If you’re a fan of arena football, you’re probably feeling pretty good. Last week the AFL reformed into Arena Football One (AF1) and have since announced two expansion franchises.
Not to be left outdone, the National Arena League (NAL) has announced some expansion of their own. The Beaumont Renegades will be joining the NAL for their 2025 season.
BREAKING NEWS:
The Beaumont Renegades join the NAL for the 2025 season. See full story here: News: https://t.co/WwSCnKErnH#NAL2025 pic.twitter.com/n8Vu4ibfLP— NationalArenaLeague (@NALFootball) September 10, 2024
With the addition of Beaumont, TX the NAL now sits at 12 teams.
- Amarillo Dusters
- Beaumont Renegades
- Carolina Cobras
- Colorado Spartans
- Columbus Lions
- Corpus Christi Tritons
- Harrisburg Stampede
- Idaho Horsemen
- Omaha Beef
- Shreveport Rougaroux
- Sioux City Bandits
- Wheeling Miners
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You can read the full press release below:
Beaumont Renegades Join the NAL
OMAHA, NE – The National Arena League announced that the Beaumont Renegades have been accepted to the NAL for the upcoming 2025 season. The Renegades are an expansion team that will be the 12th team in the National Arena League.
The Renegades have spent the last year solidifying their organization and operations, preparing to join a professional league. The entry into the National Arena League will see the Renegades playing their home games at Ford Arena and will join seven other new teams in the NAL.
The Renegades ownership, made up of Derron Griffin and New England Patriot Deatrich Wise Jr., said that the team spent a lot of time making sure that the franchise would get an opportunity to join a league that would provide a high-quality product for the Beaumont market.
We worked very hard over the last several months to make sure we had the right people in place and that we had…