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New York Sentinels

New York Sentinels

September 27, 2015

An especially flaccid entry in the ill-conceived United Football League (2009-2012).  The New York Sentinels went 0-6 in their only season of competition and never scored more than one touchdown in a game. The team only played one contest in their titular home state of New York during their brief lifespan. 4-time NFL All-Pro defensive end Simeon Rice was the Sentinels’ biggest name. But the team’s best name was leading receiver Craphonso Thorpe.

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2010 Hartford Colonials program from the United Football League

Hartford Colonials

April 25, 2012

Hartford’s blink-and-you-missed-’em Colonials of the United Football League played just four home games at Rentschler Field in 2010 before falling victim to the vicious economics of professional minor league football. On the bright side, the team’s brief stint was enough to help starting quarterback Josh McCown make it back to the NFL.

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