The Alliance of American Football League is amidst its inaugural season. Through two weeks, the league has helped appease the appetite of some football junkies around the country. Each team has NFL and CFL affiliates. The Birmingham Iron are an an affiliate of the Cleveland Browns. The New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills also represent the team. They are CFL affiliates of the Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Redblacks.

The designation essentially means that the Iron have the first chance to sign former players of those teams.

The Iron are led by head coach Tim Lewis. Quarterback Luiz Perez has completed 43-of-71 passes for 436 yards. Running back Trent Richardson has 99 yards and three touchdowns on 42 carries as well as seven receptions for 64 yards. The team is one of three 2-0 teams remaining.

Some of the notable former Browns players on the roster include Richardson, defensive tackle Jeremy Faulk and defensive back Elijah Campbell.

Richardson was the No. 3 overall selection in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was traded to the Indianapolis Colts during his second season with the Browns. He did not play another down after the 2014 season concluded. Over those three seasons, he had 614 carries for 2,032 yards and 17 touchdowns. He also had 113 receptions for 912 yards and two touchdowns.

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Faulk was signed to a reserve/futures deal after the 2017 season but he was cut before the regular season.

"Faulk, 6-1, 305 pounds, is entering his first NFL season after being originally signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2017. He spent training camp with the Jets before being waived during finals roster cuts. A former NJCAA Defensive Player of the Year (2015), Faulk played collegiately at Garden City Community College. He’s a native of Hastings, Fla."

Campbell was signed as an undrafted free agent out of Northern Iowa in March of 2017.

"Played in 24 games at Northern Iowa from 2016-17 after transferring from Northern Illinois in 2015…Tallied 87 tackles, 15 pass breakups and eight interceptions as a Panther…Named an All-American after last season…Claimed All-MVFC first team honors as well… Awarded All-MVFC second team honors and was named to the All-Newcomer team as a junior in 2016…Native of St. Paul, Minn…Attended St. Paul Central High School (St. Paul, Minn.)…Son of Jamal and Denna Hickman…Majored in psychology."

The AAF has eight teams. The games are broadcast by CBS and the CBS family of networks. League headquarters are in San Francisco, California. The Atlanta Legends, Memphis Express, San Antonio Commanders, Orlando Apollos, Arizona Hotshots, Salt Lake Stallions and San Diego Fleet are the other teams in the first version of the league.