks took it to the Los Angeles Wildcats in a big way. Sunday’s action saw former NFL head coach Marc Trestman and his Tampa Bay Vipers struggle big-time against the New York Guardians. Meanwhile, the Dallas Renegades' game against the St. Louis BattleHawks left a lot to be desired. These are among the top takeaways from Week 1 of the XFL season. Cardale Jones has it There were some issues Saturday against Seattle. It was not perfect for this former Ohio State national champion. He held onto the ball too long and was under pressure at times, especially early. Despite that, Jones connected on a couple absolutely brilliant touchdown passes. He finished the afternoon having complete

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