Orlando Apollos ( born Orlando Apollos ) is a professional football club based in Orlando , Florida . The team is in the league of the American Football Alliance , the first season of which starts in February 2019. Home matches of the club will be held at the Spectrum Stadium .
| Orlando apollos | |||||
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| Year of foundation: 2018 | |||||
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| City | Orlando , FL | ||||
| Colors | dark blue, dark orange, bright orange
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| Main coach | Steve Sperrier | ||||
| Owner | Legendary Field Exhibitions, LLC | ||||
| General manager | Tim Raskell | ||||
| League / Conference Supplies | |||||
American Football Alliance (2018 — nv) | |||||
| Team history | |||||
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| Progress | |||||
| League winners (-) | |||||
| Home Stadiums | |||||
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History
The creation of a new professional football club was announced in April 2018. Orlando became the first city to announce the creation of a team in which the AAF leadership announced. At the same time, Steve Sperrier , who has experience working at the Washington Redskins NFL , was appointed the head coach of the club under the working title of Alliance Orlando. Prior to that, two professional teams were based in the city - “ Orlando Predators ” performed in the AFL from 1991 to 2016, and in 2001, the XFL Orlando Rage team held one season [1] .
The presentation of the name and symbols of the club took place in September 2018. The team, named Apollos, entered the Eastern League Division, along with Birmingham , Memphis and Atlanta . League founder Charlie Ebersol explained that the name of the club is a reference to the ancient Greek god of light Apollo , because Florida is one of the sunniest states, and pays tribute to the memory of the flight of the Apollo 11 mission [2] [3] .
In accordance with the rules of the league, the club has the priority right to sign contracts with players acting in the NFL for Miami Dolphins , Tampa Bay Buccaneers , New York Jets and New York Giants , CFL players from Hamilton Tiger Cats , as well as graduates of thirteen Florida state colleges [4] .
Season 2019
The schedule for the first league season was announced in October 2018. “Orlando” will play in the first match in the history of the tournament, which will be held on February 9 at the Spectrum Stadium. Rival "Apollos" will be " Atlanta Legends " [5] .
Team composition
- The composition of the team as of February 7, 2019
| No | Player | Position | Date of Birth | Growth ( cm ) | Weight ( kg ) |
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| Quarterbacks | |||||
| 3 | QB | July 1, 1991 | 193 | 99 | |
| four | Kevin Anderson | QB | n / a | 188 | 98 |
| five | QB | June 4, 1993 | 196 | 108 | |
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| 20 | Ryan green | RB | April 19, 1994 | 177 | 85 |
| 22 | Dervest Johnson | RB | n / a | 178 | 94 |
| 24 | RB | November 8, 1994 | 180 | 100 | |
| 25 | RB | February 22, 1993 | 178 | 83 | |
| Side receivers | |||||
| ten | Wr | December 15, 1993 | 175 | 78 | |
| eleven | Wr | August 20, 1993 | 183 | 84 | |
| 13 | Ishmael Hymen | Wr | n / a | 183 | 84 |
| 14 | Wr | May 9, 1994 | 183 | 77 | |
| sixteen | Wr | January 30, 1993 | 185 | 91 | |
| 17 | Wr | July 21, 1995 | 180 | 93 | |
| nineteen | Wr | February 27, 1989 | 188 | 98 | |
| Tayt endy | |||||
| 80 | Shaun Price | TE | n / a | 191 | 113 |
| 83 | TE | December 16, 1993 | 196 | 116 | |
| 89 | Matt weather | TE | October 7, 1992 | 196 | 109 |
| Attack linemen | |||||
| 63 | G | December 14, 1992 | 193 | 147 | |
| 64 | Jordan mccray | C | n / a | 191 | 141 |
| 66 | Aaron Evans | T | n / a | 196 | 132 |
| 70 | Quinterrius Itmen | T | December 4, 1991 | 198 | 141 |
| 71 | G | November 1, 1991 | 185 | 141 | |
| 74 | G | March 25, 1993 | 193 | 144 | |
| 75 | G | March 13, 1989 | 193 | 147 | |
| 77 | T | January 4, 1990 | 196 | 138 | |
| Linemen Protection | |||||
| 59 | DE | January 4, 1990 | 203 | 132 | |
| 90 | Antonio Gerad | DT | n / a | 191 | 136 |
| 92 | Josh banks | DE | June 13, 1994 | 193 | 132 |
| 93 | DT | February 11, 1992 | 196 | 145 | |
| 97 | Ayzheya Berks | DT | n / a | 193 | 138 |
| 98 | Anthony Moten | DT | July 12, 1995 | 193 | 143 |
| 99 | Giorgio newberry | DE | November 26, 1991 | 198 | 124 |
| Linebackers | |||||
| 50 | Jacob pew | Lb | September 22, 1995 | 193 | 112 |
| 51 | Lb | January 1, 1991 | 191 | 107 | |
| 52 | Reggie Northrap | Lb | October 17, 1993 | 185 | 105 |
| 54 | Lb | September 19, 1995 | 191 | 105 | |
| 55 | Andrew Ankra | Lb | n / a | 193 | 106 |
| 58 | Christian french | Lb | August 18, 1992 | 196 | 111 |
| 95 | Lb | February 24, 1989 | 188 | 125 | |
| Differential beks | |||||
| 20 | CB | December 28, 1991 | 175 | 84 | |
| 21 | S | August 31, 1991 | 188 | 98 | |
| 23 | Mark Myers | CB | September 5, 1994 | 178 | 86 |
| 26 | S | June 5, 1991 | 183 | 90 | |
| 27 | CB | October 29, 1994 | 183 | 83 | |
| 28 | Bryce canady | S | n / a | 183 | 86 |
| 31 | CB | September 23, 1992 | 178 | 85 | |
| 33 | S | March 7, 1990 | 185 | 94 | |
| 37 | CB | May 13, 1992 | 188 | 91 | |
| 39 | CB | July 31, 1991 | 178 | 86 | |
| Special teams | |||||
| one | Ben turk | P | June 5, 1990 | 180 | 97 |
| 2 | Elliott fry | K | December 12, 1994 | 183 | 68 |
| 53 | LS | March 7, 1992 | 183 | 109 | |
Notes
- ↑ LePard, Clay. Fans welcome Orlando Alliance football team (English) . clickorlando.com . Graham Media Group (17 April 2018). The appeal date is February 8, 2019.
- ↑ Peters, Xander. Orlando's Apollos Orlando's new pro football team . orlandoweekly.com . Orlando Weekly (20 September 2018). The appeal date is February 8, 2019. Archived September 21, 2018.
- ↑ Rivas, Nathaniel. Orlando Apollos revealed as a new professional football team (Eng.) . clickorlando.com . Graham Media Group (September 20, 2018). The appeal date is February 8, 2019. Archived on January 5, 2019.
- ↑ Inabinett, Mark. Alabama, Birdsham AAF team's assignment list ( AUBURN ) al.com Advance Local Media LLC (13 July 2018). The appeal date is February 8, 2019. Archived December 6, 2018.
- ↑ Benjamin, Cody. Steve Spurrier coaching in opener ( Alliance ) cbssports.com . CBS Interactive (October 16, 2018). The appeal date is February 8, 2019. Archived November 4, 2018.
Links
- Official site (eng.)