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New arena football league launching

By MURRAY EVANS (AP) – 15 hours ago

TULSA, Okla. — Arena football isn't dead yet.

Officials from what will be known as Arena Football 1 said Monday that they will have at least 16 teams ready to play in 2010, including four in former Arena Football League markets: Salt Lake City, Chicago, Phoenix and Orlando, Fla. The Arizona Rattlers and Orlando Predators played in the old AFL, but the new league's Chicago and Salt Lake City teams did not.

The league will also have teams from the AFL offshoot arenafootball2, as well as at least one team from another indoor league. It will be based in Tulsa. Commissioner Jerry Kurz said it would be a "brand-new league" not connected with the AFL or af2...

...Arena Football 1 said its markets also will include Little Rock, Ark.; Fresno, Calif.; Des Moines, Iowa; Jacksonville, Fla.; Lexington, Ky.; Milwaukee; Oklahoma City; Spokane, Wash.; Huntsville, Ala.; Kennewick, Wash.; and Tulsa...

Friend in Tulsa who knows some of the principals said AF1 paid too much ($2,000 per game?) while new AF1 will only pay about $200 per game.....seem s like its got to be more than that.....

I went to the press conference for the joining of this new league and as of right now the pay for players will be comparable to what Af2 was paying. They said that it may not be as low as $200 a game but it most likely won't be anymore than $600. Just depends on what market your in I guess

$200 plus housing and meals I think I heard somewhere.