Bob Wallace Jr., a lawyer for the commission, said the league was current on expenses for the games played at the Dome to date. He said the letter of credit meant that the money owed to the commission was secured by a bank, but said he also was not a bankruptcy attorney and declined to speculate how that process would go forward. He had also not yet seen any of the filings in the case.

The Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware, says the league owes between 1,000 and 5,000 creditors somewhere between $10 million and $50 million. Among the other unsecured creditors owed money by Alpha Entertainment LLC is $633,333 in wages to BattleHawks coach Jonathan Hayes.

Alpha is owned by the World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. and its head, Vince McMahon, the filings say.

The league said Monday in a news release that it wasn’t insulated “from the harsh economic impacts and uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 crisis.”

“This is a heartbreaking time for many, including our passionate fans, players and staff, and we are thankful to them, our television partners, and the many Americans who rallied to the XFL for the love of football,” the league said in its statement.