Aaron Murray, Seantavius Jones among former Chiefs in AAF

The Alliance of American Football is ready to kick off their time this weekend, and lots of former Kansas Town Chiefs are getting element.

For many years, football fans have been pressured to seem to other sports to quench their aggressive thirst when the Tremendous Bowl was accomplished. The countdown long lasting many months until finally preseason football felt like a viewing gauntlet to be endured, but this 12 months fans have a extremely true option—albeit a person with extremely handful of recognizable players—in the Alliance of American Football.

The AAF, a new eight-workforce league set up as a spring-scheduled minor league of sorts, presents football fans a couple much more months of true football to enjoy. The eight teams will rotate by means of 10 weeks of a regular time ahead of culminating in the championship match in late April—the exact same Saturday as the remaining rounds of the NFL Draft in 2019.

Lovers will immediately realize most of the head coaches included with the league, main names like Steve Spurrier, Mike Martz, Mike Singletary, and Rick Neuheisel. Players, on the other hand, will possible only be acquainted to those people fans for whom the gamers had when performed or tried using out or those people gamers who suited up for most loved school teams.

As for Kansas Town Chiefs fans, there are lots of faces to enjoy in the new AAF on both equally offense and defense. Here’s a full rundown of who to enjoy in the coming weeks if you aren’t ready to quit observing football at any time before long.

T.J. Barnes, DL, Atlanta Legends
Barnes is a journeyman defensive lineman who will be the heaviest member of any workforce he joins. Get this: he’s stated on the ATL roster website page as 379 lbs. Extraordinary! He even designed the Chiefs energetic roster in 2016 late in the 12 months.

De’Vante Bausby, DB, San Antonio Commandeers
The Chiefs seemed like they misplaced a hidden gem when Bausby went to the Philadelphia Eagles. The undrafted FA corner acquired higher marks in preseason function in two many years with Philly, but ultimately now is seeking for still yet another probability with a professional workforce.

Martin Bayless, Secondary Coach, Birmingham Iron
Bayless performed professionally for the Chiefs for two many years in the nineties, and following many many years operating for the NFLPA, he’s furthering his coaching encounter as the Iron’s DB mentor.

Anthony Becht, TE mentor, San Diego Fleet
Veteran tight conclude Anthony Becht is getting his know-how following playing tight conclude in the NFL to the coaching aspect. Becht performed a solitary 12 months in K.C. and caught only 3 passes in 2011.

Gavin Escobar, TE, San Diego Fleet
The Chiefs flirted with Escobar for the complete offseason two many years in the past but the former second-round decide could not generate a roster place on a workforce regularly flirting with tight conclude initiatives.

Rickey Hatley, DT, Birmingham Iron
Hatley, a former defensive star at Mizzou, landed with the Chiefs’ exercise squad in 2017 for many stints but failed to make plenty of of an impact for a long-expression seem. 

Tyrone Holmes, LB, San Antonio Commandeers
Holmes ought to be a acquainted experience to Chiefs fans presented that he was a late reduce from the linebacking corps just ahead of this earlier time commenced.

Montori Hughes, DL, Memphis Express
The Chiefs signed Hughes to a futures contract in 2017 but he failed to make the energetic roster despite his amazing size and strength.

Akeem Hunt, RB, Orlando Apollos
Brett Veach brought in Hunt as a return solution and particular teams participant from the Texans.

Seantavius Jones, WR, Atlanta Legends
We all keep in mind the extremely temporary moment that Jones was a preseason stud who we believed could really make the leap at huge receiver for the Chiefs.

Devin Lucien, WR, Memphis Express
If you keep in mind Lucien, you’re amongst the major Chiefs fans all around since Lucien was a exercise squad member for about 2-3 weeks in 2017.

Damien Mama, DL, San Diego Fleet
Mama was when the major member of the Chiefs roster, and the USC product or service seemed the element of an undrafted absolutely free agent come across. Even so, the N.Y. Giants signed him absent late in 2017 and that was the conclude of his Chiefs tenure.

Jonathan Massaquoi, LB, Birmingham Iron
The former Troy linebacker landed with the Chiefs for the bulk of the spring and summer time of 2016 ahead of finding reduce.

Alonzo Moore, WR, San Antonio Commandeers
The former Nebraska wideout tried using to capture on with the Chiefs in 2017 as an undrafted absolutely free agent.

Aaron Murray, QB, Atlanta Legends
John Dorsey could hardly ever unearth a late round QB gem, but Murray is still chasing the professional aspiration following all.

Earl Okine, DL, Orlando Apollos
Okine lasted a person complete 12 months with the Chiefs on the exercise squad in 2016 and by means of the rest of the 2017 preseason ahead of getting reduce in September.

Mike Purcell, DL, Salt Lake Stallions
Purcell put in approximately a 12 months with the Chiefs from late in 2017 as a PS signing by means of all of previous offseason. The 27-12 months-previous has bounced all around the NFL since the 2013 time.

Keith Reaser, CB, Orlando Apollos
Veach seemed higher on Reaser as a journeyman corner coming into the 2018 time, but he could not make the energetic roster despite getting praised by Veach and Andy Reid through OTAs.

Rashad Ross, WR, Arizona Hotshots
For an undrafted wideout who left school in 2013, Ross has loved a lengthier-than-typical profession with many different stints in the NFL. He landed with the Chiefs exercise squad in 2013.

Nelson Spruce, WR, San Diego Fleet
Spruce entered the league as an undrafted wideout with the L.A. Rams and acquired excitement for those people having to pay close plenty of attention. The Chiefs took a flyer on him previous spring, but he failed to previous even two months. The Chargers picked up him for the rest of the summer time but dropped him ahead of the regular time.

Jordan Sterns, DB, Salt Lake Stallions
Sterns impressed as an undrafted absolutely free agent along with his school teammate Ashton Lampkin for the previous couple many years, but neither participant ultimately could break into the team’s secondary.

Andrew Tiller, OL, Orlando Apollos
Tiller seemed like a good wager to make the Chiefs as a journeyman backup, and it wouldn’t surprise everyone if he can leverage this encounter back into an NFL shot if he displays up very well in the AAF.

Michael Vick, OC, Atlanta Legends
Vick, who briefly served as a coaching intern for the Chiefs, is the offensive coordinator for the Legends. Ought to be attention-grabbing to see his coaching profession produce.