In September 2023, Axios reported that the XFL was in advanced talks with the USFL to merge the two leagues prior to the start of their 2024 seasons.

[3] On November 30, 2023, Garcia announced via her Instagram page that the leagues had received regulatory approval for the merger and were finalizing plans for a "combined season" to begin March 30, 2024.

[13] More than 200 players who played in the 2023 XFL season earned invitations to workout for NFL teams, while 63 of them signed contracts.

[14][15][16] During the 2023 season, XFL players filed a petition (through the United Steelworkers) for a representation election with Region 16 of the National Labor Relations Board,[17] but decided against joining the union by vote of 124 to 73.

)[27] On August 31, 2023, the Vegas Vipers announced that they would not return to Cashman Field for the 2024 season, citing widespread negative feedback from multiple sources about the venue.

The XFL has a target stadium size of 30,000 seats so that in the event of playoff games, the upper decks can be opened to increase capacity.

[31] The XFL hosted a series of player showcases across the United States in June and July,[32] including:[33][34][35] In an interview after the 2023 season, XFL's Senior Vice President of Player Personnel Doug Whaley disclosed that the league plans a "rookie" draft scheduled for June 16, 2023 and would conduct "multiple drafts" in the fall of 2023.

The players selected included: Tavon Austin, Darrynton Evans, Chris Odom, Dru Samia, Josh Jackson, Darrell Henderson, Harrison Hand, Quinton Bell and Anthony Gordon.

[53] As a result of the merger talks, the planned 2024 Draft (slated for October 4, 2023[54]) was postponed to November and later cancelled.

[57] Transactions[58] In July 2023, the league announced a "IFL to XFL Combine", which will give Indoor Football League exclusive opportunity to showcase their abilities in front of XFL coaches and directors of player development, and was part of the 2023 "IFL National Championship Weekend".

[72] After the 2023 season, XFL President Russ Brandon addressed the criticism revolving around the playoff format and the tie-breaker scenario: "We never thought we would get that far in the tie-breaker scenario (...) The key to anything is to keep things simple, so we'll have to clean that up (...) We'll evaluate the situation that happened this year with the playoff.