American Football Association: The New Experience

[Bobby Barrows]

[BGCOLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]American Football Association[/BGCOLOR]​

June 2019 News broke of a new football league entering play in the world of sports as several prominent businessmen and former NFL players came together to form a new functioning body: The American Football Association. According to reports, the league is attempting to start to play in the Spring-Summer of 2022. There will be twelve teams, each spread throughout the United States in cities in which the NFL does not have a current presence. They are supposedly akin to the XFL that will be starting play back up next year. However, it appears that the governing body has more funds to work with, having a chair of stockholders and an official business structure. One wonders what cities will be selected by the AFA and what kind of talent they could garner within the league. We will keep readers updated on any events occurring regarding the league.​

It's A New Football Experience!
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*Yeah, so this is an attempt at a fun new fictional football league hosted by yours truly, and "owned" by members of this site. Feel free to join if you wish, and you won't have to do much other than drafting your new team and seeing how your team succeeds in the league! More updates to follow.

 

[Bobby Barrows]

May 2020
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Cities Chosen For New Football League! The new American Football Association has officially announced the cities and team names for which their league will start to play in 2022. It has been determined that there will be two conferences, a Northern Conference and a Southern Conference; each conference will hold two divisions with three teams apiece. The following cities, team names, and venues in alphabetical order are: ​ - Albuquerque, New Mexico (The Vipers) [University Stadium] {Capacity: 39,224} - Birmingham, Alabama (The Blazers) [Protective Stadium] {Capacity: 47,100} - Boise, Idaho (The Bighorns) [Albertsons Stadium] {Capacity: 36,387} - Columbus, Ohio (The Union) [Ohio Stadium] {Capacity: 104,944} - Memphis, Tennessee (The Royale) [Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium] {Capacity: 61,008} - Milwaukee, Wisconsin (The Robins) [American Family Field] {Capacity: 41,900} - Portland, Oregon (The Oxen) [Autzen Stadium] {Capacity: 51,000} - Orlando, Florida (The Sunshine) [Camping World Stadium] {Capacity: 60,219} - Salt Lake City, Utah (The Legionnaires) [Rice-Eccles Stadium] {Capacity: 51,444} - San Antonio, Texas (The Banditos) [The Alamodome] {Capacity: 64,000} - San Diego, California (The Midway) [Petco Field] {Capacity: 40,209} - St. Louis, Missouri (The Grapplers) [The Dome] {Capacity: 67,277}​

 

[Bobby Barrows]

League Composition
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Northern Conference​

Southern Conference​

Northwest Div.	Northeast Div.	Southwest Div.​	Southeast Div.​
[BGCOLOR=rgb(183, 65, 14)]Boise Bighorns[/BGCOLOR]	[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 0, 139)]Columbus Union[/BGCOLOR]	[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 100, 0)]Albuquerque[/BGCOLOR] [BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 100, 0)]Vipers[/BGCOLOR]​	[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 35, 102)]Memphis Royale[/BGCOLOR]​
[BGCOLOR=rgb(197, 32, 50)]Portland Oxen[/BGCOLOR]	[BGCOLOR=rgb(215, 85, 42)]Milwaukee Robins[/BGCOLOR]	[BGCOLOR=rgb(220, 20, 60)]San Antonio [/BGCOLOR][BGCOLOR=rgb(220, 20, 60)]Banditos[/BGCOLOR]​	[BGCOLOR=rgb(165, 0, 33)]Birmingham Blazers[/BGCOLOR]​
[BGCOLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]Salt Lake Legionnaires[/BGCOLOR]	[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 0, 205)]St. Louis Grapplers[/BGCOLOR]	[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 0, 128)]San Diego Midway[/BGCOLOR]​	[BGCOLOR=rgb(128, 0, 128)]Orlando Sunshine[/BGCOLOR]​

Team Owners:

Albuquerque Vipers - @Loochferatu
Birmingham Blazers - @Charles Lee Blaze
Boise Bighorns - @Kiffy Pop
Columbus Union - @Princess Beavie
Memphis Royale - @Doom Slayer
Milwaukee Robins - @Grim Reaper
Portland Oxen - @Jeffrey Dahmer
Orlando Sunshine - @Suplexorcist
Salt Lake Legionnaires - @Sanguinello
San Antonio Banditos - @Chris
San Diego Midway - @Jimmy King
St. Louis Grapplers - @Jobber Doink

 

[Bobby Barrows]

[BGCOLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]American[/BGCOLOR]
[BGCOLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]Football[/BGCOLOR]
[BGCOLOR=rgb(255, 0, 0)]Association[/BGCOLOR]
2022 Roster​

Spoiler: Free Agents

QBs: - Brett Rypien [25] (NFL) - Logan Kilgore [31] (CFL) - Hugo Richard [27] (CFL) - David Watford [28] (CFL) RBs: - Johnny Augustine [28] (CFL) WRs: - Bennie Fowler [30] (NFL) - Andre Patton [23] (NFL) - Tavon Austin [30] (NFL) TEs: N/A OT: - Andre Smith [34] (NFL) - Patrick Neufeld [32] (CFL) - Landon Rice [33] (CFL) - Tony Washington [29] (CFL) - Tyler Catalina [28] (CFL) OG: - Alex Redmond [26] (NFL) - Ted Larseon [33] (NFL) - Mike Horton [24] (NFL) - Eric Smith [25] (NFL) - Matt O'Donnell [32] (CFL) C: - Evan Boehm [27] (NFL) - Corey Levin [26] (NFL) - Cameron Tom [25] (NFL) - BJ Finney [30] (NFL) - Brett Jones [30] (NFL) - Scott Quessenberry [26] (NFL) - Adam Redmond [28] (NFL) DE: - John Simon [30] (NFL) - Branden Jackson [28] (NFL) - Alex Bazzie [31] (CFL) - Julian Howsare [29] (CFL) DT: - Mike Pennel [29] (NFL) - Damion Square [32] (NFL) LB: - Christian Jones [30] (NFL) CB: - Natrell Jamerson [25] (NFL) S: N/A K: - Aldrick Rosas [26] (NFL) - Eddy Pineiro [25] (NFL) P: - Dustin Colquitt [38] (NFL)

Teams:

[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 100, 0)]Albuquerque Vipers[/BGCOLOR]
@Loochferatu​

Spoiler: Albuquerque Vipers

QB: - Andy Dalton [33] (NFL) - Nathan Peterman [27] (NFL) RB: - Giovani Bernard [29] (NFL) - Jackson Bennett [25] (CFL) WR: - Courtland Sutton [26] (NFL) - John Hightower [25] (NFL) - Omar Bayless [24] (NFL) TE: - Tyler Eifert [31] (NFL) - Charlie Kolar [22] (NCAA) OL: - Morgan Moses [30] (NFL) - OT Chaz Green [29](NFL) - Senio Kelemete [30] (NFL) - Marcus Gilbert [33] (NFL) - Will Holden [28] (NFL) - Jon Toth [27] (NFL) - Justin Renfrow [31] (CFL) - Ucambre Williams [29] (CFL) - Chance Warmack [29] (NFL) - Lane Taylor [31] (NFL) - Marcus Henry [28] (NFL) DL: - Austin Johnson [26] (NFL) - Xavier Williams [29] (NFL) - Austin Larkin [25] (NFL) - Joel Heath [27] (NFL) - Matt Leo [28] (NFL) - Almondo Sewell [34] (CFL) - Renell Wren [25] (NFL) LB: - BJ Goodson [27] (NFL) - LaRoy Reynolds [30] (NFL) - Kyle Emanuel [29] (NFL) CB: - Justin Bethel [30] (NFL) - Antonio Hamilton [28] (NFL) - Deante Burton [26] (NFL) - Kevin Peterson [26] (NFL) - Bennett Jackson [29] (NFL) S: - Karl Joseph [27] (NFL) - Jordan Lucas [27] (NFL) K: - Austin MacGinnis [25] (NFL) - Adam Vinatieri [49] (Unretiring) P: - Tyler Newsome [25] (NFL) - Max Duffy [27] (NFL)

[BGCOLOR=rgb(165, 0, 33)]Birmingham Blazers[/BGCOLOR]
@Charles Lee Blaze​

Spoiler: Montgomery Blazers

QB: - Colin Kaepernick [33] (NFL) - Taysom Hill [31] (NFL) - Chris Reynolds [24] (NCAA) RB: - James White [29] (NFL) - Devonta Freeman [30] (NFL) WR: - Larry Fitzgerald [37] (NFL) - Mohamed Sanu [32] (NFL) - Rasheed Bailey [28] (CFL) - Brandon Powell [26] (NFL) - Robert Foster [27] (NFL) TE: - Demetrius Harris [30] (NFL) - Trey Burton [29] (NFL) OL: - Isaiah Wilson [22] (NFL) - Rasheed Walker [22] (NCAA) - Brandon Revenberg [28] (CFL) - Philip Blake [35] (CFL) - Evan Johnson [27] (CFL) - Marcus Martin [27] (NFL) - Jimmy Morrissey [23] (NFL) DL: - Vic Beasley [28] (NFL) - Geno Atkins [32] (NFL) - Bruce Irvin [33] (NFL) - Hassan Ridgeway [27] (NFL) - Duwuane Smoot [25] (NFL) - Mike Moore [28] (CFL) - Trevon Young [25] (NFL) - Chris Smith [29] (NFL) LB: - Duke Riley [27] (NFL) - Craig Robertson [33] (NFL) - Jordan Brailford [25] (NFL) - Joe Walker [28] (NFL) CB: - Jalen Collins [28] (CFL) - Quinton Dunbar [28] (NFL) - Brandon Alexander [28] (CFL) - Greg Reid [31] (CFL) - Robert Woodson [26] (CFL) S: - JR Reed [24] (NFL) - Steven Parker [25] (NFL) K: - Jake Verity [23] (NFL) - Cody Parkey [29] (NFL) P: - Austin Rehkow [25] (NFL) - Lac Edwards [28] (NFL)

[BGCOLOR=rgb(183, 65, 14)]Boise Bighorns[/BGCOLOR]
@Kiffy Pop​

Spoiler: Boise Bighorns

QB: - Hendon Hooker [23] (NCAA) - Paxton Lynch [27] (CFL) - Nathan Rourke [23] (CFL) - Josh Freeman [33] (CFL) RB: - Leonard Fournette [26] (NFL) - Rex Burkhead [31] (NFL) - Kennedy Brooks [23] (NCAA)\ WR: - Josh Gordon [30] (NFL) - Deandre Thompkins [26] (NFL) - Chad Beebe [27] (NFL) - Tajae Sharpe [26] (NFL) TE: - Jordan Reed [31] (NFL) - Darion Clark [27] (NFL) OL: - Mike Pouncey [31] (NFL) - Bobby Hart [27] (NFL) - Quinn Bailey [26] (NFL) - Brett Boyko [29] (CFL) - Lester Cotton [25] (NFL) - Aaron Frost [23] (NCAA) DL: - Michael Barnett [23] (NFL) - Aldon Smith [31] (NFL) - Frank Herron [26] (NFL) - Vincent Taylor [27] (NFL) LB: - Josh Woods [25] (NFL) - Micah Kiser [26] (NFL) - Hardy Nickerson Jr. [27] (NFL) - Will Compton [31] (NFL) - Justin March [27] (NFL) CB: - Artie Burns [25] (NFL) - Phillip Gaines [29] (NFL) - Chris Milton [28] (NFL) - Ryan Smith [28] (NFL) - Parry Nickerson [26] (NFL) S: - Tre Boston [28] (NFL) - Delano Hill [25] (NFL) - Lamont Wade [22] (NFL) - Manny Patterson [22] (NFL) K: - Joey Slye [24] (NFL) P: - Dom Maggio [22] (NFL)

[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 0, 139)]Columbus Union[/BGCOLOR]
@Princess Beavie​

Spoiler: Columbus Union

QB: - Sam Howell [21] (NCAA) - Mitchell Trubisky [27] (NFL) - Josh Rosen [24] (NFL) RB: - AJ Rose [24] (NFL) - TJ Cole [22] (NCAA) - DJ Fester (27) [CFL] WR: - Anthony Miller [27] (NFL) - Nic Demski [27] (CFL) - Penny Hart [25] (NFL) - DJ Turner [24] (NFL) - Juwan Green [23] (NFL) TE: - Nick Muse [24] (NCAA) - Caleb Wilson [25] (NFL) - Cole Wick [27] (NFL) OL: - Ryan Sceviour [26] (CFL) - Darius Harper [24] (NFL) - Mason Cole [25] (NFL) - Zack Bailey [25] (NFL) - Zion Nelson [20] (NCAA) - Peter Godber [27] (CFL) DL: - Matt Dickerson [25] (NFL) - Mike Rose [29] (CFL) - Tim Bonner [25] (CFL) - Charbel Dabire [24] (CFL) - Fabion Foote [27] (CFL) LB: - Bryce Hager [28] (NFL) - Tyrell Adams [28] (NFL) - Isiah Irving [26] (NFL) - Aaron Lynch [28] (NFL) CB: - Brandon Williams [28] (NFL) - Holton Hill [23] (NFL) - Nick Hallett [27] (CFL) - Noah Hallett [24] (CFL) - Marcus Sayles [27] (CFL) S: - Chris Cooper [26] (NFL) - JT Hassell [25] (NFL) - Rashaan Gaulden [26] (NFL) K: - Kaare Vedvik [27] (CFL) - Roberto Aguayo [26] (NFL) P: - Ryan Winslow [26] (NFL)

[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 35, 102)]Memphis Royale[/BGCOLOR]
@Doom Slayer​

Spoiler: Memphis Royale

QB: - Blake Bortles [29] (NFL) - Desmond Ridder [22] (NCAA) RB: - Sony Michel [26] (NFL) - Brian Robinson Jr. [23] (NCAA) - Tyler Badie [22] (NCAA) WR: - Dez Bryant [32] (NFL) - Devin Funchess [27] (NFL) - Dede Westbrook [27] (NFL) - Rashard Higgins [27] (NFL) TE: - Trey McBride [21] (NCAA) - Donald Parham [24] (NFL) - Tyler Davis [24] (NFL) OL: - David DeCastro [31] (NFL) - Kelechi Osemele [31] (NFL) - Matt Skura [28] (NFL) - Blake Brandel [24] (NFL) - Braxton Jones [22] (NCAA) - Cohl Cabral [23] (NFL) - Jack Anderson [23] (NFL) DL: - Jabaal Sheard [31] (NFL) - BJ Hill [26] (NFL) - Trent Murphy [30] (NFL) - Kawann Short [32] (NFL) - Joe Jackson [24] (NFL) - Isaiah Johnson [25] (NFL) - Raequan Williams [24] (NFL) LB: - Avery Williamson [28] (NFL) - Tahir Whitehead [30] (NFL) - Ryan Anderson [26] (NFL) - Tanner Muse [24] (NFL) CB: - Nickell Robey-Coleman [29] (NFL) - Brian Poole [28] (NFL) - Daryl Worley [26] (NFL) - Cameron Sutton [26] (NFL) S: - George Iloka [30] (NFL) - Bobby Price [23] (NFL) - Will Parks [27] (NFL) K: - Randy Bullock [31] (NFL) P: - JK Scott [24] (NFL)

[BGCOLOR=rgb(215, 85, 42)]Milwaukee Robins[/BGCOLOR]
@Grim Reaper​

Spoiler: Milwaukee Robins

QB: - Marcus Mariota [27] (NFL) - Chase Brice [23] (NCAA) RB: - Kerryon Johnson [24] (NFL) - Mohamed Ibrahim [23] (NCAA) - Ka'Deem Carey [28] (CFL) WR: - Michael Gallup [25] (NFL) - KeeSean Johnson [25] (NFL) - Geronimo Allison [27] (NFL) - Breshad Perriman [28] (NFL) - Brandon Zylstra [26] (NFL) TE: - Thaddeus Moss [23] (NFL) - Shane Zylstra [24] (NFL) OL: - Forrest Lamp [27] (NFL) - Michael Couture [27] (CFL) - Nick Easton [28] (NFL) - Daniel Faalele [21] (NCAA) - Austin Reiter [30] (NFL) - Rashod Hill [29] (NFL) - Jaxon Kirkland [23] (NCAA) - Trevor Pennell [25] (NCAA) DL: - Damon Harrison [32] (NFL) - AC Leonard [29] (CFL) - Alex Okafor [30] (NFL) - Treyvon Young [27] (NFL) - Ifeadi Odenigbo [27] (NFL) - Stephen Weatherly [28] (NFL) - Ryan Kerrigan [33] (NFL) LB: - Jordan Herdman-Reed [27] (CFL) - Justin Herdman-Reed [27] (CFL) - Shaquem Griffin [26] (NFL) CB: - Eli Apple [26] (NFL) - Nate Hairston [27] (NFL) - Jason McCourty [34] (NFL) - Isaiah Oliver [25] (NFL) - Nik Needham [25] (NFL) S: - HaHa Clinton-Dix [28] (NFL) - Tashaun Gipson [31] (NFL) - Doug Middleton [27] (NFL) K: - Blake Haubeil [21] (NFL) P: - Sterling Hofrichter [24] (NFL)

[BGCOLOR=rgb(197, 32, 50)]Portland Oxen[/BGCOLOR]
@Jeffrey Dahmer​

Spoiler: Portland Oxen

QB: - Bo Levi Mitchell [31] (CFL) - Tanner Morgan [22] (NCAA) - Jacoby Brissett [28] (NFL) RB: - William Stanback [27] (CFL) - James Conner [26] (NFL) - Quay Holmes [22] (NCAA) - Mateo Durant [21] (NCAA) WR: - Christian Kirk [26] (NFL) - Jake Wieneke [27] (CFL) - Bryan Burnham [31] (CFL) - Marquise Goodwin [30] (NFL) TE: - OJ Howard [26] (NFL) - Juwan Johnson [25] (NFL) - MyCole Pruitt [29] (NFL) OL: - Germain Ifedi [27] (NFL) - Sukh Chungh [29] (CFL) - Darius Ciraco [25] (CFL) - Chad Wheeler [27] (NFL) - Hunter Steward [29] (CFL) - Will Richardson [25] (NFL) - Dan Clark [33] (CFL) DL: - Olivier Vernon [30] (NFL) - Jonathan Woodard (28) CFL - Justin Zimmer [29] (NFL) - Junior Turner [33] (CFL) - Alex Barrett [26] (NFL) LB: - Darnell Sankey [27] (CFL) - Alex Singleton [27] (NFL) - Joe Giles Harris [23] (NFL) - Randy Ramsey [26] (NFL) - Edmond Robinson [29] (NFL) CB: - TJ Lee [31] (CFL) - Vernon Hargreaves [26] (NFL) - Darqueze Dennard [29] (NFL) - Cariel Brooks [30] (CFL) - Rasul Douglas [25] (NFL) S: - Malik Hooker [25] (NFL) - Tony Jefferson [29] (NFL) K: - Sam Sloman [23] (NFL) P: - Ty Long [27] (NFL)

[BGCOLOR=rgb(128, 0, 128)]Orlando Sunshine[/BGCOLOR]
@Suplexorcist​

Spoiler: Orlando Sunshine

QB: - Jameis Winston [27] (NFL) - Lindsey Scott Jr. [23] (NCAA) - Nate Sudfeld [28] (NFL) RB: - Melvin Gordon [28] (NFL) - Latavius Murray [31] (NFL) - TJ Yeldon [28] (NFL) WR: - Julian Edelman [35] (NFL) - Danny Amendola [35] (NFL) - Isaiah Ford [25] (NFL) - Matt Cole [25] (NFL) TE: - Jared Cook [34] (NFL) - Evan Engram [27] (NFL) - Austin Fort [26] (NFL) - Jacob Breeland [25] (NFL) OL: - KC McDermott [25] (NFL) - Colby Gossett [26] (NFL) - Branden Bowen [25] (NFL) - RJ Prince [25] (NFL) - Sean Harlow [25] (NFL) - Dustin Woodard [23] (NFL) DL: - Aaron Patrick [27] (NFL) - Danny Shelton [28] (NFL) - Al Woods [34] (NFL) - Cortez Broughton [24] (NFL) LB: - Bernardick McKinney [28] (NFL) - Josh Bynes [31] (NFL) - Brandon Copeland [30] (NFL) - Tae Davis [25] (NFL) - Travin Howard [25] (NFL) - Adarius Taylor [30] (NFL) CB: - DJ Hayden [30] (NFL) - LeShaun Sims [27] (NFL) - Tony McRae [27] (NFL) - Marvell Tell [24] (NFL) - Dee Virgin [27] (NFL) S: - Kenny Vaccaro [30] (NFL) - Sean Davis [28] (NFL) - Jordan Dangerfield [30] (NFL) K: - Riley Patterson [22] (NFL) P: - Nolan Cooney [24] (NFL)

[BGCOLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]Salt Lake Legionnaires[/BGCOLOR]
@Sanguinello​

Spoiler: Salt Lake Legionnaires

QB: - Andrew Luck [32] (Unretiring) - Jake Haener [23] (NCAA) RB: - Le'veon Bell [30] (NFL) - Bishop Sankey [29] (Unretiring) - Robert Washington [21] (NCAA) WR: - Danny Gray [22] (NCAA) - Joe Reed [23] (NFL) - Kenny Lawler [27] (CFL) - Donte Moncrief [30] (NFL) TE: - Tim Tebow [34] (NFL) - James Mitchell [22] (NCAA) OL: - Mike Remmers [32] (NFL) - Drew Desjarlais [24] (CFL) - Peter Nicastro [22] (CFL) - Russell Okung [33] (NFL) - Richie Incognito [38] (NFL) - Kristian Matte [36] (CFL) - Ben Garland [32] (NFL) DL: - Kenny Willekes [23] (NFL) - Ron'Dell Carter [23] (NFL) - Tyquan Lewis [26] (NFL) - Jalyn Holmes [25] (NFL) - Shamar Stephen [30] (NFL) - Vinny Curry [33] (NFL) - Ted Laurent [33] (CFL) LB: - Hercules Mata'afa [25] (NFL) - Jesse Briggs [31] (CFL) - Frankie Luvu [25] (NFL) - Jameer Thurman [26] (CFL) CB: - Mark Gilbert [24] (NFL) - Ed Gainey [31] (CFL) - Lamar Jackson [22] (NFL) - John Reid [25] (NFL) S: - Shawn Williams [29] (NFL) - Justin Reid [24] (NFL) - Rolan Milligan [27] (CFL) - Tavon Wilson [31] (NFL) - Marcus Murphy [29] (NFL) K: - Dustin Hopkins [30] (NFL) P: - Ryan Allen [31] (NFL)

[BGCOLOR=rgb(220, 20, 60)]San Antonio [/BGCOLOR][BGCOLOR=rgb(220, 20, 60)]Banditos[/BGCOLOR]
@Chris​

Spoiler: San Antonio Banditos

QB: - Teddy Bridgewater [28] (NFL) - Sam Darnold [24] (NFL) RB: - Cordarelle Patterson [30] (NFL) - Jerick McKinnon [29] (NFL) WR: - Golden Tate [33] (NFL) - Laquon Treadwell [26] (NFL) - Lucky Whitehead [29] (CFL) - Willie Snead [29] (NFL) TE: - Ryan Griffin [31] (NFL) - Will Mallory [22] (NCAA) OL: - Mike Iupati [33] (NFL) - Spencer Pulley [27] (NFL) - Josh Wells [30] (NFL) - Brian Winters [29] (NFL) - Kent Perkins [26] (CFL) - Patrick Morris [26] (NFL) - Joe Dahl [27] (NFL) DL: - Noah Spence [27] (NFL) - Tyrone Crawford [31] (NFL) - Ezekial Ansah [31] (NFL) - Chris Okoye [24] (NFL) - Shawn Oakman [29] (CFL) - Kendal Vickers [25] (NFL) LB: - Reuben Foster [26] (NFL) - Derrick Moncrief [28] (CFL) - Patrick Onwuasor [28] (NFL) - Dylan Cole [26] (NFL) CB: - Ty Cranston [27] (CFL) - Tye Smith [27] (NFL) - Kevin Toliver [25] (NFL) - Chris Jones [25] (NFL) - Tae Hayes [23] (NFL) S: - DJ Swearinger [29] (NFL) - Sean Chandler [25] (NFL) - CJ Moore [25] (NFL) K: - Dan Bailey [33] (NFL) P: - Chris Jones [31] (NFL)

[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 0, 128)]San Diego Midway[/BGCOLOR]
@Jimmy King​

Spoiler: San Diego Midway

QB: - Vince Young [38] (Unretiring) - Tyrod Taylor [32] (NFL) RB: - Adrian Peterson [36] (NFL) - Ty Montgomery [28] (NFL) - Ty Chandler [24] (NCAA) - Roc Thomas (26) [CFL] WR: - Austin Mack [24] (NFL) - Pharoh Cooper [26] (NFL) - Phillip Dorsett [28] (NFL) - KJ Hill [24] (NFL) TE: - Josh Hill [31] (NFL) - Rashod Berry [25] (NFL) OL: - DJ Fluker [29] (NFL) - Storm Norton [27] (NFL) - JR Sweezy [31] (NFL) - Chad Slade [29] (NFL) - David Beard [28] (CFL) - Austin Reiter [29] (NFL) - Daniel Kilgore [33] (NFL) - Demar Dotson [36] (NFL) DL: - Beau Allen [29] (NFL) - Margus Hunt [33] (NFL) - Woodrow Hamilton [28] (NFL) - Treyvon Hester [28] (NFL) - Damontre Moore [28] (NFL) - Joel Heath [28] (NFL) - Maurice Hurst [26] (NFL) - Mike Love [27] (NFL) - Justus Reed [24] (NFL) LB: - Barkevious Mingo [30] (NFL) - Pernell McPhee [32] (NFL) - Julian Stanford [31] (NFL) CB: - Richard Sherman [33] (NFL) - Quenton Meeks [24] (NFL) - Neiko Thorpe [31] (NFL) - Tunde Adeleke [26] (CFL) - Kevon Seymour [27] (NFL) S: - Michael Thomas [30] (NFL) - Kevon Frazier [27] (NFL) K: - Michael Badgley [25] (NFL) P: - Britton Colquitt [35] (NFL)

[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 0, 205)]St. Louis Grapplers[/BGCOLOR]
@Jobber Doink​

Spoiler: St. Louis Grapplers

QB: - Cam Newton [32] (NFL) - Kenny Pickett [23] (NCAA) - Devlin Hodges [25] (CFL) RB: - Marlon Mack [25] (NFL) - James Wilder Jr. [29] (CFL) - D'vonte Price [23] (NCAA) WR: - Geno Lewis [28] (CFL) - Jack Sorenson [24] (NCAA) - Alshon Jeffery [31] (NFL) - Markeith Ambles [29] (CFL) TE: - David Njoku [25] (NFL) - Isaiah Likely [23] (NCAA) - Jordan Leggett [26] (NFL) OL: - Riley Reiff [33] (NFL) - Sean McEwen [28] (CFL) - Evan Neal [21] (NCAA) - Asotui Eli [25] (CFL) - Logan Ferland [24] (CFL) - James Hurst [29] (NFL) - Keith Ismael [22] (NFL) DL: - Justin Houston [32] (NFL) - Steven Richardson [25] (CFL) - Jaleel Johnson [26] (NFL) - Kwaku Boateng [26] (CFL) - Thiadric Hansen [28] (CFL) - Kevin Francis [28] (CFL) LB: - Harold Landry [25] (NFL) - Jordan Williams [26] (CFL) - Darius Harris [25] (NFL) - Adam Konar [28] (CFL) CB: - Nick Marshall [29] (CFL) - Emmanuel Moseley [24] (NFL) - Adarius Pickett [25] (CFL) - Alden Darby [29] (CFL) - Justin Howell [27] (CFL) S: - DJ Reed [25] (NFL) - Jayron Kearse [27] (NFL) - Luther Kirk [24] (NFL) K: - Zane Gonzalez [25] (NFL) P: - Corliss Waitman [25] (NFL)

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Team Profiles

[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 100, 0)]Albuquerque Vipers[/BGCOLOR]
@Loochferatu
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The Albuquerque Vipers, also nicknamed the ABQ Vipers, was founded by German automobile magnate Wayne Looch as part of the AFA's founding. Looch had immigrated to the United States as a child during the 1970s to escape the influence of the Soviet Union. He later set up Looch Automobile and has been a part of the American automobile industry since 1982. Wayne chose the New Mexico area as a place to start a football team, citing that the area needed representation on a national stage, with its fellow states Arizona and Texas having many major sports teams. It is also where Looch's industry is headquartered. The "Vipers" name originates from the desert atmosphere and the presence of rattlesnakes and other vipers within the New Mexico area. It represents a quick, dangerous opponent that one must never take lightly.​

[BGCOLOR=rgb(165, 0, 33)]Birmingham Blazers[/BGCOLOR]
@Charles Lee Blaze
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Brandon Blaze was a lifelong fan of Atlanta sports as well as NASCAR. Blaze was born in Savannah, Georgia, in 1969, during a tumultuous time. In 1999, Blaze started his own NASCAR racing organization, known as "Blaze Racing", and became a popular fixture in the new era of NASCAR. With millions of dollars in his pocket, and seeking to expand his portfolio, he formed the "Birmingham Blazers" as the AFA was starting up. Blaze decided on Birmingham, Alabama as a way to garner fans from both Georgia and Mississippi The "Blazers" name represents an eternal fire living on in the United States, a fire that refuses to die regardless of the conditions. Though named after Brandon Blaze, the owner, it doesn't mean it is not an apt name for the Alabama-based team.​

[BGCOLOR=rgb(183, 65, 14)]Boise Bighorns[/BGCOLOR]
@Kiffy Pop
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Donald Kif, beer magnate and die-hard sports fan, was born in Boise in 1970 and lived there all his life. When he opened his brewing company, his recipe for "Boise Brand Starch Beer" became an instant sensation and has been a popular fixture in America since the 1990s. When the AFA was in the works of being founded, Donald Kif helped found the Boise Bighorns. This team is reasoned to have representation in the Rocky Mountain region, to complement the other teams in the Northwest Division. The name of the "Bighorns" comes from the Bighorn Sheep that are located throughout the Rocky Mountain regions of the United States and Canada. It represents a tough, hardened will to fight and an ability to push past any obstacles.​

[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 0, 139)]Columbus Union[/BGCOLOR]
@Princess Beavie
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The Columbus Union was formed following the founding of the American Football Association and is owned and operated by Mary Beavie of Beavie Incorporated. The company was founded in 1992 as a healthcare provider, famous for its policies and goodwill throughout the entirety of the United States. The company, which is located in Columbus, Ohio, made perfect sense for a football team, as it is a perfect central location between Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh, three other major football locales. The "Union" name derives from the name the United States of America adopted during the American Civil War, against the Confederate States of America. It represents the strength to stand up and fight with all one has for the sake of victory.​

[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 35, 102)]Memphis Royale[/BGCOLOR]
@Doom Slayer
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The Memphis Royale was among the easiest choices for the American Football League, as far as cities go. One of the principal founders, John S. Doom, was a wealthy real estate magnate from the Memphis area, and sought for years to garner a football team. When the NFL moved the Houston Oilers to Memphis for a short-term stay, Doom attempted to co-opt ownership and buy the team outright to keep them in Memphis. When it didn't work, Doom tried with the XFL. For several years afterward, John Doom stayed quiet, until the AFA was forming. Seeing this as his opportunity to finally have a football team in Memphis, he joined and formed the Royale. The Memphis Royale name is a play-on-words based on two very famous "Kings" of Memphis: musician Elvis Presley, and professional wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler. It represents Memphis as the birthplace of royalty and kings, both in ancient times and in modern. It is here that kings are made, but they have to earn it through victory.​

[BGCOLOR=rgb(215, 85, 42)]Milwaukee Robins[/BGCOLOR]
@Grim Reaper
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The Milwaukee Robins was formed by Scott Anderson, the owner and CEO of the video game company known as "Fog Incorporated". Born in Minnesota in 1984, he started out as an employee of Microsoft and later EA, but went independent and formed Fog in 2005. In 2010, he founded "Lever", a video game distribution service that made him millions of dollars. When the American Football Association was forming, Anderson chose Milwaukee as the site for a new football team, intending to garner fans from not only Minnesota, but Green Bay, Detroit, and Chicago as well. The "Robins" is named after Wisconsin's state bird, the Robin. It represents an ability to fly past opponents to victory, through rain or sleet or snow.​

[BGCOLOR=rgb(197, 32, 50)]Portland Oxen[/BGCOLOR]
@Jeffrey Dahmer
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The Portland Oxen were formed during the opening of the AFA by Canadian Manufacturing giant Jean-Francois Driver. Having formed "Driver Manufacturing Incorporated" in 1987, his company grew and expanded larger through time, expanding into the US, particularly the forested areas of Washington and Oregon. Driver himself chose Portland to bring together fans from Washington and Northern California, but also to bring goodwill to the local region for his company. The "Oxen" name is based on the pioneers and settlers of the Oregon Trail, who went through hard times and extreme obstacles to settle in a new land. It is for this reason that the Oxen are strong, and never will give up, even in the face of adversity.​

[BGCOLOR=rgb(128, 0, 128)]Orlando Sunshine[/BGCOLOR]
@Suplexorcist
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Brandon Strong was born in 1975 on the sunny shores of Orlando, Florida. Having come from a wealthy family himself, Brandon from an early age was the heir to the Strong Mining Corporation. Using his funds to fund public works in the Florida area. As the AFA was forming, Brandon Strong utilized his funds to create a team in the Orlando area. With a team in Central Florida, it allows for fans from Miami, Tampa Bay, and Jacksonville to travel a short distance to see the Sunshine play. The "Sunshine" name is in regards to Florida's nickname as the Sunshine state, as well as Orlando being a major city for tourism within the US. The Sunshine remains bright and strong against any competition that comes its way and never dampens.​

[BGCOLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]Salt Lake Legionnaires[/BGCOLOR]
@Sanguinello
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The Salt Lake Legionnaires were founded alongside the AFA's formulation, and are owned and operated by Katie Sanguinello, a private businesswoman known for her brand of retail stores. Sanguinello was born in 1971 and started her retail brand in 1997. She chose Salt Lake City, Utah since it was her home base for her retail stores, and Salt Lake was also seeking a professional sports team of any kind. The "Legionnaires" name represents its legion of fans, who ready themselves for battle and prepare for war each and every week of the season.​

[BGCOLOR=rgb(220, 20, 60)]San Antonio [/BGCOLOR][BGCOLOR=rgb(220, 20, 60)]Banditos[/BGCOLOR]
@Chris
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The San Antonio Banditos were formed by local Real Estate mogul Christopher Cunningham. Cunningham, born in 1974, was a San Antonio native all his life, and utilizing traditional business strategies to build his empire, felt that San Antonio deserved a sports franchise. When the NFL snubbed the city, Cunningham bid his time. With the AFA, Christopher finally saw his chance to form a sports team for the city. The "Banditos" name is a callback to the mythical Wild West, where gunslingers, sherriffs, and bandits collided in a wild time. It is also in honoring the Hispanic heritage of the city of San Antonio itself.​

[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 0, 128)]San Diego Midway[/BGCOLOR]
@Jimmy King
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Jimmy King founded the San Diego Midway during the foundation of the American Football League; King was a lifelong Chargers fan. When the team moved to Los Angeles, King felt the city was robbed of a great franchise. With his connections and thanks in part to Jimmy King Enterprises, he created a new team for the league. The name of "Midway" is in honor of the USS Midway, harbored in San Diego. It is a representation of the indomitable spirit of San Diego, and furthermore, America itself.​

[BGCOLOR=rgb(0, 0, 205)]St. Louis Grapplers[/BGCOLOR]
@Jobber Doink
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James Doink founded the Grapplers upon the founding of the AFA. Doink was born in 1978 in St. Louis, Missouri. Having become the founder and President of Doink Accounting, a major firm within the United States. When the St. Louis Rams left the city for LA, Doink hoped to form a new franchise for the city. With the AFA, James finally found his chance. The "Grapplers" name is originated from both the long history of professional wrestling within the city of St. Louis, alongside the Cauliflower Alley Club. It is representative of the team outclassing opponents in a fight, and able to come back from anything thrown their way.​

 

[Bobby Barrows]

The next step is for everyone who is part of the project, if they want to, please PM me 3 of your top choices for head coach.

 

[Doom]

I love the backstory and the origins of the team names Grim.

Good stuff!

 

[Chris]

The next step is for everyone who is part of the project, if they want to, please PM me 3 of your top choices for head coach.

Would it be possible for you to whip up a lost of some of the available ones? Just some of the bigger names, not everyone of course. I just don't wanna forget someone lol

 

[Bobby Barrows]

Would it be possible for you to whip up a lost of some of the available ones? Just some of the bigger names, not everyone of course. I just don't wanna forget someone lol

Basically, you can do any college coach, NFL Assistant Coach, or a Special Teams Coach within the NFL, or any not currently working (see Brad Childress for example). No current head coaches or coordinators.

 

[Rosie]

Love the backstories. Fitting how the Canadian is known as a Health Care provider BECAUSE Y'ALL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM SUCKS!

Also Beavie Incorporated has also been dabbling in cruelty-free cosmetics, and Mary Beavie is also looking to invest in her own fashion lines, one for everyday wear and the other for athletics. She's a very busy woman.

 

[Jobber Doink]

Love the backstories!

James Doink is gonna do St Louis Proud!

 

[Doom]

Basically, you can do any college coach, NFL Assistant Coach, or a Special Teams Coach within the NFL, or any not currently working (see Brad Childress for example). No current head coaches or coordinators.

That makes a lot of sense, because I was a bit confused.

 

[Canadian Dragon]

Basically, you can do any college coach, NFL Assistant Coach, or a Special Teams Coach within the NFL, or any not currently working (see Brad Childress for example). No current head coaches or coordinators.

what about cfl coaches?

 

[Bobby Barrows]

what about cfl coaches?

They are also available if you wish.

 

[Rosie]

(fun fact, someone from my High school plays in the CFL)