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Jacksonville Sharks
	; Current season;
	; Established 2009; Play in Jacksonville, Florida; at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena; JAXSharks.com;
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Helmet	Logo
League/conference affiliations
	; Arena Football League (2010–2016); ; American Conference (2010–2016); National Arena League (2017–present);
	; ;
Team colors	; Blood red, midnight black, white; ;
Mascot	; Chum
Personnel
Owner(s)	; Jeffrey Bouchy; Steve Curran; Diva Nagula, D.O.; Rob Storm; Jason Green
Head coach	; Siaha Burley;
Team history
	; Jacksonville Sharks (2010–present);
Championships
	; League championships (2); AFL: 2011; NAL: 2017;
	; Conference championships (2); AFL: 2011, 2015;
	; Division championships (4); AFL: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013;
Playoff appearances (8)
	; AFL: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; NAL: 2017, 2018;
Home arena(s)
	; ; Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (2010–present);

The Jacksonville Sharks are a professional indoor football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, playing their home games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Beginning in 2017, the Sharks began play as charter members of the National Arena League (NAL). They were members of the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2010 to 2016 and won the championship of their division in the first four seasons of their existence.

The Sharks joined the AFL for the 2010 season, following the league's complete reorganization the previous year. In their inaugural season, they set the league record for most regular season wins by an expansion team, winning twelve of their sixteen games, and ranked third in the league in ticket sales and average attendance. They advanced to the 2010 AFL playoffs, claiming the South Division title. In their second year in the league, they advanced to the ArenaBowl XXIV, defeating the Arizona Rattlers 73–70, for the first AFL Championship in franchise history.^[2]^[3] The Sharks left the AFL after the 2016 season and joined the NAL.

History

Arena Football League (2010–2016)

The Arena Football League originally wanted to place a franchise in Jacksonville in the 1990s, citing the city's historical support for football.^[4] The proposal drew the attention of Wayne Weaver, then owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars, but the league decided that the Jacksonville Coliseum was too small for AFL standards.^[4] In 2000, the Jacksonville Tomcats began play in the af2, the AFL's developmental league. The AFL and Tomcats ownership anticipated the completion of the new 15,000-seat Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, but the Tomcats folded after the 2002 season, before construction of the Arena was completed.^[5]

Interest in placing an arena football team in Jacksonville remained. In 2010, following the restructuring of the AFL and the cancellation of the 2009 season, the AFL announced it would place an expansion team in Jacksonville.^[6] The ownership group would be Jacksonville Sports Group, led by Jeff Bouchy, formerly part owner of the Orlando Predators AFL team under his brother Brett Bouchy.^[6] On May 3, 2014, it was officially announced that former Mötley Crüe front man Vince Neil purchased a minority stake in the team.

National Arena League (2017–present)

On October 12, 2016, the Sharks announced that they were leaving the AFL for a rival league beginning with the 2017 season.^[7] The Sharks were rejected from their first choice of league, the Indoor Football League (which itself is the home of several former AFL franchises), as the IFL was focused on a regional footprint that did not include Florida.^[8]

On November 18, 2016, Sharks owner Jeff Bouchy announced the team has joined the newly formed National Arena League (NAL). He also announced the hiring for former Toronto Phantoms head coach Mark Stoute as their second head coach in franchise history, replacing interim head coach Bob Landsee. After going undefeated through eight games, Stoute was fired.^[9]Siaha Burley was immediately hired as his replacement after serving as the offensive coordinator of the AFL's Cleveland Gladiators.^[10] The Sharks nearly went undefeated throughout their inaugural NAL season before losing their home finale against the Monterrey Steel 44–37. They avenged the loss by beating the Steel one week later in the playoff semifinal 43–32 to advance to the NAL Championship Game. The Sharks won the inaugural NAL Championship Game 27–21 over the Columbus Lions.

Arena

Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, home of the Sharks

Since 2010, the Sharks' home arena has been Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, a $130 million facility.

Notable players

Current roster

Jacksonville Sharks roster

Quarterbacks

8 Patrick McCain

5 Adrian McPherson

Running backs

39 Derrick Ross

Wide receivers

7 Chris Gilchrist

9 Tom Gilson

-- Trevor Kennedy

2 Cody Saul

Offensive linemen

55 Glenn Heisey

72 Joe Rucker

66 Derrick Zeigler

Defensive linemen

18 Keith Bowers

99 Damien Jacobs

33 Montavis Mack

22 Leon Mackey

52 Silverberry Mouhon

56 Jeremiah Price

Linebackers

11 Charles Hunt

44 Lance McDowdell

Defensive backs

22 Rush Imhotep

6 Dallas Jackson

20 Brandon Roe

1 Marvin Ross

Kickers

12 Nicholas Belcher

Reserve lists

19 Patrick Arinze FB (IR)

-- Samuel Charles WR (Susp.)

15 Seth Ellis DB (IR)

-- Deveric Gallington OL (Did Not Report)

4 Tommy Grady QB (Susp.)

3 Jeron Harvey WR (Susp.)

17 Jamar Howard WR (IR)

-- O. J. Mau DL (Did Not Report)

-- Dante Moses OL (Did Not Report)

-- Kevin Myers OL (Did Not Report)

93 Moqut Ruffins OL (IR)

55 Skyler Skersick LB (IR)

10 Markus Smith DB (IR)

-- Danny Southwick QB (Did Not Report)

2 Kendal Thompkins WR (IR)

5 Emughedi Umodu WR (Susp.)

5 Antonio Vaughn WR (IR)

4 Ryan Walker QB (Susp.)

Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 23, 2018

23 Active, 18 Inactive

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Individual awards

Season	Player	Position
AFL Offensive Player of the Year
2011	Aaron Garcia	QB
2016	Joe Hills	WR

Season	Player	Position
AFL Defensive Lineman of the Year
2015	Joe Sykes	DL

Season	Player	Position
NAL Defensive Player of the Year
2017	Charlie Hunt	LB

Season	Player	Position
NAL Special Teams Player of the Year
2017	Nick Belcher	K

All-Arena players

The following Sharks players have been named to All-Arena Teams:

QB Aaron Garcia (1)

FB Derrick Ross (1)

WR Jeron Harvey (1), Tiger Jones (1), Joe Hills (2)

OL Randy Degg (1), Moqut Ruffins (1), Cornelius Lewis (1)

DL Derrick Summers (1), Scooter Berry (1), Jerry Turner (1), Joe Sykes (1)

LB Aaron Robbins (2), Alvin Ray Jackson (1), Dexter Jackson (1)

DB Micheaux Robinson (2), Terrance Smith (1), Greg Reid (2)

All-Ironman players

The following Sharks players have been named to All-Ironman Teams:

WR/KR Jeff Hughley (1)

WR/DB Terrance Smith (1)

All-NAL players

The following Sharks players have been named to All-NAL Teams:

RB Derrick Ross (1)

WR Moe Williams (1)

OT Cornelius Lewis (1), Moqut Ruffins (1)

C A. J. Harmon (1)

DL Jeremiah Price (1), Daylou Pierson (1)

LB Charles Hunt (1)

DB Erick McIntosh (1), Marvin Ross (1) , Micheaux Robinson (1)

K Nick Belcher (1),

Notable coaches

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the 2018 National Arena League season.

Name	Term	Regular season				Playoffs		Awards
Name	Term	W	L	T	Win%	W	L	Awards
Les Moss	2010–2016	70	50	0	.583	7	4	Coach of the Year (2010)
Bob Landsee	2016 (interim)	2	0	0	1.000	1	1
Mark Stoute	2017	8	0	0	1.000	0	0
Siaha Burley	2017–present	13	7	0	.650	2	0

Staff

Jacksonville Sharks staff

Front Office

Operating Manager & Member of Board of Managers – Jeff Bouchy

Vice President of Ticketing & Member of Board of Managers – Steve Curran

Partner and Member of Board of Managers - Diva Nagula, D.O.

Partner and Member of Board of Managers – Kevin Wezniak, CWO3, USN(Ret)

Partner and Member of Board of Managers - Jason Green

Partner - Rob Storm

Executive VP – Tim Johnson

Director of Group Sales- David Gleeson

Director of Media Relations – Steven Shotola

Director of Operations & Director of Community Relations – Kayla Sharp

Director of Social Marketing & Brand Communication- Dreona Ross

Account Sales Manager – Mike Adams

Head Coach

Head Coach – Siaha Burley

Assistant Head Coach

Assistant Head Coach- Dave Ewart

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Linemen – Stan Wrubluski

Assistant Offensive Coordinator - Andre Coles

Defensive Coaches

Defensive coordinator – Damon Mason

Football Operations Staff

Director of Equipment Operations - Matt Kaufman

Season-by-season results

References

^ "Ownership". Jacksonville Sharks. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

^ Don Coble (August 12, 2011). "Sharks win ArenaBowl on final play". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011.

^ Don Coble (August 16, 2011). "Jacksonville to celebrate Sharks' championship with a parade". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2011.

^ ^a^b "New arena considered for football". The Florida Times-Union. May 25, 1998. Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

^ Jeff Walker (November 13, 2002). "Tomcats fold". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on March 10, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

^ ^a^b Jeff Elliott (November 18, 2009). "Jacksonville arena football team hoping for a bang". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

^ "SHARKS MOVING TO RIVAL LEAGUE". Jacksonville Sharks. October 12, 2016. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.

^ Coble, Don. "Jacksonville Sharks to create new league". jacksonville.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

^ "STOUTE OUT AS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017.

^ "SIAHA BURLEY NAMED SHARKS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017.

External links

Jacksonville Sharks official website

[1] "Ownership". Jacksonville Sharks. Retrieved August 17, 2018.

[2] Don Coble (August 12, 2011). "Sharks win ArenaBowl on final play". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on September 21, 2011. Retrieved September 2, 2011.

[3] Don Coble (August 16, 2011). "Jacksonville to celebrate Sharks' championship with a parade". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2011.

[Newarena-4] "New arena considered for football". The Florida Times-Union. May 25, 1998. Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

[tomcats-5] Jeff Walker (November 13, 2002). "Tomcats fold". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on March 10, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

[Elliott-6] Jeff Elliott (November 18, 2009). "Jacksonville arena football team hoping for a bang". The Florida Times-Union. Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. Retrieved January 5, 2011.

[7] "SHARKS MOVING TO RIVAL LEAGUE". Jacksonville Sharks. October 12, 2016. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.

[8] Coble, Don. "Jacksonville Sharks to create new league". jacksonville.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

[9] "STOUTE OUT AS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017.

[10] "SIAHA BURLEY NAMED SHARKS HEAD COACH". Jacksonville Sharks. May 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017.

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Teams	Carolina Cobras Columbus Lions Jacksonville Sharks Lehigh Valley Steelhawks Maine Mammoths Massachusetts Pirates
Venues	Columbus Civic Center (Columbus) Cross Insurance Arena (Maine) DCU Center (Massachusetts) Greensboro Coliseum Complex (Carolina) Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena(Jacksonville) PPL Center (Lehigh Valley)
Seasons	2017 2018

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