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California Redwoods Football

California Redwoods

United Football League (2009) Born: UFL founding franchise Moved: 2010 (Sacramento Mountain Lions) First Game: October 8, 2009 (L 30-17 @ Las Vegas Locomotives) Last Game: November

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Sacramento Mountain Lions United Football League

Sacramento Mountain Lions

The Sacramento Mountain Lions were a minor league football outfit that played parts of three seasons from 2010 to 2012. The Lions were part of the United Football League, a spectacularly ill-conceived venture that reportedly burned through over $100 million in its first two seasons while staging just 32 games. Former Minnesota Vikings boss Dennis Green coached the Lions in 2010 and 2011 and brought along former Vikings Pro Bowl quarterback Daunte Culpepper for the 2010 campaign.

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