New Orleans Breakers (2022)

New Orleans Breakers
Current season
Established 2022
Folded 2023
Played in Protective Stadium
in Birmingham, Alabama
League/conference affiliations
United States Football League (2022–2023)
  • South Division (2022–2023)
Current uniform
Team colorsRoyal blue, Breaker blue, silver, white
       
MascotDave the Wave
Personnel
Owner(s)Michael Schissler
ChairmanTyrus Schissler
PresidentKaehleb Schissler
Head coachLarry Fedora (2022)
John DeFilippo (2023)
Team history
  • New Orleans Breakers (2022–2023)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (2)
2022, 2023
Home stadium(s)

The New Orleans Breakers were a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Breakers competed in the United States Football League (USFL) as a member of the league's South division.

As with the majority of the revived USFL's teams, the Breakers did not play in the metropolitan area of the city whose name they bear; they instead shared Protective Stadium with the Birmingham Stallions. The league had been in contact with the Shrine on Airline, a converted baseball park in suburban Metairie, Louisiana, about future use of that stadium for the team.[1] This never materialized, and on December 19, 2023, the USFL informed its players union that the Breakers would not be among four USFL teams to be contracted as part of the league's upcoming merger with the XFL.[2]

  1. ^ Fuentes, Andrés (November 10, 2023). "Jefferson Parish approves $15 million for Shrine on Airline renovations". WVUE-DT. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "Four USFL teams survive merger with XFL. But many loyal Breakers' fans have reached out to the UFL to urge them to bring the team back in 2025". NBC Sports. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.