Charlie Ebersol, son of former NBC executive and XFL co-founder Dick Ebersol, was inspired to create the AAF in late 2016 after producing the documentary This Was the XFL for See more

Ebersol deliberately avoided making radical changes to the rules of the game so as to make it recognizable to the U.S. public. He stated that he used the average length of a feature film, slightly over two hours, as the basis for a typical fan's attention span See more

Executives
• Charlie Ebersol, co-founder and CEO
• Bill Polian, co-founder and Head of Football
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Critics
The AAF received mixed to positive reviews opening night. Profootballtalk.com, in a mostly positive … See more

The Alliance operated as a single entity, with all teams owned and operated by the league, under the name Legendary Field Exhibitions LLC. Some of the investors in the AAF included Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, The Chernin Group (which owns Barstool Sports See more

As part of its formation, the AAF announced broadcast deals with CBS Sports; opening day (consisting of two regionally-televised games) was scheduled for CBS, as well as a playoff semifinal and the championship game. The telecasts made … See more

The following lists notable AAF players:
• Daniel Brunskill (offensive lineman)
• Nick Folk (kicker)
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