Rebooted XFL Taps NBC Sports Lawyer as Legal, Business Chief (1)

December 1, 2022, 10:40 PM UTCUpdated: December 1, 2022, 11:24 PM UTC

The XFL, whose third attempt at a non-NFL football league debuts in February, hired veteran sports lawyer Wendy Bass as chief business and legal officer.

Bass spent the past two years as senior vice president of programming and rights management for NBC Sports Group. She oversaw acquisitions and programming and managed digital media strategy and partnerships.

At the XFL, Bass will lead the legal, people operations, and technology departments. The league announced her hire in a Nov. 29 statement. Bass said via email the new league is working with Latham & Watkins for media deals, Quarles & Brady on ...

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