Bill Polian
FILE - In this July 23, 2018, file photo, Montreal Alouettes quarterback Johnny Manziel speaks to the media after practice in Montreal. Manziel has been signed by the Alliance of American Football and will join the Memphis Express. The quarterback's rights belonged to San Antonio of the spring league, but that team declined to sign him and Manziel then was free to join any of the other seven clubs. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Manziel signs with new Alliance league, will join Memphis

By The Associated Press Mar. 16, 2019 08:52 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 11, 2019, photo released by the Alliance of American Football, San Diego Fleet head coach Mike Martz walks on a field as players stretch in San Antonio. Nearly 51 years ago, Martz took his future wife, Julie, on their first date to watch Don Coryell’s San Diego State Aztecs at what was then called San Diego Stadium. On Sunday night, he’ll be back at the aging stadium, coaching the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football. (Alliance of American Football via AP, File)
With Martz in charge, pro football returns to San Diego

By Bernie Wilson Feb. 15, 2019 03:35 PM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward walks the sidelines before an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. On Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, the Alliance of American Football, an eight-team spring league that begins play the weekend after the Super Bowl, will stage a "protect or pick" quarterback draft. Ward, the Alliance's head of football development, will be the host, and the biggest name in the proceedings. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)
Alliance "protect or pick" draft: All about the QBs

By Barry Wilner Nov. 27, 2018 02:23 AM EST