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AAF’s Sudden Suspension of Operations Blindsides Players and Coaches

As the Alliance of American Football was placed on life support Tuesday afternoon, there were some coaches, executives and staffers just trying to gather information.

The San Antonio Commanders were in the middle of practice when a report came down from the Sports Business Journal that the league would be suspending operations just eight weeks into its inaugural season. The Memphis Express were breaking for lunch before an afternoon workout, with some finding out about the news as they returned to the facility. The San Diego Fleet had a practice just after 1 p.