Thread by @ohrnberger

More on the #AAF collapse:

+Players in Memphis came back to their hotels after news came down, and had their personal items waiting in the lobby. Kicked out of their lodgings.

+Amount of money owed to vendors, venues, etc. in San Antonio for training camp is over $4 Million

+Reserve/Injured players, “will be left in the cold.” They will be paying for their own rehab/medical expenses.

+High level staff at the team level received email from “The Board” no one received a termination notice from an actual person.

+Team level staff members were asked to stay behind in markets to clean out office spaces (without pay)... and handle “refunds” ...no clarity who will be receiving those refunds.

This is a complete mess...

Brandon Silvers and Anthony Manzo-Lewis —QB & FB for the Memphis Express #teammates

Termination letter sent to #AAF staff.
No one signed the letter... sent from generic company email address.

...hell of a way to be let go.

One of the players on the reserve/injured list who will be paying his medical/rehab costs is former Salt Lake Stallions LB Gionni Paul.

Adrien Robinson (former Tight End Memphis Express)

NFL sent a memo to it’s 32 clubs, not to engage in talks with any AAF players after the Alliance suspended operations (to avoid litigation for contacting players in outside leagues)...

In reaction, the AAF sent out this tweet earlier today:

I just spoke with former Linebacker for the Salt Lake Stallions, Gionni Paul. He broke his arm in the final week of the AAF season.

This is a sad account of how (severely) injured players are being handled...

ON HIS INJURY:
“I ended up breaking both of the bones in my forearm, and getting 15 screws and 3 plates in my arm.”

LAST DAYS IN THE AAF:
“I broke my arm Saturday, I had surgery Sunday, and on Monday I woke up and had a lot of text messages from my friends on the team that said, “you best start packing your bags.”"

NEXT MOVES:
“I went to the trainers…my questions were, who do I bill for my medical expenses, my physical therapy, my training and what’s next? At that moment they had no clue what was going on.”

UPDATES SINCE LEAGUE ENDED:
“Today we got an email (generic AAF league address) saying that supposedly SOME of the injuries would be covered by worker’s comp. and moving forward we have to call a lady (contact information provided in that email) and nobody can get a hold of her.”

REGRETS:
“I do have regrets. We made a little change in our pockets, but it felt like it was all for nothing. If you’re telling me you’re going to do something, do it. I feel like everything that we were told from the get-go was 50% true.”