Las Vegas Outlaws
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The Only Season
The Las Vegas Outlaws were a team in the short-lived XFL in the Western Division with the Los Angeles Xtreme, San Francisco Demons and the Memphis Maniax. Among the team's players were the XFL's most well-known, Rod Smart (later with the National Football League's Philadelphia Eagles, now with the Carolina Panthers), who went by the nickname of "He Hate Me", which appeared on the back of his jersey. He was originally going to put "They Hate Me", but there wasn't enough room. The Outlaws competed in the XFL's only season, held in the spring of 2001. They finished in 4th place in the division with a record of 4-6.
Despite having a two-year contract, NBC announced shortly after the season that it was getting out, as the season's later games had garnered the lowest ratings for a major American television network since the Nielsen Ratings had begun tracking them, and the league folded shortly afterwards.
Team Leaders
Rushing Yards: 555, Rod Smart "He Hate Me"
Receiving Yards: 273, Yo Murphy
Passing Yards: 804, Ryan Clement