Kansas City May Still See Football Even With A 2011 NFL Work Stoppage
by Joel Thorman on Feb 17, 2010 1:58 PM CST
in 2010 Kansas City Chiefs Season
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PrintIt's still too early to speculate on whether there will be a work stoppage in 2011 in the NFL but in the event there is, it's possible the Arena Football League could be returning to Kansas City.
The Arena Football League suspended operations last year due to a lack of profits. They're back, however, and Kansas City could be an option again, according to Commissioner Jerry Kurz.
The league is targeting four markets for expansion in 2011: Philadelphia, Denver, Pittsburgh, and Southern California. Applications from many other markets will be considered. Kansas City was mentioned as a possibility as well.
That team was actually co-owned by Neil Smith, former Kansas City Chiefs player.
There are currently 15 teams in the new AFL.
Founded in 2006, the Kansas City Brigade were in Kansas City just three years. They played games at Kemper Arena and then the Sprint Center.
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I went to one Brigade game at Sprint Center...
and can honestly say arena football is lame
I'd rather be a free man in my grave than living as a puppet or a slave
No
Arena football lacks in too many ways, it always makes me think of Starship Troopers. I would be more interested in the UFL in the event of a 2011 work stoppage.
Meh. Bring back the XFL!!!
Or better yet, the underwear league the women played in.
Just kidding. Football is football. I don’t get to watch the Chiefs too often so I probably wouldn’t see the Brigade, but it’s nice to know it would at least still be in town, even if I’m not.
Are you serious you would not watch the alternate league?
Do you people who voted no, not remember what got us here? Do you remember that guy’s who loved the game so much, worked for no pay, and never got reimbursed for injuries?
Do any of you remember that part of our country’s history was us being tough? Part of that rough past helped us form a wargame into a popular sports game. FOOTBALL. If there is a league full of men that are wiling to play because they love the game that much, then I support them.
They won’t be playing with health insurance or millions of dollars in silly money as a reward. They’ll be playing for the love of the game. It would be like 1939 rewound. GO FO IT!
by krayfish on Feb 17, 2010 2:21 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
I'll watch another league but not the arena league.
I’ll watch that Saturday afternoon league where the only one’s overpaid are the coaches.
But, I’ll only watch the bowl game that Mizzou plays in and the national championship. If they want more viewership for the others they need to make all the bowls mean something (playoffs).
by Lost in Denver on Feb 17, 2010 3:42 PM CST up reply actions
Seriously..No
AFL is like watching flag football. I believe in supporting a league where players can gain experience and play like they want to play but I don’t see that in the AFL.
by Spiderwomn69 on Feb 17, 2010 9:45 PM CST up reply actions
I went to one Brigades game at the Sprint Center
and I rather enjoyed the atmosphere. The fact that they won also helped but still they definitely seemed to go out of their way to make the fan experience enjoyable. It would definitely be an up hill battle for the sport to take hold but at least it would be something football related and the Sprint Center would actually be put to good use that doesn’t involve the occasional concert or Disney on ice.
The AFL can be entertaining, sure...
But when I watch football, I want to see the best of the best. Nothing can take the place of the NFL. Nothing.
In fact, I’d be more likely to watch non-NFL games if the NFL is still playing. But, not instead of.
lets hope we dont have to worry about it
LONG LIVE THE CHIEFS!! because in 2011 we’ll be workin on a repeat
You're a goddamn quarterback! You know what that means? It's the top spot, kid. It's the guy who takes the fall. It's the guy everybody's looking at first - the leader of a team - who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. 'Cause you make them believe. That's a quarterback.
--- Any given sunday
Cassel can lead us.
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