Houston Chronicle

XFL fills out rosters in draft

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The Houston Roughnecks and other teams in the XFL completed their two-day draft Wednesday, selecting defensive backs and then holding an open draft for players at all positions. The Roughnecks selected cornerback Deji Olatoye of North Carolina A&T in the first round of the defensive backs draft and now have a total of 70 players on their roster.

XFL teams will hold a minicamp in December, with a centralize­d training camp at one site for all eight teams in January 2020. The first games will take place a month later.

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