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The NFL’s upstart competition is considerably different. The AFL’s fan base is relatively small. There has been only one “superstar” to come out of . That player is Kurt Warner of the St. Louis Rams. No one had really heard much of him or the league unt ....

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.... to get off the ground and soar. Granted, Kurt Warner’s excellent play this past season and the fact that he came from the AFL helped to boost the AFL’s publicity. The CEO’s and owners of the AFL need to put their heads together and find what they need to get their league above water. If they get more publicity and a consequently larger fan base they will be able to expand. Again bluntly, expansion leads to money. The game-play format of the AFL is at the completely opposite end of the sporting spectrum of that of the NFL. The field is 50 yards long, 4 downs is all you get to cross mid-field and the field goals are suspended above the back ....