The Arena Football League (AFL) made a surprising comeback this past weekend, after years of being defunct. However, the return was not without its challenges. Originally, games were scheduled to be televised by NFL Network, but that did not happen. The NFL has yet to comment on why the games were not shown. Despite this setback, there is still a listing for an AFL game on Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. ET.
The Philadelphia Soul had a particularly difficult weekend. Many players were reportedly released and forced to leave the Super 8 motel where they were staying. Their luggage was taken from them and locked away, adding to the confusion. The league took control of the Soul after a potential buyer backed out, leading to further upheaval within the team.
The head coach of the Philadelphia Soul, Patrick Pimmel, stepped down the day before their scheduled game against the Louisiana VooDoo in Lafayette. Players from the Dallas Falcons of the American Arena League 2 were brought in as replacements for the Soul. Despite their best efforts, the Soul lost to the VooDoo 53-18.
The website’s summaries of other games seemed to be of low quality, possibly indicating they were generated by artificial intelligence. It would be disheartening to think that a person actually wrote over 1,000 words about a game like the Billings Outlaws versus the Wichita Regulators, in which the Outlaws won 66-28.
