When the Pittsburgh Steelers selected wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft, it sparked quite a bit of social media buzz.
Here's a look at some of the more notable players trying to prolong their pro football careers in the XFL, or at least until the rosters become official on Jan. 27.
Typically, in the month leading up to the start of the NFL regular season, the type of roster move made by NFL teams is either trimming through cuts to the final 53-man mark or perhaps snagging a player through waivers who was jettisoned in a similar move by another franchise.