As of December 1, not a single UFL player had made the jump to a NFL team, raising important questions concerning the intentions of two year-old league. The UFL’s insistence on collecting a $150,000 transfer fee was the obvious culprit. When the UFL lowered the transfer fee to $25,000 a few days later, the New England Patriots signed Eric Moore, formerly of the Florida Tuskers. Other teams quickly followed suit, and according to the UFL, 31 players have joined NFL teams or practice squads.
The UFL is now aware that there is a demand for its players, and perhaps more significantly, the UFL knows what the market will bear. It will be interesting to watch how the UFL will use this year’s experience when determining whether to include a transfer fee clause in player contracts next season.
Player | Pos. | UFL team | NFL team | Status |
Bartel, Richard | QB | Sacramento Mountain Lions | Arizona | Active |
Booker, Lorenzo | RB | Hartford Colonials | Minnesota | Active |
Brown, Colin | OG | Hartford Colonials | Buffalo | Active |
Clark, Brian | WR | Florida Tuskers | Detroit | Active |
Clayton, Michael | WR | Omaha Nighthawks | NY Giants | Active |
Cook, Emanuel | S | Hartford Colonials | NY Jets | Active |
Demps, Quintin | DB | Hartford Colonials | Houston | Active |
Francies, Coye | DB | Las Vegas Locos | Cleveland | Active |
Hauschka, Steve | K | Las Vegas Locos | Denver | Active |
Moore, Eric | DE | Florida Tuskers | New England | Active |
Pears, Eric | OT | Omaha Nighthawks | Buffalo | Active |
Ratliff, Keiwan | DB | Florida Tuskers | Cincinnati | Active |
Rhodes, Dominic | RB | Florida Tuskers | Indianapolis | Active |
Sendejo, Andrew | S | Sacramento Mountain Lions | Dallas | Active |
Bender, Jacob | OT | Hartford Colonials | Washington | Practice Squad |
Braxton, Branndon | OT | Las Vegas Locos | Cleveland | Practice Squad |
Carter, Patrick | WR | Hartford Colonials | Miami | Practice Squad |
Castille, Simeon | CB | Florida Tuskers | Minnesota | Practice Squad |
Develin, James | FB | Florida Tuskers | Cincinnati | Practice Squad |
DeVree, Tyson | TE | Hartford Colonials | Cleveland | Practice Squad |
Hall, Roy | WR | Omaha Nighthawks | Detroit | Practice Squad |
Hannula, Ben | DB | Hartford Colonials | NY Giants | Practice Squad |
Ingram, Kenny | LB | Hartford Colonials | NY Giants | Practice Squad |
Lawrence, Simoni | LB | Hartford Colonials | Chicago | Practice Squad |
Leman, Jeremy | LB | Florida Tuskers | San Diego | Practice Squad |
Pociask, Jason | TE | Florida Tuskers | Dallas | Practice Squad |
Price, Maurice | WR | Florida Tuskers | Washington | Practice Squad |
Taylor, Rendrick | FB | Omaha Nighthawks | Tampa Bay | Practice Squad |
Trufant, Isaiah | CB | Las Vegas Locos | NY Jets | Practice Squad |
Walker, Derek | DE | Hartford Colonials | Seattle | Practice Squad |
Windsor, Rod | WR | Sacramento Mountain Lions | Cleveland | Released from PS |
Courtesy United Football League Press Release, dated December 16, 2010.
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