Salt Lake Stallions
Professional American football team based in Salt Lake City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Salt Lake Stallions were a professional American football franchise based in Salt Lake City, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which began play in February 2019.[1] The Stallions were the northernmost team in the AAF, as the league's only franchise north of the 35th parallel. They played their home games at Rice–Eccles Stadium. The team's head coach was Dennis Erickson, owner of a 179–96–1 record coaching college football and a 40–56 record coaching in the NFL.
Established | 2018 |
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Folded | 2019 |
Based in | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Home stadium | Rice–Eccles Stadium |
Head coach | Dennis Erickson |
General manager | Randy Mueller |
Team president | Tyler Howell |
League | Alliance of American Football |
Division | Western Conference (2019) |
Colors | Blue, Deep Sky Blue and Silver |
On April 2, 2019, the league's football operations were reportedly suspended,[2][3] and on April 4 the league allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams.[4] The league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019.[5]