Editing Arena Football League (section)

===Reorganization and second bankruptcy (2018–2019)===
[[File:Arena Football League.png|200px|thumb|right|The league's third logo, used only in 2019]] In February 2018, the [[2018 Arena Football League season|2018 season]] schedule was finalized with only the four remaining teams, matching the size of the league in the original "demonstration season" in [[1987 Arena Football League season|1987]]. However, the [[collective bargaining agreement]] (CBA) between the AFL and Arena Football League Players' Union (AFLPU) had expired after the 2017 season. A new agreement had not been made despite several proposals and supposed ultimatums between the two parties leading to rumors that the season and league's existence were in jeopardy. On March 16, 2018, a new deal on a four-year CBA was reached, nearly doubling player compensation and granting expanded health insurance benefits.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arenafootball.com/articles/arena-football-league-arena-football-league-players-union-reach-agreement-on-cba |title=Arena Football League, Arena Football League Players Union Reach Agreement on CBA |website=ArenaFootball.com |date=March 16, 2018 |access-date=March 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317232641/http://www.arenafootball.com/articles/arena-football-league-arena-football-league-players-union-reach-agreement-on-cba |archive-date=March 17, 2018 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

On March 27, 2018, the AFL announced that commissioner Scott Butera would be replaced by former AOL counsel [[Randall Boe]] prior to the 2018 season.<ref name = "ButeraOut"/> The AFL also partnered with [[DraftKings]] to bring back AFL Fantasy Football. The league continued organizational changes for the 2019 season with Philadelphia Soul owner [[Ron Jaworski]] taking over as chairman of the executive committee, moving the league's headquarters from [[Las Vegas]] to [[Philadelphia]], and naming John Adams as president and chief operating officer.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arenafootball.com/article/arena-football-league-headquarters-to-relocate-to-philadelphia |title=Arena Football League Headquarters to Relocate to Philadelphia |website=ArenaFootball.com |date=August 23, 2018 |access-date=August 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825002650/https://www.arenafootball.com/article/arena-football-league-headquarters-to-relocate-to-philadelphia |archive-date=August 25, 2018 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

On December 27, 2018, the AFL introduced a new set of logos to be used beginning with the 2019 season.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20181228082831/https://www.arenafootball.com/article/new-article27122018202743 Arena Football League Reveals New Logo]}}, Elizabeth Devita, ArenaFootball.com, December 27, 2018</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4025mrdrpml9szo/AACXXgnDFETEZtZMQMb6U4jsa?dl=0 |title=AFL Logo |website=Dropbox |access-date=December 27, 2018}}</ref> The league announced an expansion team in [[Atlantic City AFL team|Atlantic City, New Jersey]], on January 22, 2019, that was to be operated by the same ownership group as the Albany Empire.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/arena-football-league-team-approved-for-atlantic-city/article_a9d9ede4-1578-51e2-8532-026dc863b5fc.html |title=Arena Football League team approved for Atlantic City |work=[[The Press of Atlantic City]] |date=January 22, 2019 |access-date=January 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071500/https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/arena-football-league-team-approved-for-atlantic-city/article_a9d9ede4-1578-51e2-8532-026dc863b5fc.html |archive-date=January 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/albany-empire-parent-company-chosen-to-operate-new-atlantic-city-afl-franchise/n-5440873 |title=Albany Empire Parent Company Chosen to Operate New Atlantic City AFL Franchise |website=OurSports Central |date=January 23, 2019 |access-date=January 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124205433/https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/albany-empire-parent-company-chosen-to-operate-new-atlantic-city-afl-franchise/n-5440873 |archive-date=January 24, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 7, 2019, the league re-added the [[Columbus Destroyers (2019–)|Columbus Destroyers]] as another expansion team to bring the league back to six teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-arena-football-league-announces-expansion-to-columbus-ohio-300792069.html |title=The Arena Football League Announces Expansion To Columbus, Ohio |publisher=PR Newswire |agency=AFL |date=February 7, 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190506050319/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-arena-football-league-announces-expansion-to-columbus-ohio-300792069.html |archive-date= May 6, 2019  }}</ref>  On May 3, 2019, the AFL and [[ESPN Inc.]] announced a new media rights agreement to broadcast all games on [[ESPN3]] with [[ArenaBowl XXXII]] to be broadcast on [[ESPN2]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arenafootball.com/article/afl-espn-2019 |title=AFL and ESPN Announce Media Rights Agreement |work=Elizabeth Devita, AFL website |date=May 3, 2019 |access-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503162853/https://www.arenafootball.com/article/afl-espn-2019 |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

After the season, league commissioner Boe announced the closure of all six of the league's teams. The closure came as the league re-evaluated its business model and worked to respond to a lawsuit filed against the league by its former [[worker's compensation]] insurance provider. Boe also stated that they had not made the decision to suspend operations for the entire league at that time (raising the possibility that if the league did return, it would do so under a touring model similar to the [[Premier Lacrosse League]] or basketball's [[BIG3]]) and that a decision on the league's future would most likely be announced near the end of 2019.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.timesunion.com/empire/article/Albany-Empire-other-Arena-Football-League-teams-14569753.php |title=Albany Empire, other Arena Football League teams close operations |website=[[Times Union (Albany)|Times Union]] |date=October 29, 2019 |access-date=October 29, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029214131/https://www.timesunion.com/empire/article/Albany-Empire-other-Arena-Football-League-teams-14569753.php |archive-date=October 29, 2019 |url-status=live|author=Dougherty, Pete}}</ref>

Approximately a month after the announcement of the closure of teams, on November 27, 2019, commissioner Boe announced via the league's Twitter account that the league would be filing for [[Chapter 7, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 7]] bankruptcy and fully cease operations, citing a lack of capital and unresolved liabilities.<ref name=GleesonChap7/>