UFL: Teams sign eight players, Waive two

Arlington Renegades kicker #1 Taylor Russolino works out his leg while #0 Marquette King holds.
Arlington kicker Taylor Russolino rejoins the Renegades. In the 2023 XFL, Arlington Renegades kicker #1 Taylor Russolino works out his leg while #0 Marquette King holds. (Twitter)

Late Friday, the UFL announced eight players had signed to four different UFL teams and that the Memphis Showboats had released quarterbacks Guy Myers and Ryan Willis.

In 2023, Willis served as a backup quarterback for the Memphis Showboats, appearing in one game where he threw one completion. Myers has bounced around the USFL, spending time with the New Jersey Generals and the Tampa Bay Bandits in 2022 before signing with the Showboats in 2023.

The Arlington Renegades signed four new players, with three being former Renegades, including kicker Taylor Russolino, a stalwart for the St. Louis Battlehawks in 2020, and the Arlington Renegades in 2023.

Quarterback Deondre Francois is also listed as being signed by the D.C. Defenders. Francois was previously selected by the DC Defenders during the 2024 UFL dispersal draft held on January 5, 2024.

A list of all player transactions that took place on Friday January 26, 2024:

TEAM DATE NAME POSITION TRANSACTION
Memphis Showboats 01/26/24 Guy Myers QB Waived
Memphis Showboats 01/26/24 Ryan Willis QB Waived
Arlington Renegades 01/26/24 Leddie Brown RB Free agent signing
Arlington Renegades 01/26/24 Jamal Carter CB Free agent signing
Arlington Renegades 01/26/24 Chris Owens G Free agent signing
Arlington Renegades 01/26/24 Taylor Russolino K Free agent signing
D.C. Defenders 01/26/24 Ben Bresnahan TE Free agent signing
D.C. Defenders 01/26/24 Deondre Francois QB Free agent signing
Houston Roughnecks 01/26/24 Kirk Merritt WR Free agent signing
St. Louis Battlehawks 01/26/24 Andrew Mevis K Free agent signing

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