If you’re interested in watching some spring football, the 2026 United Football League season kicks off later this week with the first game scheduled for 8:00 PM on Friday, March 27.
There are a number of Philadelphia Eagles connections in the UFL (notably NOT including the outlawed tush push), so, let’s run through those on a team-by-team basis.
It’ll be interesting to see if anyone below can use their current opportunity to re-launch an NFL career.
BIRMINGHAM STALLIONS
PLAYERS
WR DEON CAIN
Cain spent time with the Eagles from
2021-2022 before rejoining them during the 2023 offseason. He seems like the football version of what they call an AAAA player in baseball. While Cain has failed to stick in the NFL, he led the UFL in yards per reception last season.
RB TYRION DAVIS-PRICE
TDP won a Super Bowl LIX ring with the Eagles by being on their practice squad during the 2024 season.
CB MARIO GOODRICH
Originally an undrafted rookie free agent signing in 2022, Goodrich spent time in Philly until the Birds waived him in July 2024. Goodrich played 70 defensive snaps (as a nickel cornerback) and 40 special teams snaps during the Eagles’ 2023 season.
OG TYRESE ROBINSON
Robinson spent some stints on the Eagles from 2022-2023 after previously overlapping with Jalen Hurts at Oklahoma.
WR JOHN ROSS
Ross caught one pass for six yards with the Eagles in 2024.
COACHES
DL COACH DAMION SQUARE
The Eagles originally signed Square as a UDFA in 2013. They waived him ahead of his second NFL regular season and he went on to play in 93 more games (26 starts) over the next eight years. This is Square’s first career coaching job.
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COLUMBUS AVIATORS
WR RASHARD DAVIS
Davis was a 2017 UDFA signing that won a Super Bowl LII ring by being on Philly’s practice squad that season.
WR DEVIN ROSS
Ross spent time on the Eagles’ offseason roster from May 2019 until July 2019.
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DALLAS RENEGADES
WR DEONTAY BURNETT
Burnett spent time on the Eagles from 2019-2020, where he logged eight targets for five receptions and 67 yards. He’s younger than A.J. Brown.
CB AJENE HARRIS
Harris spent multiple stints with the Eagles in 2019 but never actually appeared in a regular season game for them.
NT SIAKI IKA
Ika spent two different one week practice squad stints with the Eagles during the 2024 season.
QB LUIS PEREZ
Perez was on the Eagles’ offseason roster from April 9, 2019 until May 13, 2019. He notably quarterbacked the DC Defenders to an XFL title in 2023. Perez led the UFL in passing yards in 2025.
WR GREG WARD
G-Ward, who turns 31 in July, is still trying to keep the dream alive.
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DC DEFENDERS
LB BRANDON SMITH
I’m convinced Smith, a 2022 fourth-round pick, can play in the NFL. He always looked good to me in training camp and preseason action. I’ve certainly seen worse linebackers get playing time for the Eagles in the past.
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HOUSTON ROUGHNECKS
OT GOTTLIEB AYEDZE
2024 UDFA signing who spent last offseason with the Las Vegas Raiders.
CB B.J. MAYES
Mayes was a 2025 UDFA signing that got cut to make room for a fill-in long snapper signing (Christian Johnstone) after Charley Hughlett got banged up in training camp last year.
TE ARMANI ROGERS
Rogers spent 20 days with the Eagles in 2024 training camp.
CB KARY VINCENT JR.
Howie Roseman trading a 2022 sixth-round pick for KVJ, who was a 2021 seventh-round pick by the Denver Broncos, was a curious move. His sole NFL action came with the Eagles in 2021 with 29 defensive snaps played and 23 special teams snaps played. He wasn’t good.
LOUISVILLE KINGS
CB MEKHI GARNER
Garner played 27 defensive snaps and 45 special teams snaps with the Eagles as an undrafted rookie in 2023. He spent a brief stint on the Chicago Bears’ offseason roster last year.
DE JEREME ROBINSON
Robinson spent four days on the Eagles’ roster last summer.
ORLANDO STORM
S NATE MEADORS
Meadors spent time on the Eagles’ offseason roster from May 2021 until August 2021.
QB DORIAN THOMPSON-ROBINSON
The Eagles acquired DTR in a trade that sent Super Bowl LIX champion Kenny Pickett to the Cleveland Browns last year. DTR failed to win the Eagles’ QB3 job, which prompted them to trade for Sam Howell … who is now with the Dallas Cowboys.
ST. LOUIS BATTLEHAWKS
WR HAKEEM BUTLER
Never forget that this is Hakeem Butler’s sole regular season NFL offensive snap played:
FORMER EAGLES PLAYERS INCLUDED IN ROSTER CUTS
These players were recently released with UFL teams trimming their rosters down to the regular season limit.
DT MARVIN WILSON
Big Marv was on and off the Eagles’ roster multiple times from September 2021 through August 2023. He logged 38 defensive snaps and three special teams snaps in the only two NFL games he ever played, both with the Eagles.
DT OLIVE SAGAPOLU
Sagapolu spent 15 days on the Eagles’ offseason roster in August 2023.
CB SHON STEPHENS
Stephens spent time on the Eagles’ offseason roster in 2024 after a successful rookie minicamp tryout.
OT CHIM OKORAFOR
Okorafor was a 2023 undrafted rookie free agent signing out of Benedictine College.
OL JARRID WILLIAMS
The Eagles originally signed Williams as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2022. He bounced on and off the team multiple times.
DT JACOB SYKES
Sykes spent time with the Eagles in training camp last year and had two different one-day stints on their practice squad during the 2025 regular season.
CB MAC MCCAIN III
Forgot about this guy. McCain had two different stints with the Eagles spanning from 2021-2022, where he logged his only NFL snaps (11 defensive, 33 special teams).
