Tuesday was a rough day for the St. Louis Battlehawks and Birmingham Stallions, as they both lost defensive players for the remainder of the UFL season. In Birmingham’s case, they cut a corner and saw one placed on IR, while the Battlehawks lost a star CB and standout DT to the injured reserve list.
Birmingham Stallions
CB Madre Harper: Madre Harper has been placed on IR, which is tough news for a secondary that has been blasted by injury this year. Harper had a couple of rough patches this year when he was a starting CB (i.e. week six), but was playing better football over the last two weeks. With him now on IR, Harper’s UFL season is done.
CB Ike Brown: The Stallions have surprisingly cut CB Ike Brown, who was slated to return off of IR. With Harper placed on IR, Birmingham likely had to remove Ike from the roster for the time being, as he’s still ramping up his return.
St. Louis Battlehawks
DT Isaiah Mack: Isaiah Mack has headed to IR, which is really unfortunate news for this Battlehawks front seven. Mack saw his first action just a couple of weeks ago due to Austin Faoliu’s injury, and he’s been outstanding. Isaiah has racked up 11 tackles, two sacks, and a forced fumble throughout the last three games. His presence on the interior will be severely missed.
Friendly reminder that Isaiah Mack (@imack98) has been inactive the first five weeks for the @XFLBattlehawks.
Gets to play this week with Faoliu injured, and immediately makes an impact. Need to see Mack get more playing time moving forward. #UFL pic.twitter.com/fchj4JbslP
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