Larry David says he asked Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson to remove goalposts from UFL

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After merging the XFL and USFL, the new-look United Football League (UFL) is set to kick off later this month. But apparently, Larry David is not fond of goalposts on football fields. 

The actor and comedian offered up a suggestion for the UFL as its season-opener looms. During a recent appearance on the "Rich Eisen Show," David said he had contacted UFL co-owner Dwayne Johnson to try and convince him to remove goalposts from the playing surfaces across the league.

"I heard about this UFL and I thought ‘Let me talk to somebody in the UFL,'" Larry said. "So, my agent got me on the phone with Dwayne Johnson. He called me, and we had a conversation. He didn’t know what I was asking, but he was nice enough to call back."

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American comedian Larry David arrives for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala 2015 celebrating the opening of "China: Through the Looking Glass," in Manhattan on May 4, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (REUTERS/Andrew Kelly)

The Rock jokingly addressed the situation by taking to X, saying they had had "a spirited and very productive conversation" about David's displeasure with goalposts and field goal kicks.

"I didn't know that extra point was already in the XFL . . . that there were no extra points from kicks," David told Eisen. The XFL's extra-point rules will carry over to the UFL. 

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The XFL rules did not allow teams to kick extra points after they scored a touchdown. The scoring team must instead decide to run a play that could add either one, two or three