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New Jersey Generals (2022)
The New Jersey Generals are a professional American football team based in New Jersey. The Generals compete in the United States Football League (USFL) as a member club of the league's North division. The team plays its home games in Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton, Ohio. The stadium is shared with the Pittsburgh Maulers. The Generals were one of eight teams that joined the USFL in 2022, and they are one of seven of that group still existing. They currently are the only team to have a Most Valuable Player (MVP) award winner, KaVontae Turpin (2022). History The New Jersey Generals were one of eight teams that were officially announced as a USFL franchise on ''The Herd with Colin Cowherd'' on November 22, 2021. USFL co-founder Brian Woods had been using the Generals brand for teams in The Spring League since 2019. On January 6, 2022, it was announced on ''The Herd with Colin Cowherd'' that former NFL, AAF, and NCAA Football Head coach Mike Riley was named the Head co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Benson Hall Of Fame Stadium
Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium, formerly Fawcett Stadium, is a football stadium and entertainment complex in Canton, Ohio. It is a major component of ''Hall of Fame Village'', located adjacent to the grounds of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The venue hosts the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Game and serves as the home field for the football teams from Canton McKinley High School. It also served as the home field for Malone University from 1993 to 2018 and Walsh University from 1998 to 2022. It also served as the home stadium for a number of other Canton-area high schools. The stadium was constructed as a replacement for League Field, the city's previous stadium, where Canton's professional football team, the Bulldogs, played many of their games. First dedicated as Fawcett Stadium in 1938, the stadium's original name honored the memory of John A. Fawcett, a former Canton board of education member, who died several years before the stadium was completed. On November 24, 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luis Perez (American Football)
Luis Francisco Perez (born August 26, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football at Texas A&M University–Commerce from 2015 to 2017. Prior to that, he played junior college football at Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California. He was awarded the Harlon Hill Trophy in 2017 as the best football player in NCAA Division II and led the Lions to their second national championship in football during the 2017 season, their first since 1972. Early years Perez was born in San Diego, California to Juan and Carla Perez. His father was a professional soccer player in his native country of Mexico. Perez grew up in the Rancho Del Rey neighborhood of Chula Vista, California and started playing quarterback at a young age in Junior High. As a child, Perez went bowling with his family. Eventually, he started attending a bowling league every Tuesday at age nine before being entered into tournaments. He soon became a top ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Rodgers (gridiron Football)
James Rodgers Jr. (born December 20, 1988) is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is the wide receivers coach for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent following the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football for Oregon State University. He has also played for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). As a coach, he served as the outside linebackers coach for the San Antonio Commanders of the Alliance of American Football in 2019. High school career Rodgers attended Lamar Consolidated High School in Richmond, Texas, where he played wide receiver and free safety. He was the 2005 and 2006 District MVP and First-team All-State. He was also a star basketball and track athlete. College career Rodgers attended Oregon State University where he majored in speech communication and minored in ethnic studies. As a freshman in 2007, Rodgers appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zerick Rollins
Zerick Rollins Sr. (born June 20, 1975) is an American football coach. He played college football at Texas A&M. Zerick was a two-year starter at Texas A&M (1996–1997) where he helped the Aggies win the Big 12 South title in 1997. He also played in the 1998 Cotton Bowl against UCLA. Zerick graduated from Texas A&M with a degree in economics and also earned a master's degree in Educational Administration, while also serving as a graduate assistant (1998–2000). Rollins started his career with the Seattle Seahawks, as a defensive line assistant in 2001. He was promoted to defensive line coach from 2002–2005. Rollins coached linebackers from 2006–2009 for the Seahawks. On January 16, 2010, it was announced by ''The Olympian'' that Rollins will not be offered a position on newly hired, Pete Carroll Peter Clay Carroll (born September 15, 1951) is an American football coach who is the head coach and executive vice president for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Smith (American Football Coach)
Steven Smith (born December 18, 1976) is an American football coach and former player. He was the head football coach at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri, a position he held from December 2017 to May 2019. Smith previously served in a variety coaching roles at different levels of football, including a stint as assistant offensive line coach for the 2012 Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) under head coach Romeo Crennel Romeo Crennel (born June 18, 1947) is a former American football coach, who was the senior advisor for football performance for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). A former long-time coaching assistant to Bill Parcells, Cr .... In 2019, he became the offensive line coach for the Seattle Dragons of the XFL. In March 2022, Smith was announced as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for head coach Mike Riley and the New Jersey Generals. Head coaching record References {{DEFAULT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback to rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and block. There are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play, depending on the offensive formation. A running back may be a halfback (in certain contexts also referred to as a "tailback" — see below), a wingback or a fullback. A running back will sometimes be called a "feature back" if he is the team's starting running back. Halfback/tailback The halfback (HB) or tailback (TB) position is responsible for carrying the ball on the majority of running plays, and may frequently be used as a receiver on short (or sometimes long, depending on the system) passing plays. In the modern game, an effective halfback must have a blend of both quickness and agility as a runner, as well as sure hands and good vision up-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 USFL Season
The 2022 USFL season is the planned inaugural season of the United States Football League (USFL), and the first by a league of the name since the 1985 season of the previous incarnation of the league. Planned to be played from April 16, 2022 to June 2022, it will involve eight teams, and will be played in its entirety in Birmingham, Alabama. Background Broadcasting Fox Sports is the league's official broadcast partner, and plans to split the games' broadcast rights equally between Fox, FS1, NBC and USA Network. On December 15, 2021, Fox and NBC had finalized their deals with the latter joined as official broadcast and streaming partner. Both partners plan to broadcast 20 over-the-air games (12 on Fox, 8 on NBC), 19 cable-only games (10 on FS1, 9 on USA), and 4 online-only games (on Peacock Peafowl is a common name for three bird species in the genera '' Pavo'' and '' Afropavo'' within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae, the pheasants and their allies. Male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Philadelphia Stars Season
The 2022 Philadelphia Stars season is the ongoing first season for the Philadelphia Stars as a professional American football franchise. They play as charter members of the United States Football League, one of eight teams to compete in the league for the 2022 season. The Stars technically play as a traveling team (since the entirety of the regular season will be played at Protective Stadium and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama) and are led by head coach Bart Andrus. Personnel Roster The Stars, like all other teams, have a 38-man active roster with a 7-man practice squad. Staff Schedule The Stars' 2022 schedule was announced on March 7. They opened the season against the New Orleans Breakers. Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. All games held at Protective Stadium, with the exceptions of the Week 8 and Week 10 games (Both held at Legion Field) Game summaries Week 1: at New Orleans Breakers The Stars started their season against the New Orleans Breaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USFL Most Valuable Player Award
The United States Football League Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) is an annual United States Football League (USFL) award given since the 2022 season to the best performing player of the regular season. The inaugural recipient of the award was KaVontae Turpin KaVontae Turpin (born August 2, 1996) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at TCU before joining the second iteration of the New J ... of the New Jersey Generals. Winners Teams References {{reflist United States Football League (2022) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shalom Luani
Shalom Luani (born August 5, 1994) is an American football safety for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He is better known worldwide for his soccer career, having scored against Tonga in American Samoa's first-ever win in FIFA-sanctioned play. Luani, who now plays as a forward, scored twice for American Samoa in November 2011, making him (at the time) the country's joint–top goalscorer of all time with fellow forward Ramin Ott. He played college football at Washington State, and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the seventh round of the 2017 NFL Draft. His American football career has also encompassed spells at Faga'itua High School, Chabot College, and the City College of San Francisco. Association football career Club career Luani has played for ASFA Soccer League club Tafuna Jets since 2009, along with his brother Sumeo. In October 2011, Luani scored a hat-trick in Tafuna's 4–4 draw with Atu'u Broncos. In February 2011, Luani pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toby Johnson (American Football)
Roderick L. "Toby" Johnson Jr. (born September 1, 1991) is an American football defensive tackle for the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at the University of Georgia after two years at Hutchinson Community College and was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent after the 2015 NFL Draft. Early years Johnson attended Banneker High School in suburban Atlanta, where he played football, basketball and competed in track and field. Listed at 6'3", 240 lbs, he earned All-State honors as a tight end and All-Region recognition as a defensive end as a senior in 2010. College career Hutchinson Community College Johnson attended Hutchinson Community College from 2011 to 2012, where he was teammates with Cordarrelle Patterson in his freshman year. Entering the 2012 season as the No. 1 overall junior college recruit in the nation, Johnson normally drew double teams and still put together a solid season despite mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
