American Football Database
Register
Advertisement
Massachusetts Pirates
AmericanFootball current event.svg Current season
Established 2017; 7 years ago (2017)
Play in Worcester, Massachusetts
at the DCU Center
MassPiratesFootball.com
League/conference affiliations
National Arena League (2018–present)
Team colorsTeal, navy, gold, white
                   
MascotArthur
Personnel
Owner(s)Hassan Yatim
Jawad Yatim
PresidentJawad Yatim
General managerJawad Yatim
Head coachAnthony Payton
Team history
*Massachusetts Pirates (2018–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (2)
NAL: 2018, 2019
Home arena(s)
*DCU Center (2018–present)

The Massachusetts Pirates are a professional indoor football team and a member of the National Arena League (NAL). The team is based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and play their home games at the DCU Center.[1]

The Pirates are the third indoor/arena team to call Worcester home, following the Massachusetts Marauders of the Arena Football League (1994) and the New England Surge of the Continental Indoor Football League (20072008)

History[]

After numerous speculation beforehand, the Pirates were officially announced as members of the NAL on November 15, 2017.[1] The team began play in the 2018 season. The Pirates won their inaugural game, played at the DCU Center on April 7, defeating the Maine Mammoths 51–24. They were led most of the season by quarterback Sean Brackett until the second-to-last regular season game where he was injured for the remainder of the season in a 46–35 loss to the Jacksonville Sharks, who then took over the top seed in the NAL. Darron Thomas started the following week in 67–7 win over the win-less Lehigh Valley Steelhawks; following a Sharks loss to the Mammoths the Pirates secured the top seed and a home game in the 2018 playoffs. The team finished their inaugural season with a regular season record of 11–5 but lost the semifinal playoff game to the Columbus Lions 50–36. After the season, inaugural head coach Ameer Ismail was hired as the head coach of the San Diego Strike Force expansion team in the Indoor Football League,[2] but then joined the NAL's Carolina Cobras instead.[3]

For the 2019 season, offensive coordinator Anthony Payton was named the head coach.[4] The team finished in third place with an 8–6 record and qualified for the playoffs. They lost the semifinal game to the Carolina Cobras 30–26.

Personnel[]

Current roster[]

Massachusetts Pirates roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

  • 17 Quayvon Hicks FB

Wide receivers

  •  6 Devonn Brown
  •  1 Mardy Gilyard
  •  8 Tavares Martin
  • 81 Thomas Owens
Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 23 Lawrence Austin
  • 13 Al Louis-Jean
  •  5 Demetruce McNeal
  •  3 Chucky Williams
  •  2 Khalid Wooten

Special teams

  •  7 Mike Weaver K
Reserve lists
  • 55 Tavarus Dantzler DL/LB (IR) Injury icon 2.svg
  • 22 Dexter McCluster WR (IR) Injury icon 2.svg
  • 11 R. J. Roberts DL (Susp.)
  • 75 Jakobi Smith OL (Susp.)
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated July 7, 2019
  • 24 Active, 4 Inactive

More rosters

Management[]

  • Hassan Yatim – Owner
  • Jawad Yatim – Owner and president

Statistics[]

Season-by-season results[]

League champions Playoff berth League leader
Season League Regular season Postseason results
Finish Wins Losses Ties
2018 NAL 1st 11 5 0 Lost semifinal (Columbus) 50–36
2019 NAL 3rd 8 6 0 Lost semifinal (Carolina) 30–26
Totals 19 11 0 All-time regular season record (2018–2019)
0 2 All-time postseason record (2018–2019)
19 13 0 All-time regular season and postseason record (2018–2019)

Head coaches[]

Note: Statistics are correct through the 2019 National Arena League season.

Name Term Regular season Playoffs Awards
W L T Win% W L
Ameer Ismail 2018 11 5 0 .688 0 1
Anthony Payton 2019–present 8 6 0 .571 0 1

References[]

External links[]

Template:Massachusetts Pirates

Template:Worcester, Massachusetts


Template:Massachusetts-sport-team-stub

Advertisement