USFL announces teams for upcoming 2022 season

The archetypal 8 teams that volition beryllium a portion of the United States Football League were announced connected Monday.

On Monday, the league announced that the cities getting teams volition beryllium New Jersey, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Birmingham, Houston, New Orleans, Tampa Bay, and Auburn Hills.

The northbound volition dwell of the Michigan Panthers, New Jersey Generals, Philadelphia Stars, and Pittsburgh Maulers.

The southbound volition dwell of the Birmingham Stallions, Houston Gamblers, New Orleans Breakers, and Tampa Bay Bandits.

"We're excited to instrumentality this adjacent large measurement successful the improvement of a caller USFL," said Brian Woods, USFL President of Football Operations, successful a quality release. "These 8 teams signifier the halfway of our archetypal league rank and volition correspond an breathtaking marque of nonrecreational shot coming this spring. We look guardant to the commencement of our inaugural season."

The league, which archetypal began successful 1983 but folded successful 1985, was rebooted successful June.

The league is acceptable to footwear disconnected successful April 2022.