"These names sound like they were made up by an 8-year-old in 1997. "
-- Steven Ruiz of USA Today
The XFL revealed the names and logos for its eight teams Wednesday, a long-awaited step toward the football league’s February 2020 debut.
Its team names, however, left a lot to be desired. Though not as much as elsewhere, this rang true in the Bay area, which is now the home of the ‘Tampa Bay Vipers.’
It’s better than being the Battlehawks (sorry, St. Louis), but not much about the Vipers — and its lime green and black logo — scream Tampa Bay. Residents, fans and journalists quickly noted, taking their complaints, suggestions and (occasional) praise to social media.
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