The Denver Rush are a

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team in the Extreme Football League ( X League) based in

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, a suburb of

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History

The Extreme Football League ( X League) was announced in December 2019, as a successor to the

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(LFL). The announcement included the Rush, a successor to the LFL's Denver Dream. The X League's 2020 season was postponed, and the league also did not operate during 2021, amid the

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. The Rush first competed during the

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; they lost both of their regular season games, to the

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and Atlanta Empire, and did not advance to the postseason.

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* {{Extreme Football League X League US teams American football teams in Denver Women's sports in Colorado 2022 establishments in Colorado American football teams established in 2022