The Alliance of American Football league drew a celebrity viewer this weekend, and he has some suggestions to attract more.
Rapper and producer Eminem caught some of the action Sunday as the Memphis Express played the Birmingham Iron and took to Twitter on Monday to share his thoughts on the game.
His proposal? Allow fighting and bring a team to his home town of Detroit.
DEAR @THEAAF,
— Marshall Mathers (@Eminem) March 26, 2019
PLEASE ENTERTAIN THIS THOUGHT REGARDING THE @AAFIRON @AAFEXPRESS GAME: ALLOWING THE PLAYERS TO ACTUALLY FIGHT WOULD BE KEY TO LEAGUE’S SUCCESS LIKE HOCKEY, I WOULD WATCH EVERY GAME (EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO DETROIT TEAM YET - HINT). DON'T BLOW IT.
SINCERELY,
MARSHALL
The tweet caught the attention of Johnny Manziel, who helped lead the comeback in Memphis' 31-25 overtime win over Birmingham as he made his AAF debut.
I got you 🐐 https://t.co/oNXEErCxHD
— Johnny Manziel (@JManziel2) March 26, 2019
Eminem also got a response from AAF CEO and co-founder Charlie Ebersol, who entertained the idea of getting a team to Detroit.
Detroit is not a bad idea for a future franchise. Let me know if you want in on it.
— Charlie Ebersol (@CharlieEbersol) March 26, 2019