When history is written, it probably won’t have much about the XFL in it. When football history is written, the XFL may get a mention somewhere in the footnotes. And when XFL history is written, there may be a place in there for Matt McGloin.
The former Raiders undrafted tryout player turned starter pushed across the goal line on a QB sneak to score the first touchdown in New York Guardians history.
McGloin was with the Raiders for four seasons from 2013-16. He took over as a rookie starter for the injured Terrelle Pryor and never gave the job back, even after Pryor was healthy again.
The following season the Raiders drafted Derek Carr and inserted him as the starter. Meanwhile McGloin went about winning the backup job the next three seasons despite many attempts by the team. to bring in competition to beat him out.
He would appear in 13 games with 7 starts in four seasons compiling 11 TDs and 11 interceptions.
