'Out of our range': XFL dismisses Colin Kaepernick salary requirements as 'exorbitant'

Talks between former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick and the XFL broke down because Kaepernick's salary requirements exceeded what any of the eight teams in the league were willing to pay him.

"We have some pretty significant salary restrictions," XFL Commissioner Oliver Luck told NPR over the weekend. "We're a startup league, so we want to make sure that we can be fiscally responsible and fiscally prudent."

Launched this year, the XFL is a professional football league with eight teams in major media markets across the country. The league held its opening slate of games over two days last weekend.

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