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The Alliance of American Football (AAF) was a professional American football minor league. [3] [1] [4] The AAF consisted of eight centrally owned and operated teams in the southern and western United States, seven of which were located in metropolitan areas with at least one major professional sports franchise.
The team was announced as a charter team of the Alliance of American Football on June 4, 2018. [1] The team's first head coach was announced on June 6 as Tim Lewis, his first job at the position. [1] [6] On September 20, the league announced four eastern inaugural franchises' names and logos, including Birmingham as the Birmingham Iron. [7]
The 2019 AAF season was the only season in the history of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), [1] which began on February 9, 2019. A ten-week regular season was scheduled for each of the league's eight teams.
The San Diego Fleet was a professional American football team based in San Diego, California, that competed in the Alliance of American Football (AAF). The league began play in February 2019, with the team playing its home games at SDCCU Stadium. [1] They were coached by former NFL head coach Mike Martz. [1]
Rick Neuheisel was announced as the head coach of the Arizona Hotshots by the Alliance of American Football on May 18, 2018. The team was slated to play at Sun Devil Stadium. [7] By September 25, Scott Brubaker and Phil Savage were named team president and general manager, respectively. [8] Phoenix's name and logo were revealed on September 25 ...
The San Antonio Commanders were a professional American football team based in San Antonio, Texas, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). [1] The league began play in February 2019. The team played their home games at the Alamodome. [1] [2] The team was led by head coach Mike Riley. On April 2, 2019, the league ...
The team's helmets depicted Apollo, who is commonly pictured as an archer, shooting a bow-and-arrow. [1] On April 2, 2019, the league's football operations were reportedly suspended, [2] [3] and on April 4 the league allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams. [4] The league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019. [5]
The Alliance of American Football announced the awarding of the third inaugural league team, Alliance Memphis, on May 4, 2018. [7] This announcement was followed by the May 10, 2018, announcement of Mike Singletary as the team's head coach. [3] On July 30, 2018, the Alliance announced team Memphis had signed its first 29 players. [8]