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Colorado Spartans

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Colorado Spartans
Current season
Established 2023
Play in Denver, Colorado
at the Denver Coliseum
CO-Spartans.com
League/conference affiliations
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, old gold, silver
     
Personnel
Owner(s)Tony Thompson
Head coachFred Shaw
Team history
  • Colorado Spartans (2024–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home arena(s)

The Colorado Spartans are a professional indoor football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are an expansion team that are current members of the National Arena League. They are most known for stealing money from their sponsors in Northern Colorado and relocating over a hour south without warning or refunding their previous sponsors. They play their home games at the Denver Coliseum in Denver, Colorado.

History

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On August 31, 2023, the National Arena League announced the addition of the Spartans as an expansion team. They are the latest team to play in Loveland following the Colorado Crush of the Indoor Football League. [1] On October 2, 2024, the Spartans announced their move to Denver and the Denver Coliseum for the 2025 National Arena League season. [2]

Current roster

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Colorado Spartans roster
Quarterbacks
  •  8 LaDarius Skelton
  • 13 Jason Whittaker


Running backs

  •  8 LaDarius Skelton


Wide receivers

  • 16 Khalil Hayes
  •  3 Steven Newbold, Jr.
  •  4 Deonte Rarrieck


Offensive linemen
  • 70 Shay Roberts
  • 73 A.J. Wilson


Defensive linemen

  • 99 Tony Thompson
  • 14 Jack Robinson
  • 10 Sam Hammond
  • 0 Cory Henry


Linebackers

  • 21 Justin Castell


Defensive backs

  •  6 Quaevon Hill
  • 2 Rick Rumph, III.
  • 7 Javaris Thompson
  • 9 Travion Mosby


Special teams

  • 55 Luiz Ferreira


Reserve lists
  • 50 Justin Calderon
  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated March 14, 2024
  • 25 Active, Inactive

References

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  1. ^ "Colorado Spartans Expansion Team Joins the NAL for 2024". NAL. August 31, 2023.
  2. ^ "Professional arena football is coming back to Denver". Denver7. October 2, 2024.
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