WWE boss Vince McMahon is planning to re-launch the XFL in 2020, but he’ll have some serious competition in his bid to become the nation’s top competitor to the NFL. Charlie Ebersol, who directed a documentary on the XFL last year, has founded the Alliance of American Football, a league that will debut on Feb. 9, 2019. 
Unlike the XFL, Ebersol’s league already has a television deal in place. The league’s first game and championship games will air on CBS, while the CBS Sports Network will carry one game per week. Other games will be available via the AAF’s app.
The league, which will host its first game one week after Super Bowl LIII, will have a 10-week season and 50-man rosters. The players will be cast from the NFL’s scraps, meaning that it can be a way for those on the fringes of the league to showcase themselves for 90-man roster spots in the NFL.
Former NFL GM Bill Polian and Steelers safety Troy Polamalu are involved in the operations side while former NFL players Hines Ward and Justin Tuck will serve as advisors. Charlie’s father, famed television producer and former XFL partner Dick Ebersol will also serve on the advisory board.
Many football leagues have come and gone over the years, but the younger Ebersol says that he is taking a long-term approach.
“I think where businesses like this fail is that they expect to have ludicrous and unrealistic ticket and media deal projections in Year 1,” Ebersol said. “Our investors here understand that it’s a seven- to 10-year plan.”
Sure, because who doesn’t want to watch second rate players….
Says a Browns fan 😉
LOL!!!!
That gives somewhere for the Raiders to go.
This, along with the XFL, will fail miserably. There is already enough football shoved down our throats in fall. I need a break after the SB.
Yup. Exactly.
Yeah, I agree. Used to be that I was sad when the season was over. Now…it’s become a grind.
I give this a better chance than the NFL. That would be almost no chance as opposed to absolutely no chance. Of course, trotting both of these out at the same time makes them both even less likely to succeed.
You gotta thing Manziel or Kaepernick will show up in this league or the XFL.
he hate me
Not one future failure league but 2. Brilliant.
I hope this and the XFL give the NFL some headaches.
Mcmahon should forget the xfl if this league is successful
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I think a league like this could have some appeal if it was a restoration of NFL teams that became defunct. Canton Bulldogs, Portsmouth Spartans, Frankford Yellow Jackets and others contributed to the growth of the NFL during it’s formative years so it would be nice to acknowledge that by re-instating them in a new league.