Two Former NFL Players Join the 2025 Pirates Roster

April 17, 2025 - LOWELL, MA - The Massachusetts Pirates have signed former National Football League defensive back Tye Smith. Smith, a fifth-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in 2015 (170th overall), most recently was with the Memphis Showboats of the UFL in 2024. From 2015 through 2022, Smith appeared in 45 NFL games, making 64 tackles, with two forced fumbles, two passes defended, an interception, and a touchdown coming on a blocked field goal return. Smith, a 6'0", 190 lb. former All-American from Tows... Full Story

Pirates Sign Former NFL DB Tye Smith

April 17, 2025 - LOWELL, MA - The Massachusetts Pirates have signed former National Football League defensive back Tye Smith. Smith, a fifth-round pick of the Seattle Seahawks in 2015 (170th overall), most recently was with the Memphis Showboats of the UFL in 2024. From 2015 through 2022, Smith appeared in 45 NFL games, making 64 tackles, with two forced fumbles, two passes defended, an interception, and a touchdown coming on a blocked field goal return. Smith, a 6'0", 190 lb. former All-American from Tows... Full Story

Pirates Sign DB Destin Mack

April 17, 2025 - LOWELL, MA - The Massachusetts Pirates have signed defensive back Destin Mack. Mack played from 2018 through 2022 at the Citadel, where he was an All-Southern Conference First-Team selection in his final season. He was a Second-Team choice in 2021. After the 2022 season, he was drafted by both the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL and the Houston Roughnecks of the XFL. The 6'0", 190 DB out of Macon, GA, did sign as an undrafted free agent with the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Footb... Full Story

Pirates Set Sail for Jacksonville

April 16, 2025 - LOWELL, MA - The Massachusetts Pirates (1-2) will face the Jacksonville Sharks (3-0) on Saturday night at 7:05 at The VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville. This will be the Pirates' first road game of the season. The Series: All-time, the Sharks hold a 6-3 record vs. Massachusetts and won the first meeting this year in the Tsongas Center. Last Week: The Pirates won their first game of the season, 50-47 over the Fishers Freight at the Tsongas Center in Lowell. Kicker Josh Ga... Full Story

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April 19	IFL	Massachusetts 42 at Jacksonville 35	Final
April 12	IFL	Fishers 47 at Massachusetts 50	Final
March 28	IFL	Quad City 37 at Massachusetts 33	Final
March 21	IFL	Jacksonville 46 at Massachusetts 25	Final
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• Massachusetts Pirates pull out thrilling 50-47 victory in Lowell - IFL Lowell Sun (April 13)
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• Shaking off turnovers, defense carries QC to road victory - IFL Quad City Times (March 29)
• Massachusetts Pirates edged in Lowell by Quad City, 37-33 - IFL Lowell Sun (March 29)
• Grace Hovey makes all the right moves - IFL Lowell Sun (March 28)
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• Turnover-prone Massachusetts Pirates drop IFL opener to Jacksonville - IFL Lowell Sun (March 22)
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