The Dallas Bulls are a professional indoor football team based in Fort Worth, Texas, established in 2021 as the North Texas Bulls . In their inaugural season, they secured the national championship within the American Arena League (AAL).
5-731: The North Texas Bulls started in the American Arena League. Under the leadership of Head Coach Victor Mann and front office management of Jordan Lott, they secured the AAL national championship, defeating teams including the Charlotte Thunder and the San Antonio Gunslingers . The team transitioned to the Arena Football Association the subsequent year. However, were removed after only one game. On September 27, 2023,
10-956: The Carolina Energy as members of the American Arena League (AAL) and was co-owned by Daniel Rudmann and head coach Ervin Bryson. They are the fourth team to play in Charlotte behind the Charlotte Rage and Carolina Cobras , both formerly of the Arena Football League , and the Carolina Speed of the American Indoor Football Association . In 2020, the team was sold to an ownership group led by former NFL players, Ted Ginn Jr. and Thomas Davis Sr. and rebranded as
15-649: The Charlotte Thunder. The team also has several other minority owners including former players Jeff Reed and Frank Garcia . The team left the AAL following the 2021 season and founded the Arena Professional Football League, recruiting several other team teams from the AAL while it was on hiatus. The Thunder scheduled games against the West Michigan Ironmen , Alabama Empire, Carolina Predators, and Maryland Warriors. On October 21, 2022,
20-589: The Fort Worth Convention Center Arena. Throughout its history, several distinguished players have been associated with the North Texas Bulls. Charlotte Thunder The Charlotte Thunder were a professional indoor American football team based out of Charlotte, North Carolina , and played their home games at the Bojangles' Coliseum . The team was formed prior to the 2018 season as
25-582: The North Texas Bulls made an announcement confirming their move to the National Arena League (NAL). On February 17, 2024, the league announced that they had terminated the membership of the Bulls without the Bulls playing a single game. The Bulls were rebranded as the Dallas Bulls for 2025 and beyond and are rumored to be joining Arena Football One . In 2021 and 2022, the team's home matches were held at
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