▁aff ir med ▁on ▁appeal ▁and ▁ultimately ▁allowed ▁to ▁stand ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁four ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁US FL ▁had ▁ceased ▁operations . ▁ ▁The ▁US FL ▁finally ▁received ▁a ▁check ▁for ▁$ 3 . 7 6 ▁in ▁dam ages ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁the ▁additional ▁ 7 6 ¢ ▁representing ▁interest ▁earned ▁while ▁lit ig ation ▁had ▁continued . ▁Not ably , ▁that ▁check ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁c ashed . ▁ ▁After math ▁The ▁US FL ▁had ▁a ▁significant ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁NFL ▁both ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁off . ▁Al most ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁US FL ' s ▁on - field ▁innov ations ▁were ▁eventually ▁adopted ▁by ▁the ▁older ▁league , ▁and ▁a ▁mult itude ▁of ▁star ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁US FL ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁enjoy ▁very ▁successful ▁care ers ▁in ▁the ▁NFL . ▁ ▁The ▁NFL ▁would ▁also ▁eventually ▁have ▁franch ises ▁in ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁mark ets ▁which ▁the ▁US FL ▁had ▁proved ▁fert ile ▁for ▁pro ▁football ▁or ▁had ▁renew ed ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁Jackson ville , ▁in ▁particular , ▁was ▁being ▁court ed ▁by ▁the ▁Houston ▁O ilers ▁as ▁a ▁potential ▁re location ▁destination ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 8 7 ; ▁that ▁city ▁eventually ▁got ▁the ▁expansion ▁J agu ars ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁The ▁O ilers ▁would ▁instead ▁re loc ate ▁to ▁Tennessee ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁initially ▁playing ▁one