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San Antonio Commanders
| San Antonio Commanders | |
|---|---|
| Established 2018 Folded 2019 | |
 | |
| League/conference affiliations | |
| Alliance of American Football | |
Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Maroon, red, silver & white |
| Personnel | |
| President | Vic Gregovits |
| Head coach | Mike Riley |
| Team history | |
| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
The San Antonio Commanders were a professional American football team based in San Antonio, Texas, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF).[1] The league began play in February 2019. The team played their home games at the Alamodome.[1][2] The team was led by head coach Mike Riley.
On April 2, 2019, the league's football operations were reportedly suspended,[3][4] and on April 4 the league allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams.[5] The league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019.[6] The league left debts of over $1.4 million to three local hotels and $200,000 to a catering business.[7]
- ^ a b Bailey, W. Scott (June 20, 2018). "New pro football league to add San Antonio franchise". San Antonio Business Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ Marquez, RJ (June 21, 2018). "San Antonio's newest pro football team to be introduced on..." www.ksat.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- ^ Kercheval, Ben (April 2, 2019). "AAF operations suspended, league's future in doubt after eight games of first season". cbssports.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "AAF to immediately suspend operations". ESPN. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ Schwartz, Nick (April 4, 2019). "AAF star Keith Reaser becomes first player to sign NFL deal after league shutdown". USA Today. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "AAF files for bankruptcy, officially closes down", USA Today, April 17, 2019, retrieved April 17, 2019
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|agency=ignored (help) - ^ Marquez, RJ (April 17, 2019). "San Antonio businesses at risk of losing big, AAF bankruptcy filings show". KSAT-TV. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
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