USFL stars squaring off in championship game 'grateful' for opportunity to play in league

Former Dallas Cowboy and current USFL Executive Vice President Daryl Johnston discusses Sunday's championship game between the Philadelphia Stars and the Birmingham Stallions and describes the USFL's progress since returning.

USFL stars Victor Bolden Jr. and Maurice Alexander Jr. will play for a championship Sunday.

Bolden’s Birmingham Stallions will take on Alexander’s Philadelphia Stars at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio, for the title, wrapping up the rebooted league’s inaugural season.

Bolden came to the USFL after he was unable to stick with an NFL team. He was with the San Francisco 49ers for more than a year and then joined the Buffalo Bills. 

He was on the Detroit Lions’ roster for a few months before he was let go in August 2021.

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Birmingham Stallions wide receiver Victor Bolden Jr. (7) celebrates after a 19-yard touchdown reception against the New Orleans Breakers during a USFL game April 30, 2022, at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Ala. (Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Stallions selected Bolden in the 13th round of the draft, and he became an all All-USFL selection as a wide receiver and a special teams player.

Alexander was drafted by the Stars a few years after he had played his final collegiate game. Alexander was a quarterback and wide receiver at Florida International, where he was a backup quarterback to Alex McGough, who plays for the Stallions.

USFL STAR VICTOR BOLDEN JR. TALKS MILESTONE TOUCHDOWN, CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Philadelphia Stars wide receiver Maurice Alexander celebrates after returning a punt 87 yards for the game-winning touchdown during a USFL playoff game against the New Jersey Generals June 25, 2022, at