Calling All Scouts
The NAAF is looking for scouting reports on the latest prospects ready to enter the professional level. The biggest needs this season are
OFF:
1 - Offensive Line
2 - Wide Receiver
3 - Running Back

DEF
1 - Defensive Line
2 - Linebacker
3 - Defensive Back 
Kickers are welcome as well. There is a shortage. 

***SCOUTING REPORT***

Same form as last year and it will also be available in the first post for those to find it easier and I can move forward with the new things over the next couple days. 

1953 League Meetings and Updates 
The league is growing in popularity and it is clear to see in most if not all the NAAF markets and even a couple in between. The mass popularity has granted the league some deals that they have worked out with local stations as well as national. CBC and CBS will both begin hosting games throughout the season. They will be able to broadcast at least one of the four games each week to their respective countries. 

“The deal we have come to with these networks will help to expand the sport outside of the current markets. We want to be able to give those who live a distance away, a chance to enjoy our sport and style of football.” - Ryan Jameson, Commissioner of the NAAF. 

The 1953 season will be a test run for the networks and the sport. If it is successful they will look at expanding coverage in the future. The advantage for the NAAF is they play earlier in the year than most American leagues and will likely be able to attract football hungry fans all over the states. In Canada, there could still be issues with Canadian leagues that play at similar times, but with CBC coverage, it should provide a good audience still.  

In the rougher news, the league touched on its two more troubled franchises.
Toronto Tigers
It was good news for the Tigers who have officially worked out a deal to move into Kitchener-Waterloo City Field full time for the next few years. Owner Garry Duran is very happy with the support in Kitchener and wants to continue to build that with other communities around the smaller town. 

Hartford Hawks
The Hawks, on the other hand, are in not so good shape. Any sort of deal for a new stadium to replace Arnold H. Bensen Park has not gone well. There is little desire for the city to invest, especially with the poor performance the Hawks have given the last 4 seasons. This has caused immense stress to the team's fairly young owner in Johnathan Sampson. The team has started to lose money and Sampson may be looking to sell the team in the near future unless the Hawks can start to turn things around.  

New Uniform Regulations
The NAAF has already been a league at the forefront of new technology in football. They went to plastic helmets before most other leagues had and other padding throughout. They continue to innovate with their new regulations this season. Helmets will now have the requirement of having facemask bars to help protect player's faces, which they have had multiple injuries over the last couple of years. Uniforms will be changing to a new material that will be lighter for players, especially during the summer months of play. They also will feature shorter sleeves to help with breathability. In terms of design, numbers will be made larger so they are easier to identify on TV. Oscar Patterson’s winged helmet design will be able to remain with the league encouraging teams to add designs to the helmets. With this overall announcement, they also noted most teams will be making adjustments to their uniforms for next season. Several teams that made limited adjustments unveiled their jerseys alongside the league's annual press release. 

Boston Independents
Even just two years after making minor adjustments, Boston adjusted their uniforms once again for the new template. On the home jersey, they removed two stripes from the usual six on each sleeve, matching it up with the Away’s four strip pattern. On the away, the gold never stood out too well and they adjusted to white numbers and changed the stripes from all gold to alternating white-gold. A classic look still with some minor updates.
Previous Uniforms

Hartford Hawks
The Hawks change nothing to their uniforms and logos. With the team in a rough spot they are not focused on jerseys at the moment and are relatively happy with their current look. 
Previous Uniforms


Worcester Athletics
The Athletics join the Hawks in making zero changes, but considering the team has only played two seasons, it is understandable.  The remaining Clubs have decided to release their uniforms over the coming days as they have made more changes than the three teams here.  
Previous Uniforms

Last edited by Wallflower (5/05/2020 7:21 pm)

Darknes wrote:

Love the Updates on all of them. Dumped a whole mess of Prospects into the pool!

Thanks, plenty more still to come! Also, You and CaptainMort have given me loads of players! Enough to fill the first couple of rounds. I want to use more of them this year, so expect some to be second or third round prospects.

Man, Darknes has this nice story behind a character while I just make a blockhead  who’s mindset is “I like hit”.

So Lawrence and Johnny are gonna become the Mel Kiper/Todd Mcshay/Adam Schefters of this verse?

Wallflower wrote:

Darknes wrote:

So Lawrence and Johnny are gonna become the Mel Kiper/Todd Mcshay/Adam Schefters of this verse?

I guess in an element, yes. I'll just say CBC and CBS are interested in their services. 

Lawrence is much more likely to go to the CBC since he currently lives in Ottawa.