The Florida Firecats were a professional arena football team based in Estero, Florida. They played in the AF2, the Arena Football League's developmental league, from 2001 to 2009. They did not join the AFL following the leagues' reorganization in 2010. During their run they won the 2004ArenaCup championship,[1] two conference titles, and made a total of seven playoff appearances. They played their home games at Germain Arena.
The cancellation of the Arena Football League's 2009 season has left the future of many AF2 teams up in the air. 11 of the 25 AF2 teams have confirmed that they will be joining a new arena football league, Arena Football 1. The Florida Firecats are not one of those teams, and it is unclear whether they will continue to play in the AF2, seek another arena football league, or suspend operations.
The Firecats do not seem interested in joining AF1 and may be trying to join another indoor football league instead. Commissioner Jerry Kurz says the Firecats have yet to apply, and team president Chris Vallozzi was quoted as calling AF1 "an upstart league" without the AFL's 20 years of prior history, also saying they'd "keep all options open with all leagues."[2]
Rookies in italics Roster updated July 25, 2009 20 Active, 0 Inactive
Right now best player in the team Pasollini Pierre because he is rocking with a 95 touchdowns for the Firecats.
Referencesedit
^"Settling the Score: Gorrie Takes One More Run". ResSports.com. March 13, 2012. Retrieved March 13, 2012.
^Wommack, Woody. ""Naples News", "Pro football: Firecats haven't applied to join new Arena League 1"". Naplesnews.com. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
External linksedit
Official website
Florida Firecats at ArenaFan
December 02, 2023
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