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Pirates Re-Sign IFL's Top Rusher Williams Jr.

January 2, 2026 - ORLANDO, FL - The Orlando Pirates have re-signed running back Pooka Williams Jr. for the 2026 season. In just his first season in the Indoor Football League, Williams Jr. won the 2025 rushing title and was an All-IFL Second Team selection. In 13 games, the former star running back at the University of Kansas led the league with 201 carries, a Pirates single-season record, for an IFL best 795 yards. Williams Jr. was a workhorse as he averaged just over 16 carries and four receptions per game. Against the Jacksonville Sharks o... Full Story

Gunslingers Welcome New Offensive Coordinator Malcolm Goines

December 30, 2025 - The San Antonio Gunslingers are proud to announce Malcolm Goines as the team's new Defensive Coordinator. Widely regarded as one of the Indoor Football League's most respected defensive minds and premier pass-rush developers, Goines enters the role with proven coordinator-level experience and a track record of building disciplined, aggressive, and highly productive defensive units. Most recently, Goines served as Defensive Line Coach for the Bay Area Panthers, where his unit powered the IFL's #1 overall defense during a 1... Full Story

Joey Rogers Returns to Oilers Staff

December 29, 2025 - Tulsa, Okla. - Tulsa Oilers Football, a proud member of the IFL and powered by Community Care, brings back Joey Rogers to the 2026 coaching staff. Rogers, enters his fourth year as Associate Defensive Coordinator for the Tulsa Oilers. A 2001 graduate of Dewey High School, the veteran staff member spent four seasons coaching at Copan High School, serving as defensive coordinator while also coaching linebackers, defensive backs and quarterbacks. Rogers brings extensive experience at multiple levels, having served as a he... Full Story

Pirates Add Offensive Firepower for 2026 Season

December 28, 2025 - The Orlando Pirates have added significant firepower to their 2026 roster with the signings of wide receivers Teo Redding and Thomas Owens, running back Pooka Williams Jr., and kicker Axel Perez. Redding (6'3, 190 lbs) enters his fourth season with the franchise and has started 29 of the 31 games he has played. In his Pirates career, he has recorded 105 receptions for 1,291 yards and 26 touchdowns, while adding 42 rushing yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Redding has also returned two kickoffs for 27 yards, scoring 165... Full Story

• Pirates Re-Sign IFL's Top Rusher Williams Jr. - Orlando Pirates (January 2)
  
• Gunslingers Welcome New Offensive Coordinator Malcolm Goines - San Antonio Gunslingers (December 30)
  
• Barnstormers Announce 2026 Dance and Promo Team Tryouts - Iowa Barnstormers (December 30)
  
• Joey Rogers Returns to Oilers Staff - Tulsa Oilers (December 29)
  
• Pirates Add Offensive Firepower for 2026 Season - Orlando Pirates (December 28)
  
• Pirates Re-Sign DL Michael Mason - Orlando Pirates (December 27)
  
• McCray Returns to Orlando - Orlando Pirates (December 23)
  
• Quad City Deckmate Dancers Announce 2026 Tryouts Under New Head Coach Taylor Vrchoticky - Quad City Steamwheelers (December 23)
  
• IFL Names Brent Stover Director of Broadcasting - (December 22)
  
• Tucson Sugar Skulls 2026 Open Football Tryouts and Dance Team Auditions - Tucson Sugar Skulls (December 22)
  
• Pirates Bring Back DL Jacques Bristol - Orlando Pirates (December 21)
  
• Pirates Re-Sign Center Jordan McCray - Orlando Pirates (December 20)
  
• Pirates Sign Kicker Axel Perez - Orlando Pirates (December 18)
  
• Marcus Rogers and Jay Davis Move up to CFL - Jacksonville Sharks (December 18)
  
• Sharks Announce Retirement of Vice President Dave Gleeson - Jacksonville Sharks (December 17)
  
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• Top New Mexico sports stories of 2025: UNM football revival, Diego Pavia's historic season - Albuquerque Journal (December 29)
  
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• Quad City Steamwheelers Deckmate Dancers to hold tryouts - KWQC (December 25)
  
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