Professional football franchises are now in the hands of these quarterbacks. Good luck, Alliance of American Football.
There were 32 quarterbacks drafted by eight teams a couple weeks ago. It was televised on CBS Sports Network. Didn't get the memo? Don't worry, nobody else did either.
In case you missed it, there will be professional football being played a week after the Super Bowl. The AAF hopes football fans in San Diego, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, Memphis, Tenn., Birmingham, Ala., Atlanta and Orlando, Fla. realize it.
And to the St. Louis football fans, you might want to pay attention as well.
A year after the AAF kicks off, the XFL will make its triumphant return.
Football was alive and well in St. Louis during the first and only season of the XFL. The Rams won a Super Bowl the year prior and went to another a year after.
Times have changed in the home of the Gateway of the West. It turns out St. Louis was just a gateway back to Los Angeles for the Rams, who could win a Lombardi Trophy in just their third season since leaving St. Louis. Just a little more salt in the wound for the fans left behind by Stan Kroenke.
But good news is on the horizon for football lovers in St. Louis. The XFL wants you!
In 14 short months, professional football will be back at what is now called The Dome at America's Center.
If it's anything like the AAF, tickets will be cheap. Professional football for $15. Sounds like a bargain. But if the rosters are anything like the AAF, the product on the field will be a bargain brand.
There are some recognizable names on the AAF rosters. They just aren't remembered for what they've done in their professional careers.
Johnson had his shot in the NFL. There's a reason he's giving the AAF a try. Murray was great in college. It didn't work out in the NFL. We remember Sims for being on a national-title contending Alabama team. Did anyone see him as a professional QB, though? And Hackenberg's NFL career was short lived.
What leagues like the AAF and the XFL are good for is giving players not good enough for the big leagues (NFL) a chance to keep playing. Maybe a few of them will get a call up to an NFL team, but most will have to settle for the minors (AAF and XFL).
That's what St. Louis is getting. A minor league football team. It's going to be a JV product for a city that demands a varsity-level team.
It looks good in a headline: "Football is back in St. Louis." It won't look so nice on the field.