Tom Dundon, owner of the NHL franchise Carolina Hurricanes, was hailed as the savior of the Alliance of American Football in February, only to be decried as its destroyer just a month and a half later. His initial investment allowed the fledgling league to keep its doors open after two weeks of play, but he was the one who made the decision to terminate the league after eight total weeks, two shy of a complete regular season, and well before the postseason was set to begin.
With the AAF in bankruptcy, Dundon has now filed a claim, according to Dan Kaplan of The Athletic via Pro Football Talk, seeking a return of his $70 million investment by arguing that he and his associates were significantly misled on a number of issues.