Ohio Force

The Ohio Force are a professional American football team based in Canton, Ohio. The team is a member of the Major League Football (MLFB), a public traded professional football league, and plays its home games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

Ohio Force
Team logo
Founded2022 (2022)
Based inCanton, Ohio
Home stadiumTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Head coachBill Conley
Owner(s)Major League Football, Inc.
(publicly traded company)
LeagueMajor League Football
Websitewww.mlfb.com/Ohio

The Force are part of the league "Core Four" teams.[1] They are the first pro football team in Canton since the NFL former champions Canton Bulldogs.

History

On March 18, 2022, Major League Football launched a new website and revealed that there will be only four teams for the first season.[2] On March 30 former Ohio Dominican head coach and former Ohio State assistant, Bill Conley, was announced as the league third HC.[3] The league would later reveled he will coach the Ohio Force.[4]

The Force started their training camp on July 21.[5] One week later, the team was evicted from its hotel amid unpaid bills and reports of the league shutting down.[6]

Staff
Ohio Force staff
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line - Mitch Browning
  • Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers - Morris Watts
  • Running Backs - Reggie Mitchell
Defensive coaches

Players
Ohio Force roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10 Connor Kaegi
  • 17 Nick Watson
  • 13 Cody Wilstead
  • 14 Mathew Winzeler

Running backs

  •  2 Demario McCall
  •  8 Christian Turner
  • 22 Charles West
  • 24 Devin Wynn

Wide receivers

  • 11 Andre Bodison
  • 23 Devin Childress
  • 16 Travier Fields-Jackson
  • 18 Reggie Hemphill-Mapps
  • 21 Jon'Vea Johnson
  •  4 Kameron Pleasant
  •  9 Alonso Russell
  • 82 Dez Stewart
  •  3 Reggie Todd
  • 30 David Turner
  • 20 Jordan Williams

Tight ends

  • 85 Keandre Bledsoe
  • 40 Vincent Hobbs
  • 46 Troy Shallow
  • 40 Anthony Totta
  • 88 Matthew Wilkinson
Offensive linemen
  • 73 Marcus Owens C
  • 76 David Brown OG
  • 59 Luke Juriga OG
  • 64 Dennis Bardwell OT
  • 70 Ruben Holcomb OT
  • 74 Nick Roos OT

Defensive linemen

  • 56 Jaylon Abdul-Karim DE
  • 90 Nathaniel Brison-Fast DE
  • 54 Sydney Omameh DE
  • 89 Ch'aim Smith DE
  • 91 JoJo Wicker DE
  • 57 Gibson Ziah DE
  • 94 Dakavian Champion DT
  • 98 DaShawn Crawford DT
  • 93 Kelvin Pinkney Jr DT
  • 92 Travonte Valentine DT
  • 66 Joseph Wallace DT
 Linebackers
  • 44 Tavante Beckett
  • 33 Denzel Johnson
  • 41 Tristen Vance
  • 36 Jordan Williams

Defensive backs

  •  7 Antwaine Carter Jr
  • 35 Rishard Dames
  •  6 Jhavonte Dean
  •  5 Heath Harding
  •  1 Dedrick Mackey
  • 28 Joshua Miller
  • 34 David Simmons Jr
  • 25 Richard Dames
  • 15 Jonathan Alston
  • 12 Victor Hubbard
  • 27 Max Redfield
  • 26 Jalon Thigpen

Special teams

  • 45 Dominic DiMaccio K/P
  • 48 Kenny Doak K/P
  • 42 Logan Neidhardt K/P
  • 53 Sean Mills LS
 Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant

Did not report

  •   Kayaune Ross
  •   Aaron Tiller

Inactive

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 24, 2022
61 Active, 2 Inactive

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References
  1. "Major League Football (MLFB) Announces Mobile as Final Host City for Inaugural 2022 Season".
  2. "MLFB Updates Website — Team Names Revealed". March 18, 2022.
  3. Perry, Mark (March 30, 2022). "Bill Conley Named Third Head Coach In MLFB". XFL News Hub.
  4. "Former Ohio State player/coach named head coach in MLFB".
  5. "MLFB Training Camp Report Day One: Players Arriving and Teams Start Meetings". SGPN.
  6. "Major League Football League 'shut down': players, coaches sent home". WKRG News 5. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
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