There are several rebuilds going on right now. The Arizona Outlaws, San Jose Sabercats, and Philadelphia Liberty all immediately came to mind. And on the tail end of a rebuild, finally approaching relevancy, there's always the often mocked (once deservedly, nowadays less so) Colorado Yeti. Let's first discuss Philadelphia. They reigning Ultimus champions held a firesale of the elite talent that brought them their trophy in the previous season. Legendary tight end Paul DirMirio and veteran defensive tackle Godfrey King were shipped off to New Orleans. Cornerstone secondary members Clifford Rove and Vikian Melamedov moved an hour's drive to the southwest to play for the Baltimore Hawks. Even Eli Kamaka and Damien Kroetch were sent off, both to Colorado for a host of future draft picks. The only household name players to remain in Philadelphia are wide receiver Josh Garden and quarterback Tyler Oles, though to the shock of many, even they were on the trade block. It will be interesting to see how Philadelphia's suddenly-initiated rebuild progresses in the coming seasons under the care of a brand new General Manager. Enough on that: over in San Jose, longtime Sabercat Benson Bayley was recently traded to the New Orleans Second Line, who now are making a strong push into the playoffs as the ASFC championship game approaches.
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