The Laredo Law was a 2004

af2 The AF2 (often styled as af2, and short for arenafootball2) was the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like its parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football ru ...

expansion team, the minor league for the

Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in ...

. They played their home games at the

Laredo Entertainment Center The Sames Auto Arena (formerly known as the Laredo Entertainment Center and Laredo Energy Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Laredo, Texas. It is located next to Bob Bullock Loop (US 59/Loop 20), on the northeastern side of Laredo. Within the Sam ...

Laredo, Texas Laredo ( ; ) is a city in and the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Laredo has the distinction of flying seven flags (the flag of t ...

. They only played for one season (for a 3-13 record) before ceasing all operations at the end of the season. The team's head coach was Scott Maynard, son of

Don Maynard Donald Rogers Maynard (January 25, 1935 – January 10, 2022) was an American professional American football, football wide receiver known for playing for the New York Jets in the National Football League (NFL). He also played with the New York ...

, who starred for the

New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...

as wide receiver and is a member of the

Pro Football Hall of Fame The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame for professional American football, located in Canton, Ohio. Opened on September 7, , the Hall of Fame enshrines exceptional figures in the sport of professional football, including players, coach ...

. Arena Football would not return to Laredo, Texas until 2006, when the

Laredo Lobos The Laredo Lobos were a professional arena football team based out of Laredo, Texas. They were a member of the af2 league. They played their home games at the Laredo Entertainment Center. The team was originally a 2006 expansion member of the ...

were formed for the

Intense Football League The Intense Football League (IFL) was a professional indoor football minor league that began operations in 2004. Its focus was in Texas, but it was notable for being the first professional football league to place a franchise in Alaska. History ...

. Now, the Lobos are in the AF2.

Season-By-Season

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2004 Laredo Law Roster

*1 Roque Vela *2 Traco Rachal *3 Terrance Minor *4 Marc Saldana *4 Rich Lucero *5 James Dawson *7 P.J. Winston *8 Julius Brown *10 Michael Wakefield *11 Trey Merkens *13 Brian Hegneur *14 Greg Bell *17 Rocky Perez *19 Bjay Jones *22 Melvin Phillips *25 Torrey Prather *34 Rod Kelly *55 Ariel Famaligi *70 Michael Patterson *73 Steve Mascorro *81 Mike Jones *92 Juwan Jackson *95 John Amarro *Head Coach: Scott Maynard *OL/DL Coach: Jim Beverly *Defensive Coordinator: Stan Petry *Special Teams: Coach Mark Soto *Trainer: Bobby Moore Jr.

External links

Laredo Law on ArenaFan.com
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