Players are out of work as the Alliance of American Football League announced they have suspended operations on Tuesday. That includes former Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Legends quarterback Aaron Murray, who called the announcement "shocking."
"Once we got to Week 8, we felt like we're at least going to finish the season off," Murray said, noting that people on the business side were wanting to correct some things to make the league run smoother and cost effective.
"I thought overall the product was really good. Obviously, there's going to be bumps; it's year one. We just couldn't survive it unfortunately."
So, did the players find out the league was ending from their coach or in an email? Nope. They found out on social media.
"We knew kind of from a previous article on Monday that Tuesday's the deadline, Tuesday's D-Day, and we're going to see what happens," Murray said. "Just pulled up Twitter right away--and my friend's an ESPN reporter--tweeted something out, and that's kind of how we found out. So we kind of knew before even the coaches knew."
If you’re an AAF player and the league does dissolve. The last check you got will be the last one that you get. No lawsuit or anything else will get you your bread. Save your money and keep your head up. It’s the only choice at this point unless something drastic happens.
— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2)
April 2, 2019 Source says AAF teams making players pay for their own flights home. What a clown show this was.
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko)
April 2, 2019
