Former linebacker and defensive back Shinzo Yamada says that he is fond of the plan to relaunch the XFL, because it could serve as a window for international players, including his compatriots.
Last week, World Wrestling Entertainment chairman Vince McMahon announced that the football league would return in 2020, and many are skeptical about it.
But Yamada, who competed for the Memphis Maniax in 2001, has high expectations for the revived XFL, saying it is "a great thing."
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