"AFL Football Friday" Returns to NFL Network
November 17, 2010 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Iowa Barnstormers News Release
DES MOINES, IA. - After expanding to an 18-game schedule and adding four teams, the Arena Football League will return to the NFL Network for the second consecutive season. NFL Network will broadcast more than 20 Arena Football League games on Friday nights at 8:00 p.m. ET starting March 11, 2011. The 2011 NFL Network broadcast schedule will feature the Iowa Barnstormers twice with home games on Friday March 25 vs. Spokane and Friday, May 27 vs. Utah.
"We are very excited to learn that two of our home games will be shown live coast to coast on NFL Network," stated Barnstormers team President Jeff Lamberti. "This is a great opportunity to once again showcase our great fans and the city of Des Moines to a national television audience."
The AFL's "Arena Football Friday" schedule on NFL Network features 23 games including 20 regular season contests. NFL Network will also showcase two playoff games and ArenaBowl XXIV on August 12, 2011. The 24th season of the AFL will kick off with in-state rivals and expansion teams, Ron Jaworski's Philadelphia Soul at Lynn Swann's Pittsburgh Power, on NFL Network on Friday, March 11, 2011. The full 2011 NFL Network broadcast schedule is attached.
Iowa Barnstormers season tickets for the 2011 season remain on sale now for as little as $117.00 per seat. Don't miss a minute of the action this season! Holiday Gift certificates are also now available and make a great gift. To place an order or for more information call the Barnstormers at (515) 633-2255 or log onto www.theiowabarnstormers.com.
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Arena Football League Stories from November 17, 2010
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- Sharks Announce National Television Schedule - Jacksonville Sharks
- Sharks Acquire "Linebacker U" Graduate - Jacksonville Sharks
- "AFL Football Friday" Returns to NFL Network - Iowa Barnstormers
- AFL Announces NFL Network Broadcast Schedule - Spokane Shock
- Sharks Announce National Television Schedule - Jacksonville Sharks
- "Arena Football Friday" Returns to NFL Network - AFL
- Blaze to Appear in Two Games on NFL Network - Utah Blaze
- Pittsburgh Power hires Line Coach and Former Arena Bowl Champion John Sikora - Pittsburgh Power
- Pittsburgh Power hires Defensive Coordinator Maurice Blanding - Pittsburgh Power
- Talons Sign SEC Lineman - Tulsa Talons
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