Birmingham AAF Team Makes Two Key Hires

BIRMINGHAM, AL - Birmingham's Alliance of American Football team announced Tuesday it has made two key hires for its front office.

The Birmingham Alliance - a temporary name for the new pro football team - has hired former University of Alabama assistant coach Joe Pendry as its general manager and former Philadelphia Eagles executive Trey Brown as executive vice president of football operations.

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“This is an amazing opportunity to build something special here in Birmingham, Alabama, and the work is already underway,” Pendry said in a news release. “Football is king in Alabama and we know when it comes time for our first snap, we’ll have a loyal and energetic fan base behind us. We are committed to putting a product on the field that they will be proud to support.”

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“We have placed an emphasis on bringing in front office staff with the experience needed to identify top talent and build a highly competitive team, and that’s reflected in Alliance Birmingham,” head of football operations J.K. McKay said in the release. “Joe has spent over 40 years on college and NFL sidelines working closely with players and knows what it takes to build a strong team and compete at a high level. With Joe Pendry, Trey Brown and Tim Lewis at the helm, we look forward to seeing what Alliance Birmingham can achieve on and off the field.”

In June, the team announced longtime NFL assistant Tim Lewis as its head coach.

The Alliance of American Football will include Birmingham among seven other cities to field teams for the new league. Birmingham joins Atlanta, Memphis, Orlando, Phoenix, San Diego and Salt Lake City as AAF locations. The league has already gone after some big names for head coaches, as Steve Spurrier, former Florida, South Carolina and Washing ton Redskins coach, has signed on to lead the Orlando franchise. The league will kick off its 12-game season February 9.

The Birmingham Alliance will play its home games at Legion Field before moving to the new downtown stadium upon its completion.

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