Dundon would ultimately contribute roughly $70 million before the league was shuttered that April, leaving players to pay their own way home. The AAF filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy two weeks later.

The UFL is hardly the first spring league to try to accomplish this goal. Since 2019, three leagues – the AAF, the USFL and the XFL – have all tried to gain staying power in the American sports ...

Dundon would ultimately contribute roughly $70 million before the league was shuttered that April, leaving players to pay their own way home. The AAF filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy two weeks later.