Former Cincinnati Bearcats receiver Mekale McKay shared via Twitter on Monday that he received an invitation to join the XFL Player Draft Pool.

The eight-team league has been issuing invitations this month to draft-eligible players, in advance of the scheduled start of play in February 2020.

XFL commissioner Oliver Luck said - per espn.com's Kevin Seifert - that the "vast majority" of invitees have already spent time in professional football at some level, be it the CFL, AAF or the NFL. Games will be televised on ABC, ESPN and FOX.

The 26-year-old McKay worked out for the Cleveland Browns and the Buffalo Bills earlier this year. He caught 22 passes for 375 yards and four touchdowns for the Alliance of American Football's San Antonio Commanders.

In three seasons for the Bearcats (from 2013 to 2015) after transferring from Arkansas, McKay had 87 catches for 1,717 yards and 17 touchdowns.

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