EAGAN, Minn. — Karter Schult and his Salt Lake Stallions teammates were assembled one day this spring for what began as a position group gathering for the defensive linemen when someone in the room glanced at his phone.
Their employer, the American Alliance of Football, was halting operations just two months into its first and only season.
"The coaches didn't know. Our general manager wasn't at the facility at the time," said Schult. "We were still skeptical. Then sure enough, we had a team meeting about 20 minutes later telling us that the league is gone.