Ohio Force
Founded | 2022 |
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Based in | Canton, Ohio |
Home stadium | Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium |
Head coach | Bill Conley |
Owner(s) | Major League Football, Inc. (publicly traded company) |
League | Major League Football |
Website | www |
The Ohio Force are a professional American football team based in Canton, Ohio. The team is a member of the Major League Football (MLFB), a public traded professional football league, and plays its home games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.
The Force are part of the league "Core Four" teams.[1] They are the first pro football team in Canton since the NFL former champions Canton Bulldogs.
History
On March 18, 2022, Major League Football launched a new website and revealed that there will be only four teams for the first season.[2] On March 30 former Ohio Dominican head coach and former Ohio State assistant, Bill Conley, was announced as the league third HC.[3] The league would later reveled he will coach the Ohio Force.[4]
The Force started their training camp on July 21.[5] One week later, the team was evicted from its hotel amid unpaid bills and reports of the league shutting down.[6]
Staff
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Players
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Offensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Injured reserve
Practice squad
Did not report
Inactive
Rookies in italics |
References
- ^ "Major League Football (MLFB) Announces Mobile as Final Host City for Inaugural 2022 Season".
- ^ "MLFB Updates Website — Team Names Revealed". March 18, 2022.
- ^ Perry, Mark (March 30, 2022). "Bill Conley Named Third Head Coach In MLFB". XFL News Hub.
- ^ "Former Ohio State player/coach named head coach in MLFB".
- ^ "MLFB Training Camp Report Day One: Players Arriving and Teams Start Meetings". SGPN.
- ^ "Major League Football League 'shut down': players, coaches sent home". WKRG News 5. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-29.