Arena Football League and players union reach new agreement

[SBR Drew]

The Arena Football League announced Friday it reached an agreement with the Arena Football League Players Union on a new, four-year collective bargaining agreement, avoiding the possibility that the league would cancel the 2018 season or fold altogether.
The deal will nearly double player compensation and expand players’ health care coverage, the AFL said in a press release.
The 2018 AFL season will begin next month with four teams: the Washington Valor, Baltimore Brigade, Philadelphia Soul and Albany Empire. Albany is an expansion team.

[VeggieDog]

Won't last the first season.

[cincinnatikid513]

wow only 4 teams what happened to the tampa bay storm orlando predators jacksonville arizona san jose

[SBR Drew]

Update here...


This year, the NAL has pared down to six franchises. A seventh, an expansion team to be based in Trenton, New Jersey, could not meet the league’s financial requirements (NAL owners are required to establish a $100,000 line of credit, according to Siegfried) and instead joined the America Arena League.
The NAL’s three expansion franchises this year will be joined by holdovers in Jacksonville (Florida), Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania) and Columbus (Georgia).

[cincinnatikid513]

Update here...

This year, the NAL has pared down to six franchises. A seventh, an expansion team to be based in Trenton, New Jersey, could not meet the league’s financial requirements (NAL owners are required to establish a $100,000 line of credit, according to Siegfried) and instead joined the America Arena League.
The NAL’s three expansion franchises this year will be joined by holdovers in Jacksonville (Florida), Lehigh Valley (Pennsylvania) and Columbus (Georgia).

seems like indoor football is dying