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Alliance of American Football Files for Bankruptcy

April 17, 2019 - The Alliance of American Football (AAF) has ceased all business operations and has started the process of liquidation pursuant to Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. AAF's bankruptcy petition was filed on April 17, 2019, with the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas (San Antonio Division). We are deeply disappointed to be taking this action. The AAF was created to be a dynamic developmental professional football league powered by an unprecedented alliance between players, fans and the game. The AAF strove to ... Full Story

AAF Suspends Operations

April 6, 2019 - This week, we made the difficult decision to suspend all football operations for the Alliance of American Football. We understand the difficulty that this decision has caused for many people and for that we are very sorry. This is not the way we wanted it to end, but we are also committed to working on solutions for all outstanding issues to the best of our ability. Due to ongoing legal processes, we are unable to comment further or share details about the decision. We are grateful to our players, who delivered quality fo... Full Story

SD Fleet Issue Official Statement on AAF Suspension

April 3, 2019 - SAN DIEGO - The San Diego Fleet organization is shocked and incredibly disappointed to learn of chairman Tom Dundon's decision to suspend football operations of The Alliance of American Football (AAF), as announced yesterday. We are grateful to our players, coaches, administrative staff members, corporate partners and especially to our fans for their faith in our product and support of our team. From the inception of the league, our goal was to return high-caliber professional football back to San Diego. Charlie Eberso... Full Story

Arizona Hotshots Issue Statement on AAF Decision

April 2, 2019 - On behalf of all of us with the Arizona Hotshots organization, we were shocked and incredibly disappointed to learn of the board's decision to suspend football operations. Charlie Ebersol and Bill Polian delivered a quality football product that fans nationally were watching on TV and online. While all startups encounter some challenges, we believed ours could be addressed in the offseason, after a successful completion of our first season. We are grateful to all our players, coaches, staff, corporate partners, and ... Full Story

• Alliance of American Football Files for Bankruptcy - (AAF) April 17
  
• AAF Suspends Operations - (AAF) April 6
  
• SD Fleet Issue Official Statement on AAF Suspension - San Diego Fleet (AAF) April 3
  
• Arizona Hotshots Issue Statement on AAF Decision - Arizona Hotshots (AAF) April 2
  
• Statement from the Orlando Apollos - Orlando Apollos (AAF) April 2
  
• Birmingham Iron Issues Official Statement - Birmingham Iron (AAF) April 2
  
• San Antonio Commanders Issue Official Statement - San Antonio Commanders (AAF) April 2
  
• Second Chance Beer Company to Release Limited Fleet Can - San Diego Fleet (AAF) April 1
  
• Birmingham Clinches Playoffs and Arizona Wins Third Straight in Sunday Alliance Action - (AAF) March 31
  
• San Antonio Commanders Fall to 5-3 After 23-6 Loss to Arizona Hotshots - San Antonio Commanders (AAF) March 31
  
• Salt Lake Stallions Post Game Notes & Quotes - Salt Lake Stallions (AAF) March 31
  
• Alliance of American Football Heads into Week Eight - (AAF) March 29
  
• Fleet to Host Community Drive on April 1 - San Diego Fleet (AAF) March 28
  
• Salt Lake Stallions Announce Week 8 Roster Moves - Salt Lake Stallions (AAF) March 26
  
• San Antonio Commanders' Joseph Zema Named Alliance of American Football Special Teams Player of the Week - San Antonio Commanders (AAF) March 26
  
• All Today's Alliance of American Football News

San Antonio Commanders punt returner Greg Ward, Jr. against the Atlanta Legends (Todd Kirkland/AAF/Getty Images)
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OurSports Central provides coverage of the following Alliance of American Football teams:

• XFL's Luck talks San Diego expansion, unique rules and more about new league - AAF San Diego Union-Tribune (January 8)
• A look back at San Diego's top sports stories of 2019 - AAF FOX 5 (December 31)
• Column: Rams' Cory Littleton's rare journey from Skyline Pop Warner to Mount Miguel to NFL success - AAF San Diego Union-Tribune (December 27)
• Gordon Monson: 2019 was a year in a hurry for sports in the state of Utah. In some cases, the rush helped. In others ... - AAF Salt Lake Tribune (December 27)
• J.C. Hassenauer eligible to make NFL debut on Sunday with Steelers - AAF AL.com (December 24)
• Former Aztec Kameron Kelly arrested for alleged fight with police - AAF FOX 5 (December 23)
• XFL's Luck on Trent Richardson's absence: We have the best 560 not in the NFL - AAF AL.com (December 19)
• Column: "San Diego 49ers" are Super Bowl contenders under John Lynch - AAF San Diego Union-Tribune (December 17)
• 2010s in San Diego sports: Stories of sadness, scandal and loss - AAF San Diego Union-Tribune (December 16)
• Online petitions will not keep Vick from Pro Bowl honor - AAF Atlanta Journal-Constitution (December 13)
• A mother's concern about Alabama reveals pressure of college football - AAF AL.com (December 12)
• Mike Riley, former San Antonio Commanders coach, would return to college ranks for UTSA job - AAF San Antonio Express News (December 6)
• All Today's Alliance of American Football Headlines