Fans of the XFL are no doubt wringing their hands after seeing the Alliance of American Football fold before it finished its first season.
However, even if the XFL has a long road ahead to become sustainable, it’s pretty clear that the 2020 season will be a lot of fun.
Speaking on the PFT PM podcast, XFL commissioner Oliver Luck announced that touchdowns will result in the scoring team getting to choose among attempting a one-point conversion, a two-point conversion and a three-point conversion.
A one-point attempt will require the team to score from the 2-yard line, while a two-point attempt starts at the 5-yard line, and a three-point attempt is from 10 yards out.
That’s drastically unlike the AAF, which eliminated extra-point kicks but only gave teams a two-point option.
In its previous version, which folded in 2001 after one season of play, the XFL had one-, two- and three-point conversion attempts after an in-season rule change.
This version of wrestling magnate Vince McMahon’s league is set to get started early in 2020 with eight teams — including an unnamed team that will play at CenturyLink Field in Seattle.
