The Alliance of American Football hasn't even begun it's inaugural season, but it already has players getting in hot water with the law.

According to AL.com, Lawrence Okoye of the Birmingham Iron was arrested along with 12 other men in a prostitution sting by the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force. This arrest comes just days before the Iron begin their season against the Memphis Express on Sunday. Okoye is a defensive tackle for the Iron and does not have any experience at the collee football level. Okoye is from England and is a former rugby player.

Though Okoye had no experience with American football, the San Francisco 49ers signed him in 2013. Okoye has also spent time with the Chicago Bears and most recently the Miami Dolphins. Okoye has seen time on the practice squads of the Arizona Cardinals, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys in his career.

The Iron's director of team communications, Julie Nelson, sent AL.com a comment from the team regarding Okoye's arrest.

“We have just been made aware of the incident. We are still in the process of gathering facts," Nelson said in the email.

On Friday, Iron head coach Tim Lewis was asked by WBRC about Okoye's arrest during media availability. Lewis echoed the same sentiment as the email sent to AL.com by Nelson.

"I've been made aware of the situation," Lewis said. "We're still in the process of gathering all the information with the league office."

This isn't the type of attention the Iron, or the AAF as a whole, wants before its first ever season kicks off this weekend. The first ever games will be played tomorrow featuring the San Diego Fleet taking on the San Antonio Commanders and the Atlanta Legends taking on the Orlando Apollos. Both of those games begin at 8:00 p.m. EST and will air on CBS with regional coverage.

Thanks to the regional nature of the AAF, fans near Birmingham can tune in to see some familiar faces on the Iron. Former Crimson Tide players Blake Sims, Trent Richardson, J.C. Hassenauer, Dominick Jackson, Brandon Greene, Josh Frazier, Xzavier Dickson, and Bradley Sylve all play for Birmingham.

With familiar names come unfamiliar rules. The AAF has done away with kick-offs, onside kicks, and extra points in favor of starting each drive at the 25-yard line, getting a fourth-and-10 play at your own 35-yard line, and mandatory two-point conversions. The league also has a very different format from its NFL counterpart. For a full review of the league rules, you can check it out here at 247Sports.