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Atlanta Legends

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Atlanta Legends
Atlanta Legends logo
Logo
General information
Founded2018 (2018)
Folded2019 (2019)
ColorsPurple, gold & white
     
Personnel
Head coachKevin Coyle
PresidentDavid Livingston
Team history
  • Atlanta Legends (2019)
Home fields
League / conference affiliations
Alliance of American Football
  • Eastern Conference (2019)

The Atlanta Legends were a professional American football franchise based in Atlanta, Georgia, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which played one incomplete season from February 2019 to April 2019.[1] They played their home games at Georgia State Stadium on the campus of Georgia State University. The Legends were one of two AAF teams based in a city that already had an NFL team (the Atlanta Falcons; the other team was the Arizona Hotshots, where the NFL's Cardinals were based). The Legends were coached by Kevin Coyle, one of two AAF coaches without prior head coaching experience, after the position became available when Brad Childress resigned a month before the season began.[2] Billy Devaney was 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 for Chapter 7 bankruptcy 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 as Martin Luther King Jr. and Hank Aaron.[10][11]

Childress resigned a month before the start of the 2019 season, and Kevin 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 as de facto offensive coordinator and play-caller, abruptly resigned two days before the team's home opener,[14] prompting the team to hire Ken Zampese to lead the offense.[15]

The team's first game was at Spectrum Stadium against the Orlando Apollos on Saturday, February 9, 2019,[16] where they lost 40–6.[17] Their first home game was on February 24 against the Birmingham Iron, where they lost 28–12.[16] After starting the season 0–3, the Legends recorded their first win against the Arizona Hotshots on 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

  • 94 Tavaris Barnes DE
  • 93 T. J. Barnes DT
  • 95 David Dean DT
  • 92 KeShun Freeman DE
  • 99 Bijhon Jackson DT
  • 91 J. T. Jones DE
  • 97 Antonio Simmons DE
  • 90 Tracy Sprinkle DT
 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 32 Tyson Graham SS (IR)
  • -- Bronson Hill RB (IR)
  • 87 Garrett Hudson TE (IR)
  • 70 John Kling T (IR)
  • 42 Quincy Mauger SS (IR)
  • 60 Trae Moxley T (IR)
  • 77 Brandon Pertile T (IR)
  • -- Bentley Spain T (IR)
  • 27 Akrum Wadley RB (IR)

Rights list

  • Donnie Miles, Jr. S


53 Active, 10 Inactive

Allocation pool

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

Staff

[edit]
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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2019 Atlanta Legends season
General managerBilly Devaney
Head coachKevin Coyle
Home stadiumGeorgia 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
Orlando Apollos 7–1 .875 5–0 236 136 100 .406 .375 W2
Birmingham Iron 5–3 .625 3–2 165 133 32 .406 .300 W1
Memphis Express 2–6 .250 1–4 152 194 -42 .578 .500 L1
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

Schedule

[edit]

Preseason

[edit]
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
– January 28 at San Antonio Commanders L 11–37 0–1 Alamodome

Regular season

[edit]
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 February 9 at Orlando Apollos L 6–40 0–1 Spectrum Stadium
2 February 17 at San Diego Fleet L 12–24 0–2 SDCCU Stadium
3 February 24 Birmingham Iron L 12–28 0–3 Georgia State Stadium
4 March 3 at Arizona Hotshots W 14–11 1–3 Sun Devil Stadium
5 March 10 Memphis Express W 23–20 2–3 Georgia State Stadium
6 March 17 San Antonio Commanders L 6–37 2–4 Georgia State Stadium
7 March 23 Orlando Apollos L 6–36 2–5 Georgia State Stadium
8 March 31 at Birmingham Iron L 9–17 2–6 Legion Field
9 April 7 Salt Lake Stallions Not played Georgia State Stadium
10 April 13 at Memphis Express Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

[20][16][21]

Game summaries

[edit]

Week 1: at Orlando

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

at Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Game information
First Quarter
  • (6:10) ATL – Younghoe Koo 38-yard field goal, Legends 3–0
Second Quarter
  • (14:14) ORL – Jalin Marshall 26-yard pass from Garrett Gilbert (De'Veon Smith run), Apollos 8–3
  • (11:55) ORL – De'Veon Smith 1-yard run (Garrett Gilbert pass to Matt Weiser), Apollos 16–3
  • (7:20) ATL – Younghoe Koo 27-yard field goal, Apollos 16–6
  • (0:06) ORL – Garrett Gilbert 5-yard pass from Jalin Marshall (pass failed), Apollos 22–6
Third Quarter
  • (3:22) ORL – Elliott Fry 33-yard field goal, Apollos 25–6
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:25) ORL – D'Ernest Johnson 33-yard pass from Garrett Gilbert (run failed), Apollos 31–6
  • (11:07) ORL – Terence Garvin 51-yard interception return (pass failed), Apollos 37–6
  • (2:53) ORL – Elliott Fry 21-yard field goal, Apollos 40–6
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receivers
Top Tackler

Week 2: at San Diego

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

at SDCCU Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
  • (1:39) SD – Donny Hageman 46-yard field goal, Legends 9–3
  • (0:08) SD – Donny Hageman 43-yard field goal, Legends 9–6
Third Quarter
  • (12:10) SD – Donny Hageman 26-yard field goal, Legends 9–9
Fourth Quarter
  • (14:54) ATL – Younghoe Koo 26-yard field goal, Legends 12–9
  • (9:04) SD – Ja'Quan Gardner 8-yard rush (pass failed), Fleet 15–12
  • (4:00) SD – Ja'Quan Gardner 7-yard rush (rush failed), Fleet 21–12
  • (0:35) SD – Donny Hageman 33-yard field goal, Fleet 24–12
Top Passers
Top Rushers
  • ATL – Lawrence Pittman – 9 carries, 42 yards
  • SD – Ja'Quan Gardner – 15 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD
Top Receivers

Week 3: Birmingham

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

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information
First Quarter
No scoring plays
Second Quarter
  • (14:08) ATL – Younghoe Koo 21-yard field goal, Legends 3–0
  • (10:26) BIRM – Nick Novak 39-yard field goal, Tied 3–3
  • (2:36) BIRM – Trent Richardson 5-yard rush (pass failed), Iron 9–3
  • (1:06) ATL – Younghoe Koo 35-yard field goal, Iron 9–6
Third Quarter
  • (8:20) BIRM – Nick Novak 27-yard field goal, Iron 12–6
  • (0:05) BIRM – Luis Perez 2-yard pass to Trent Richardson (Luis Perez pass to Trent Richardson), Iron 20–6
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
  • BIRM – Luis Perez – 17/31, 160 yards, 1 INT
  • ATL – Matt Simms – 28/48, 328 yards, 1 TD, 3 INT
Top Rushers
  • BIRM – Trent Richardson – 17 carries, 46 yards, 3 TD
  • ATL – Matt Simms – 2 carries, 27 yards
Top Receivers

Week 4: at Arizona

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

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
  • (1:49) ATL – Denard Robinson 9-yard rush (pass failed), Legends 8–0
  • (0:00) ARIZ – Nick Folk 39-yard field goal, Legends 8–3
Third Quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth Quarter
  • (13:34) ATL – Younghoe Koo 27-yard field goal, Legends 11–3
  • (5:20) ARIZ – John Wolford 20-yard pass to Rashad Ross (John Wolford pass to Marquis Bundy), Tied 11–11
  • (1:03) ATL – Younghoe Koo 33-yard field goal, Legends 14–11
Top Passers
Top Rushers
  • ATL – Aaron Murray – 7 carries, 54 yards
  • ARIZ – Jhurell Pressley – 14 carries, 110 yards
Top Receivers

Week 5: Memphis

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

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:33) ATL – Younghoe Koo 38-yard field goal, Legends 3–0
  • (4:55) MEM – Zac Stacy 7-yard rush (pass failed), Express 6–3
Second Quarter
  • (13:25) ATL – Tarean Folston 2-yard rush (Aaron Murray pass to Justin Thomas), Legends 11–6
  • (9:18) MEM – Zac Stacy 3-yard rush (pass failed), Express 12–11
  • (0:00) ATL – Younghoe Koo 25-yard field goal, Legends 14–12
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
  • (11:50) ATL – Aaron Murray 2-yard pass to Tarean Folston (pass failed), Tied 20–20
  • (0:09) ATL – Younghoe Koo 35-yard field goal, Legends 23–20
Top Passers
Top Rushers
Top Receivers
  • MEM – Sherman Badie – 1 reception, 56 yards
  • ATL – Seantavius Jones – 5 receptions, 89 yards

Week 6: San Antonio

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

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information
First Quarter
  • (7:38) SA – Kenneth Farrow 13-yard rush (pass failed), Commanders 6–0
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
  • (8:39) SA – Nick Rose 23-yard field goal, Commanders 29–6
Fourth Quarter
  • (8:40) SA – Derron Smith 87-yard interception return (Kenneth Farrow rush), Commanders 37–6
Top Passers
Top Rushers
  • SA – Kenneth Farrow – 9 carries, 35 yards, 1 TD
  • ATL – Brandon Radcliff – 6 carries, 24 yards
Top Receivers
  • SA – Cam Clear – 5 receptions, 45 yards
  • ATL – Keith Towbridge – 5 receptions, 42 yards

Week 7: Orlando

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

at Georgia State Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information
First Quarter
  • (8:18) ORL – De'Veon Smith 1-yard rush (De'Veon Smith rush), Apollos 8–0
Second Quarter
  • (14:54) ATL – Aaron Murray 8-yard pass to Malachi Jones (rush failed), Apollos 8–6
  • (6:31) ORL – De'Veon Smith 1-yard rush (pass failed), Apollos 14–6
Third Quarter
  • (10:33) ORL – De'Veon Smith 4-yard rush (pass failed), Apollos 20–6
  • (6:54) ORL – Deji Olatoye 65-yard interception return (Garrett Gilbert rush), Apollos 28–6
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
Top Rushers
  • ATL – Tarean Folston – 8 carries, 37 yards
  • ORL – D'Ernest Johnson – 7 receptions, 54 yards
Top Receivers

Week 8: at Birmingham

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

at Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama

Game information
First Quarter
  • (1:39) ATL – Younghoe Koo 33-yard field goal, Legends 3–0
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
  • (12:46) BIRM – Nick Novak 37-yard field goal, Iron 14–6
  • (9:01) ATL – Younghoe Koo 35-yard field goal, Iron 14–9
Fourth Quarter
  • (10:14) BIRM – Nick Novak 28-yard field goal, Iron 17–9
Top Passers
Top Rushers
  • ATL – Brandon Radcliff – 6 carries, 30 yards
  • BIRM – Trent Richardson – 18 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Top Receivers

Media

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In addition to league-wide television coverage through NFL Network, CBS Sports Network, TNT, and B/R Live, Legends' games were also broadcast on local radio by WCNN ("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. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
  2. ↑ "One month to kickoff, Childress quits AAF job". ESPN.com. January 9, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ Kercheval, Ben (April 2, 2019). "AAF operations suspended, league's future in doubt after eight games of first season". cbssports.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  4. ↑ "AAF to immediately suspend operations". ESPN. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
  5. ↑ Schwartz, Nick (April 4, 2019). "AAF star Keith Reaser becomes first player to sign NFL deal after league shutdown". USA Today. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ "AAF files for bankruptcy, officially closes down". USA Today. AP. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 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. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Michael Vick to be offensive coordinator on new Alliance of American football Atlanta team". WAGA. April 25, 2018. Retrieved September 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. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
  10. ↑ Culpepper, JuliaKate (September 20, 2018). "Exclusive: Name, logo revealed for new pro football team in Atlanta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  11. ↑ Yasin, Kareem (November 27, 2018). "The Alliance of American Football Unveils its Inaugural Uniforms". Alliance of American Football. Archived from the original on November 29, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2018.
  12. ↑ "One month to kickoff, Childress quits AAF job". ESPN.com. January 9, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  13. ↑ Vivlamore, Chris (February 7, 2019). "Michael Vick out as Atlanta Legends offensive coordinator". AJC. Cox Enterprises. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  14. ↑ Johnson, Parker (February 25, 2019). "Play-caller Bartel becomes third coach to leave Legends". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved February 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). Retrieved March 3, 2019 – via Twitter.
  16. 1 2 3 "Alliance of American Football schedule released for Arizona Hotshots, other 7 teams". AZ Central. USA Today Network. October 16, 2018. Retrieved November 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. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  18. ↑ "Aaron Murray takes over at quarterback, leads Atlanta Legends to first win". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. March 3, 2019. Retrieved March 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. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  20. ↑ "TNT to exclusively televise two additional AAF games". AAF.com. March 6, 2019. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
  21. ↑ "2019 Atlanta Legends Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
  22. ↑ Filipe, Cameron (February 9, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 1, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  23. ↑ Filipe, Cameron (February 13, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 2, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  24. ↑ Filipe, Cameron (February 22, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 3, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  25. ↑ Filipe, Cameron (February 27, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 4, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  26. ↑ Filipe, Cameron (March 9, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 5, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  27. ↑ Filipe, Cameron (March 14, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 6, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  28. ↑ Filipe, Cameron (March 21, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 7, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  29. ↑ Filipe, Cameron (March 28, 2019). "Alliance of American Football: Week 8, 2019". Football Zebras. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  30. ↑ "'680 The Fan' To Carry Atlanta Legends Football Games". insideradio.com. January 16, 2019. Retrieved March 16, 2019.

Further reading

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