Alliance of American Football suspends operations after just eight games

• League has not folded but no games will be played this week
• AAF had been conceived to fill void during NFL off-season

The Alliance of American Football, which had a promising start as the latest spring league, is suspending operations eight games into its first season. The eight-team league is not folding, but games will not be played this weekend. The decision was made by majority owner Tom Dundon, who also owns the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes,.

League co-founders Bill Polian, a former NFL executive, and Charlie Ebersol, a television and film producer, did not want to suspend operations. Polian expressed his dismay on Tuesday.

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