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2021 Offseason Recap: Mainstream Publicity for Alliance

Updated: May 9, 2021

Alliance Offseason Moving up to ESPN

CFL Cancels 2021 Season

September 3, 2021

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - The CFL, earlier this morning announced that they have cancelled their 2021 season. CFL Commissioner Randy Ambrosie stated that the league would continue negotiations with both the AAF and NFL Europa about a possible merger. The CFL plans to hold a vote amongst owners about the future of the league in mid-January.


Alliance League Enters Free Agency

October 1, 2021

Dallas, TX - Andrew Luck announced this morning that he was ending his football retirement and he wanted to come play in his father's football league, the AAF! Luck said he would be signing with the Dallas Renegades because he wanted to play for Bob Stoops.


The Dallas Renegades wasn't the only team bringing in talent, a lot of the Alliance teams had holes to fill on their roster and this is the updated list on the free agent moves each team made prior to them entering training camp next month.


- Dallas Renegades signed QB Andrew Luck, WRs DaMarkus Lodge and Kenny Stills

- San Antonio Commanders signed QB Robert Griffin III, DL Bronson Kaufusi and LB Malik Jefferson

- Birmingham Iron signed QBs AJ McCarron and Mike Glennon, RB TJ Yeldon, OL Jaylan Ware and Dieugot Joseph and LB Ejuan Price

- Philadelphia Soul signed QB DeShone Kizer, RB Alex Collins, OL Dorian Johnson, DL Hassan Ridgeway, LBs Hardy Nickerson Jr. and Kareem Martin

- Los Angeles Wildcats signed QBs Josh Rosen and Cody Kessler, RB Jerrick McKinnon, OL Kofi Amichia, DL Takkarist McKinley and K Roberto Aguayo

- Tampa Bay Storm signed QB Jameis Winston, RB Devonta Freeman, DL Aaron Lynch and LB Darron Lee

- Washington Valor signed QB Blake Bortles, RB Devontae Booker and DB Logan Ryan

- Baltimore Brigade signed RBs Derrius Guice and Buck Allen, WR Josh Doctson, OL Tom Compton and LB Markus Golden

- Orlando Apollos signed RB De'Veon Smith, TE Jordan Leggett and LB Jeff Holland

- Chicago Alphas signed RB Ameer Abdullah, WRs Cordarrelle Patterson and Cody Latimer, OL Marquez Tucker, LB Jachai Polite, DBs Desmond Trufant and Tony Jefferson

- Atlanta Defenders signed RB Todd Gurley, OL Isaiah Wilson, LBs Dadi Nicholas and Cassanova McKinzy

- Miami Blues signed WR Lawrence Cager

- San Diego Fleet signed RB Bryce Love, WR Marquis Lee, OL RJ Prince, LB Mychal Kendricks and James Vaughters

- Houston Roughnecks signed RB Alfred Blue and DL Nazair Jones

- Mexico City Vipers signed QB Steven Montez, WR Antonio Callaway, DL Adolphus Washington, LBs Zach Vigil and Chris Worley, DBs Matt Elam and Shamarko Thomas,

- Las Vegas Conquerors signed WR Braxton Miller, DL Hau'oli Kikaha and Vincent Valentine, DB Damarious Randall

- New York Guardians signed WR LaQuan Treadwell, LB Deone Buchanon, DBs Montae Nicholson and Eli Apple

- St. Louis Stallions signed DL Carl Davis and Nate Orchard and DB Trumaine Johnson

- Memphis Express signed QB Matt Barkley, WRs Roger Lewis and Carlos Henderson and K Nick Novak


Alliance Canada Add Their First Players

November 1, 2021

Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Commissioner Oliver Luck announced that the AAF has concluded their expansion draft and that the rosters for the Montreal Monarchs and Toronto Jousters are nearly finished.


Montreal Monarchs : QBs Jeremiah Masoli, Aaron Murray and Vernon Adams, RBs Chuba Hubbard, CJ Anderson, Tyrell Sutton and James Wilder Jr., WRs Malachi Jones, Eli Rogers, Nelson Spruce, Jake Wieneke, Shelton Gibson and Naaman Roosevelt, TEs Eli Wolf, Hale Hentges and Lance Kendricks, OL Jason Lauzon-Seguin, Javarious Leamon, Travis Bruffy, William Sweet, Cole Madison, Jamil Demby, Aviante Collins and Blake Hance, DL Datone Jones, Daeshon Hall, Anthony Rush, Chauncey Rivers, Cedrick Lattimore, Shareef Miller and Almondo Sewell, LBs Kentrell Brothers, Chris Covington, Kyle Emanuel, Jordan Fehr, Breeland Speaks, and Henoc Muamba, DBs Greg Reid, TJ Green, Jordan Miller, Saquan Hampton, Nate Hairston, Marqui Christian, Jalen Davis and Lavert Hill, K Sam Sloman, P Corliss Waitman and LS Taybor Pepper


Toronto Jousters : QBs Blaine Gabbert, Kelly Bryant and McLeod Bethel-Thompson, RBs Karlos Williams, Kenneth Dixon and Bishop Sankey, WRs Keyarris Garrett, Eric Rogers, Kendall Wright, Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi, Josh Malone, Khalil Tate and DeAndre Thompokins, TEs Isaac Nauta, Ian Bunting and Nick O'Leary, OL Shane Richards, Corey Levin, O'Shea Dugas, Lester Cotton, Timon Parris, Prince Tega Wanogho, Rick Leonard and Clay Cordasco, DL Kony Ealy, Shawn Oakman, Charleston Hughes, Nasir Player, Kevin Wilkins and Dewayne Hendrix, LBs Bear Woods, Marquel Lee, Ben Gedeon, Jake Ryan, Christian Kirksey and Odell Willis, DBs Tarvarus McFadden, Malik Gant, Roderic Teamer, Kevin Toliver, Dee Virgin, Tae Hayes, Blake Countess and James Sample, K Boris Bede, P Matt Wile and LS Austin Cutting

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