Mintze, an outside linebacker, and Durant, an All-UFL offensive tackle, played a key role in the DC Defenders' 58-34 title game win over the Michigan Panthers on Saturday.

Former New England Patriots offensive lineman Yasir Durant won a UFL Championship with the D.C. Defenders on Saturday.

Via Jacob Camenker of USA Today, via Sports Business Journal, UFL president Russ Brandon downplayed viewership concerns in advance of the 2025 championship game. Brandon said the league “ isn’t worried at all about the ratings decline.” “People would give their eyeteeth for the amount of eyeballs that are watching our games on TV,” Brandon said.

Former New England Patriots offensive lineman Yasir Durant thrived in the UFL this past season. Durant was one of two former Patriots offensive linemen to start Saturday’s UFL Championship Game, which saw the DC Defenders blowout the Michigan Panthers.

After a magical season, Bryce Perkins' attempt at UFL Championship glory fell short as the Michigan Panthers lost to the DC Defenders in a 58-34 high-scoring af

Shannon Harris, a Tennessee State alum, recently became the first HBCU alum to win a professional football championship.