The Rock Dials Up Larry David: Seinfeld Creator Pitches Football Idea For UFL

The Rock's return to WWE for the road to WrestleMania 40 is not the only iron he has in the fire. He is still part-owner of the UFL, and he's open to have a conversation about the league's innovative approach.

The XFL announced in September 2023 that it was merging with the USFL to form the United Football League. The UFL's season is set to kick off on March 30. 

Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Seinfeld) may tune in to see what the UFL has to offer, because he has some ideas for football. Those ideas got him a phone call one-on-on with The Great One.

Larry David Phone Call With The Rock

David has a lot of ideas, and one of them pertains to football. He wants to have the goalposts removed from the situation. It seems he believes that kicking the ball through the uprights has nothing to do with the game of football itself.

During an appearance on the Rich Eisen Show, Larry David explained how his quest to remove goal posts from the game of football got him a call from The Rock.

"I have a little update, because I'm still obsessed with it, and I heard about this UFL and I said, 'let me talk to someone in the UFL.' So, my agent got me on the phone with Dwayne Johnson."

"I went straight up [the flag pole] and then he called me, and he had a conversation. He didn't know [what I was calling about], but he was nice enough to call back. We had a conversation, and I pitched him my no goal post idea, and I thought it was gonna happen -- he was completely into it."

Larry David said there is a no reason for a goal post, and he argued that there should be no kick for an extra point. He had no idea that the XFL already had a rule like that.