Former Buffalo Bills quarterback J.P. Losman signed Tuesday with the Las Vegas franchise in the United Football League, which kicks off its first season in October.

Naysayers be quiet. The UFL is almost here, like it or not.

Organizers for the upstart United Football League are still moving forward with this latest "minor" league football venture, yet the goals are far more realistic than those come-and-gone leagues fans have seen during the past 30 years.

The United Football League announced today that its Las Vegas franchise has signed former NFL first-round draft pick Jonathan Paul “JP” Losman for the League’s “Premiere” season. 

 

Forced to choose between being an NFL backup or a starter in a fledgling league, J.P. Losman has taken playing time.

Losman, 28, said Tuesday night he has signed with the Las Vegas entry of the start-up United Football League, where he will be coached by former Giants boss Jim Fassel. He immediately becomes the league's marquee player, a former first round pick who was Buffalo's starting quarterback 33 times over the past four seasons.

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