On December 19, 2023, the USFL informed its players union that the Generals would not be among four USFL teams to be contracted as part of the league's upcoming merger with the XFL.
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.[1] USFL co-founder Brian Woods had been using the Generals brand for teams in The Spring League since 2019.[2] 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 coach and General manager of the Generals.[3]
The team was placed to select fourth overall in the 2022 USFL draft, where they selected Ben Holmes. Holmes was injured in training camp and ultimately released, but this allowed for the Generals to sign Luis Perez,[4] who impressed during the season, starting only 6 games, finishing in the top 5 in passing yards and touchdowns. The Generals also selected KaVontae Turpin as their top receiver, who lead the USFL in receiving yards (540), coupled with 4 touchdowns. He was also selected as to the All-USFL Team, alongside teammates Darius Victor, Terry Poole, Garrett McGhin, Toby Johnson and Shalom Luani in addition to winning USFL Most Valuable Player Award.[5][6] The Generals won the top seed in the North Division with a 9–1 record.[7] Despite the top seed in the North Division, the Generals were upset by the Philadelphia Stars, 19–14 in the North Division Championship Game.[8]
On October 18, 2022, the team hired Billy Devaney as the team's general manager.[9]
On December 19, 2023, the USFL informed its players union that the Generals would not be among four USFL teams to be contracted as part of the league's upcoming merger with the XFL.[10]
^"USFL unveils team cities, nicknames and logos for 2022 debut". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
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^Mike Mitchell (April 1, 2022). "USFL: New Jersey Generals Release Injured First Round QB Ben Holmes, Sign Luis Perez". www.usflnewshub.com. USFL News Hub. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
^Clinton, Bryan (2022-06-22). "Former TCU WR KaVontae Turpin Wins USFL MVP". Heartland College Sports – An Independent Big 12 Today Blog | College Football News | Big 12 Today. Retrieved 2022-06-26.
^"USFL Week 7: Generals top Bandits, clinch playoff spot". www.foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media, LLC. May 28, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
^Josh Frketic (June 25, 2022). "Stars pull upset on Generals to punch ticket to USFL Championship". www.wkbn.com. Nexstar Media Inc. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
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January 01, 1970
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This article is about the team in the second edition of the USFL For the team in the original USFL from the 1980s see New Jersey Generals The New Jersey Generals were a professional American football team The Generals competed in the United States Football League USFL as a member club of the league s North division Though named after the 1980s USFL team of the same name which played at The Meadowlands in East Rutherford New Jersey the Generals never played in New Jersey nor the New York metropolitan area the original Generals represented instead playing its home games at the USFL s hub at Protective Stadium and Legion Field in Birmingham Alabama in 2022 and at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton Ohio shared with the Pittsburgh Maulers in 2023 under the USFL s stadium sharing model The Generals were one of eight teams that joined the USFL in 2022 New Jersey GeneralsEstablished 2021Folded 2023Played in Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton OhioLeague conference affiliationsUnited States Football League 2022 2023 North Division 2022 2023 Current uniformTeam colorsScarlet red navy blue gold white MascotGeneral JerseyPersonnelOwner s National Spring Football League Enterprises Co LLC Fox Sports General managerBilly Devaney 2023 Head coachMike Riley 2022 2023 Team historyNew Jersey Generals 2022 2023 ChampionshipsLeague championships 0 Conference championships 0 Division championships 1 2022Playoff appearances 1 2022Home stadium s Protective Stadium Legion Field 2022 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium 2023 On December 19 2023 the USFL informed its players union that the Generals would not be among four USFL teams to be contracted as part of the league s upcoming merger with the XFL Contents 1 History 2 Player history 2 1 Current NFL Players 2 2 USFL MVP award winners 2 3 USFL Offensive Player of the Year award winners 3 Coach history 3 1 Head coach history 3 2 Offensive coordinator history 3 3 Defensive Coordinator history 4 Championships 4 1 Division championships 5 Records 6 Statistics and records 6 1 Season by season record 7 ReferencesHistory editThe 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 1 USFL co founder Brian Woods had been using the Generals brand for teams in The Spring League since 2019 2 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 coach and General manager of the Generals 3 The team was placed to select fourth overall in the 2022 USFL draft where they selected Ben Holmes Holmes was injured in training camp and ultimately released but this allowed for the Generals to sign Luis Perez 4 who impressed during the season starting only 6 games finishing in the top 5 in passing yards and touchdowns The Generals also selected KaVontae Turpin as their top receiver who lead the USFL in receiving yards 540 coupled with 4 touchdowns He was also selected as to the All USFL Team alongside teammates Darius Victor Terry Poole Garrett McGhin Toby Johnson and Shalom Luani in addition to winning USFL Most Valuable Player Award 5 6 The Generals won the top seed in the North Division with a 9 1 record 7 Despite the top seed in the North Division the Generals were upset by the Philadelphia Stars 19 14 in the North Division Championship Game 8 On October 18 2022 the team hired Billy Devaney as the team s general manager 9 On December 19 2023 the USFL informed its players union that the Generals would not be among four USFL teams to be contracted as part of the league s upcoming merger with the XFL 10 Player history editCurrent NFL Players edit USFL Season Pos Name NFL Team 2022 WR KaVontae Turpin Dallas Cowboys USFL MVP award winners edit Generals USFL MVP winners Year Player Position Selector 2022 KaVontae Turpin WR USFL USFL Offensive Player of the Year award winners edit Generals USFL OPOY winners Year Player Position Selector 2022 Darius Victor RB USFLCoach history editHead coach history edit Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards GC W L Win GC W L New Jersey Generals 1 Mike Riley 2022 2023 20 12 8 600 1 0 1 2022 USFL Coach of the Year Offensive coordinator history edit Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards GC W L Win GC W L New Jersey Generals 1 Steven Smith 2022 2023 20 12 8 600 1 0 1 Defensive Coordinator history edit Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards GC W L Win GC W L New Jersey Generals 1 Cris Dishman 2022 10 9 1 900 1 0 1 2 Ted Cottrell 2023 10 3 7 300 Championships editDivision championships edit Year Coach Record 2022 Mike Riley 9 1 Total Division Championships won 1Records editAll time Generals leaders Leader Player Record Years with Generals Passing Yards De Andre Johnson 1 712 passing yards 2022 2023 Passing Touchdowns Luis Perez 9 passing touchdowns 2022 Rushing Yards Darius Victor 1 127 rushing yards 2022 2023 Rushing Touchdowns Darius Victor 13 rushing touchdowns 2022 2023 Receiving Yards Alonzo Moore 713 receiving yards 2022 2023 Receiving Touchdowns Alonzo Moore 8 receiving touchdowns 2022 2023 Receptions Alonzo Moore 51 receptions 2022 2023 Tackles Chris Orr 159 tackles 2022 2023 Sacks Hercules Mata afa 6 0 sacks 2022 2023 Interceptions Shalom Luani 6 interceptions 2022 2023 Coaching wins Mike Riley 12 wins 2022 2023Statistics and records editSeason by season record edit Note The Finish Wins Losses and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play Legend USFL champions Division champions Wild Card berth New Jersey Generals season by season records Season Team League Division Regular season Postseason results Awards Finish Wins Losses Ties Pct 2022 2022 USFL North 1st 9 1 0 900 Lost Division finals Stars 14 19 KaVontae Turpin MVP Darius Victor OPOY Mike Riley COY 2023 2023 USFL North 4th 3 7 0 300 Totals 12 8 0 600 2022 2023 regular season 0 1 000 2022 2023 playoffs 12 9 0 571 2022 2023 regular season and playoffs References edit USFL unveils team cities nicknames and logos for 2022 debut FOX Sports Retrieved 2021 12 18 The Spring League Brands Team as Austin Generals in Homage to Host City The Spring League March 18 2019 Archived from the original on May 15 2021 Retrieved February 1 2022 Stephan Rachuk January 6 2022 USFL Officially Reveals the First Four Head Coaches on The Herd Pro Football Newsroom Retrieved January 6 2022 Mike Mitchell April 1 2022 USFL New Jersey Generals Release Injured First Round QB Ben Holmes Sign Luis Perez www usflnewshub com USFL News Hub Retrieved February 23 2023 Clinton Bryan 2022 06 22 Former TCU WR KaVontae Turpin Wins USFL MVP Heartland College Sports An Independent Big 12 Today Blog College Football News Big 12 Today Retrieved 2022 06 26 USFL Awards 2022 Generals WR KaVontae Turpin named MVP USFL 2022 06 22 Retrieved 2022 06 26 USFL Week 7 Generals top Bandits clinch playoff spot www foxsports com Fox Media LLC and Fox Sports Interactive Media LLC May 28 2022 Retrieved February 23 2023 Josh Frketic June 25 2022 Stars pull upset on Generals to punch ticket to USFL Championship www wkbn com Nexstar Media Inc Retrieved February 23 2023 USFL Hires New General Managers for Two Teams www oursportscentral com OurSports Central October 18 2022 Retrieved February 23 2023 Four USFL teams survive merger with XFL NBC Sports 2023 12 19 Retrieved 2023 12 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Jersey Generals 2022 amp oldid 1222409266, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
