Kevin Seifert May 2, 2026, 06:00 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia. By his own admission, new UFL co-owner Mike Repole is running the spring football league like a start-up company. He has invested money with no clear path to an immediate return, has implemented some experimental changes that extend beyond the traditions of football and on one occasion has changed a rule in midseason following an unusual and dissatisfying conclusion to an overtime game. How has that approach impacted the ecosystem of spring football? It has been good enough to begin work on an expansion of teams. On the field, the returns are only beginning to register as the UFL opens the second half of its season.…