The first defector has been found.

The second iteration of the XFL signed its first player, announcing Thursday that former Oklahoma quarterback Landry Jones will play in the new league when it opens its season in February.

Jones, 30, spent parts of six seasons in the NFL after the Steelers picked him in the fourth round (No. 113 overall) out of Oklahoma in 2013. He played in 18 games, all for Pittsburgh, and made five starts, the most recent coming in 2017.

Last season he spent some time with the Jaguars when Blake Bortles got hurt. Jones signed with the Raiders in March, but was then released in May before finding his way to a workout with the Lions, and then on to the frontier of the second coming of this alternative league.

“We’re excited to welcome Landry to the XFL as our first player and first quarterback,” XFL commissioner and CEO Oliver Luck said in a statement released by the league. “He’s an accomplished athlete with outstanding college credentials and pro experience, and his heart and desire to play football epitomizes the type of individual we want in the XFL.”

The XFL is a rebirth of the league owned and operated by WWE’s head honcho, Vince McMahon. The first, failed go-round lasted just one season in 2001, and was best known for its professional-wrestling-style packaging. The goal for this new iteration is to take away most of the silliness and feature a faster and simpler football product that minimizes the off-field incidents that have plagued the NFL in recent years.

The season is set to start right after the Super Bowl. Eight teams spread throughout the U.S. will play a 10-game regular season followed by a two-week postseason. Seven other quarterbacks in addition to Landry will be signed before the XFL’s draft in October, with each one being selected by a team’s head coach.

“I’m looking forward to joining the XFL and playing the game I love,” Jones said in the XFL’s statement. “I can’t wait to suit up.”