2019 AAF season#Playoffs
{{short description|2019 season of a professional American football league}}
{{further|Alliance of American Football#Cessation of operations}}
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| title = 2019 Alliance of American Football season
| league = Alliance of American Football
| sport = American football
| logo = The_Alliance_Championship_2019.png
| duration = {{nowrap|February 9 – April 14 (planned)}}
{{nowrap|February 9 – March 31 (actual)}}
| no_of_games = 40 scheduled (10 per team)
32 played (8 per team)
| no_of_teams = 8
| TV = CBS, CBS Sports Network, NFL Network, TNT
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| season_champs = Orlando Apollos
| season_champ_name= Best regular season record
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| conf2 = Western Conference
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The 2019 AAF season was the only season in the history of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which began on February 9, 2019. A ten-week regular season was scheduled for each of the league's eight teams.
On April 2, multiple sources indicated that Thomas Dundon, the controlling owner of the AAF, had followed through on threats made in the previous week and suspended the AAF's operations, against the will of its founders.{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/26423928/source-aaf-immediately-suspend-operations|title=AAF to immediately suspend operations|publisher=ESPN|date=April 2, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.actionnetwork.com/nfl/aaf-suspending-football-operations-darren-rovell|title=Rovell: AAF Suspending Football Operations Immediately|first=Darren|last=Rovell|work=The Action Network|date=April 2, 2019|access-date=April 2, 2019}} By the end of the week, the AAF front office had confirmed the suspension of operations and allowed players to opt-out of their contracts to sign with other leagues.{{Cite web|url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/04/aaf-keith-reaser-kansas-city-chiefs|title=AAF star Keith Reaser becomes first player to sign NFL deal after league shutdown|first=Nick|last=Schwartz|work=USA Today|date=April 4, 2019|access-date=April 4, 2019}} The league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019.{{citation |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/04/17/aaf-alliance-american-football-files-bankruptcy/3500708002/ |title=AAF files for bankruptcy, officially closes down |website=USA Today |date=April 17, 2019 |access-date=April 17, 2019}}
At the time the season ended, eight out of ten scheduled weeks had been played, and the Orlando Apollos, with a league best 7–1 record two games ahead of its nearest competitors, had clinched no less than a share of the regular season's best record, regardless of how the rest of the schedule would have played out. A four-team playoff was scheduled to start on April 21, with a championship game on April 27. Initially scheduled for Sam Boyd Stadium on the outskirts of Las Vegas, Nevada, the title game was moved to the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas,{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/espn/story/_/id/26316149/aaf-shifts-title-game-vegas-frisco-texas|title=AAF shifts title game from Vegas to Frisco, Texas|publisher=ESPN|date=March 20, 2019|access-date=March 20, 2019}} before the league ceased operations.
Teams
[[File:2019 AAF states.png|225px|thumb|right|
{{Legend|#ce1126|Eastern Conference}}
{{Legend|#153769|Western Conference}}]]
The Alliance of American Football had eight teams competing during its inaugural season.
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!Club !City !Stadium !Head coach |
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Atlanta Legends |
Birmingham Iron |
Memphis Express |
Orlando Apollos |
style=background:#153769 colspan="8"| {{color|#FFFFFF|Western Conference}} |
Arizona Hotshots |
Salt Lake Stallions |
San Antonio Commanders |
San Diego Fleet |
Final standings
The Orlando Apollos clinched a playoff berth on March 24,{{cite web |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/03/24/orlando-apollos-clinch-aaf-playoff-berth/ |title=Orlando Apollos clinch AAF playoff berth |first=Mike |last=Florio |website=ProFootballTalk |date=March 24, 2019 |access-date=March 31, 2019}} and top seed in the Eastern Conference on March 30.{{cite web |url=https://aaf.com/news/apollos-beat-express-in-wild-game-34-31-clinch-home |title=Apollos Beat Express in Wild Game, will Host Conference Title Game |website=AAF.com |date=March 30, 2019 |access-date=March 31, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331233330/https://aaf.com/news/apollos-beat-express-in-wild-game-34-31-clinch-home |archive-date=March 31, 2019 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} The Birmingham Iron clinched a playoff berth on March 31.{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/aaf/news/aaf-week-8-scores-highlights-updates-birmingham-iron-earn-playoff-berth-behind-defense-special-teams/ |title=AAF Week 8 scores, highlights, updates: Birmingham Iron earn playoff berth behind defense, special teams |first=Ben |last=Kercheval |website=CBS Sports |date=March 31, 2019 |access-date=March 31, 2019}}
{{2019 AAF standings}}
Schedule
Each team had a ten-game regular season schedule, consisting of six in-conference games (home-and-away against each of the other three teams) and four out-of-conference games (one game against each of four teams; two home and two away). Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 9 were scheduled with out-of-conference games.{{cite web |url=https://aaf.com/schedule |title=2019 Inaugural Season Regular Season Schedule |website=aaf.com |access-date=February 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225103233/https://aaf.com/schedule |archive-date=February 25, 2019 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }} Each team played one preseason exhibition game against an out-of-conference opponent. All of the preseason scrimmage games were held January 27–28 at the Alamodome, in conjunction with the league's training camp.
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Date and time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership {{small|(millions)}} |
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February 9, 8:00 p.m. ET | Atlanta Legends | 6-40 | Orlando Apollos | Spectrum Stadium | 20,191 | CBS | 3.30 |
February 9, 8:00 p.m. ET | San Diego Fleet | 6-15 | San Antonio Commanders | Alamodome | 27,857 | CBS | 3.30 |
February 10, 4:00 p.m. ET | Memphis Express | 0-26 | Birmingham Iron | Legion Field | 17,039 | CBSSN | N/A |
February 10, 8:00 p.m. ET | Salt Lake Stallions | 22-38 | Arizona Hotshots | Sun Devil Stadium | 11,751 | NFL Network | 0.60 |
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Date and time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership {{small|(millions)}} |
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February 16, 2:00 p.m. ET | Salt Lake Stallions | 9-12 | Birmingham Iron | Legion Field | 17,319 | TNT | 1.00 |
February 16, 8:00 p.m. ET | Arizona Hotshots | 20-18 | Memphis Express | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 11,980 | NFL Network | 0.40 |
February 17, 4:00 p.m. ET | Orlando Apollos | 37-29 | San Antonio Commanders | Alamodome | 29,176 | CBSSN | N/A |
February 17, 8:00 p.m. ET | Atlanta Legends | 12-24 | San Diego Fleet | SDCCU Stadium | 20,019 | NFL Network | 0.40 |
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Date and time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership {{small|(millions)}} |
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February 23, 3:00 p.m. ET | Arizona Hotshots | 15-23 | Salt Lake Stallions | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 10,412 | B/R Live | N/A |
February 23, 8:00 p.m. ET | Memphis Express | 17-21 | Orlando Apollos | Spectrum Stadium | 20,394 | NFL Network | 0.50 |
February 24, 4:00 p.m. ET | Birmingham Iron | 28-12 | Atlanta Legends | Georgia State Stadium | 10,717 | CBSSN | N/A |
February 24, 8:00 p.m. ET | San Antonio Commanders | 11-31 | San Diego Fleet | SDCCU Stadium | 14,789 | NFL Network | 0.50 |
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Date and time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership {{small|(millions)}} |
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March 2, 4:00 p.m. ET | San Diego Fleet | 23-26 | Memphis Express | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 13,621 | B/R Live | N/A |
March 2, 8:00 p.m. ET | Orlando Apollos | 20-11 | Salt Lake Stallions | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 9,302 | NFL Network | 0.50 |
March 3, 4:00 p.m. ET | San Antonio Commanders | 12-11 | Birmingham Iron | Legion Field | 6,539 | CBSSN | N/A |
March 3, 8:00 p.m. ET | Atlanta Legends | 14-11 | Arizona Hotshots | Sun Devil Stadium | 8,865 | NFL Network | 0.40 |
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Date and time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership {{small|(millions)}} |
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March 9, 2:00 p.m. ET | Orlando Apollos | 31-14 | Birmingham Iron | Legion Field | 13,310 | TNT | 0.50 |
March 9, 8:00 p.m. ET | Salt Lake Stallions | 25-27 | San Diego Fleet | SDCCU Stadium | 20,823 | NFL Network | 0.30 |
March 10, 4:00 p.m. ET | Memphis Express | 20-23 | Atlanta Legends | Georgia State Stadium | 10,829 | CBSSN | N/A |
March 10, 8:00 p.m. ET | San Antonio Commanders | 29-25 | Arizona Hotshots | Sun Devil Stadium | 9,351 | NFL Network | N/A |
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Date and time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership {{small|(millions)}} |
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March 16, 4:00 p.m. ET | Memphis Express | 9-22 | Salt Lake Stallions | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 8,150 | B/R Live | N/A |
March 16, 8:00 p.m. ET | Arizona Hotshots | 22-17 | Orlando Apollos | Spectrum Stadium | 18,358 | NFL Network | 0.40 |
March 17, 4:00 p.m. ET | San Antonio Commanders | 37-6 | Atlanta Legends | Georgia State Stadium | 10,619 | CBSSN | N/A |
March 17, 8:00 p.m. ET | Birmingham Iron | 32-29 | San Diego Fleet | SDCCU Stadium | 20,986 | NFL Network | N/A |
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Date and time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership {{small|(millions)}} |
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March 23, 2:00 p.m. ET | Orlando Apollos | 36-6 | Atlanta Legends | Georgia State Stadium | 11,416 | TNT | 0.30 |
March 23, 8:00 p.m. ET | Salt Lake Stallions | 15-19 | San Antonio Commanders | Alamodome | 30,345 | NFL Network | N/A |
March 24, 4:00 p.m. ET | San Diego Fleet | 15-32 | Arizona Hotshots | Sun Devil Stadium | 9,760 | CBSSN | N/A |
March 24, 8:00 p.m. ET | Birmingham Iron | 25-31 (OT) | Memphis Express | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 13,758 | NFL Network | N/A |
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Date and time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership {{small|(millions)}} |
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March 30, 2:00 p.m. ET | Orlando Apollos | 34-31 | Memphis Express | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 12,417 | TNT | 0.50 |
March 30, 8:00 p.m. ET | San Diego Fleet | 3-8 | Salt Lake Stallions | Rice-Eccles Stadium | 8,405 | NFL Network | N/A |
March 31, 4:00 p.m. ET | Atlanta Legends | 9-17 | Birmingham Iron | Legion Field | 17,328 | CBSSN | N/A |
March 31, 8:00 p.m. ET | Arizona Hotshots | 23-6 | San Antonio Commanders | Alamodome | 23,504 | NFL Network | N/A |
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Date and time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership {{small|(millions)}} |
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April 6, 12:00 p.m. ET | Memphis Express | ---- | San Antonio Commanders | Alamodome | ----- | CBS | ---- |
April 6, 8:00 p.m. ET | San Diego Fleet | ---- | Orlando Apollos | Spectrum Stadium | ----- | NFL Network | ---- |
April 7, 4:00 p.m. ET | Salt Lake Stallions | ---- | Atlanta Legends | Georgia State Stadium | ----- | B/R Live | ---- |
April 7, 8:00 p.m. ET | Birmingham Iron | ---- | Arizona Hotshots | Sun Devil Stadium | ----- | NFL Network | ---- |
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Date and time | Away team | Result | Home team | Stadium | Attendance | Broadcast | Viewership {{small|(millions)}} |
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April 12, 8:00 p.m. ET | San Antonio Commanders | ---- | Salt Lake Stallions | Rice-Eccles Stadium | ----- | B/R Live | ---- |
April 13, 8:00 p.m. ET | Atlanta Legends | ---- | Memphis Express | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | ----- | NFL Network | ---- |
April 14, 3:30 p.m. ET | Birmingham Iron | ---- | Orlando Apollos | Spectrum Stadium | ----- | CBSSN | ---- |
April 14, 8:00 p.m. ET | Arizona Hotshots | ---- | San Diego Fleet | SDCCU Stadium | ----- | NFL Network | ---- |
Playoffs
Following the 10-week regular season, the top two teams in each conference were due to face each other in conference championship games, hosted by the higher seeded team. These semifinals were scheduled for April 21.{{cite web |title=AAF 2019 schedule and scores: Dates, times, TV channel, streaming, every game for the entire season |url=https://www.cbssports.com/aaf/news/aaf-2019-schedule-and-scores-dates-times-tv-channel-streaming-every-game-for-the-entire-season/ |website=CBSSports.com |access-date=March 31, 2019 |language=en}} The winners would then meet in the league championship game on April 27 at a neutral site. Originally, the title game had been set for Sam Boyd Stadium near Las Vegas, Nevada announced October 23, 2018,{{cite news |url=https://www.al.com/sports/2018/10/alliance-of-american-football-sets-location-date-for-first-title-game.html |title=Alliance of American Football sets location, date for first title game |first=Mark |last=Inabinett |website=al.com |date=October 3, 2018 |accessdate=January 2, 2025}} but was changed to Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas on March 20, 2019, before the season was ended.
{{Round4-CFP
|RD1=Division Finals
|RD2=2019 AAF Championship Game
|Sunday, April 21
Spectrum Stadium – Orlando, Florida|E1|Orlando Apollos| |E2|Birmingham Iron|
|Sunday, April 21
Would have been hosted by W1|W1|| |W2||
|Saturday, April 27
Ford Center at The Star – Frisco, Texas| | | | | | |
}}
Attendance
Announced attendance figures for each home game. In the weekly columns, dashes (—) indicate away games, while bold font indicates the highest attendance of each team. Games marked "N/A" were not played.
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Team / Week || 1 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 10 || Total || Average | ||||||||||||
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align=left|San Antonio Commanders | 27,857 | 29,176 | — | — | — | — | 30,345 | 23,504 | {{n/a}} | —
|{{formatnum: {{sum|27857|29176|30345|23504}} }} |{{formatnum: {{Rnd| {{average|27857|29176|30345|23504}} |0}} }} | ||
align=left|Orlando Apollos | 20,191 | — | 20,394 | — | — | 18,358 | — | — | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}}
|{{formatnum: {{sum|20191|20394|18358}} }} |{{formatnum: {{Rnd| {{average|20191|20394|18358}} |0}} }} | ||
align=left|San Diego Fleet | — | 20,019 | 14,789 | — | 20,823 | 20,986 | — | — | — | {{n/a}}
|{{formatnum: {{sum|20019|14789 | 20823|20986}} }}
|{{formatnum: {{Rnd| {{average|20019|14789 | 20823|20986}} |0}} }} |
align=left|Birmingham Iron | 17,039 | 17,319 | — | 6,539 | 13,310 | — | — | 17,328 | — | —
|{{formatnum: {{sum|17039|17319|6539|13310|17328}} }} |{{formatnum: {{Rnd|{{average|17039|17319|6539|13310|17328}} |0}} }} | ||
align=left|Memphis Express | — | 11,980 | — | 13,621 | — | — | 13,758 | 12,417 | — | {{n/a}}
|{{formatnum: {{sum|11980|13621|13758|12417}} }} |{{formatnum: {{Rnd| {{average|11980|13621|13758|12417}} |0}} }} | ||
align=left|Atlanta Legends | — | — | 10,717 | — | 10,829 | 10,619 | 11,416 | — | {{n/a}} | —
|{{formatnum: {{sum|10717|10829|10619|11416}} }} |{{formatnum: {{Rnd| {{average|10717|10829|10619|11416}} |0}} }} | ||
align=left|Arizona Hotshots | 11,751 | — | — | 8,865 | 9,351 | — | 9,760 | — | {{n/a}} | —
|{{formatnum: {{sum|11751|8865|9351|9760}} }} |{{formatnum: {{Rnd| {{average|11751|8865|9351|9760}} |0}} }} | ||
align=left|Salt Lake Stallions | — | — | 10,412 | 9,302 | — | 8,150 | — | 8,405 | — | {{n/a}}
|{{formatnum: {{sum|10412|9302|8150|8405}} }} |{{formatnum: {{Rnd| {{average|10412|9302|8150|8405}} |0}} }} | ||
Total
! 76,838 ! 78,494 ! 56,312 ! 38,327 ! 54,313 ! 58,113 ! 65,279 ! 61,654 ! ! ! {{formatnum:{{sum|110882|58943|76617|71535|51776|43581|39727|36269}}}} | bgcolor=lightgrey| | ||||||||||||
Average
| 19,210 | 19,624 | 14,078 | 9,582 | 13,578 | 14,528 | 16,320 | 15,414 | | | bgcolor=lightgrey| | {{formatnum:{{#expr: 489330 / 32 round 0}}}} |
{{small|Updated through games of March 31, 2019.}}
Awards
=Players of the week=
Statistical leaders
Records reflect statistics through the eight regular season games played by all teams.{{cite web |url=https://noextrapoints.com/leaderboards/ |title=AAF Statistical Leaders |website=NoExtraPoints |access-date=April 6, 2019}}
Officials
The league used the eight-official system (with the center judge), also seen in NCAA college football. There were six officiating crews, staffed with officials from FBS conferences.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/02/officiating-crews-for-the-2019-aaf-season/ |title=Officiating crews for the 2019 AAF season |first=Ben |last=Austro |website=footballzebras.com |date=February 7, 2019 |access-date=March 16, 2019}}
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+Referees | ||
|No.
!|Name !|FBS Conference | ||
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2 | {{sortname|Reggie|Smith|nolink=1}} | Big 12 |
9 | {{sortname|Tra|Blake|nolink=1}} | ACC |
10 | {{sortname|John|O'Neill|nolink=1}} | Big Ten |
19 | {{sortname|James|Carter|nolink=1}} | SEC |
81 | {{sortname|Brandon|Cruse|nolink=1}} | Big 12 |
84 | {{sortname|Jeff|Heaser|nolink=1}} | ACC |
The officiating crews included one former NFL official—Jimmy DeBell, a back judge on the Smith crew—and three former NFL players: Nate Jones (side judge, Cruse crew), Terry Killens (umpire, Blake crew), and Mike Morton (umpire, Cruse crew).
Broadcasting
CBS Sports, Turner Sports and NFL Network served as the Alliance's broadcast partners for the 2019 season. The CBS Sports deal was announced at the time the league launched, while the Turner Sports and NFL Network contracts were announced less than two weeks before the season began.{{cite web |title=Alliance partners with top media companies for inaugural season |url=https://aaf.com/the-alliance-of-american-football-will-launch-its-inaugural |website=aaf.com |access-date=February 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203085048/https://aaf.com/the-alliance-of-american-football-will-launch-its-inaugural |archive-date=February 3, 2019 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}
- CBS Sports carried the two inaugural games (February 9) regionally via the CBS broadcast network, and was due to carry the championship game broadcast nationwide on the same network. CBS later added one conference championship game and one Week 9 regular season game to their schedule,{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/tech-media/2019/03/14/cbs-adds-alliance-american-football-games-network-charlie-ebersol-future-league |title=CBS Adds More Alliance of American Football Games to Broadcast Schedule |first=Jacob |last=Feldman |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=March 14, 2019 |access-date=March 15, 2019}} neither of which was played. CBS Sports Network carried a game of the week on Sunday afternoons.
- The Turner Sports contract included one regular season game (February 16) and a conference championship game on TNT, and a Saturday afternoon game of the week on Bleacher Report's live streaming service, B/R Live. The network had the option to change which service it broadcast its games on, with TNT adding three midseason Saturday afternoon games from B/R Live. Had the league survived the full season, B/R Live would have carried a Sunday afternoon game for Week 9, swapping a game with CBS. In Week 10, B/R Live was due to carry the league's one game of the season scheduled for a Friday.{{cite web |url=https://live.bleacherreport.com/football/alliance-of-american-football/events/san-antonio-commanders-at-salt-lake-stallions/61060 |title=San Antonio Commanders at Salt Lake Stallions |website=live.bleacherreport.com |access-date=March 27, 2019}}
- NFL Network carried the remainder of the league's games, a Saturday night game and a Sunday night game each week.
=Viewership=
In millions of viewers
One decimal place is shown in table but three decimal places are used in all calculations. None of CBS Sports Network's broadcasts register in the Nielsen Ratings and thus viewership estimates for those games are not available.
=Local radio coverage=
Each AAF team had a local radio partner, and Sirius XM Radio carried a game of the week package.{{cite web|url=http://blog.siriusxm.com/aaf/|title=Hear gridiron greats battle in the new Alliance of American Football|work=Sirius XM Radio|date=February 7, 2019|access-date=March 6, 2019}}
Signees to other professional leagues
=NFL=
On April 4, the AAF announced players could leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams following the reported suspension of league football operations. The following 99 players signed with NFL teams:
Nine players who were under contract with AAF teams at the time the league ceased operations made initial NFL 53-man active rosters on August 31, 2019: offensive tackle Brandon Greene with the Carolina Panthers,{{cite news |author=Henson, Max |title=Breaking down the Panthers 53-man roster, 2019 edition |url=https://www.panthers.com/news/breaking-down-the-panthers-53-man-roster-2019-edition |website=Panthers.com |date=September 1, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019}} quarterback Garrett Gilbert and running back D'Ernest Johnson with the Cleveland Browns,{{cite news |author=Gribble, Andrew |title=John Dorsey explains key decisions behind Browns' 53-man roster |url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/john-dorsey-explains-key-decisions-behind-browns-53-man-roster |website=ClevelandBrowns.com |date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019}} cornerback De'Vante Bausby and defensive tackle Mike Purcell with the Denver Broncos,{{cite news |author=Mason, Andrew |title=Breaking down the Broncos' initial roster at the 53-man deadline |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/breaking-down-the-broncos-initial-53-man-roster-x2915 |website=DenverBroncos.com |date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019}} long snapper Cole Mazza with the Los Angeles Chargers,{{cite web |title=Meet the 2019 Chargers 53-Man Roster |url=https://www.chargers.com/photos/meet-the-2019-chargers-53-man-roster |website=Chargers.com |date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019}} kicker Taylor Bertolet with the New York Jets,{{cite news |title=The Jets have their 53-man roster |url=https://nypost.com/2019/08/31/the-jets-have-their-53-man-roster/ |website=NYPost.com |date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019}} cornerback Kameron Kelly with the Pittsburgh Steelers,{{cite news |author=Labriola, Bob |title=Labriola on the initial 53-man roster |url=https://www.steelers.com/news/labriola-on-the-initial-53-man-roster-x3216 |website=Steelers.com |date=September 1, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019}} and offensive tackle Daniel Brunskill with the San Francisco 49ers.{{cite news |author=Martin, Keiana |title=Position-by-position Break Down of the 49ers Initial 53-man Roster |url=https://www.49ers.com/news/position-by-position-break-down-of-the-49ers-initial-53-man-roster |website=49ers.com |date=August 31, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019}}
=CFL=
The following players signed with Canadian Football League (CFL) teams:
The AAF reportedly blocked AAF players from signing with CFL teams, claiming their AAF contracts were "assets in potential bankruptcy proceedings."{{cite news |author=Florio, Mike |title=AAF refuses to release players for possible CFL employment |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2019/04/12/aaf-refuses-to-release-players-for-possible-cfl-employment/ |website=NBCSports.com |date=April 12, 2019 |access-date=October 4, 2019}} Plummer, Gilchrist, and Braverman had signed contracts with AAF teams, but had not yet been activated to the roster from their respective teams' rights lists at the time that the AAF suspended football operations. By April 18, CFL players were allowed to sign AAF players.{{cite tweet |user=BenKercheval |number=1118712875328135168 |date=April 18, 2019 |title=Yes, to correct a previous tweet, I am told by a source that #AAF players can sign with CFL teams. My apologies on not being up to date on that. That's the updated situation.}}
=AFL=
The following players signed with Arena Football League (AFL) teams:
Wide receiver Malachi Jones received first-team All-Arena, Receiver of the Year, and Offensive Player of the Year honors at the conclusion of the 2019 AFL season, which was also the AFL's final season before shutting down afterwards.{{cite news |title=Jones Named Offensive Player of the Year |url=https://www.arenafootball.com/article/offensive-poty-19 |website=ArenaFootball.com |date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902174635/https://www.arenafootball.com/article/offensive-poty-19 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=usurped }} Wide receiver Fabian Guerra was named co-Rookie of the Year as well.{{cite news |title=Co-Rookie of the Year Announced |url=https://www.arenafootball.com/article/co-roty-19 |website=ArenaFootball.com |date=August 6, 2019 |access-date=September 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190902174631/https://www.arenafootball.com/article/co-roty-19 |archive-date=September 2, 2019 |url-status=usurped }}
=NAL=
The following three players signed with National Arena League (NAL) teams:
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web |url=http://www.footballzebras.com/2019/04/aaf-officiating-is-kicking-down-lgbtq-barriers-in-football-2/ |title=AAF officiating is kicking down LGBTQ barriers in football |first=Josh |last=Lewis |website=Football Zebras |date=April 1, 2019 |access-date=April 5, 2019}}
External links
- {{Official website|aaf.com}}
- [https://noextrapoints.com/leaderboards/ Statistical leaders] at NoExtraPoints.com
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