Arena Football: Now in Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh loves football.  I should know, I live here.  That’s why, I’m probably way more excited for this news than I should be.

Arena Football is coming to Pittsburgh.

A press conference is planned for tomorrow morning to outline some of the details, but an AFL team is expected to play in the newly opened Consol Energy Center next April.

The team will rent space from the Pittsburgh Penguins, although the Penguins will have no stake in the AFL team.

Further details including, name, logo, and owners, will be announced tomorrow.  It is known that former Steelers receiver Lynn Swann is a part of the ownership group.

Pittsburgh previously had an Arena team, the Pittsburgh Gladiators, back in the late 1980′s.  They played at the Penguins old home, the Civic Arena.

h/t to 96.1 Kiss FM, John McClelland