AFL On FS1

     2020 AFL (Australian Football League) games can be seen on FS1 (Fox Sports 1), and FS2 (Fox Sports 2).  The 2020 AFL season features 18 teams, and the Richmond Tigers are the defending AFL Premiers (Champions).  The 2020 AFL season kicked off Thursday night, and tonight's Hawthorn Hawks vs. Brisbane Lions game can be seen live on FS1 beginning at midnight.
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-  2020 AFL games are scheduled to take place without fans in attendance.



-  The AFL Championship Game is known as the AFL Grand Final.



-  The AFL Grand Final is played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.



-  The AFL has no conferences, or divisions.  



-  The AFL is on Facebook, and Twitter.











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Arena Football League News

      On Wednesday, November 27th, The AFL (Arena Football League) announced that they've ceased operations.  The AFL played their first season back in 1987, but the league rode a roller coaster of ups and downs ever since its inception.  The league added, and subtracted teams on an annual basis, and the most popular franchises like the Iowa Barnstormers, and the Arizona Rattlers left to join the IFL (Indoor Football League) years ago.  The 2019 AFL season included 6 teams, and no big time television deal.
      The 2019 AFL season featured the Albany Empire, the Atlantic City Blackjacks, the Baltimore Brigade, the Columbus Destroyers, the Philadelphia Soul, and the Washington Valor.  The Albany Empire won Arena Bowl 32 by defeating the Philadelphia Soul 45-27.  Click on the link below for more information about the AFL.
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-  The Arizona Ratters played their final season in the AFL in 2016.  The Rattlers joined the IFL in 2017.



-  The Iowa Barnstormers joined the IFL in 2015.



-  The Green Bay Blizzard are a former AFL minor league franchise.  The Blizzard joined the IFL in 2010.



-  The Orlando Predators are a former AFL franchise.  The Predators joined the NAL (National Arena League) in 2019.



-  The Detroit Drive, the Detroit Fury, and the Grand Rapids Rampage are all former AFL franchises.














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Remember Rote

      Bobby Layne, and Matthew Stafford are often mentioned when football fans talk about the greatest Detroit Lions Quarterbacks of all time.  Some Lions fans will even bring up former players like Scott Mitchell, Erik Kramer, and Greg Landry.  Rarely does Tobin Rote get credit for being one of the greatest Detroit Lions Quarterbacks of all time.
     Tobin Rote played Quarterback for the Detroit Lions from 1957-1959.  Rote split time at Quarterback with Bobby Layne during the 1957 season, and eventually took over the role when Bobby Layne was injured towards the end of the regular season.  Rote lead Detroit to the 1957 NFL (National Football League) Championship Game where the Lions defeated the Cleveland Browns 59-14.  Detroit traded away an aging Bobby Layne early in the 1958 season partly because the Lions believed in Tobin Rote's ability.  Rote played the game ahead of his time, and was a weapon as a runner.  The Detroit Lions released Tobin Rote following the 1959 NFL season.
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-  Tobin Rote also played Quarterback in the CFL (Canadian Football League) for the Toronto Argonauts.



-  Tobin Rote also played Quarterback in the AFL (American Football League) for the San Diego Chargers.



-  Tobin Rote was born in San Antonio, Texas.



- Tobin Rote died (at the age of 72) in 2000, in Saginaw, Michigan.











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Football: AFL News

     The 2019 AFL (Arena Football League) season features six teams including the Albany Empire, the Atlantic City Blackjacks, the Baltimore Brigade, the Columbus Destroyers, the Philadelphia Soul, and the Washington Valor.  The 2019 AFL season consists of a twelve game regular season schedule, and the top four teams will qualify for the AFL Playoffs.  This years Arena Bowl (AFL Championship) will be broadcast on ESPN2.
     2019 AFL regular season games can be watched live on ESPN3.  The Albany Empire are currently in 1st place in the AFL standings with an overall record of 5-0.  The Columbus Destroyers are currently in last place in the AFL standings with an overall record of 0-5.  The Atlantic City Blackjacks are an expansion team playing in their first season in the Arena Football League.  
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-  The Arena Football League played their 1st season in 1987.



-  Arena Bowl XXXII will be played in 2019.



-  The Washington Valor are the defending Arena Bowl Champions.



-  The Iowa Barnstormers, and the Arizona Rattlers are both former AFL franchises.  Both teams now compete in the IFL (Indoor Football League).



-  The Detroit Drive, the Detroit Fury, and the Grand Rapids Rampage are all former AFL franchises.  None of these teams exist anymore.











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