Birmingham Iron

Birmingham Iron
Founded 2018
League Alliance of American Football
Team history Birmingham Iron (2018–present)
Based in Birmingham, Alabama
Stadium

Legion Field (2019–2020)

Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex (2021–future)
Colors Black, silver & white
              
Head coach Tim Lewis

The Birmingham Iron is a professional American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama and are charter members of the Alliance of American Football.[1] The league is set to begin in February 2019, and the team will play its games at Legion Field until a new stadium near Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex has completed construction. The new stadium is expected to be completed in 2021.[1]

History

The team was announced as a charter team of the Alliance of American Football on June 4, 2018.[1] The team's first head coach was announced on June 6 as Tim Lewis, his first job at the position.[1][2] On September 20, 2018, the league announced four eastern inaugural franchises' names and logos including Birmingham as the Birmingham Iron.[3]

Staff

Birmingham Iron staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive line – Ray Hamilton
  • Defensive assistant/Quality control – Steve Meyer
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator/Tight ends – Ray Rychleski
  • Assistant special teams/Secondary – Martin Bayless

Roster

Birmingham Iron roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • -- Brandon Barnes
  • -- Connor Davis
  • -- Jacob Duzey
  • -- Jonathan Powell
 Offensive linemen
  • -- Darrell Brown T
  • -- Aaron Cox C
  • -- Jackson Dallas C
  • -- Larson Graham T
  • -- Tyler Howell T
  • -- Dominick Jackson T
  • -- Jason King G
  • -- Korren Kirven T
  • -- Sam Lee G
  • -- Kitt O'Brien G
  • -- Bret Piekarski G
  • -- Steven Rowzee G
  • -- Cory Tucker C
  • -- Garrison Wright G

Defensive linemen

  • -- Nelson Adams DE
  • -- Aaron Adeoye DE
  • -- Josh Boyd DT
  • -- Harold Brantley DT
  • -- Allen Edwards DE
  • -- Nick James DT
  • -- Jake Payne DE
  • -- Dante Sawyer DE
  • -- Casey Sayles DT
  • -- Nick Seither DE
 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Exempt list

  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated October 4, 2018
56 Active, 0 Inactive, 0 PS

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Johnson, Roy S. "Birmingham lands a pro football franchise". al.com. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ Johnson, Roy S. (June 5, 2018). "Long-time NFL defensive coach to be inaugural head coach of Birmingham's AAF team". AL.com. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  3. ↑ Benjamin, Cody (September 20, 2018). "LOOK: Alliance of American Football unveils logos of four pro teams that will debut in 2019". CBSSports.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
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