A New Era of Football

A new era of football is upon us. There is a new league that has been developed call the Alliance of American Football or AAF. It is a league of players that have not succeeded in the NFL at any point in their careers and they are given a chance to redeem themselves on the field while playing the sport they love, but just in a different type of way. Not only are the players former NFLers, but the coaches are as well.

The AAF consists of eight teams split up into four teams in the Eastern Conference and four teams in the Western Conference. In the Eastern Conference, there is the Atlanta Legends, the Birmingham Iron, the Memphis Express and the Orlando Apollos. In the Western Conference, the teams representing them are the Arizona Hotshots, the Salt Lake Stallions, the San Antonio Commanders and the San Diego Fleet. Some notable personalities in the AAF that were part of the NFL include former coaches Steve Spurrier, Rick Neuheisel, Mike Singletary, and Mike Martz. Some notable players include former running back Matt Asiata and kicker Nick Folk. There are also former NFLers in charge of the league as well, like Hines Ward, Troy Polamalu and many others.

This graphic will explain the AAF rules. They are sort of similar to those of the NFL but they are mostly different and it is very interesting when I found out about them. Perhaps this is something the NFL can implement? I have a feeling a lot of teams and fans could be okay with these.

Courtesy: CBS and AAF

References: https://www.cbssports.com/aaf/news/what-is-the-aaf-notable-players-coaches-teams-schedule-for-new-alliance-of-american-football-league/