Corpus Christi Tritons

The Corpus Christi Tritons are a future professional indoor football team based in Corpus Christi, Texas.[1][2] They are current members of American Indoor Football and will play their home games at the American Bank Center starting in 2024. The team follows in the history of indoor football in the city with the now-defunct Corpus Christi Hammerheads/Fury, who played in several leagues between 2003 and 2016, the Corpus Christi Sharks from the af2 from 2007 to 2009 and the Corpus Christi Rage, who folded halfway through their lone season in the National Arena League in 2017.

Corpus Christi Tritons
Established 2023
Play in American Bank Center
in Corpus Christi, Texas
TritonsArenaFootball.com
League/conference affiliations
American Indoor Football (2024–present)
Current uniform
Team colorsBlack, powder blue, silver, white
       
Personnel
Owner(s)Kevin Cecil
Joseph Alvey
ChairmanKevin Cecil (CEO)
Head coachBradly Chavez
Team history
  • Corpus Christi Tritons (2024–present)
Championships
League championships ()
Conference championships ()
Division championships ()
Home arena(s)

History

On July 3, 2023, American Indoor Football announced that Corpus Christi, Texas, would become the third city in the newly revived league to host a new expansion franchise owned by Kevin Cecil
Joseph Alvey.[3][4][5] The name, logos and colors were unveiled as those of the Corpus Christi Tritons. On July 21, 2023, the team announced its inaugural head coach Bradly Chavez.[6]

Current roster
Corpus Christi Tritons roster
Quarterbacks
  • Currently vacant

Running backs

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

  • -- Armon Lott
  • -- Darien Shaw
 Offensive linemen
  • -- Roman Adame

Defensive linemen

  • -- Lamarkcus Kelly
  • -- Keaman Monroe
  • -- Devonte Winford
 Linebackers
  • -- Christopher Marry
  • -- Jeffrey Pedroza

Defensive backs

  • -- Joseph Weathersby

Special teams

  • Currently vacant
 Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated September 30, 2023
  • 9 Active, 0 Inactive

References
  1. American Indoor Football (July 31, 2023). "American Indoor Football (AIF) Announces Wheeling, WV Team Name and Venue for the 2024 Indoor Season". aif-proindoorfootball.com.
  2. Kevin Cecil (August 2, 2023). "TRITONS CALL THE AIF HOME FOR THE 2024 SEASON". Corpus Christi Tritons official webiste.
  3. AIF staff (August 2, 2023). "EXPANSION ALERT: Corpus Christi Tritons join the AIF". AIF official webiste.
  4. Kevin Cecil (August 2, 2023). "TRITONS CALL THE AIF HOME FOR THE 2024 SEASON". Corpus Christi Tritons official website.
  5. Larissa Liska (August 2, 2023). "Welcome home Tritons, Corpus Christi joins the American Indoor Football league". KRIS-TV website.
  6. Kevin Cecil (August 2, 2023). "THE TRITONS INTRODUCED INAUGURAL HEAD COACH". Corpus Christi Tritons official website.
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