GDAWG Posted November 27, 2018 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 ROUND 1 Protect: San Diego Fleet protects: Josh Johnson Atlanta Legends protects: Aaron Murray Memphis Express protects: Troy Cook San Antonio Commanders protects: Dustin Vaughan Birmingham Iron, Arizona Hotshots, Orlando Apollos, and Salt Lake Stallions elected to pick. Pick: Birmingham Iron picks: Luis Perez Arizona Hotshots picks: Trevor Knight Orlando Apollos picks: Garrett Gilbert Salt Lake Stallions picks: Josh Woodrum ROUND 2: San Diego Fleet picks: Mike Bercovici Birmingham Iron picks: Blake Sims Arizona Hotshots picks: John Wolford Orlando Apollos picks: Stephen Morris Atlanta Legends picks: Matt Simms Salt Lake Stallions picks: B.J. Daniels Memphis Express picks: Christian Hackenberg San Antonio Commanders picks: Marquise Williams ROUND 3: San Antonio Commanders picks: Logan Woodside Memphis Express picks: Brandon Silvers Salt Lake Stallions picks: Austin Allen Atlanta Legends picks: Peter Pujals Orlando Apollos picks: Austin Appleby Arizona Hotshots picks: Quinn McQueary Birmingham Iron picks: Scott Tolzien San Diego Fleet picks: Philip Nelson ROUND 4: San Antonio Commanders picks: Dalton Sturm Memphis Express picks: Zach Mettenberger Salt Lake Stallions picks: Matt Linehan Atlanta Legends picks: Justin Holman Orlando Apollos picks: Kevin Anderson Arizona Hotshots picks: Jack Heneghan Birmingham Iron picks: Alek Torgersen San Diego Fleet picks: Alex Ross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Since Josh Johnson wore the uniform of 8 different NFL teams, will he sooner or later be wearing the uniforms of all 8 AAF teams? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 15 hours ago, GDAWG said: "Designed by Riddell"??? Are they just talking about literally the helmet design (moulding, vent holes, facemasks, etc) or the graphics? Wouldn't the graphics be done by the designer that did the uniforms? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 3 hours ago, BringBackTheVet said: "Designed by Riddell"??? Are they just talking about literally the helmet design (moulding, vent holes, facemasks, etc) or the graphics? Wouldn't the graphics be done by the designer that did the uniforms? Riddell may have given some input on ideas of how to present the teams on the helmets as well, similar to how Nike or adidas will put out striping and number ideas for their uniforms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Arizona has a local broadcaster. https://mobile.twitter.com/aafhotshots/status/1067805616490536960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Looks like Josh Johnson will get his NFL veteran's minimum salary for the next four weeks, about $250K. Washington is signing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 But he was the top draft pick - how's that work? Does San Diego just get totally hosed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDAWG Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 26 minutes ago, dfwabel said: Looks like Josh Johnson will get his NFL veteran's minimum salary for the next four weeks, about $250K. Washington is signing him. He's the Mike Morgan of the NFL, collecting all of these jerseys at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 49 minutes ago, BringBackTheVet said: But he was the top draft pick - how's that work? Does San Diego just get totally hosed? Basically. Every AAF contract has out clause for the player if he is able to sign a NFL contract. In this case, Johnson could theoretically finish this NFL season and still play for the AAF. Right now, Washington is still in the Wild Card hunt. All AAF teams start camp in San Antonio on January 4. Again, these four weeks will make him more money than 2+ seasons in the AAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 33 minutes ago, dfwabel said: Basically. Every AAF contract has out clause for the player if he is able to sign a NFL contract. In this case, Johnson could theoretically finish this NFL season and still play for the AAF. Right now, Washington is still in the Wild Card hunt. All AAF teams start camp in San Antonio on January 4. Again, these four weeks will make him more money than 2+ seasons in the AAF. He’ll be back. He’s just a warm body on a 4 week contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycast Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Regarding Josh Johnson getting signed by the Redskins, it's a desperation move made out of necessity by Washington as Jay Gruden is familiar with Johnson from their days with the Bucs. He's a stop gap there to finish out the season. He'll be back wearing a San Diego uniform and playing in the AAF come February. And honestly, I think it'll be fine on the AAF's part. I think it'll be very rare for a player to get signed by a NFL club in the middle of the AAF season. Even for those AAF players that get signed by the NFL most will simply be camp bodies or have short term NFL employment. There likely will be a few diamonds in the rough that hit it big, but I reckon that will be the exception and not the rule. However these dudes can make a good living in the AAF with a solid salary, just like in the CFL, and continue to do what they love to do, which is play football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, Skycast said: However these dudes can make a good living in the AAF with a solid salary, just like in the CFL, and continue to do what they love to do, which is play football. $80K a year is "solid" if you live in Memphis, Birmingham and even Orlando for a family of three or four. San Diego...not so much. Edited December 5, 2018 by dfwabel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycast Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 20 hours ago, dfwabel said: $80K a year is "solid" if you live in Memphis, Birmingham and even Orlando for a family of three or four. San Diego...not so much. Don't forget that the AAF is paying housing/lodging for the players and their families during the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Skycast said: Don't forget that the AAF is paying housing/lodging for the players and their families during the season. Are they? They'll get education stipends for making the roster, but housing? Got a source? Every salary story I read has zero mention of housing during the season, just health insurance and "incentives". That's going break them even sooner. Players are getting travel reimbursement, per diem, lodging and meals for the central training camp in San Antonio. Speaking of San Antonio, folks seem to be buying holiday gifts other than tickets, they're now selling seats to the first two home games (Weeks 1&2) for $30. Edited December 6, 2018 by dfwabel spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skycast Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 5 hours ago, dfwabel said: Are they? They'll get education stipends for making the roster, but housing? Got a source? Charlie Ebersol said it in a video I saw, if memory serves me correctly it at the beginning of the Quarterback Live Draft coverage. I'm trying to find it online but am striking out so far...I remember because it surprised me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted December 6, 2018 Share Posted December 6, 2018 (edited) 55 minutes ago, Skycast said: Charlie Ebersol said it in a video I saw, if memory serves me correctly it at the beginning of the Quarterback Live Draft coverage. I'm trying to find it online but am striking out so far...I remember because it surprised me. I stand corrected. Troy Polamalu stated it here and basically put them on their own death bed. The bleeding begins in full on January 4, when the players turn in receipts for travel reimbursement. Edited December 6, 2018 by dfwabel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bosrs1 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 hour ago, dfwabel said: I stand corrected. Troy Polamalu stated it here and basically put them on their own death bed. The bleeding begins in full on January 4, when the players turn in receipts for travel reimbursement. We'll see. All depends on the deal they cut with CBS and the reception they get in their home markets. But I give them better odds than the other two upstarts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJWalker45 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 hour ago, dfwabel said: I stand corrected. Troy Polamalu stated it here and basically put them on their own death bed. The bleeding begins in full on January 4, when the players turn in receipts for travel reimbursement. Housing and healthcare would be the most significant options. Soneone mentioned cost of living. $80,000 in San Antonio with no rent means these guys can take care of a lot of there personal costs. I'd wonder what that housing looks like though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 hour ago, bosrs1 said: We'll see. All depends on the deal they cut with CBS and the reception they get in their home markets. But I give them better odds than the other two upstarts. When the majority of your games are on CBSSN, you're not getting millions, especially when CBSSN isn't rated by Neilsen and only gets $0.26/subscriber. As I stated before, I would not be shocked if AAF is paying for the air time. Heck, were 60 days out and we only know three sponsors: Starter, Riddell and MGM Grand. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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