Former Washington Redskins head coach and NASCAR team owner Joe Gibbs recently expressed interest in acquiring a AFFA franchise for the nation's capital Washington DC.
" Sure, I think Washington would be a great location for a spring football franchise. I have discussed the possibility with the AFFA commissioner and others. All I have received was positive feedback. In the 80's the Washington Federals of the USFL by all intensive purposes failed miserably. However, times have changed and though the AAF collapsed, it showed that there is a hunger for more football. I believe the XFL has a great chance at being a success as they have the financial backing and resources to make it happen. The AFFA though suffering some groins pains will be entering their fifth season in 2020. So would I be interested? Absolutely! Will it happen? Well, that remains to be seen. " said Gibbs on a local Washington sports radio station Monday night.
It could very well happen as the AFFA announced that they will be expanding to 32 teams in 2020. The league had a total of 28 teams in 2019. Originally the league planned a 30 team format for 2020, but the commissioner and several team owners have campaigned hard for a 32 team format. A vote is expected at the owners meeting in September. Guess we will have to wait and see.
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