On Feb. 9, just six days after the Super Bowl and the NFL season come to an end, the new Alliance of American Football league will begin.

The AAF was one of two new leagues announced in 2018, along with the XFL, which will begin in 2020. In the AAF there are eight teams, four in the western conference (Arizona, Salt Lake, San Diego and San Antonio) and four in the eastern conference (Atlanta, Birmingham, Memphis and Orlando).

The AAF will resemble the NFL game, with a few noticeable rule changes including a shorter play clock, no kickoffs, no extra point kicks (two-point conversions only) and no onside kicks.

For Seahawks fans looking to get their football fix during the offseason, there will be plenty of familiar names taking the field.

In addition to NFL veterans like Trent Richardson, Zac Stacy and Josh Johnson, there are eight players with Seahawks ties who will participate in the league: tackle Terry Poole, linebacker Eric Pinkins, quarterback B.J. Daniels, long snapper Tanner Carew, linebacker Jacob Pugh, linebacker Terence Garvin, center Patrick Lewis, defensive end Damontre Moore and cornerback Trovon Reed.

Additionally, a handful of players from the University of Washington will participate as well, including running back Bishop Sankey, quarterback Keith Price and linebackers Azeem Victor and Travis Feeney.

While the AAF and NFL don’t have any official partnership, it is expected that NFL scouts and coaches will use this league to evaluate talent and potentially find some diamonds in the rough.