Arena football headed to Ford Field
The All American Football League, expected to begin
in 2008, will likely have its Michigan franchise play at Detroit’s Ford Field.
The All American Football League, expected to begin
in 2008, will likely have its Michigan franchise play at Detroit’s Ford Field.
Excerpt:
The for-profit professional league, whose players must have earned
their undergraduate degree, insists it will not be a minor league and
will not compete with the NFL.
“We will market ourselves as a
professional football league,” said Keenan Davis, the AAFL’s vice
president of football operations and business development.
Ticket
prices are expected to begin at $10. Each team will have a 42-man
roster, a four-man practice squad, use college rules and play most
games on Saturdays.
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