Corey Vereen turns down XFL opportunity, citing salary as being too low
Vereen, a former NCAA standout for the Tennessee Volunteers and a player in the Alliance of America Football league this past spring, plans to continue to "pursue his football endeavors," while "working in his career field" of computer science. The 24-year-old received a camp invite with the Arizona Cardinals but was cut before the season began.
The agency that represents Vereen, Logan Brown Sports, released a statement Thursday claiming that the XFL backpedaled on its initial salary commitment, noting that the base salary was $27,040 with per-game bonuses of $1,685 and weekly win bonuses of $2,222.
"The salary schedule did not come close to matching what was talked about rampantly throughout the XFL combine workouts and was discussed online by many sources," the statement said. "We wish the upstart league the best and would be open to the idea of playing when salaries reach an appropriate minimum.
XFL spokesperson Stephanie Rudnick said in a statement provided to USA TODAY Sports: "We provided an opportunity to play pro football in front of a national audience and only wish him well."
Source: https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/10/24/xfl-corey-vereen-forgo-opportunity-salary/4085110002/