2019 AAF Season
Originally written by Desmond Hobson
The Alliance of American Football was one of two planned "off-season" pro football leagues to be established in the near future. (The new XFL, to launch in 2020, is the other.)
Originally in 2018, the AAF struck a TV deal with CBS Sports, with CBS airing two games in the opening week and CBS Sports Network having a game of the week on Sunday. Then in January 2019, additional deals were cut with Turner Sports (one regular-season and one playoff game on TNT, others streamed on B/R Live with local station availability; Saturday afternoons except for first and last weeks) and with NFL Network (Saturday and Sunday nights).
National Television
Saturday 2/9
Atlanta @ Orlando, 8:30, CBS - Andrew Catalon, Gary Danielson, Melanie Collins
San Diego @ San Antonio, 8:30, CBS - Spero Dedes, Trent Green, Tiki Barber, Jamie Erdahl
Sunday 2/10
Memphis @ Birmingham, 4:00, CBS SN - Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen
Salt Lake @ Arizona, 8:00, NFLN - Dan Hellie, Maurice Jones-Drew, Marvin Lewis
Saturday 2/16
Salt Lake @ Birmingham, 2:00, TNT - Brian Anderson, Maurice Jones-Drew, Marvin Lewis
Arizona @ Memphis, 8:00, NFLN - Dan Hellie, Brian Billick, Mike Smith, Jenny Dell
Sunday 2/17
Orlando @ San Antonio, 4:00, CBS SN - Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen
Atlanta @ San Diego, 8:00, NFLN/KSWB - Andrew Siciliano, Maurice Jones-Drew, Marvin Lewis
Saturday 2/23
Arizona @ Salt Lake, 3:00, BR/L - Mark Malone, Maurice Jones-Drew, Shaun O'Hara
Memphis @ Orlando, 8:00, NFLN - Andrew Siciliano, Steve Mariucci, Jason Fischer
Sunday 2/24
Birmingham @ Atlanta, 4:00, CBS SN - Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen
San Antonio @ San Diego, 8:00, NFLN - Dan Hellie, Marvin Lewis, Maurice Jones-Drew
Saturday 3/2
San Diego @ Memphis, 4:00, BR/L - Mark Malone, James Jones
Orlando @ Salt Lake, 8:00, NFLN - Dan Hellie, Shaun O'Hara, Jason Fisher
Sunday 3/3
San Antonio @ Birmingham, 4:00, CBS SN - Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen
Atlanta @ Arizona, 8:00, NFLN - Andrew Siciliano, Marvin Lewis, Shaun O'Hara
Saturday 3/9
Orlando @ Birmingham, 2:00, TNT - Mark Malone, Shaun O'Hara, Marvin Lewis
Originally scheduled for BR/L
Salt Lake @ San Diego, 8:00, NFLN - Dan Hellie, Steve Mariucci, Jason Fisher
Sunday 3/10
Memphis @ Atlanta, 4:00, CBS SN - Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen
San Antonio @ Arizona, 8:00, NFLN - Matt "Money" Smith, Marvin Lewis
Saturday 3/16
Memphis @ Salt Lake, 4:00, BR/L - Mark Malone, Marvin Lewis, Maurice Jones-Drew
Arizona @ Orlando, 8:00, NFLN - Dan Hellie, Shaun O'Hara, Jason Fisher
Sunday 3/17
San Antonio @ Atlanta, 4:00, CBS SN - Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen
Birmingham @ San Diego, 8:00, NFLN - Matt "Money" Smith, Marvin Lewis, Maurice Jones-Drew
Saturday 3/23
Orlando @ Atlanta, 3:00, TNT - Mark Malone, Marvin Lewis
Originally scheduled for BR/L
Salt Lake @ San Antonio, 8:00, NFLN - Dan Hellie, Steve Mariucci, Jason Fisher
Sunday 3/24
San Diego @ Arizona, 4:00, CBS SN - Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, Melanie Collins
Birmingham @ Memphis, 8:00, NFLN - Matt "Money" Smith, Marvin Lewis
Saturday 3/30
Orlando @ Memphis, 2:00, TNT - Dan Hellie, Brock Huard
Originally scheduled for BR/L
San Diego @ Salt Lake, 8:00, NFLN - Matt "Money" Smith, Marvin Lewis, Jason Fisher
Sunday 3/31
Atlanta @ Birmingham, 4:00, CBS SN - Rich Waltz, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen
Arizona @ San Antonio, 8:00, NFLN - Matt "Money" Smith, Marvin Lewis
The following games were canceled when the AAF suspended operations on Apr. 2, 2019.
Saturday 4/6
Memphis @ San Antonio, 12:00, CBS - Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen
Originally scheduled for BR/L
San Diego @ Orlando, 8:00, NFLN - Andrew Siciliano, Marvin Lewis
Sunday 4/7
Salt Lake @ Atlanta, 4:00, BR/L - Mark Malone, Terrell Davis
Originally scheduled for CBS SN
Birmingham @ Arizona, 8:00, NFLN - Dan Hellie, Marvin Lewis, Jason Fisher
Friday 4/12
San Antonio @ Salt Lake, 8:00, BR/L - Mark Malone, others TBD
Saturday 4/13
Atlanta @ Memphis, 8:00, NFLN
Sunday 4/14
Birmingham @ Orlando, 3:30, CBS SN - Ben Holden, Adam Archuleta, John Schriffen
Arizona @ San Diego, 8:00, NFLN
Semifinals
Sunday 4/21
Birmingham @ Orlando, 12:00, CBS
Game TBD, 3:00, TNT
Championship
Saturday 4/27
Semifinal winners (Frisco, TX), 8:00, CBS
Game moved from Las Vegas
Local Radio Crews
Originally complied by bigddan11
For those who are interested, here's what we know on the radio front.
Orlando- Real Radio 104.1 FM (iHeart Radio)
Jamie Seh, Rene Ingoglia, Jerry O'Neill
Memphis- KWNW 101.9 FM (iHeart Radio)
Greg Gaston, Russell S. Copeland Sr.
San Antonio- ESPN San Antonio (iHeart Radio)
Jason Minnix, Stephen M. Foster
Arizona- NBC Sports 1060 (on TuneIn as NBC Sports Radio 1060 AM)
Jeff Munn, Dale Hellestrae
Atlanta- Atlanta Sports X (on TuneIn as Sports X)
Mark Zinno, Hutson Mason, Brandon Joseph
San Diego- XTRA 1360 (iHeart Radio)
Jon Schaeffer, Rich Ohrnberger
Birmingham- 960 AM WERC (iHeart Radio)
Thom Abraham, Mike Johnson
Salt Lake- ESPN 700 (can be moved to ESPN 960, Rewind 100.7, or 101.5 The Eagle when there's conflicts with Utah or Real Salt Lake- on TuneIn as ESPN 700 or KALL)
Dave Fox, Frank Dolce, Steve Tate