Albany Firebirds

What's the name of the newest Capital Region franchise?

Here's what we know about the return of Arena Football to the Times Union Center here in the Capital Region. We know that Head Coach Rob Keefe and Assistant Head Coach Les Moss will be back. We know the team will be part of the NAL - National Arena League. We do not know the name of the team ye…

It's official we're getting Arena Football back in Albany. The group led by the owners of the Orlando Predators confirmed today that have agreed to a three-year lease with the Times Union Center. Three years speaks to the long term commitment Capital Region Football fans were hoping for. T…

Ever since the Arena Football League folded due to a lawsuit against the league's former leadership, we here in the Capital Region have been holding out hope indoor football would return. News broke earlier today that Arena Football could be far closer to returning than any of us thought. Spect…

Watch the exchange between ESPN personalities discussing Albany Firebirds football.

The NFL's leader in receiving yards is Pittsburgh Steelers Antonio Brown. Brown spent a stint of his childhood running around the Albany, NY area.
Many of the Capital Region's own will remember him as Touchdown Eddie Brown's son, Brown played seven years for the local AFL team Albany F…