Arena League football franchise coming to Memphis
Arena League Commissioner Tim Brown announces a Memphis team during a news conference Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, at the Midtown location of Aldo’s Pizza Pies. (Tim Buckley/The Daily Memphian)
A new indoor pro football franchise has revealed plans to start play in Memphis in 2026.
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Tim is a veteran sportswriter who graduated from CBHS in Memphis and the University of Missouri. He previously covered LSU sports in Baton Rouge, and the University of Louisiana football and basketball for The Daily Advertiser/USA TODAY Network in Lafayette, the NBA’s Utah Jazz for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City, the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, and West Texas State basketball for the Amarillo Globe News in Texas.
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