Jersey Flight

Jersey Flight
Established 2017
Play in Trenton, New Jersey
at the CURE Insurance Arena
JerseyFlightFootball.com
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League/conference affiliations
American Arena League (2018–)
Team colors Purple, gold, silver, white
                   
Personnel
Owner(s) Jersey Flight Football, Inc. (Samuel Davis, Jr. & Kyna Felder-Ruiz – Principal Owners)
Head coach Jake Grande
Team history
Jersey Flight (2018–)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Jersey Flight are a professional indoor football team to be based in Trenton, New Jersey, as a member of the American Arena League (AAL) for the 2018 season.[1] They are owned by Jersey Flight Football, Inc., and have announced the CURE Insurance Arena as their home arena.

History

The Jersey Flight were announced to be joining the National Arena League (NAL) at a press conference on March 20, 2017. Jersey Flight Football, Inc., was reported to be the first 100% African-American-owned professional sports franchise in the state of New Jersey.[2] The Flight announced the franchise's first head coach would be Jake Grande, former assistant coach and defensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Sharks. The owners heavily pursued sponsors and partnerships in order to pay for multiple years of stability.[3] However, the team did not meet the NAL's updated minimum obligations prior to the release of the 2018 schedule in December 2017 and was subsequently removed from the league without playing a game.[4] A few days later, the Flight announced they had joined the recently formed American Arena League (AAL) for the 2018 season.

After two games played, owners Samuel Davis, Jr. and Kyna Felder-Ruiz were arrested for tax fraud on April 13, 2018.[5]

Key people

  • Samuel Davis, Jr. – Owner
  • Kyna Felder-Ruiz – Owner

References

  1. ↑ "JERSEY FLIGHT FOOTBALL, INC. Announces kick-off of the Jersey Flight Arena Football Team". Gloucester City News. March 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jersey Flight Football, Inc. is pleased to announce the kick-off of the Jersey Flight Football Team". National Arena League. March 20, 2017.
  3. ↑ "New arena football team looks to take 'flight' in New Jersey". New Jersey 101.5. May 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ "NAL SET TO BEGIN PLAY IN APRIL - League Schedule to be Released This Week". NationalArenaLeague.com. December 13, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Trenton's arena football owners get arrested, charged with federal tax fraud". The Trentonian. April 13, 2018.
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