| Atlanta Legends | |
|---|---|
| Established 2018 Folded 2019 | |
 | |
| League/conference affiliations | |
| Alliance of American Football | |
Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Purple, gold & white |
| Personnel | |
| President | David Livingston |
| Head coach | Kevin Coyle |
| Team history | |
| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
The Atlanta Legends were a professional American football franchise based in Atlanta, Georgia, and one of the eight members of the Alliance of American Football (AAF), which played one season from February 2019 to April 2019.[1] They played their home games at Georgia State Stadium on the campus of Georgia State University. The Legends were one of two AAF teams based in a city that already had an NFL team (the Atlanta Falcons; the other team was the Arizona Hotshots, where the NFL's Cardinals were based). The Legends were coached by Kevin Coyle, one of two AAF coaches without prior head coaching experience, after the position became available when Brad Childress resigned a month before the season began.[2] Billy Devaney was the general manager.
On April 2, 2019, the league's football operations were reportedly suspended,[3][4] and on April 4 the league allowed players to leave their contracts to sign with NFL teams.[5] The league filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on April 17, 2019.[6]
- ^ Wilson, Bernie (April 3, 2019). "Atlanta Legends no more: AAF football immediately suspends operations". WSB-TV ATLANTA. Cox Media Group. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ "One month to kickoff, Childress quits AAF job". ESPN.com. January 9, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- ^ Kercheval, Ben (April 2, 2019). "AAF operations suspended, league's future in doubt after eight games of first season". cbssports.com. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ "AAF to immediately suspend operations". ESPN. April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019.
- ^ Schwartz, Nick (April 4, 2019). "AAF star Keith Reaser becomes first player to sign NFL deal after league shutdown". USA Today. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "AAF files for bankruptcy, officially closes down". USA Today. AP. April 17, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.