Las Vegas Outlaws (arena football)

For the XFL team, see Las Vegas Outlaws (XFL).
Las Vegas Outlaws
Current season
Established 2014
Play in Las Vegas, Nevada
Logo
League/conference affiliations

Arena Football League (2015–present)

  • National Conference (2015–present)
    • West (2015–present)
Team colors

Black, Gold

         
Personnel
Owner(s) Vince Neil
President Mark Daniels
General manager Bob Hewko
Head coach Aaron Garcia
Team history
  • Las Vegas Outlaws (2015–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)
Thomas & Mack Center (2015–present)

The Las Vegas Outlaws are a professional Arena Football League team based in Las Vegas, Nevada. They will begin play in the AFL's National Conference West Division in 2015. The franchise is owned by Vince Neil, lead singer for Mötley Crüe and current minority owner of the Jacksonville Sharks. On September 11, 2014, it was announced that Aaron Garcia is the team's first head coach.

This is the third and most recent attempt at an AFL franchise in Las Vegas since two other teams played briefly, the Las Vegas Sting from 1994 to 1995 before relocating to Anaheim and becoming the Anaheim Piranhas and the Las Vegas Gladiators from 2003 to 2007 before they relocated to Cleveland.[1] Neil won approval from the league for the franchise on June 17, 2014. According to reports from ESPN, he has asked to name his team the "Las Vegas Outlaws", not to be confused with the former XFL franchise from 2001 of the same name.[2] That wish was granted on August 22, 2014, when the announcement was officially made that the team will indeed be called the Outlaws.[3][4][5]

After initial rumors had the team playing at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, they announced that they would play at the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV, previous home to the Sting and Gladiators.

Rock stars in the AFL

Vince Neil joins fellow musicians Jon Bon Jovi, Tim McGraw and KISS band members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley that have started AFL franchises. Bon Jovi created the Philadelphia Soul in 2004 and that team still exists today playing at the Wells Fargo Center under the majority ownership of Ron Jaworski. McGraw, a country music star, was minority owner of Bud Adams's version of the Nashville Kats from 2005 to 2007. Simmons and Stanley founded the Los Angeles KISS in 2013 and that team currently plays at the Honda Center in Anaheim, former home of the Piranhas. Neil was named minority owner of the Jacksonville Sharks just two months prior to the formation of his own team.

Current roster

Las Vegas Outlaws roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

  • 42 Joe Mortensen

Wide receivers

 Offensive linemen
  • 55 Nyere Aumaitre
  • 60 Terrence Campbell
  • 71 Kevin Myers
  • 74 Justin Wells
  • 72 Will Wright

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

  • 14 Ross Gornall
Injured reserve

League suspension

Refuse to report

Inactive reserve

  •  4 Josh Gatlin DB
  • 18 LaDon Hudson WR

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated April 30, 2015
24 Active, 14 Inactive

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References

  1. ↑ Strip Scribbles: Vince Neil’s arena football team expansion; Jeff Dunham’s $100,000 donation, Robin Leach, Las Vegas Sun, June 18, 2014
  2. ↑ Vince Neil gets AFL approval, ESPN.com, June 20, 2014
  3. ↑ Las Vegas Outlaws To Join Arena Football League in 2015, Adam Markowitz, ArenaFan.com, August 22, 2014
  4. ↑ Rocker Vince Neil Brings Arena Football Back to Las Vegas, AFL Communications, Arena Football League mobile app, August 22, 2014
  5. ↑ Arena Football League tests Vegas waters for third time, Mark Anderson, Las Vegas Review-Journal, August 22, 2014

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