Deadspin: Arena Football

Grabby Arena Football Fan Draws A Flag

Barry Petchesky — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 11:05:51 EDT

Arena football is different. It's the kind of sport where a fan reaches out of the seats to bodily prevent an opposing player from returning a kickoff. And more tellingly, it's the kind of sport where the home team's players then go over to congratulate the fan for interfering with play. More »

Which NFL Players Sent This Coach The Most Disturbing Porn Imaginable?

Barry Petchesky — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:10:20 EST

The winningest coach in Arena Football history is finding his computer contents displayed to the world as part of a lawsuit. Among the material: "a video of two naked women using a funnel and fish to commit an unnatural sex act." More »

What's More American Than A Football-Playing Predator?

Barry Petchesky — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 10:15:00 EDT

Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day. More »

Watch A Waitress Get Absolutely Trucked At An AFL Game

Barry Petchesky — Sun, 02 May 2010 15:10:00 EDT

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The good part about Arena Football — the front row is right on top of the players. The bad part, for one Orlando waitress, is that the players occasionally end up in the front row. [NFL.com] More »

Arena Football Is Back!

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:15:40 EDT

Your wails and lamentations have been heard, people! A year without indoor football is not a year worth living through, which is why the football gods—the really short ones—have resurrected arena football and saved your life. More »

Arena Football Will Not Come Back To You

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:45:00 EDT

The president of the Tampa Bay Storm announced (via Facebook) that the AFL "will not be returning." Probably ever. Surprisingly, not playing the 2009 season didn't help to turn things around! Does this mean they file for Chapter 5.5 bankruptcy? More »

Arena Football Team Bounced From Playoffs Due To Bounced Check

Dashiell Bennett — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:35:09 EDT

The Albany Firebirds make the AFL2 playoffs after the actual No. 8 seed, Florida Firecats, are disqualified because they owe the league $200,000. I guess Arena Football teams are not exactly cash cows. Sorry....firecows. [Times-Union] More »

This Is Why You Don't Let Coaches On The Field

Dashiell Bennett — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:20:53 EDT

Did you know that because Arena Football games don't really have sidelines coaches are allowed to stand on the field of play? So everyone knew that one would eventually end up in a wheelchair, right? More »

Arena Football Players Half-Upset About Lack Of Paychecks

Dashiell Bennett — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 12:30:55 EST

AFL players are worried about putting food on the table (real food, not Sprewell food) after the cancellation of their season. Well, why don't they just win the Super Bowl, like Kurt Warner did? [NYDN] More »

You, Too, Could Kick In The Arena League

Will Leitch — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:20:05 EDT

Who says the Arena Football League isn't fan-friendly? Before the Chicago Rush's game this weekend, kicker Paul Edinger — so THAT'S where he is! — tweaked his groin, which is never good. The Rush had no extra kickers ... so they held an open call for fans. More »

Arena Football started over the weekend,...

Leitch — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:45:26 EST

Arena Football started over the weekend, in case you missed it. [It's Still Football] More »

Politician On A Mission To Rid Toledo Of Any And All Peckers

sussman — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:30:25 EST

So, big sports news here in Toledo. After the minor league hockey team went on hiatus, they're returning soon, along with an arena football team, in a brand new sports arena. And here's where you start caring, because the new football team might be called the Toledo Peckerheads. More »

The Arizona Rattlers will make the Arena...

rickchand — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:50:30 EDT

The Arizona Rattlers will make the Arena League playoffs next season, and you can take that to the LAKE! [AZ Central] More »

Michael Vick, Born For The Arena League

Leitch — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:00:01 EDT

It is a great sign for Mr. Mexico that, just a few days after word leaked that Michael Vick will plead guilty to electrocuting puppies — and a few days before he actually will — there's already people in the league who are lobbying for him to play when he gets out of jail. Sure, it's the Arena League, but hey, beggars choosers all that. More »

The Report From The Arena Bowl

Leitch — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 14:20:52 EDT

The man in this picture is Jay Gruden, the younger brother of Jon Gruden and the head coach of the AFL's Orlando Predators. He was one of the many luminaries at the Arena Bowl over the weekend, and the guys from It's Still Football were there. They filed a full report for us, which is after the jump. The atmosphere of Arena Bowl: It's electric! More »

Quincy Carter Struggling With His af2 Responsibilities

mjdeadspin — Sun, 20 May 2007 17:30:00 EDT

Because being employed by the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings wasn't enough to hammer convince Quincy Carter that he needs to pull it together, the Battle Wings have suspended him two games for missing team meetings. More »

Hey, Everyone In Bristol Will Be Twinkies Tomorrow!

Leitch — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:56:45 EDT

It shouldn't be difficult to spot any ESPN employees walking down the street tomorrow: Look for the guy/lady with the Arena Football shirt and that "sweet God someone please shoot me" look on their face. More »

Don't Piss Off Jon Bon Jovi

Leitch — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 11:30:48 EDT

You know, we haven't decided if Jon Bon Jovi's part-ownership of the Arena League's Philadelphia Soul makes the league more interesting, or less. On the one hand, a "rock star" who writes about just the perfect karaoke song owns a sports franchise and screams and yells from the luxury booth. On the other, it's Jon Bon Jovi. More »

Ron Jaworski Finds A Home

mjdeadspin — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:30:00 EST

If I had to rank all of the professional football broadcasts that ABC's done in the last six months, I'd say that the Chicago Rush vs. Kansas City Brigade Arena Football game they just had was number one. It was their best effort. Beyond that, every broadcast involving Tony Kornheiser is tied for last. More »

A Strange Way To Go After An Arena Football Job

Leitch — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:45:11 EST

Far be it from us to tell anyone how to deal with the tragic loss of a family member ... but this seems like an awfully strange way to do it. More »

Departure Of Arena Football Set To Cripple NBC

mjdeadspin — Sun, 02 Jul 2006 14:13:01 EDT

It's a day we've all been dreading. The Arena Football League's deal with NBC has expired, and NBC has opted not to renew it. I know, I'm as upset about it as you are. We shared so much this season through the ups and downs of the Arena League. It brought us all closer together. More »

There Is Always A Smaller Fish

Leitch — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:45:32 EDT

So here's something we probably should have known but didn't: Arena Football has a minor league, affectionately called "Arena Football 2." As you could probably guess, minor-league arena teams end up in strange place, including the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings, the Amarillo Dusters and, presumably coached by Michael Scott, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers. More »

Nothing Says Marital Love Like Arena Football

Leitch — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 12:15:55 EDT

One of the best parts of Arena Football, if you ask us, is that players running down the sidelines could, conceivably, get drilled into the stands. It makes us happy when NBA players dive into the expensive seats; adding football players to the mix seems a delicious possibility. More »

The Bible Verse Backfield

Leitch — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 12:15:06 EDT

In celebration of Cinco de Mayo — well, maybe not directly because of that — the Arena Football League announced yesterday that its Birmingham Steeldogs will be hosting Football Faith Night in its game against the Louisville Fire that evening. The teams will wear the word "SAMSON" across the front of their jerseys, which means, we assume, that crewcuts will be banned. But that's not the exciting part. More »

This Week In Arena Football

mjdeadspin — Sun, 02 Apr 2006 16:42:30 EDT

• Georgia Force 55, Kansas City Brigade 47. With the win, Force head coach Doug Plank become's the franchise's all-time winningest head coach. I can feel the jealousy of Vince Lombardi, Chuck Noll and Bill Parcells. More »

Best Sports Weekend Of The Year

mjdeadspin — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 13:58:31 EST

The NCAA Basketball National Semifinals. The opening of the Major League Baseball season. The NBA heads towards the stretch drive when games begin to matter. This is a serious sports weekend. Maybe the best of the year. More »

Today In The 50-Yard Indoor War...

mjdeadspin — Sun, 05 Mar 2006 15:27:24 EST

• Orlando Predators 59, Los Angeles Avengers 34. If you've been wondering what former Texas Tech QB Sonny Cumbie's been up to, not much has changed. He's still throwing 40 times a game for about 300 yards and 4 TDs. He's losing, though. The Avengers fall to 1-5. More »

Arena Football. Outdoor Life Network. Irony.

mjdeadspin — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 16:55:47 EST

The Arena Football League has found a new home on cable TV. The Outdoor Life Network, which I don't get, has signed a deal to pick up some Arena football games this season when NBC has other things going on, like hockey or the Winter Olympics. The deal was announced on Friday, and there's a game on OLN right now. No word on whether or not the Outdoor Life Network sent a cartoon version of Ted Nugent to NBC in the deal. More »

Your Arena Football Wrap-Up

mjdeadspin — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 17:44:00 EST

NBC has bumped Arena Football from the broadcast schedule for a couple of weeks, due to the Winter Olympics. Chances are, for you, it's a lateral move. It's one sporting event you don't care about exchanged for another. But I am not going to shortchange you on your Arena Football news. Because I love you. More »

The Arena Football Wrap-Up...

mjdeadspin — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 17:00:53 EST

If I ever need something to make sure my self-esteem stays at a reasonably low level, I can just consider that I'm blogging about sports on Super Bowl Sunday, and I'm talking about Arena Football. More »

I Am Mad At Bon Jovi

mjdeadspin — Sun, 05 Feb 2006 13:56:56 EST

The Colorado Crush and Georgia Force are playing today in a rematch of the last Arena Bowl, but I don't get to see that. NBC has decided instead to show me the Los Angeles Avengers and the Philadelphia Soul, and if Bon Jovi didn't own the Soul, I'm pretty sure that wouldn't be happening. More »

The Arena Football Wrap-Up...

mjdeadspin — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:15:08 EST

• Austin Wranglers 64, Las Vegas Gladiators 46. It upsets me a great deal that Las Vegas wasted a 330-yard 6 touchdown performance from the great Craig Whelihan. More »

You Give Football... A Bad Name

mjdeadspin — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 15:29:14 EST

You may have thought I was kidding last week when I mentioned that you were in for a dose of Arena Football. I was not. We are all going to learn to love Arena Football, and we're going to do it together. It's Sunday, it's football, and at least for a week, I'm embracing it. More »