In the closing weeks of the National Football League the UFL has proven itself a good breeding ground for talent as dozens of UFL players have been signed by the NFL. Last week Michael Spurlock, former Florida Tusker, scored the first NFL touchdown scored by a UFL player for the Tampa Bay Bucs.

In an interview with the Tampa Bay paper Michael credited the UFL for being in playing shape:

Anwar: Where did you wear 81?

Micheal: I wore it in the (United Football League).

Anwar: Did you ever think you would return to the NFL after playing with the Florida Tuskers?

Micheal: Oh yeah. Unless you go and check it out, you don’t know that it’s a great league. For guys that want to make to the (NFL), it’s something to keep you going. If you’re sitting at the house for two months, and I don’t care how much shape you’re in, you’re not in football shape, because you’re not going up against somebody everyday.

Source: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2010/jan/03/sp-return-works-out-for-spurlock/