Former Chiefs shine in Alliance of American Football’s opening weekend

OAKLAND, CA – October 19: Akeem Hunt #31 of the Kansas Town Chiefs rushes with the ball from the Oakland Raiders all through their NFL activity at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 19, 2017 in Oakland, California. (Picture by Ezra Shaw/Getty Pictures)

How did the inaugural to start with week of action go for the young Alliance of American Football?

It is one week soon after the Super Bowl or, as most followers know it, the starting of the prolonged drought identified as the offseason.

This yr instead of the drought followers have turn out to be accustomed to, we were being introduced to the Alliance of American Football. A new pro football league has sprung up with the mission of getting a developmental league for the NFL.

For people that are unfamiliar the AAF, it was established by Bill Polian and Charlie Ebersol and is backed by former gamers like Troy Polamalu, Justin Tuck, and Hines Ward. The AAF’s present 8 teams are the Arizona Hotshots, Atlanta Legends, Birmingham Iron, Memphis Express, Orlando Apollos, Salt Lake Stallions, San Antonio Commanders, and the San Diego Fleet.

These teams have been split up into an Japanese and Western convention, and the to start with period is going to span 10 months, with 40 whole video games, and a four-workforce playoff held afterward. The teams are comprised of former NFL gamers like Trent Richardson, Christian Hackenberg, Bishop Sankey, Zach Mettenberger, and Aaron Murray, when also touting noteworthy coaches like Stever Spurrier and Mike Singletary.

The AAF has carried out an great position bringing in proficient gamers and proficient coaches to set a excellent merchandise together for audiences. With the to start with weekend guiding us, let’s acquire a appear at how every single workforce stacks up heading into 7 days 2 of the period.