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The is an
Arena Football League team that is playing their inaugural season and their second season at the
Kemper Arena in
Kansas City, Missouri before moving to the
Sprint Center in downtown Kansas City for the 2008 AFL season. The team is owned in part by former
Kansas City Chiefs star
Neil Smith among others.
After the announcement that the
New Orleans VooDoo would suspend operations for the 2006 AFL season due to
Hurricane Katrina , the AFL awarded an expansion franchise to Kansas City. On November 21, 2005, the AFL announced that the team would be called the Kansas City Brigade. A stealth bomber, modeled after the
B-2 Spirit s stationed at nearby
Whiteman Air Force Base , would represent the team for its logo.
Kevin Porter was named the team's first head coach.
On February 19, 2006, after losing their very first three games of their inaugural season, the Brigade finally won their first game 45-24 at home against the
Columbus Destroyers .
On April 9, 2006, after losing six-straight games, the Brigade finally managed their second win, defeating the
Los Angeles Avengers 62-45 at home.
On April 22, 2006, the Brigade collected their first road win in franchise history against the
Nashville Kats , winning 58-52.
