Several Former Vikings And Gophers Selected In XFL Draft

With Vince McMahon reviving the Xtreme Football League next year, twelve teams recently held the inaugural draft. While the XFL doesn't have a Minnesota team (...yet?), several former Vikings were selected:

OL Storm Noron, Los Angeles Wildcats
OL Willie Beavers, Dallas Renegades
OL John Keenoy, Dallas Renegades
OL Zac Kerin, New York Guardians
OL Cornelius Edison, Houston Roughnecks
WR Jeff Badet, Dallas Renegades
WR Stacy Coley, Dallas Renegades
LB Edmund Robinson, Houston Roughnecks
TE Nick Truesdell, Tampa Bay Vipers

I'll be honest, the only player that sticks out to me on that list is Willie Beavers...for reasons. But it looks like the Dallas Renegades are pretty stacked with former Minnesota players.

Speaking of Dallas, they were one of two teams that also drafted former Gopher football players: