The Alliance of American Football's Orlando-based team, the Apollos, will begin practicing in Georgia at the beginning of March because the state of Florida will not cover professional athletes under its workers compensation laws, league officials told the Orlando Sentinel.
Florida's laws exclude exclude professional athletes from receiving workers compensation insurance coverage because it does not categorize players as employees, which prevents athletes from filing claims for injuries incurred while on the job.
AAF co-founder and CEO Charlie Ebersol told the Sentinel that the less than ideal situation in Florida is what has prompted the move.