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Andy Nesbitt

Eminem wants fighting to be allowed in AAF, gets response from co-founder

The Alliance of American Football league is still a thing, as you might have noticed this weekend when Johnny Manziel made his debut with the Memphis Express.

Apparently Eminem was watching, or at least was aware of the game, as he offered a suggestion to the league: allow the the players to fight.

That game got a little chippy late as Johnny Football was heard cursing at a defensive player and some pushing and shoving happened later on. But it didn’t get too out of control, much to the dismay of Eminem.

The rapper, who’s from Detroit, tweeted (in all caps, too, so you know he’s serious) saying allowing players to fight would make him watch every game, even if there isn’t a team in his hometown.

He got a response from Charlie Ebersol, the league’s CEO and co-founder, but it wasn’t about fighting:

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