Cabo Marlins
The Cabo Marlins are the professional American Football team in the Futbol Americano de Mexico League (FAM), the top flight of American Football in Mexico,[1] with recent acquisitions of players like Trent Richardson[2] and Jeremy Johnson.[3] The team was founded in 2020 and plays their home games at Don Koll Stadium in Cabo San Lucas.[4] The Marlins are the only top division professional sports team in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur, and their local fans are referred to as the "Marlins Mania". The team is coached by Cesar Martinez, the former coach of the Mexico National Team.[4]
For the 2020 season, the team signed former NFL player Tony Simmons to be the inaugural head coach.[5][6] For the 2021 season, they signed Darryl Render as Defensive End, who was Aaron Donald's replacement at Pittsburgh.[4] The 2020 and 2021 seasons were ultimately cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the 2022 season, the Cabo Marlins made key acquisitions by signing former NFL starting running back Antonio Andrews[7] and former Iowa State Defensive Lineman and NFL Draft prospect, Kamilo Tongamoa. Their roster consists of 48 players, of which 16 are allowed to be international (non-Mexican), and up to 10 practice squad players.
References
- ^ "MARLINS – LIGA FAM-YOX" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ Inabinett, Mark (2022-03-17). "Trent Richardson reports for training camp in Mexico". al. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Jeremy Johnson, former Auburn QB, signs pro deal to play outside the U.S. - Saturday Down South". saturdaydownsouth.com. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ a b c Ureña, Omar (2020-11-13). "The Cabo Marlins find new verve and head coach". Retrieved 2022-02-08.
- ^ Rondero, Leonardo (2020-03-03). "Tony Simmons: de la NFL a Marlins Los Cabos". MetrópoliMx (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Marlins de Los Cabos listo para debutar en futbol americano profesional" (in Mexican Spanish). 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
- ^ "Former NFL player Antonio Andrews will be in Los Cabos Marlins". caboconnections.net. 2021-11-08. Retrieved 2022-02-08.