The New York Majesty was a

women's American football Women's gridiron football, more commonly known as women's tackle football, women's American football, women's Canadian football, or simply women's football, is a form of gridiron football (American or Canadian) played by women. Most leagues play ...

team based in

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, that played for only the 2009–10 season as a member of the Eastern Conference of the

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(LFL). The team was the successor to the

New York Euphoria The New York Euphoria was a women's American football team that participated in the Lingerie Bowl, an alternative Super Bowl halftime event originally consisting of two teams of models and actresses wearing lingerie and minimal protective footbal ...

. The Majesty was one of the ten inaugural teams established in 2009 as part of the

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's expansion into a full-fledged league. Despite its "New York" name, home games were played at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania, over 100 miles from

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and

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, and is not located within the

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. The team was originally meant to play in the

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, but a lease deal could not be secured. On November 13, 2009, New York Majesty quarterback Krystal Gray, who had originally signed with the

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before being traded to New York in order to build the Majesty's offense, was involved in a multiple-player brawl during a game against the

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in Florida. The fight was instigated by a taunt from Morgan McGrath of the Caliente and followed by physical altercations with Anonka Dixon, Taira Turley, and Tina Caccavale. Gray was ejected from play and suspended for one game. Tina Caccavale and Taira Turley of the

were also ejected for throwing punches, but not suspended. The Caliente won 49–7. For the Majesty's final game, the team was coached by Henry Racich, owner of the semi-professional football team

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(Pennsylvania) Steelers, and Dan Esposito, formerly of the

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and

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. The Majesty suspended operations shortly after the 2009–10 season, due to what LFL founder Mitchell Mortaza described as "off-the-field distractions" and the fact that the team's home stadium was not in New York. Mortaza stated in 2012 that New York was one of six finalists for three potential expansion franchises, the other five being Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; Atlanta, Georgia; Houston, Texas; and Portland, Oregon.

References

External links

New York Majesty official website
Legends Football League US teams

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