On Saturday, spring football will enter a new era with the start of the United Football League’s inaugural season.
Many former NFL players and those who never quite made it at the highest level now have new opportunities thanks to the merger of the XFL and the USFL.
When the new league gets going, there will be plenty of well-known players on display for San Francisco 49ers fans who are itching for football, including a former head coach and first-round choice.
Former United Football League 49ers player
Stallions of Birmingham
DE Charlton Taco LB Tezino Kyahva
As recently as August, the 49ers had Charton, a former Dallas Cowboys first-round choice, on their roster. After being put on IR, he was released with an injury settlement. Tezino signed a contract in July, but
Texas Roughnecks LB Ethan Westbrooks and Reuben Foster, DE
This is the main event. In their first draft under Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch, the 49ers took a bold risk by trading back into the first round to choose the Alabama linebacker. The player was named Foster.
It was unquestionably a risk that did not pay off. Foster had a great final stretch to his rookie year, but he was cut before the end of his second season due to a string of off-field problems. That misplaced wager on character has influenced the 49ers’ selection strategy in subsequent years.
In comparison, Westbrooks joined with the 49ers in February 2020 and was only with the team for two days.
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