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Some UFL Open Tryouts

There are more agents than there are players in the NFL.  New entrants into the industry are lucky to represent a player with a chance of being selected between rounds 5-7.  Many agents will represent players hoping that they will be signed as free-agents after the draft and get a chance to make it to their professional team after being on its Practice Squad.  Many players won’t even get the shot of being on the Practice Squad.

So what to do if you have one of those guys who you paid to have train at a top-notch facility only to get passed over by team after team?  NFL Europe no longer exists, but the CFL may be an option.  Arena Football may also be an option, considering it is making a valiant effort to re-gain its stature as an alternative league to the NFL.  Coming into its second official season is also the United Football League (UFL), which has been making a strong push as of late to induce the NFL into investing in the league and embracing it as a feeder system.

The UFL tends to favor players who make it to Training Camp with an NFL team before being cut, but there is another way to potentially be seen by a UFL team looking to add talent: Open Tryouts.  Be warned, it is extremely difficult for a client to win a job through an open tryout, no matter what league or sport we are talking about.  In fact, in other sports, like certain domestic ‘minor basketball leagues’, teams see these open tryouts as little more than a way to make some additional income by charging players to attend and perform at the tryouts.

But some players will go out to UFL tryouts, and undoubtedly, there will be players who impress team executives and end up getting picked up going into season number 2.  So here are the current details regarding those open tryouts:

  • Las Vegas Locos – April 17 (Phoenix, AZ), May 9 (Los Angeles, CA), May 15 (Las Vegas, NV)
  • Florida Tuskers – May 8 (Miami, FL), May 15 (Orlando, FL), June 26 (Atlanta, GA)
  • Hartford Colonials – May 8 (Petersburg, VA)

No word yet on the Sacramento team’s plans regarding open tryouts.  I will let you all know of updates as I hear them.

By Darren Heitner

Darren Adam Heitner, Esq., is a preeminent sports attorney and the founder of Heitner Legal, P.L.L.C., a Fort Lauderdale-based law firm specializing in sports law, contract negotiations, intellectual property, and arbitration. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 2010 and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, magna cum laude, from the University of Florida in 2007, where he was named Valedictorian of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Admitted to practice in the state bars of Florida, New York, and the District of Columbia, as well as multiple federal courts, Darren also serves as a certified arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

As an adjunct professor, Darren imparts his expertise through teaching Sports Law at the University of Florida Levin College of Law and Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) at the University of Miami School of Law in the Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law LL.M. program. His scholarly contributions include authoring several books published by the American Bar Association, such as How to Play the Game: What Every Sports Attorney Needs to Know, and numerous articles in prominent publications like Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Above the Law. His thought leadership in NIL has earned him recognition as one of the foremost experts by The Wall Street Journal, USA TODAY, and On3, and he has been lauded as a “power player in NIL deals” by Action Network and a “top sports trademark attorney” by Sportico.

Darren’s passion for sports law led him to establish Sports Agent Blog on December 31, 2005, initially titled “I Want To Be A Sports Agent.” The platform, created as a New Year’s resolution, has grown into a cornerstone of the sports agency community, offering in-depth analysis of industry trends, legal disputes, and agent-player dynamics. His commitment to the field is further evidenced by his representation of numerous athletes and sports agents, as well as his prior role as an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University Bloomington, where he developed and taught a course on Sport Agency Management from 2011 to 2014.

Darren’s contributions have been recognized with prestigious honors, including the University of Florida’s 40 Under 40 Award, the University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Outstanding Young Alumnus Award, and designation as the best lawyer in Fort Lauderdale by Fort Lauderdale Magazine. He remains an active voice in the sports law community, sharing insights through his weekly NIL newsletter and his X posts, engaging a broad audience on legal developments in sports.

5 replies on “Some UFL Open Tryouts”

Since writing this post, I have received word that the Sacramento team will likely have a tryout in Oakland (no date set). Additionally, I was told that there will be a league-wide tryout in San Antonio on June 2.

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i am looking for tryouts near san antonio…any word…just e-mail me please with the e-mail

i am gabrel bryant have tried out with the edmonton eskimos and the new orleans voodoo… I have played along players such as charles scott from lsu and philip livas from louisiana tech and i am now in compton caifornia and was lookin for at least one more shot to try out and it again feel free to email me and give me any information regarding tryouts out this way glbryant85@gmail.com

What do i need to do to get into the June 26 tryout in Atlanta,GA and the tryout in San Antonio on June 2.

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