While the NFL has one game remaining in its 2022 season – Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 – the XFL, USFL and CFL are preparing for their 2023 campaigns.

The XFL kicks off its season on Feb. 18, the USFL starts on April 15 and the CFL begins its preseason slate on May 22.

The roster building for the leagues’ teams has continued over the past week, and three players with Alabama football roots are among the most recent signings:

· Linebacker Beniquez Brown (Florence) signed with the USFL’s Houston Gamblers. Brown played for the AAF’s Birmingham Iron in 2019, and he appeared in six games with the Gamblers last season.

· Defensive back Blake Countess (Auburn) signed with the USFL’s New Jersey Generals. Countess joins the Generals after playing in 45 regular-season and seven playoff games across six seasons in the NFL.

· Defensive end Wallace Cowins Jr. (North Alabama) signed with the CFL’s Ottawa Redblacks. Cowins’ final season at UNA was the 2021 campaign.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.