Did the Dallas XFL team \u201csteal\u201d Renegades\u2019 name and logo? Renegades\/RenegadesThe XFL unveiled the names and logos of its eight franchises on August 21, but one of the teams strikingly resembles and shares a name with the Renegades esports organization. While the XFL is still launching in 2020, the Renegades esports organization has been around since 2015. Its logo is of a cowboy looking to the right with a bandana over his face to hide his identity. The Dallas Renegades is extremely similar, not just in terms of the name, which is identical, but the logo too. Once again, a bandana-wearing cowboy stares to the right, only this time the colors go from brown and yellow to blue and red. The Dallas XFL team just straight up stole the @Renegades name and logo. That was my creative vision. https:\/\/t.co\/cD6HLWGv6z \u2014 MonteCristo (@MonteCristo) August 21, 2019 Christopher \u2018MonteCristo\u2019 Mykles was not impressed with the new football team. \u201cThe Dallas XFL team just straight up stole the @Renegades name and logo. That was my creative vision,\u201d the former Renegades owner tweeted. Read More: MonteCristo reveals what he\u2019d change in the Overwatch League \u201cYo for real contact an attorney. If you need a firm I work for an entertainment and ip firm and can get you a referral,\u201d Laurie Thomas commented. I sold the brand to @JonasJerebko, but he can sue them. Enjoy your big settlement, Jonas. https:\/\/t.co\/qb0z7fLaoU \u2014 MonteCristo (@MonteCristo) August 21, 2019 While Mykles sold the team to NBA player Jonas Jerebko, the Overwatch commentator implied a lawsuit could be brewing. \u201cI sold the brand to @JonasJerebko, but he can sue them. Enjoy your big settlement, Jonas,\u201d he said. In a statement to Dexerto, MonteCristo said, \u201cThe branding for Renegades was created according to my vision and direction and I worked with the graphic designers on that final logo. I, however, no longer own the brand since I sold it to Jonas Jerebko in 2016, so any action will be taken by him if he chooses to respond.\u201d This isn\u2019t the first football team to be called the Renegades either. In 2002, a Canadian Football League team called the Ottawa Renegades entered the league and they too share a similar looking logo of a cowboy with a bandana, although this character faces the left. The XFL is the creation of WWE CEO and Chairman Vince McMahon. Originally, the XFL debuted in 2001, but only lasted a single season. Some of the issues pertained to the league\u2019s emphasis on violence and sex content \u2013 something more inline with pro-wrestling and not American football. McMahon admitted the original league had been a \u201ccolossal failure\u201d. The Ottawa Renegades were yet another team with a similar logo. Now, the league is making a comeback in 2020 with eight teams. Games will be broadcast on ESPN, Fox Sports and ABC as part of a three-year deal. The league plans to have a 10-game regular season and then a two-week playoff with the top two teams in each division. Dexerto has reached out to the Dallas Renegades and esports\u2019 Detroit Renegades for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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