15 Former NFL Players In Vince McMahon's XFL
5. Taylor Heinicke
After going undrafted in 2015, Taylor Heinicke's NFL career, like most of the players on this list, was short and not particularly sweet. The quarterback was signed by the Vikings initially, but was waived two years later without having played a single game for the franchise.
Heinicke's first game time came with the Texans when the two QBs ahead of him in the rotation were injured. Just one pass later however, he suffered a concussion and wouldn't appear for the Texans again. His only career start came in 2018 for the Panthers after Cam Newton was ruled out for the season. Though he threw a touchdown pass, he also threw three interceptions before being waived thanks to yet another injury.
Now a member of the St. Louis BattleHawks, Heinicke is the only quarterback on the team with any NFL experience, and with only one wide receiver to aim for that has ever actually played in the NFL, there will be a lot of pressure on the young man's shoulders.