Birmingham Iron
The Birmingham Iron is a professional American football team based in Birmingham, Alabama and are charter members of the Alliance of American Football. The league is set to begin in February 2019, and the team will play its games at Legion Field until a new stadium at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex has completed construction. The new stadium is expected to be completed in 2021.
History
The team was announced as a charter team of the Alliance of American Football on June 4, 2018. The team's first head coach was announced on June 6 as Tim Lewis, his first job at the position. On September 20, the league announced four eastern inaugural franchises' names and logos including Birmingham as the Birmingham Iron. The name is a tribute to the city's iron industry, while the team colors of black, dark grey, and light grey are based on iron ore, coal, and flux, the components used to make steel.
The final 52-man roster was set on January 30, 2019. The team's first game will be at home against the Memphis Express on Sunday, February 10, 2019.
Players
The team's assigned area, which designates player rights, includes the following:
Colleges
- Alabama
- Alabama A&M
- Alabama State
- Auburn
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Jacksonville State
- Louisiana Tech
- Maryland
- Miles College
- Mississippi State
- North Carolina State
- North Alabama
- Missouri
- Samford Bulldogs
- South Alabama
- South Carolina
- Troy
- Tuskegee
- UAB]
- West Alabama
National Football League (NFL)
- New England Patriots
- Buffalo Bills
- Cleveland Browns
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Canadian Football League (CFL)
- Montreal Alouettes
- Ottawa Redblacks
References
- Patchen, Tyler (September 20, 2018) "Birmingham's new pro football team unveils nickname, logo." Birmingham Business Journal
External links
- Birmingham Iron at aaf.com