▁officials ▁from ▁the ▁elder ▁league ' s ▁training ▁a cademy ▁for ▁F X FL ▁games . ▁Had ▁the ▁F X FL ▁succeeded ▁in ▁establish ing ▁a ▁formal ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁NFL , ▁it ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁the ▁fifth ▁such ▁time ▁the ▁NFL ▁has ▁established ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁a ▁minor ▁league , ▁following ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Professional ▁Football ▁Le agues ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s , ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Coast ▁Football ▁League ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁NFL ▁Europe ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁and ▁the ▁NFL - owned ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁Arena ▁Football ▁League ▁( p rior ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 ). ▁ ▁Rost ers ▁Each ▁F X FL ▁team ▁employed ▁ 4 0 ▁players ▁on ▁their ▁ro ster ▁with ▁a ▁base ▁sal ary ▁of ▁$ 1 0 0 0 ▁per ▁game ▁and ▁a ▁maximum ▁potential ▁p ayout ▁of ▁$ 1 2 5 0 ▁per ▁game . ▁( At ▁least ▁one ▁team ▁was ▁pay ing ▁as ▁little ▁as ▁$ 3 0 0 ▁per ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁season .) ▁The ▁league ▁mainly ▁rec ru ited ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁released ▁from ▁NFL ▁training ▁cam ps ▁in ▁August ▁and ▁not ▁assigned ▁to ▁practice ▁squad s ▁with ▁the ▁players ▁being ▁po o led ▁then ▁allocated ▁to ▁the ▁teams ▁and ▁transfer able ▁at ▁the ▁league ' s ▁dis cret ion . ▁Those ▁that ▁could ▁not ▁go ▁or ▁would ▁not ▁go ▁to ▁college