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CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Arena Football League franchise announced today that the team will be called the “Cleveland Gladiators”. The team also introduced their new logo and its colors of red, black and silver.



The Gladiators, which announced its move to Northeast Ohio from Las Vegas in October, will kick off the 2008 season on Monday, March 3 against the New York Dragons at Quicken Loans Arena.



“It is an exciting day for Cleveland football,” said Gladiator part-owner, CEO and President Bernie Kosar. “The name ’Gladiators’ epitomizes what I felt like taking the field every Sunday. We have been building this the right way with a top quality coaching staff and players that will be proud to have "Cleveland" on their uniforms.”



“‘Gladiator’ represents an individual who sacrifices everything in the name of hard work – which is perfect for the city of Cleveland,” said Gladiators owner Jim Ferraro. “It’s also a familiar metaphor used for football players and for the fans who watch them play.”



The Gladiators will compete in the Eastern Division with the Columbus Destroyers, Dallas Desperados, New York Dragons and Philadelphia Soul. Cleveland will play its home games at Quicken Loans Arena with season tickets starting at $80. Deposits for 2008 season tickets can be made by calling (216) 298-6979 or by logging onto www.clevelandafl.com.

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New Logo


Old Logo

I was just checking out the team roster and a few names stuck out to me. I really do not know too many people in the AFL unless they have done something in the NFL.

K Josh Huston Our good buddy from OSU
WR Peter Warrick The former Bengal
WR Richard Alston The former Brown, I remember him for his opening kickoff runback against the Ravens in 04 on Sunday night.

I like that old logo better.

Interesting how they changed the large letter in it from a "G" to a "C."

I will deff check out a game this year, why not. It's deff no substitute for the Brownies but should be a fun thing to check out.

I think it's pretty cool that we got a franchise, thanks for old #19.

Looking forward to having some football in Cleveland, post the playoff run.

Not sure how they couldn't come up with anything more creative or interesting, and why they waited weeks and months to announce they hadn't done squat with it?

did anyone else see the episode of josh's cribbs where josh took some people to try out?

it was hit brother, his teammate from kent, and Kendrick Mosely from the browns.

they were all invited to camp, and i am SURE kendrick will make it.