Head Coach Anthony Becht and General Manager Dave Boller got right to work after the Thanksgiving "Break". In hopes of continuing to strengthen their roster for a 2025 championship the Battlehawks signed Two NFL veterans on Defense for the upcoming season.
Mack joins the Battlehawks after spending parts of Six seasons in the NFL. Coming from UT-Chattanooga (FCS), Mack was an All-Conference Defensive Lineman enroute to becoming a UDFA with the Tennessee Titans. Mack would appear in 25 NFL games recording 17 Tackles and 2.5 sacks throughout his tenure. Most recently he spent the 2024 training camp with the Miami Dolphins before being released.
Olakunle Fatukasi joins the Battlehawks after an All-Conference career at Rutgers, along with spending the past Three years on and off NFL rosters. The Rutgers Linebacker would join the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a UDFA, making the teams 53-man roster before his release in December of 2022. Fatukasi would rebound quickly spending time with the Broncos, Patriots, Chiefs, and most recently with the Rams who released him during 2024 training camp. Fatukasi has appeared in 14 games recording 7 Tackles in his NFL career.
The Battlehawks currently have signed 45 players to LOI's as the 2024-25 UFL Off-season comes to a close. With no Quarterbacks under contract, it appears that St. Louis will be extremely busy the next several weeks filling out the final parts of their roster. Last season the Battlehawks went 7-3 enroute to a loss in the XFL Conference Championship game.