Alliance of American Football
Founders: Charlie Ebersol, Bill Polian.
Network partners: CBS, CBSSN, NFL Network, TNT, B/R Live. Teams (head coaches): Arizona Hotshots (Rick Neuheisel), Atlanta Legends (Kevin Coyle), Birmingham Iron (Tim Lewis), Memphis Express (Mike Singletary), Orlando Apollos (Steve Spurrier), Salt Lake Stallions (Dennis Erickson), San Antonio Commanders (Mike Riley), San Diego Fleet (Mike Martz).
Schedule: Ten regular-season games, with four of eight teams making the playoffs. The league title game is April 27 in Las Vegas. Rules differences from NFL: “Sky judge” with power to overrule officiating errors, 35-second play clock, limits on pass rushing, no kickoffs, OT maximum of two possession per team with one series of downs each possession starting at the 10-yard line, with no field goals. Texas connections: The AAF has a system of regional assignments, so most players with Texas connections have signed with San Antonio team. The following played high school or college football in Texas. Arizona Hotshots: QB Trevor Knight, Texas A&M/San Antonio Reagan; RB Larry Rose, New Mexico State/Fairfield; RB Justin Stockton, Texas Tech/Cibolo Steele; OG Josh Allen, Louisiana-Monroe/Cedar Hill; WR Josh Huff, Oregon/Aldine Nimitz; C Patrick Lewis, Texas A&M; DB Sterling Moore, SMU; DB SaQwan Edwards, New Mexico/Manvel; LS Nicholas Dooley, UTEP; LB Sione Teuhema, LSU/Keller.
Atlanta Legends: OL Avery Gennesy, Texas A&M.
Birmingham Iron: QB Luis Perez, Texas A&M-Commerce.
Memphis Express: RB Cordon Moog, Baylor.
Orlando Apollos: QB Garrett Gilbert, SMU/Texas/Austin Lake Travis. Salt Lake Stallions: OL Salesi Uhatafe, Euless Trinity; K Taylor Bertolet, Texas A&M. San Antonio Commanders: QB Dustin Vaughan, West Texas A&M/ Corpus Christi Calallen; RB David Cobb, Minnesota/Killeen Ellison; RB Kenneth Farrow, Houston/Hurst Bell; RB Aaron Green, TCU/San Antonio Madison; RB Trey Williams, Texas A&M/Dekaney; WR Josh Stewart, UTSA/A&M Consolidated; WR Greg Ward Jr., Houston/Tyler John Tyler; WR John Diarse, TCU; WR De’Marcus Ayers, Houston/Lancaster; TE Stehly Reden, Texas A&M-Kingsville; TE Cam Clear, Texas A&M; TE Cole Hunt, TCU/Rice/El Campo; OL Cyril Richardson, Baylor; OL Mason Gentry, SMU/Plano West; OL Mo Porter. Baylor/Fort Bend Marshall; DL Joey Mbu, Houston/Richmond Foster; LB Shaan Washington, Texas A&M; DB Nick Orr, TCU/DeSoto; DB Duke Thomas, Texas/Copperas Cove; DB Orion Stewart, Baylor/Hewitt Midway; DB Jordan Thomas,. Oklahoma/Klein; DB Zack Sanchez. Oklahoma/Keller Central; K Nick Rose, Texas/Highland Park; P Joseph Zema, Incarnate Word. San Diego Fleet: DE Damontre Moore, Texas A&M/Garland Rowlett.