The are an
Arena Football League team that began play in
2002 as an expansion team.
The team is owned by
Jerry Jones , who is also the owner of the
NFL 's
Dallas Cowboys . They play their home games at the
American Airlines Center in downtown
Dallas, Texas , which is also home to the
NBA 's
Dallas Mavericks and the
NHL 's
Dallas Stars , although they played one 2002 playoff game and the 2003 season at the
Reunion Arena . The Desperados compete in the Eastern Division of the AFL National Conference.
The Desperados were formerly coached by
Joe Avezzano , who at the time was also the special teams coach for the Cowboys; his tenure with the Desperados ended when he left the Cowboys to join the
Oakland Raiders ' coaching staff. The starting quarterback for the Desperados in 2005 was
Clint Stoerner , a former Cowboys quarterback, who was named to the Arena Football League's 2005 All-Rookie Team.
There was some initial controversy when the Desperados were founded because their logo was similar to that of
Indoor Soccer's Dallas Sidekicks on April 19, 2002 Dallas Sidekicks filed a suit in Federal Court over the Deserados logo in 2003 The Sidekicks settled their logo trademark infringement lawsuit with the Arena Football League's Dallas Desperados.
The Desperados will change their logo, but terms were not officially disclosed by either team.
In the 2007 season, the Desperados broke the record for most wins in a season against the New York Dragons with their 14th win in 15 games. With their victory over the Colorado Crush in the final game of the 2007 season, the Desperados pushed the record to 15. The game ended 77-58 with QB Clint Dolezel throwing eight touchdowns for a total of 107 on the season. However, they were defeated in a major upset in the first round of the National Conference playoffs by the Columbus Destroyers.
After there 6th season in Dallas (2007) there have been rumors Jerry Jones is looking to sell the team to a San Antonio based ownership group. With the Austin Wranglers moving out of the AFL , there is a decent chance the League would approve such a move. It Also doesnt hurt that the franchise's worth is at an all time high with back-to-back great regular seasons (13-3 2006,15-1 2007), and much of the player nucleous under contract, including Texas Native and the AFL's all time leading Td QB Clint Dolezel. - 7/19/07
The Desperados' official mascot is
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