This year, Super Bowl 57 doesn't mark the end of football season.
The 2023 version of the XFL kicks off six days later.
The 2020 XFL season was wiped out by the coronavirus pandemic after just five weeks.
Now, superstar Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and business partner Dany Garcia are leading an ownership group with solid financial backing and a lucrative TV deal with ESPN.
It looks like the league plans on staying awhile.
"It’s more stable because it’s more resources.
That ultimately is the difference in these leagues," said Anthony Becht, former Buccaneers tight end and current St.
Louis Battlehawks head coach, via video chat.
"The vision for this league is to be here five, ten, fifteen, twenty years."