Alliance of American Football, we hardly knew ye.
The upstart “developmental” gridiron league had some fanfare due to innovative rules and several familiar former NFL coaches, front office personnel, and players taking part in the AAF. It officially launched one week after Super Bowl 53, with the championship game for this eight-team league scheduled for April 27th.
Well on April 2nd, they ceased operations. This had been speculated on in recent weeks after the AAF wanted NFL practice squad players with futures contracts to be available to play in their league. The NFLPA wasn’t exactly in a cooperative mood, to say the least.