Battlehawks
Battlehawks season ends quietly in loss to San Antonio in XFL Conference Championship
A.J. McCarron said his injured ankle likely requires surgery after the Battlehawks season ended with a 25-15 loss to San Antonio in the XFL Conference Championship game at The Dome at America’s Center on Sunday. “Just moving the way I was before that Birmingham game...
Two years after coming to St. Louis, Anthony Becht and A.J. McCarron are within reach of UFL Championship
Like pioneers at the confluence of two mighty rivers, head coach Anthony Becht and quarterback A.J. McCarron met in St. Louis two years ago and embarked into the wild spring football frontier. Success was uncertain. Could the 31-year-old quarterback with a surgically...
Battlehawks players, fans, and UFL exec’s celebrate nail-biting St. Louis win that sets stage for conference title at The Dome
When Brahmas’ kicker Ryan Santoso’s game-winning field goal attempt fluttered harmlessly wide left of the goalposts at The Dome at America’s Center on Saturday, the ramifications were immediately felt. Kaws echoed from the rafters as 34,379 St. Louis partisans savored...
Mike Panasiuk, Wayne Gallman lift short-handed Battlehawks over D.C., clinch UFL playoff spot
With a playoff spot at stake, quarterback A.J. McCarron sidelined, and the division nemesis from D.C. in town, the St. Louis Battlehawks needed to gut one out. Who better to be a hero than Mike Panasiuk, the burly center with his gut out? St. Louis trailed the D.C....
How dumb am I? Cutting this guy? Linebacker Chris Garrett makes impact plays for Battlehawks; St. Louis secures playoff spot with win Sunday
Birmingham lined up to punt with under a minute remaining, and with St. Louis on the wrong side of an Alabama shootout, the Battlehawks’ coaching staff weighed the odds of a blocked kick that would give the offense one last shot. “Money was getting tossed around over...
A.J. McCarron means business in return to Alabama, as UFL’s top teams set for showdown in Birmingham
Quarterback A.J. McCarron faced a media blitz on Tuesday where he dodged a rush of questions about his return to Alabama when the Battlehawks (5-1) travel to Birmingham (6-0) Saturday for a highly anticipated clash of the UFL’s top teams. “Listen, it’s just another...
“We’re going to play aggressive; I’m trying to win games”: Battlehawks’ play-calling, stout defense key in Week 6 win over Houston
One of head coach Anthony Becht’s favorite mantas is for St. Louis to “lock the gates” at home. When the clock expired on the Battlehawks’ 22-8 win over the Houston Roughnecks at The Dome on Saturday, edge rusher Pita Taumoepenu and the defense held the keys. St....
“Man, sometimes you look skinny out there”: A.J. McCarron’s mobility powers dynamic St. Louis offense
A.J. McCarron was a young quarterback at St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Mobile, Alabama, when he developed a pre-game superstition. The Saints football team attended chapel before his first start and players were supposed to exit from the backdoor and walk through...
Hakeem Butler shines, Battlehawks’ defense swamps D.C. in 45-12 rout
St. Louis’ defense and special teams campaigned hard for three quarters, but the D.C. Defenders managed to stay within the margin-of-error on the scoreboard. Once the Battlehawks’ offense joined the party, the landslide was on. Hakeem Butler ran a vertical route and...
“Don’t get him killed 45 times”: Battlehawks’ guard Steven Gonzalez, offensive line key to St. Louis’ success
All that Battlehawks’ left guard Steven Gonzalez needs is an opportunity. The anchor of Penn State’s offensive line for three seasons, Gonzalez was a substitute teacher looking to keep his gridiron dreams alive after he wasn’t selected in the 2020 NFL Draft. The USFL...