The Alliance of American Football abruptly folded on Tuesday, with owner Tom Dundon deciding to completely shut down operations in the middle of the day. In the middle of team practices. Without informing most of his employees or players.
Perception inside the AAF is that Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon bought a majority stake in the league simply for the gambling app being developed.Source: "Dundon got the technology he wanted and he's now minus one rather large headache."
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 2, 2019
It was a callous decision that looks even more cold-hearted after reports claimed that Dundon only invested in the league to acquire gambling and video technology the league was developing, without any real good-faith intentions to keep the league running. Dundon just a couple of weeks ago convinced co-founders Bill Polian and Charlie Ebersol that he was ready to invest $250 million into the league. Apparently he was only interested in bamboozling the two men behind the league.
Source says AAF teams making players pay for their own flights home. What a clown show this was.
— Robert Klemko (@RobertKlemko) April 2, 2019Dundon's actions looked even worse when reports came out that he was unwilling to pay employees for their work, and then refused to even fly his players home after folding the league.
Watch my video commentary on Dundon's absurd actions, and the demise of the AAF, below or by clicking here.
