Rennie Curran
Here is one of the more likely Bulldogs to end up in the XFL. Last spring, Rennie Curran played in the The Spring league, a new league that replaced the Fall Experimental Football League. The Spring league played a short season, but primarily serves as a showcase for NFL and CFL scouts.
The league will resume this April and it’s not yet known if Curran will compete again. If so, and he continues to go unsigned by NFL and CFL teams, he should have a shot of playing in the XFL. It would be a much better gig. TSL only pays for room and board for players. Otherwise the league doesn’t pay players. So the XFL is clearly a step up.
At Georgia, Curran played during a dark time for the defense. But he was arguably the best player. That came in spite of him being undersized. Curran was just 5’9. In three seasons, he had 170 tackles, 24 for a loss, and 6.5 sacks.
Despite his size, Tennessee drafted him in the third round of the 2010 NFL Draft. But he never saw much playing time, nor did he in 2012 at Tampa Bay. He traveled north for the 2013 season to play with the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL.
He had a good year, playing in 16 games and amassing 70 tackles. Curran also scored a touchdown off an interception. Curran returned in 2014 and had 60 tackles. He then played for the British Columbia Lions in 2015 but that was his last year of major, organized football. He sat out the 2016 season before joining The Spring League.