Only a week to go before we start finding out for sure what these four new teams will be called. Here’s my best guess…
Oklahoma Outlaws
Colorado Gold
Salt Lake City Stallions
Rhode Island Breakers
The UFL already holds the IPs for Oklahoma Outlaws, Denver Gold, New Orleans/Boston/Portland Breakers and Birmingham Stallions, so using those team names is clean & easy. Personally hope that one day there will be an Albuquerque Stars to join the league as well.
Any thoughts?

BEER SNAKE IS GLOBAL

That 3rd and 5 call was bad. We should have gone for the first down on the ground. Two downs for 5 yards.

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The challenge on the holding call was very stupid.

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Also the 4th and 1 at the 50 and they punted was a scared call. Harris was in over his head. Any good coach would probably have won this game for us.

Roster tracker spreadsheet here listing all of the players the Defenders currently hold the rights to.

DC Defenders

Players Signed to Other Leagues

These players the team still holds the rights for, should they return to the UFL from their current teams.

• ED Derick Roberson #50 (CFL)
• RB Deon Jackson #25 (CFL)

Terminated 2026 Player Rights

These players were on the roster at one point but had their rights terminated and are unrestricted free agents.

• WR Javon Antonio

Like last year, the team will have a 64-man training camp roster, which will be cut down by the end of camp to the final 50-man roster. There are 52 players currently that the team holds the rights to from last season that are not otherwise signed to the NFL or another league.

I think a lot is riding on whether or not Ta'amu is healthy and ready by the time next season rolls around. My understanding is Roberson is planning to return to the Defenders after the CFL season is over, and hopefully Deon Jackson follow suit.

Based on the guys we're likely to have come back for camp next year, what position groups do you think Coach Harris should prioritize in the draft?

Also, I have a few extra tix in the beer snake area. Bought them for 50 buy willing to sell for 40.

Anyone want to take a guess at what this will be?

And the only cure is more cowbell! If anyone wants a cowbell foe the game I'll be handing them out at Walter's before the game.

Hey all!

Me, my wife, and my daughter are life long natives to the area and we're all football fans. I'm taking them to our very first Defenders game this Saturday as a complete surprise. They have no idea where we are going, I just told them to wear red!

I prebooked a parking spot in a nearby garage, but this will be our first time to Audi Field.

Is there anything I should know about what to expect at the stadium? Getting in and out, places to go, things to avoid, etc?

I'm so excited to be going! Thanks!

I’ve been to two in the last two days and both had it. Merch from the XFL days largely discounted now. $180 jerseys for seven bucks.

How much will parking be for the championship? I've parked for $25 in the past at regular season games, wondering if anyone knows how much it will increase by?

Tomorrow is sold out, and anyone who has gone to the last several games can tell you the line to get into the standing only fan section gets long. You have to present your ticket, get your wristband, grab a cup to fill your own beer, then get in. Ive seen a lot of people not getting into the section until the 1st quarter was almost over! I highly recommend that anyone going to the beer snake section go into the stadium as soon as the gates open at 1:30 pm, get your wristband ASAP and then enjoy the stadium. If you want to be close to the endzone, grab your drink and go straight to the Beer Snake area immediately to grab a good spot. Hopefully they will have more staff and more drink/food booths but there isn't any guarantee of that, so plan accordingly.

Is it me or does it seem like Dean has a bias against DC? Our opponents always seem to get the benefit of the doubt and extra scrutiny to ensure they aren’t getting screwed, but he often has no hesitation ruling against us. His scrutiny seems awfully arbitrary and inconsistent.

Yes, I know a touchdown was taken off the board for Orlando earlier, but he painfully made that decision. He was trying to find a way to justify allowing it

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Coming from out of town to go to today's game. How early should we plan on getting to Audi field? We are planning on taking the metro in from east Falls station. Are there any better stations to travel from?🧐

QB comparison from today's game:

Week 10 QB comparison (so far):

I miss Ta'amu...

What the hell is that? That’s not music I’m sorry do better defenders.

So all of my family and friends are blaming ME for the unfortunate loss today says that I Jinxed them! According to my family and friends, I Jinxed the DC Defenders today by mentioning that if the DC Defenders won today, they would lockup a Playoff spot.

So....I am calling on All of you DC Defenders Shield 🛡️ Crew to ROAST Me as bad and as much as you can!

Hit Me with your Best Shot!

Has there been any word on what Bean injured? He looked to be in serious pain when he came off the field and was in the tent for a while. I haven't seen any report since the game as to what happened.