The New Orleans Breakers are a professional

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team based in

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. They are one of eight members of

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(USFL). They currently play their home games at

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and

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, which also hosts the

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Blazers.

History

The New Orleans Breakers were one of eight teams that were officially announced as a USFL franchise on ''

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'' on November 22, 2021. On January 27, 2022, it was announced on ''

'' that former NCAA Football Head coach

Larry Fedora Herbert Lawrence Fedora (born September 10, 1962) is an American football coach and former player who is the former coach and general manager for the New Orleans Breakers of the United States Football League (USFL). He previously served as head c ...

was named the Head coach and General manager of the Breakers.

Records

2022: 6–4 , 0.600 2023: 0–0 , 0.000

Personnel

Current roster

Initially, each team carried a 38-man active roster and a 7-man practice squad, but the rosters were increased to 40 active players and 50 total in May, 2022.

Staff

References

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