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  • • Former Jets defensive lineman Paul “Rocky” Rochester dies at 81
    Former Jets defensive tackle Paul “Rocky” Rochester died last weekend, the team announced. He was 81 and would have turned 82 next month. He joined the Dallas Texans of the new American Football League in 1960 as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan State. Rochester spent his first three-plus seasons with the franchise that [more]...2020
  • • Bills great Mike Stratton dies at 78
    Mike Stratton, one of the American Football League’s greatest linebackers and a member of the Bills Wall of Fame, has died at the age of 78. Stratton is best remembered for what has been described as “The hit heard ’round the world” in the 1964 AFL Championship Game. Stratton leveled Chargers star running back Keith [more]...2020
  • • Former AFL Bills star WR Dubenion dies at 86
    Elbert Dubenion, a receiver who played key roles in the Buffalo Bills winning consecutive American Football League championships in the mid-1960s, has died. He was 86....2019
  • • Al Carmichael, who scored first AFL TD, dies at 90
    Al Carmichael, who scored the first touchdown in the American Football League in 1960, has died in Palm Desert, California, at age 90        ...2019
  • • Bears sign AAF kicker Elliott Fry
    On Friday, the Bears signed kicker Elliott Fry to a three-year contract, Larry Mayer of the ChicagoBears.com writes. A former walk-on at the University of South Carolina, Fry recently played with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football league, which recently suspended operations. He was a steady leg with the Apollos, converting all 14 of his attempts, with a long of 44 yards. The ...2019
  • • Raiders sign former AAF receiver De'Mornay Pierson-El
    The Oakland Raiders have signed former Alliance of American Football league receiver De'Mornay Pierson-El         ...2019
  • • Raiders sign former AAF receiver De'Mornay Pierson-El
    The Oakland Raiders have signed former Alliance of American Football league receiver De'Mornay Pierson-El...2019
  • • AP source: Denver lures AAF's Bausby after league's demise
    The Denver Broncos quickly agree to a deal with cornerback De'Vante Bausby, one of the stars of the failed Alliance of American Football league that suspended operations this week         ...2019
  • • FanDuel to pay out all AAF futures bets for $10K
    FanDuel on Wednesday declared the Orlando Apollos champions of the Alliance of American Football league and said it would pay out all futures bets on them -- and every other AAF team -- as winners....2019
  • Alliance of American Football league to suspend operations, per reports
    • Alliance of American Football league to suspend operations, per reports
    The Alliance of American Football will end operations, according to reports.         ...2019

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  • • Bears sign AAF kicker Elliott Fry
    On Friday, the Bears signed kicker Elliott Fry to a three-year contract, Larry Mayer of the ChicagoBears.com writes. A former walk-on at the University of South Carolina, Fry recently played with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football league, which recently suspended operations. He was a steady leg with the Apollos, converting all 14 of his attempts, with a long of 44 yards. The ...2019
  • • AP source: Denver lures AAF's Bausby after league's demise
    The Denver Broncos quickly agree to a deal with cornerback De'Vante Bausby, one of the stars of the failed Alliance of American Football league that suspended operations this week         ...2019
  • • Alliance of American Football league to suspend operations, per reports
    The Alliance of American Football will end operations, according to reports.         ...2019
  • Former Patriots DB Dave Cloutier passes away
    • Former Patriots DB Dave Cloutier passes away
    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of former Patriots defensive back Dave Cloutier, the first Maine native in Patriots history. Cloutier passed away at his home in Palm Coast, Florida on Nov. 6 at the age of 78. Born November 22, 1938, Cloutier was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 18th round (242nd overall) of the 1962 NFL draft, but chose to ...2017
  • • Tackling Tech: Fancy Footwork: The NFL Takes on Cleats and Fields
    Estimating that 60% of player injuries are lower extremity problems, the National Football League is using laser technology in hopes of reducing the amount of cleat- and turf-related woes using custom designed footwear for players. With most all eyes on the use of tech in the creation of safer helmets to increase head health and reduce concussions, many outside the league likely don't think much o...2017
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    2016
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    2016
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    2016
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    2015

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American Football League lifestyle

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American Football League trade, contract, salary rumors

  • • Former Jets defensive lineman Paul “Rocky” Rochester dies at 81
    Former Jets defensive tackle Paul “Rocky” Rochester died last weekend, the team announced. He was 81 and would have turned 82 next month. He joined the Dallas Texans of the new American Football League in 1960 as an undrafted free agent out of Michigan State. Rochester spent his first three-plus seasons with the franchise that [more]...2020
  • • Bears sign AAF kicker Elliott Fry
    On Friday, the Bears signed kicker Elliott Fry to a three-year contract, Larry Mayer of the ChicagoBears.com writes. A former walk-on at the University of South Carolina, Fry recently played with the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football league, which recently suspended operations. He was a steady leg with the Apollos, converting all 14 of his attempts, with a long of 44 yards. The ...2019
  • • 10 players who you might be surprised are playing in the AAF
    The new Alliance of American Football league successfully launched on Feb. 9 and has blown away its television partners through the first two weeks of the season. On its debut night, the AAF posted a larger television audience than an NBA game between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder. It will be interesting to see if the AAF can continue to consistently draw fans and build a viewershi...2019
  • • Colin Kaepernick reportedly wanted $20 million to play for the AAF
    The Alliance of American Football league debuted last weekend with some recognizable names on their rosters, though none as big as Colin Kaepernick. The former NFL quarterback is a player they actually had conversations with about playing for the league, though his price tag was an impediment. According to the AP, Kaepernick sought $20 million to consider playing in the league. The league also app...2019
  • • Ricky Williams, Terrell Owens among those starting new football league
    Apparently, the Alliance of American Football league and the XFL were not enough to offer alternatives to the NFL. With both of those leagues set to get going here, there’s another spring league set to take off. Former NFL running back Ricky Williams announced on Thursday that he’s joining forces with Terrell Owens, among others, to form the Freedom Football League. “The Freedom Football League is...2018
  • • Trent Richardson joins new AAF league
    Trent Richardson is joining a new professional football league now that his NFL opportunities have dried up.The former No. 3 overall pick by the Cleveland Browns was announced on Wednesday as the latest signee of the Birmingham team in The Alliance of American Football league. Richardson last registered an official stat in the NFL in 2014, though he did go to camp with the Ravens in 2016. He was p...2018
  • The NFL's memorable Elite 8s? Who may join them as the NFL's 2018 champion-to-be?
    • The NFL's memorable Elite 8s? Who may join them as the NFL's 2018 champion-to-be?
    2018
  • • Former Patriots DB Dave Cloutier passes away
    FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots are deeply saddened to learn of the loss of former Patriots defensive back Dave Cloutier, the first Maine native in Patriots history. Cloutier passed away at his home in Palm Coast, Florida on Nov. 6 at the age of 78. Born November 22, 1938, Cloutier was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 18th round (242nd overall) of the 1962 NFL draft, but chose to ...2017
  • Game Preview: Patriots at Broncos
    • Game Preview: Patriots at Broncos
    NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-2) at DENVER BRONCOS (3-5)Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Sports Authority Field at Mile High (65,878) PATRIOTS: Download Release | Roster | Depth Chart | Watch GamesBRONCOS: Opponent Release | Roster | Depth Chart The New England Patriots return from the Bye Week and will play five of their next six games on the road. It is the longest road trip stretch for the Patr...2017
  • Game Preview: Texans at Patriots
    • Game Preview: Texans at Patriots
    HOUSTON TEXANS (1-1) at NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1-1) Sunday, September 24, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. ET. Gillette Stadium (65,878) PATRIOTS: Download Release | Roster | Depth Chart | Watch GamesTEXANS: Opponent Release | Roster | Depth Chart The New England Patriots will return to Gillette Stadium this week when they face the Houston Texans. The Patriots and Texans spent two days conducting joint practice s...2017

American Football League stats and results

  • Alliance of American Football: Box scores, stats from Week 2 games
    • Alliance of American Football: Box scores, stats from Week 2 games
    We've got scores and stats from Week 2 of the Alliance of American Football league. Iron RB Trent Richardson put up over 90 yards in his second AAF game....2019
  • Alliance of American Football: Box scores, stats from Week 2 schedule
    • Alliance of American Football: Box scores, stats from Week 2 schedule
    We've got scores and stats from Week 2 of the Alliance of American Football league. Iron RB Trent Richardson put up over 90 yards in his second AAF game....2019
  • • The NFL's memorable Elite 8s? Who may join them as the NFL's 2018 champion-to-be?
    2018
  • Game Preview: Chiefs at Patriots
    • Game Preview: Chiefs at Patriots
    NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (0-0) vs. Kansas City Chiefs (0-0)Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. ET. Gillette Stadium (65,878) PATRIOTS: Download Release | Roster | Depth Chart | Watch GamesCHIEFS: Opponent Release | Roster | Depth Chart The New England Patriots will begin the defense of their Super Bowl LI Championship this week when they host the Kansas City Chiefs in primetime on Thursday night. The...2017
  • • Tackling Tech: Fancy Footwork: The NFL Takes on Cleats and Fields
    Estimating that 60% of player injuries are lower extremity problems, the National Football League is using laser technology in hopes of reducing the amount of cleat- and turf-related woes using custom designed footwear for players. With most all eyes on the use of tech in the creation of safer helmets to increase head health and reduce concussions, many outside the league likely don't think much o...2017
  • • Jeff Fisher's Complicated Legacy of Losing in the NFL
    2016
  • • NFL1000: What Happened to the Once Feared Arizona Cardinals Offense?
    2016
  • • Week 3 NFL Picks: Predictions, Advice for Latest Vegas Spreads, Odds and Props
    2016
  • • Fantasy Football Week 2 Cheat Sheet: Waiver, Rankings, Projections and More
    2016
  • • Fantasy Football Week 2 Cheat Sheet: Waiver, Rankings, Projections and More
    2016

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  • • The NFL's memorable Elite 8s? Who may join them as the NFL's 2018 champion-to-be?
    2018
  • • Tackling Tech: The NFL's Games and Gaming Plan Here and in China
    As part of its labors to expand live game viewership in the U.S., and far abroad, the National Football League is taking a two-pronged approach by trying to appeal to both potential game viewers and those who play games online. At stake is the future of America's game in the U.S. and overseas. Millennials have largely grown up with online gaming, but not necessarily watching NFL games cable TV. TV...2017
  • • Couple jailed, accused of fraud in North American Football League scandal
    A major scandal involving the North American Football League has been uncovered after a 15-month investigation into alleged fraud. The chairman of the NAFL, Christopher White, and his wife Tracy have been charged with grand theft.“Christopher White, 46, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is charged with grand theft over $100,000 in the first degree,” wrote Kaylin Searles of FOX 17 News in Nashville. “His...2017
  • • Jeff Fisher's Complicated Legacy of Losing in the NFL
    2016
  • • Earl Faison, Former Chargers DE, Dies at Age 77
    2016
  • • NFL Week 17 Predictions: Early Lines, Spreads, Odds, Season Finale Projections
    2015
  • • NFL Predictions Week 15: Guaranteed Picks, Top Matchups and Odds Guide
    2015
  • • Week 7 NFL Picks: Midweek Vegas Odds, Lines and Predictions
    2015
  • • First in War, Third in the AAFC: The Story of Pro Football's Yankees and Dodgers
    2015
  • • Chiefs Owner’s Suite At Arrowhead Stadium Is Elaborate, Unreal (Photos)
    The Hunt family has a lot of money. The late patriarch H.L. Hunt made his fortune off oil in Texas and was supposedly the main inspiration for J.R. Ewing on the television show “Dallas.” His son Lamar founded the American Football League as well as the Kansas City Chiefs — who were then the Dallas Texans — and is said to have named the Super Bowl. Lamar’s children own the Chiefs today, with his so...2014

Top American Football League news

  • • Chargers Reportedly to Announce Relocation to LA: Latest Details, Reaction
    2017
  • • Vikings’ giant Polish lineman plans to “put J.J. Watt to the ground”
    We at PFT continue to be fans of Babatunde Aiyegbusi, the 6-foot-9, 351-pound offensive tackle signed by the Vikings last month. Granted, we don’t know much about Aiyegbusi, whose football career consists of playing for the Wroclaw Giants of the Polish American Football League. But we like Aiyegbusi’s spirit. Tom Pelissero of USA Today caught…...2015
  • • Advanced scouting: Vikes ink OL from Poland
    The Minnesota Vikings announced Thursday the signing of offensive tackle Babatunde Aiyegbusi, an undrafted free-agent tackle, who never played college ball but most recently spent time in the Polish American Football League and the German Football League...2015
  • • Earl Faison, Former Chargers DE, Dies at Age 77
    2016
  • • Vikings sign a gigantic Polish offensive tackle named Babatunde
    The Vikings signed a big man who helped the Giants win a championship. OK, so it was the Wroclaw Giants of the Polish American Football League, but this guy is already an early favorite here at PFT. According to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer-Press, the Vikings signed Babatunde Aiyegbusi, a 6-foot-9, 351-pound offensive tackle, who also…...2015
  • • Former AFL Bills star WR Dubenion dies at 86
    2019
  • • Al LoCasale, football executive for half a century, dies at 82
    When Al LoCasale took his first job as a front office executive for the Los Angeles Chargers of the American Football League, the sport of professional football was a lot different. LoCasale, who died over the weekend at the age of 82, liked to tell a story about how he decided to draft Ernie Ladd,…...2015
  • • How Realistic Is a New NFL Developmental League?
    2016
  • • Legendary Patriots quarterback Babe Parilli dies at 87
    Parilli, one of the team's first stars in its American Football League days, has died.         ...2017
  • • First in War, Third in the AAFC: The Story of Pro Football's Yankees and Dodgers
    2015
  • • Game Preview: Chiefs at Patriots
    2017
  • Game Preview: Titans at Patriots
    • Game Preview: Titans at Patriots
    NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (13-3) vs. TENNESSEE TITANS (10-7)Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018 at 8:15 p.m. ET. Gillette Stadium (65,878) PATRIOTS: Download Release | Roster | Depth Chart | Watch GamesTITANS: Opponent Release | Roster | Depth Chart The New England Patriots finished the 2017 regular season with a 13-3 record and earned the top seed in the AFC playoff field for the second straight season a...2018
  • Game Preview: Patriots at Raiders
    • Game Preview: Patriots at Raiders
    NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (7-2) at OAKLAND RAIDERS (4-5)Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017 at 4:25 p.m. ET.  Estadio Azteca (77,500) PATRIOTS: Download Release | Roster | Depth Chart | Watch GamesRAIDERS: Opponent Release | Roster | Depth Chart The New England Patriots extended their road win streak to 12 straight wins dating back to last season with a 41-16 victory at the Denver Broncos. The 12-game road streak ma...2017
  • • Game Preview: Patriots at Broncos
    2017

American Football League fantasy rankings and news

  • • Fantasy Football Week 2 Cheat Sheet: Waiver, Rankings, Projections and More
    2016
  • • Fantasy Football Week 2 Cheat Sheet: Waiver, Rankings, Projections and More
    2016

American Football League schedule, game

  • Alliance of American Football schedule: Odds, line, predictions for Week 3 AAF games
    • Alliance of American Football schedule: Odds, line, predictions for Week 3 AAF games
    Sporting News went 4-0 with our picks in the Alliance of American Football league last week, and we'll look to continue that success into Week 3. Here's the TV schedule for every game, plus betting odds and more....2019
  • • Alliance of American Football: Box scores, stats from Week 2 schedule
    2019
  • Alliance of American Football schedule: Odds, line, predictions for Week 2 games
    • Alliance of American Football schedule: Odds, line, predictions for Week 2 games
    The Apollos and Commanders highlight an exciting weekend of action in the Alliance of American Football league. Here's a preview of every Week 2 game, including a TV schedule, betting odds and more....2019
  • • What is the AAF? Notable players, coaches, teams, schedule for new Alliance of American Football league
    AAF kicks off this weekend; here's everything you need to know about the league...2019
  • • What is AAF football? Teams, coaches, notable players, schedule for Alliance of American Football league
    Everything you need to know about the upcoming league, which kicks off this weekend...2019
  • • Ricky Williams, Terrell Owens among those starting new football league
    2018
  • • What is AAF football? Teams, coaches, notable players, schedule for new Alliance of American Football league
    Everything you need to know about the upcoming league, which kicks off in February...2018
  • First black starting QB reflects on changes in game, society
    • First black starting QB reflects on changes in game, society
    Marlin Briscoe became the first black quarterback to play in the American Football League in 1968         ...2018
  • First black starting QB reflects on changes in game, society
    • First black starting QB reflects on changes in game, society
    Marlin Briscoe became the first black quarterback to play in the American Football League in 1968         ...2018
  • First black starting QB reflects on changes in game, society
    • First black starting QB reflects on changes in game, society
    Marlin Briscoe became the first black quarterback to play in the American Football League in 1968...2018

American Football League rumors, scandals, hoax

  • • Couple jailed, accused of fraud in North American Football League scandal
    2017
  • • Jeff Fisher's Complicated Legacy of Losing in the NFL
    2016

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