- May 21, 2026
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When UFL co-owner Mike Repole speaks, he often generates something newsworthy as to the spring pro football league. Most recently, Repole made an offhand remark that could be newsworthy as to the pro football league that plays during football season.
While discussing with reporters on Friday the various factors that will influence decisions regarding when the UFL season will be played (he made it clear that it won't overlap with the NFL or college football), Repole mentioned that the NFL is "talking about two more expansion teams."
As far as anyone knows on the outside, the NFL isn't talking about adding teams. Given that Repole may be in position to pick up some inside information (he and Tom Brady are partners in NoBull, for example), it's possible that Repole has heard something that wasn't yet intended for public consumption.
Regardless, the NFL's quest for more inventory eventually will pivot from adding more weeks to the season to adding more teams to the league. Either Repole, who delivered the information as if it were factual, is woefully misinformed or he inadvertently let the cat out of the bag.
While discussing with reporters on Friday the various factors that will influence decisions regarding when the UFL season will be played (he made it clear that it won't overlap with the NFL or college football), Repole mentioned that the NFL is "talking about two more expansion teams."
As far as anyone knows on the outside, the NFL isn't talking about adding teams. Given that Repole may be in position to pick up some inside information (he and Tom Brady are partners in NoBull, for example), it's possible that Repole has heard something that wasn't yet intended for public consumption.
Regardless, the NFL's quest for more inventory eventually will pivot from adding more weeks to the season to adding more teams to the league. Either Repole, who delivered the information as if it were factual, is woefully misinformed or he inadvertently let the cat out of the bag.