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Atlanta Legends
Established 2018
Folded 2019
League/conference affiliations
Alliance of American Football
Current uniform
Team colorsPurple, gold & white
Personnel
PresidentDavid Livingston
Head coachKevin Coyle
Team history
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)

TheAtlanta Legendswere a professionalAmerican footballfranchisebased inAtlanta, Georgia,and one of the eight members of theAlliance of American Football(AAF), which playedone seasonfrom February 2019 to April 2019.[1]They played their home games atGeorgia State Stadiumon the campus ofGeorgia State University.The Legends were one of two AAF teams based in a city that already had an NFL team (theAtlanta Falcons;the other team was theArizona Hotshots,where the NFL'sCardinalswere based). The Legends were coached byKevin Coyle,one of two AAF coaches without prior head coaching experience, after the position became available whenBrad Childressresigned a month before the season began.[2]Billy Devaneywas the general manager.

On April 2, 2019, the league's football operations were reportedly suspended,[3][4]and on April 4 the league allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams.[5]The league filed forChapter 7bankruptcy on April 17, 2019.[6]

History

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The Alliance Atlanta team was announced by the league on April 25, 2018, as its second initial team. Additionally, the head coach,Brad Childress,and offensive coordinator,Michael Vick,were announced.[7][8]On September 20, the league announced for four eastern inaugural franchises' names and logos including Atlanta as the Atlanta Legends.[9]The name and colors (purple, gold, white) are tributes to famous historical figures from the city, such asMartin Luther King Jr.andHank Aaron.[10][11]

Childress resigned a month before the start of the 2019 season, andKevin Coyle,initially hired as the team's defensive coordinator, took Childress's place.[12]On February 7, 2019, two days before their first game, head coach Coyle announced that Vick would be unable to fill his role as offensive coordinator and would instead act as an advisor to the team.[13]Rich Bartel,who replaced Vick asde factooffensive coordinator and play-caller, abruptly resigned two days before the team's home opener,[14]prompting the team to hireKen Zampeseto lead the offense.[15]

The team's first game was atSpectrum Stadiumagainst theOrlando Apolloson Saturday, February 9, 2019,[16]where they lost 40–6.[17]Their first home game was on February 24 against theBirmingham Iron,where they lost 28–12.[16]After starting the season 0–3, the Legends recorded their first win against theArizona Hotshotson March 3, 2019.[18]

Final roster

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2019 Atlanta Legends final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Rights list

  • 33Donnie Miles, Jr. DB
  • 62Matthew Schmidt OL
  • 83Jake Sutherland TE


47 Active, 14 Inactive

Allocation pool

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The Legends' assigned area, which designated player rights, included the following:[19]

Staff

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Atlanta Legends staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Sports Medicine staff

Equipment staff

Video staff

  • Video director – Jacob Berry
  • Assistant video director –Rickey Layman

→Coaching Staff

2019 season

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2019Atlanta Legendsseason
General managerBilly Devaney
Head coachKevin Coyle
Home fieldGeorgia State Stadium
Results
Record2–6
League place3rd (tie), Eastern Conference

Atlanta Legends

Final standings

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2019 Alliance of American Football standings
Eastern Conference
Club W–L PCT CONF PF PA DIFF SOS SOV STK
(x)–Orlando Apollos 7–1 .875 5–0 236 136 100 .406 .375 W2
(x)–Birmingham Iron 5–3 .625 3–2 165 133 32 .406 .300 W1
(e)–Memphis Express 2–6 .250 1–4 152 194 -42 .578 .500 L1
(e)–Atlanta Legends 2–6 .250 1–4 88 213 -125 .609 .438 L3
Western Conference
Club W–L PCT CONF PF PA DIFF SOS SOV STK
San Antonio Commanders 5–3 .625 3–2 158 154 4 .516 .450 L1
Arizona Hotshots 5–3 .625 3–2 186 144 42 .469 .500 W3
San Diego Fleet 3–5 .375 2–3 158 161 -3 .469 .417 L3
Salt Lake Stallions 3–5 .375 2–3 135 143 -8 .547 .417 W1
(x)–clinched playoff berth;(e)–eliminated from playoff contention

Schedule

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Preseason

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Week Day Date Opponent Results Location
Score Record
– Monday January 28 atSan Antonio Commanders L11–37 Alamodome

Regular season

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All timesEastern

Week Day Date Kickoff TV Opponent Results Location
Score Record
1 Saturday February 9 8:00 p.m. CBS atOrlando Apollos L6–40 0–1 Spectrum Stadium
2 Sunday February 17 8:00 p.m. NFLN atSan Diego Fleet L12–24 0–2 SDCCU Stadium
3 Sunday February 24 4:00 p.m. CBSSN Birmingham Iron L12–28 0–3 Georgia State Stadium
4 Sunday March 3 8:00 p.m. NFLN atArizona Hotshots W14–11 1–3 Sun Devil Stadium
5 Sunday March 10 4:00 p.m. CBSSN Memphis Express W23–20 2–3 Georgia State Stadium
6 Sunday March 17 4:00 p.m. CBSSN San Antonio Commanders L6–37 2–4 Georgia State Stadium
7 Saturday March 23 2:00 p.m. TNT† Orlando Apollos L6–36 2–5 Georgia State Stadium
8 Sunday March 31 4:00 p.m. CBSSN at Birmingham Iron L9–17 2–6 Legion Field
9 Sunday April 7 4:00 p.m. CBSSN Salt Lake Stallions Not played Georgia State Stadium
10 Saturday April 13 8:00 p.m. NFLN at Memphis Express Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

† Changed from original time and/or network.[20]
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Game summaries

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Week 1: at Orlando

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Week One: Atlanta Legends at Orlando Apollos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Legends 3 3 006
Apollos 0 22 31540

atSpectrum Stadium,Orlando, Florida

Game information

Week 2: at San Diego

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Week Two: Atlanta Legends at San Diego Fleet – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Legends 9 0 0312
Fleet 0 6 31524

atSDCCU Stadium,San Diego, California

Game information

Week 3: Birmingham

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Week Three: Birmingham Iron at Atlanta Legends – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Iron 0 9 11828
Legends 0 6 0612

atGeorgia State Stadium,Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 4: at Arizona

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Week Four: Atlanta Legends at Arizona Hotshots – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Legends 2 6 0614
Hotshots 0 3 0811

atSun Devil Stadium,Tempe, Arizona

Game information

Week 5: Memphis

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Week Five: Memphis Express at Atlanta Legends – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Express 6 6 8020
Legends 3 11 0923

atGeorgia State Stadium,Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 6: San Antonio

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Week Six: San Antonio Commanders at Atlanta Legends – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Commanders 6 20 3837
Legends 0 6 006

atGeorgia State Stadium,Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 7: Orlando

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Week Seven: Orlando Apollos at Atlanta Legends – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Apollos 8 6 14836
Legends 0 6 006

atGeorgia State Stadium,Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 8: at Birmingham

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Week Eight: Atlanta Legends at Birmingham Iron – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Legends 3 3 309
Iron 0 11 3317

atLegion Field,Birmingham, Alabama

Game information

Media

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In addition to league-wide television coverage throughNFL Network,CBS Sports Network,TNT,andB/R Live,Legends' games were also broadcast on local radio byWCNN( "680 The Fan" ).[30]

References

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  1. ^Wilson, Bernie (April 3, 2019)."Atlanta Legends no more: AAF football immediately suspends operations".WSB-TV ATLANTA.Cox Media Group.RetrievedApril 3,2019.
  2. ^"One month to kickoff, Childress quits AAF job".ESPN.com.January 9, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 3,2019.
  3. ^Kercheval, Ben (April 2, 2019)."AAF operations suspended, league's future in doubt after eight games of first season".cbssports.com.RetrievedApril 2,2019.
  4. ^"AAF to immediately suspend operations".ESPN.April 2, 2019.RetrievedApril 2,2019.
  5. ^Schwartz, Nick (April 4, 2019)."AAF star Keith Reaser becomes first player to sign NFL deal after league shutdown".USA Today.RetrievedApril 4,2019.
  6. ^"AAF files for bankruptcy, officially closes down".USA Today.AP.April 17, 2019.RetrievedApril 17,2019.
  7. ^Culpepper, JuliaKate E. (April 25, 2018)."Michael Vick will lead offense of new pro football league team in Atlanta".Atlanta Journal-Constitution.RetrievedSeptember 21,2018.
  8. ^"Michael Vick to be offensive coordinator on new Alliance of American football Atlanta team".WAGA.April 25, 2018.RetrievedSeptember 21,2018.
  9. ^Benjamin, Cody (September 20, 2018)."LOOK: Alliance of American Football unveils logos of four pro teams that will debut in 2019".CBSSports.com.RetrievedSeptember 21,2018.
  10. ^Culpepper, JuliaKate (September 20, 2018)."Exclusive: Name, logo revealed for new pro football team in Atlanta".The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.RetrievedDecember 4,2018.
  11. ^Yasin, Kareem (November 27, 2018)."The Alliance of American Football Unveils its Inaugural Uniforms".Alliance of American Football.Archived fromthe originalon November 29, 2018.RetrievedDecember 4,2018.
  12. ^"One month to kickoff, Childress quits AAF job".ESPN.com.January 9, 2019.RetrievedFebruary 3,2019.
  13. ^Vivlamore, Chris (February 7, 2019)."Michael Vick out as Atlanta Legends offensive coordinator".AJC.Cox Enterprises.RetrievedFebruary 8,2019.
  14. ^Johnson, Parker (February 25, 2019)."Play-caller Bartel becomes third coach to leave Legends".Atlanta Journal-Constitution.RetrievedFebruary 25,2019.
  15. ^Perloff, Andrew [@andrewperloff] (March 3, 2019)."Interesting @TheAAF note... former Bengals OC, Browns QBs coach Ken Zampese came aboard to run offense for @AafLegends this week and helped QB Aaron Murray lead them win tonight. Zampese was with Andy Dalton for long time and Baker Mayfield last year"(Tweet).RetrievedMarch 3,2019– viaTwitter.
  16. ^abc"Alliance of American Football schedule released for Arizona Hotshots, other 7 teams".AZ Central.USA Today Network. October 16, 2018.RetrievedNovember 8,2018.
  17. ^Kercheval, Ben (February 9, 2019)."AAF Week 1 scores, highlights: Spurrier calls 'Philly Special' for TD, Orlando and San Antonio win openers".CBSSports.com.RetrievedFebruary 11,2019.
  18. ^"Aaron Murray takes over at quarterback, leads Atlanta Legends to first win".The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.March 3, 2019.RetrievedMarch 4,2019.
  19. ^Inabinett, Mark (July 12, 2018)."Alabama, Auburn players to go on Birmingham AAF team's assignment list".AL.com.Alabama Media Group.RetrievedDecember 5,2018.
  20. ^"TNT to exclusively televise two additional AAF games".AAF.com.March 6, 2019. Archived fromthe originalon March 7, 2019.RetrievedMarch 6,2019.
  21. ^"2019 Atlanta Legends Schedule".FBSchedules.com.RetrievedFebruary 3,2019.
  22. ^Filipe, Cameron (February 9, 2019)."Alliance of American Football: Week 1, 2019".Football Zebras.RetrievedMarch 22,2019.
  23. ^Filipe, Cameron (February 13, 2019)."Alliance of American Football: Week 2, 2019".Football Zebras.RetrievedMarch 22,2019.
  24. ^Filipe, Cameron (February 22, 2019)."Alliance of American Football: Week 3, 2019".Football Zebras.RetrievedMarch 22,2019.
  25. ^Filipe, Cameron (February 27, 2019)."Alliance of American Football: Week 4, 2019".Football Zebras.RetrievedMarch 22,2019.
  26. ^Filipe, Cameron (March 9, 2019)."Alliance of American Football: Week 5, 2019".Football Zebras.RetrievedMarch 22,2019.
  27. ^Filipe, Cameron (March 14, 2019)."Alliance of American Football: Week 6, 2019".Football Zebras.RetrievedMarch 22,2019.
  28. ^Filipe, Cameron (March 21, 2019)."Alliance of American Football: Week 7, 2019".Football Zebras.RetrievedMarch 22,2019.
  29. ^Filipe, Cameron (March 28, 2019)."Alliance of American Football: Week 8, 2019".Football Zebras.RetrievedMarch 31,2019.
  30. ^"'680 The Fan' To Carry Atlanta Legends Football Games ".insideradio.com.January 16, 2019.RetrievedMarch 16,2019.

Further reading

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