Shannon Harris took over the Defenders six days before the 2025 UFL season. His success in the role hasn't surprised his long-time mentor, Fred Kaiss.

The United Football League has named former HBCU quarterback Shannon Harris, now head coach of the DC Defenders, as the 2025 UFL Buddy Teevens Coach of the Year. As a former quarterback at Tennessee ...

The UFL playoffs are here! DC is taking on St. Louis in the XFL Conference title game on Sunday. Here are the highlights!

Barlow (Alabama State) and Harris (Tennessee State) are both HBCU alumni who guided the DC Defenders into a chance to win the league championship. In 2023, Coach Barlow's DC squad was a 6.5-point ...

The Battlehawks surrendered five sacks to the Defenders and committed two turnovers. They lost one of four fumbles. The ...

The D.C. Defenders upended the Battlehawks on Sunday, 36-18, for the XFL Conference berth in next weekend’s UFL Championship. Quarterback Jordan Ta’amu completed 18 of 26 passes for 204 yards, one ...

Joseph was charged with driving while intoxicated after a collision resulted in the death of a motorcycle driver.