Players who sign contracts with the nfl

[XFLGUY]

If a player signs a contract with a team in the nfl but for whatever reason doesn’t make the final roster or gets cut at some point, does the team that player played for in the xfl still retain rights to that player or does he become a free agent who can sign with any xfl team?

[XtremeFanForever]

I forget where I heard this but I'm about 90% sure, yes, teams retain player rights.

[Tank55]

That's my understanding as well.