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XFL Hires Directors of Team Operations

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 21, 2022 – The XFL today announced it has hired eight experienced Directors of Team Operations (“DTO”) who will serve as a liaison between their respective teams and the League’s business and football operations personnel. Each DTO will report to Marc Ross, Executive Vice President of Football Operations. DTO and Head Coach pairings can be found below.

“I’m very pleased to welcome these exceptional men and women to the XFL as we continue to build our teams’ business and coaching staff with the highest quality leaders. These individuals are credentialed professionals and bring immense football and operational experience to our League,” said Russ Brandon, President of the XFL. “We continue to make great strides in bringing forward a top-tier football operation with head coaches, assistant coaches and operations personnel that reflect some of the best that football has to offer from a diverse group of talented individuals. We are excited to bring all of this to bear for the benefit of the players we are scouting, which is going to result in some dynamic football when we get started in 2023.”

Each DTO will be the main point of contact between all team staff, working directly with head coaches, trainers, strength and conditioning staff, team security and content teams. DTOs will be responsible for communicating league level information to all players and coaching staff of their respective teams, ensuring consistency of League policies. They will also manage and coordinate logistics for all football-related activity, including team travel.

XFL: Directors of Team Operations
Head Coach: Reggie Barlow — DTO: Stacie Johnson
Head Coach: Anthony Becht — DTO: Anastasia Ali
Head Coach: Terrell Buckley — DTO: Patrick Austin
Head Coach: Jim Haslett — DTO: Pat Mathews
Head Coach: Wade Phillips — DTO: Danielle Lee
Head Coach: Bob Stoops — DTO: Matt McMillen*
Head Coach: Hines Ward — DTO: Jose Jefferson
Head Coach: Rod Woodson — DTO: Temeko Richardson

*Returning to XFL
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McMillen also worked with Stoops in Dallas in XFL 2020. He's been a longtime ally of Stoops going back to their days at Oklahoma. His official title in 2020 was Director of Football Operations, so it sounds like same idea, slightly different title.
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Seems like Stacie Johnson was the director of ticket sales for the Orlando Apollos, which were one of the better attended AAF teams. I thought for a moment that maybe that meant Barlow was headed to Orlando after all, but she does have "Washington DC" on her LinkedIn profile.
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I’m impressed at the staff the XFL keeps adding to these teams. Of course, it’s completely weird that they have to attach each DTO to a HC, and not to a city. 🙄
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Nice hires. It’s cool to see the XFL returning to being the football league that was dismantled in 2020. Maybe it’s time to confirm those cities? Let the fan bases rebuild?
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