Incidentally, Brohm later admitted his response was not exactly scripted but he knew he would be interviewed in advance and thought about how he would respond.
From "XFL 2020:Rise and Fall"
What fans didn’t realize was how some of these moments were set-up, and if not scripted, were pre-prepared.
For example, in week six, sideline reporter Chris Wragge interviewed Orlando quarterback Jeff Brohm after he
returned to the field following a crushing sack that had taken him out the previous week.
The broadcast hyped the punishment Brohm had taken by showing a clip of him being sacked, and then lying motionless on the field with his helmet turned sideways.
Wragge asked, “Jeff Brohm, how in the world are you starting this game tonight after taking that hit six days ago?”
Brohm cockily responded, “Let me answer that question by asking you two questions. One, is this or is this not the XFL? Yes, it is. Two, do I or do not currently have a pulse? Yes, I do. Let’s play football.”
Privy to the conversation that had also aired on the loudspeakers in the Citrus Bowl, the in-stadium crowd went wild.
This moment stands as one of the most memorable of any onfield interview in the XFL. Brohm, now the head coach of the Purdue Boilermakers, is often asked about the moment. In fact, the Boilermakers’ marketing team even began to use the hashtag #LetsPlayFootball when marketing the team. However, truth be told, the question was predetermined, and Brohm had been able to work on his response in advance. Not exactly “scripted,” but not as random as it appeared to be. To Brohm’s credit, though, it did take a certain level of fortitude to get back on
the field after taking such a punishing hit.
