AAF Quarterbacks, Coaches & Stadiums Ooze Legitimacy
The newly-formed Alliance of American Football (or AAF) looks to be extremely legit so far.
A ton of professional football leagues have been formed or announced recently, but the odds are stacked against every one of them. Outside of Ice Cube’s successful BIG 3 basketball league, upstarts across all sports simply cannot gain enough credibility to stick longer than a few seasons.
The AAF, however, is doing a nice job with credibility as they lead up to their February 9th launch. Perhaps, they could break the mold and mirror the success the BIG 3 has had, or even the USFL in the mid-’80s.
Everything about the AAF seems legit; they have real venues, a website that is better than most new leagues, and exclusive deals with CBS (television) and Starter (apparel). Then, most importantly, notable football names litter the league’s front office, coaching staffs, and rosters.
Almost every coach in the AAF was a head coach in the NFL at some point, highlighted by legends like Mike Martz, Steve Spurrier, and Mike Singletary. As for players, the quarterbacks are a place where the league really shines. In fact, one team has two guys — Christian Hackenberg and Zach Mettenberger — who were recently taken in the NFL Draft, and another, Josh Johnson, was just picked up by the Washington Redskins. Oh yeah, Trent Richardson, Bishop Sankey, and Denard Robinson also making up a running back group that’s quite impressive.
Check out some of the big names the Alliance of American Football has to offer below:
AAF Notable Front Office
–Bill Polian, Co-Founder
–Charlie Ebersol, Co-Founder
–Troy Polamalu, Head of Player Relations
–Hines Ward, Head of Football Development
-Mike Pereira, Officiating Consultant
-Dean Blandino, Officiating Consultant
–Dick Ebersol, Board of Directors
–Justin Tuck, Board of Advisors
–Jared Allen, Board of Advisors
AAF Venues:
–Legion Field (Birmingham)
–Sun Devil Stadium (Arizona)
–Rice–Eccles Stadium (Salt Lake)
–Alamodome (San Antonio)
–SDCCU Stadium (San Diego)
–Georgia State Stadium (Atlanta)
–Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium (Memphis)
–Spectrum Stadium (Orlando)
AAF Coaches:
–Steve Spurrier (Orlando)
–Dennis Erickson (Salt Lake)
–Mike Singletary (Memphis)
–Mike Martz (San Diego)
–Mike Riley (San Antonio)
–Brad Childress (Atlanta)
–Tim Lewis (Birmingham)
–Rick Neuheisel (Arizona)
Notable Ex-NFL Players in AAF:
–Zach Mettenberger (QB, Memphis)
–Christian Hackenberg (QB, Memphis)
–Zac Stacy (RB, Memphis)
–Chris Givens (WR, Memphis)
–Scott Tolzien (QB, Birmingham)
–Trent Richardson (RB, Birmingham)
–Nick Novak (K, Birmingham)
–Josh Johnson (QB, San Diego)
–Bishop Sankey (RB, San Diego)
–Dustin Vaughan (QB, San Antonio)
–Khiry Robinson (RB, San Antonio)
–B. J. Daniels (QB, Salt Lake)
–Matt Asiata (RB, Salt Lake)
–Garrett Gilbert (QB, Orlando)
–Matt Simms (QB, Atlanta)
–Aaron Murray (QB, Atlanta)
–Denard Robinson (RB, Atlanta)
–Stephen Hill (WR, Atlanta)
You can check the AAF website here for more information. For complete rosters, you can check each team’s Wikipedia page.