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Gainesville grad looking forward to next professional football step with XFL's Houston Roughnecks
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Gainesville High graduate Fred Payne lines up for his team in the German Football League during the 2019 season.
Fred Payne was working out with the Gainesville football team when he received a text of congratulations from friend and NFL star Deshaun Watson. Payne was confused for a moment, and then he received the call. It was the Houston Roughnecks of the brand new XFL, and they had good news.
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