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AAF Set For QB Draft On CBSSN Ahead Of Inaugural Season

The Alliance of American Football's eight teams tonight will "divide up the quarterbacks who have agreed to play in the AAF," with coverage of the QB draft on CBS Sports Network. The league is "designed to prioritize having players playing for AAF teams in the same area where they played college football, while also trying to put the eight best quarterbacks on eight different teams" (PROFOOTBALLTALK.com, 11/26). The event got some pre-draft coverage on CBS Sports Radio, with "The DA Show" breaking down the first round. Watch the segment here.

Also today, the league unveiled the uniform designs for all eight teams. Play begins Feb. 9 (THE DAILY).

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