"<p>               FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward walks the sidelines before an NFL preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. On Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, the Alliance of American Football, an eight-team spring league that begins play the weekend after the Super Bowl, will stage a ""protect or pick"" quarterback draft. Ward, the Alliance's head of football development, will be the host, and the biggest name in the proceedings. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)             </p>"