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City Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
Team Colors navy blue, gold, red
Head Coach John Fontes
League/Conference affiliations
Ford Field
Ford Field

Ford Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan that is the current home field of the National Football League's Detroit Lions....
 (2008–present)

Team Michigan is an American football
American football

American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
 team that will begin play in April 2008 as part of the All American Football League
All American Football League

The All American Football League is a proposed professional American football league. The league, which combines a professional pay structure with the requirement that all players be college graduates, had originally been scheduled to start in the spring of 2007, but later postponed its launch to the spring of 2008, then 2009, and most recen...
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 style="margin-left: inherit; font-size: medium;" |Team Michigan
Year founded: 2008
City Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
Team Colors navy blue, gold, red
Head Coach John Fontes
League/Conference affiliations
  • All American Football League
    All American Football League

    The All American Football League is a proposed professional American football league. The league, which combines a professional pay structure with the requirement that all players be college graduates, had originally been scheduled to start in the spring of 2007, but later postponed its launch to the spring of 2008, then 2009, and most recen...
     (2008–present)
Team history
  • Team Michigan (2008–present)
    • League titles (0)
    League Championships (0)
    Home fields Ford Field
    Ford Field

    Ford Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan that is the current home field of the National Football League's Detroit Lions....
     (2008–present)
    • Capacity: 65,000
    • Field surface: FieldTurf
      FieldTurf

      FieldTurf is a brand of artificial turf playing surfaces. FieldTurf surfaces are manufactured and installed by FieldTurf Tarkett, a division of Tarkett Inc., a Peachtree City, GA-based company....
     


    Team Michigan is an American football
    American football

    American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive team sport known for mixing strategy with physical play....
     team that will begin play in April 2008 as part of the All American Football League
    All American Football League

    The All American Football League is a proposed professional American football league. The league, which combines a professional pay structure with the requirement that all players be college graduates, had originally been scheduled to start in the spring of 2007, but later postponed its launch to the spring of 2008, then 2009, and most recen...
    . The team will play its home games in Detroit, Michigan
    Detroit, Michigan

    Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Wayne County, Michigan. Detroit is a major port city on the Detroit River, in the Midwestern United States of the United States....
     at Ford Field
    Ford Field

    Ford Field is an indoor American football stadium located in Detroit, Michigan that is the current home field of the National Football League's Detroit Lions....
     (home of the NFL
    National Football League

    The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
    's Detroit Lions
    Detroit Lions

    The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in downtown Detroit....
    ); it is the only one of the AAFL's franchises not based in the Southern United States
    Southern United States

    The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive region in the southeastern and south-central United States....
    .

    The team is coached by John Fontes, a former Detroit Lions
    Detroit Lions

    The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in downtown Detroit....
     assistant coach, and brother of former Lions head coach Wayne Fontes
    Wayne Fontes

    Wayne Fontes is a former American football coach and college and professional football player who was the head coach of the NFL's Detroit Lions from 1988 to 1996....
    . John has 27 years of coaching experience, including four seasons (1992
    1992 NFL season

    The 1992 NFL season was the 73rd regular season of the National Football League.Due to the damage caused by Hurricane Andrew, the New England Patriots - Miami Dolphins game, that was scheduled for September 6 at Joe Robbie Stadium, was rescheduled to October 18....
    –1996
    1996 NFL season

    The 1996 NFL season was the 77th regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end....
    ) as an assistant with the Lions.

    Players of note


    Current roster


    Reserve List – Other League

    NumberPlayerPositionCurrent Team
    --Kendrick Mosley
    Kendrick Mosley

    Kendrick Mosley is an American football wide receiver who is on the injured reserve list with the Cleveland Gladiators in the Arena Football League....
    		WRCleveland Gladiators – Arena Football League
    Arena Football League

    The Arena Football League was founded in 1987 in sports as an American football arena football. The AFL's attendance increased dramatically over its last few years, rising to an average of 12,415 people per game in 2007, and 12,957 per game in 2008, but the increases were accompanied by greatly increased expenses and debt, leading to the can...


    All-time first-round draft picks

    YearPlayerCollegePosition
    2008
    2008 AAFL Draft

    The 2008 All American Football League Draft took place in Atlanta, Georgia on January 26, 2008....
    		David KoralUCLAQuarterback
    Quarterback

    Quarterback is a position in American football and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center , in the middle of the Lineman ....


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