Betting On The Tampa Bay Vipers
The Tampa Bay Vipers are ready to strike fear into the hearts of their opponents and delight Florida football fans and gamblers alike. The Sunshine State has always had an appetite for competitive football, making the Tampa-area home of the XFL Vipers a no-brainer for the fledgling professional league.
The new XFL should have no problem getting a football foothold in FL, thanks to the state’s love for major college teams like FSU, the Florida Gators, and the University of Miami, as well as NFL teams like the Jacksonville Jaguars, Miami Dolphins, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Florida has always been a hotspot for football and gridiron gambling, and once you’re bitten by the Tampa Bay Vipers, you can expect XFL betting fever to take hold almost immediately. There is no known cure.
Check out our all-inclusive XFL betting guide to get you started with everything you need to know to place a bet on the Tampa Bay Vipers this XFL season. With Vipes head coach Marc Trestman running the show, you can expect the Vipers to put together a competitive football team and contend for the XFL championship.
Tampa Bay Vipers Betting Odds & Team Info
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Name:
Tampa Bay Vipers
City:
Tampa Bay, FL.
Venue:
Raymond James Stadium
(Home of Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
Capacity:
65,618
Team Colors:
Green, Gold, and White
Head Coach and GM:
Marc Trestman
| Team | |
| Dallas Renegades: | TBA |
| DC Defenders: | TBA |
| Tampa Bay Vipers: | TBA |
| Houston Roughnecks: | TBA |
| Los Angeles Wildcats: | TBA |
| St. Louis Battlehawks: | TBA |
| New York Guardians: | TBA |
| Seattle Dragons: | TBA |
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Tampa Bay Vipers Coaches
Head Coach/GM: Marc Trestman
Marc Trestman began coaching in 1981 when he accepted the position of quarterbacks coach at the University of Miami, making his return to FL something of a homecoming. In 1984, Trestman jumped to the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings as a running backs coach, and from there, he continued on to work with a number of NFL teams in various offensive coaching positions.
Trestman got his big break when he was named head coach of the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes (2008-2012), winning two Grey Cup championships. Then, in 2013, Trestman was named the head coach of the Chicago Bears, though he lasted just one season before an OC stint with the Ravens and another short run in the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts (where he won another Grey Cup).
With nearly forty years of coaching experience, Trestman is the perfect fit for Tampa Bay and is expected to compete for the XFL title for years to come. As one of the first wave of new XFL coaches, you can expect Trestman and his staff to install a winning culture from day one.
- OC/Receivers Coach – Jaime Elizondo
- OL Coach – Jonathan Himebauch
- TE Coach – Pete Mangurian
- RB Coach – Justin Poindexter
- QB Coach – Josh Neiswander
- DC – Jerry Glanville
- DL Coach – Bert Hill
- LB Coach – Mike Archer
- Secondary Coach – William Fields
- Secondary Coach – Billy Parker
- Special Teams Coach – Frank Gansz, Jr.
2020 Tampa Bay Vipers Roster
3 Andrew Franks K 6-1 205 Rensselaer Polytechnic
4 Taylor Cornelius QB 6-6 232 Oklahoma State
8 Chase Litton QB 6-5 230 Marshall
9 Quinton Flowers QB/RB 5-10 211 South Florida
10 Jake Schum P 5-11 212 Buffalo
11 Aaron Murray QB 6-1 207 Georgia
13 Donteea Dye WR 5-10 195 Heidelberg
14 Stacy Coley WR 6-0 195 Miami (FL)
15 Seantavius Jones WR 6-4 209 Valdosta State
17 Jalen Tolliver WR 6-3 209 Arkansas Monticello
18 Reece Horn WR 6-3 213 Indianapolis
19 Tanner McEvoy WR 6-6 230 Wisconsin
20 Tarvarus McFadden DB 6-2 205 Florida State
21 Robert Priester S 5-9 181 Wyoming
22 Rannell Hall DB 6-0 200 Central Florida
23 Anthoula Kelly DB 5-10 183 Fresno State
24 De'Veon Smith RB 5-11 225 Michigan
27 Micah Hannemann S 6-0 190 Brigham Young
28 Bryce Canady CB 6-0 193 Florida International
29 Jacques Patrick RB 6-3 235 Florida State
30 Demontre Hurst CB 5-10 183 Oklahoma
31 Corey Moore DB 6-2 200 Georgia
32 Jalen Collins CB 6-1 203 Louisiana State
33 Shelton Lewis CB 6-0 185 Florida Atlantic
34 Mack Brown RB 5-11 213 Florida
35 Marcelis Branch S 5-11 190 Robert Morris
41 Terrance Plummer LB 6-1 234 Central Florida
42 Nick Moore LS 6-3 245 Georgia
43 Emmanuel Beal LB 6-0 223 Oklahoma
45 Lucas Wacha LB 6-1 230 Wyoming
49 Nikita Whitlock DT 5-10 250 Wake Forest
50 John Yarbrough OC 6-4 300 Richmond
53 Deiontrez Mount DE 6-5 253 Louisville
56 Ike Spearman LB 6-0 233 Eastern Michigan
63 Jordan McCray OC 6-3 322 Central Florida
67 Jerald Foster OG 6-3 335 Nebraska
71 Isaiah Williams OT 6-3 306 Akron
73 Martez Ivey OT 6-5 315 Florida
75 Andrew Tiller OG 6-5 334 Syracuse
76 Daronte Bouldin OG 6-6 331 Mississippi
78 Marquis Lucas OT 6-4 315 West Virginia
80 DeAndre Goolsby TE 6-5 240 Florida
81 Daniel Williams WR 6-3 201 Jackson State
83 Ryan Davis WR 5-10 189 Auburn
85 Nick Truesdell TE 6-5 249 Grand Rapids Jr. Co.
86 Colin Thompson TE 6-4 258 Temple
91 Bobby Richardson DE 6-3 286 Indiana
92 Josh Banks DT 6-4 290 Wake Forest
95 CeCe Jefferson DE 6-1 266 Florida
96 Jason Neill DE 6-3 278 Texas-San Antonio
97 Ricky Walker DT 6-2 295 Virginia Tech
Tampa Bay Vipers Notable Players
Aaron Murray will open the 2020 XFL season as the starting quarterback for the Vipers. Murray had a prolific career at the University of Georgia and is the SEC career leader for passing yards (13,166). After spending a few years moving from team to team in the NFL, Murray set his sights on setting the bar high the Vipers.
Of course, Murray’s position isn’t guaranteed. Vipers QB Chase Litton will be nipping at Murray’s heels for playing time if anything goes wrong. Litton has spent time the last two seasons on the practice squads of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Jacksonville Jaguars. A Marshall graduate, Litton was initially drafted by the Seattle Dragons but was traded to the Vipers on January 19, 2020. In either case, it’s clear that the guy is cold blooded.
Vipers WR Antonio Callaway is one of the most recognizable names in the XFL. He recently had success with the NFL's Cleveland Browns, but ultimately things did not work out there due to various off-field issues. Unfortunately, Callaway suffered a leg injury on January 30 and has been placed on injured reserve, with his timeline to return to XFL action currently unknown.
2019 XFL Draft Recap
Tier 1 Quarterback Allocations
Aaron Murray – QB – Georgia
Phase 1: Skill Players
1 5 Nick Truesdell TE Grand Rapids CC
2 12 Seantavius Jones WR Valdosta State
3 21 De'Veon Smith RB Michigan
4 28 Jalen Tolliver WR Arkansas–Monticello
5 37 Quinton Flowers N/A South Florida
6 44 Cole Wick TE Incarnate Word
7 53 Rannell Hall WR UCF
8 60 Reece Horn WR Indianapolis
9 69 Taylor Cornelius QB Oklahoma State
10 76 Alonzo Moore WR Nebraska
Phase 2: Offensive Line
1 4 Jordan McCray C UCF
2 13 Martez Ivey OT Florida
3 20 Isaiah Williams G Akron
4 29 Andrew Tiller G Syracuse
5 36 Tre' Jackson C Florida State
6 45 Christian Morris OT Ole Miss
7 52 Tony Adams G North Carolina State
8 61 Daronte Bouldin G Ole Miss
9 68 Marquis Lucas G West Virginia
10 77 William Campbell G Michigan
Phase 3: Defensive Front Seven
1 1 Obum Gwacham DE Oregon State
2 16 Deiontrez Mount DE Louisville
3 17 Ricky Walker DT Virginia Tech
4 32 Reggie Northrup LB Florida State
5 33 Josh Banks DT Wake Forest
6 48 Emmanuel Beal LB Oklahoma
7 49 Lucas Wacha LB Wyoming
8 64 Anthony Stubbs LB Prairie View A&M
9 65 Jason Neill DE UTSA
10 80 Devin Taylor DE South Carolina
Phase 4: Defensive Backs
1 8 Arrion Springs CB Oregon
2 9 Picasso Nelson CB Southern Miss
3 24 Demontre Hurst CB Oklahoma
4 25 Jude Adjei-Barimah CB Bowling Green
5 40 Marcelis Branch S Robert Morris (PA)
6 41 Micah Hannemann S BYU
7 56 Lashard Durr CB Mississippi State
8 57 Herb Waters CB Miami
9 72 Robenson Therezie S Auburn
10 73 Bryce Canady CB FIU
Phase 5: Open Draft
Vincent Testaverde Jr. QB Albany
D.J. May RB Wyoming
Jacques Patrick RB Florida State
Ralph Webb RB Vanderbilt
Chris Thompson WR Florida
Daniel Williams WR Jackson State
Freddie Martino WR North Greenville
J. Maye WR Minnesota
Ryan Davis WR Auburn
Willie Quinn WR Southern
Colin Thompson TE Temple
DeAndre Goolsby TE Florida
Miguel Machado OT Michigan State
John Yarborough G Richmond
Zack Golditch G Colorado State
Bobby Richardson DE Indiana
Giorgio Newberry DT Florida State
Nikita Whitlock DT Wake Forest
Trevon Sanders DT Troy
Ike Spearman LB Eastern Michigan
Terrance Plummer LB UCF
Davante Davis CB Texas
Malik Warner CB Wagner
Shelton Lewis CB Florida Atlantic
John Green S UConn
Robert Priester S Wyoming
Andrew Franks K RPI
Matthew Wright K UCF
Jake Schum P Buffalo
Nick Moore LS Georgia
Supplemental Draft
Marcus Murphy RB Missouri
Jawill Davis WR Bethune–Cookman
Tanner McEvoy WR Wisconsin
Jerald Foster OT Nebraska
J. Locke S Texas
2020 Tampa Bay Vipers Schedule
- Week 1: @ New York Guardians
- Week 2: @ Seattle Dragons
- Week 3: Houston Roughnecks
- Week 4: DC Defenders
- Week 5: @ Los Angeles Wildcats
- Week 6: St. Louis BattleHawks
- Week 7: Dallas Renegades
- Week 8: @ DC Defenders
- Week 9: @ BattleHawks
- Week 10: New York Guardians
Post Season
- Western Conference Playoffs: Sunday, April 19 at 3 PM
- XFL Championship Game: Sunday, April 26 at 3 PM
XFL Salaries
If you want to know how much XFL players make, it’s actually kind of complicated. That said, Tampa Bay Vipers players make the same base salaries as all other players on current XFL teams, though the amount varies by position and performance.
According to the league itself, the average XFL salary is $55,000 per player, though quarterbacks can make up to twice that, with other major skill positions settling somewhere in between. Also, players will receive additional money each week in the form of winner or roster bonuses, and position-based incentives can add to each player’s annual haul.
The maximum salary for an XFL head coach is $500,000 a year, though this is also contingent on a series of escalators and performance triggers.