For the second time this offseason, the UFL has announced an expansion team.
Norfolk, Virginia becomes the sixth UFL franchise and will start play in 2011, according to the league. Omaha joined the league back in April.
A familiar name will be running the show. Recently deposed Bucs front office executive Doug Williams becomes the team’s first G.M.
Virginia businessman Jim Speros, who was a founding owner of the Baltimore CFL franchise, is the team’s owner. He pitched the area this way:
“Virginia is a great state, but it does not have a professional sports team. It has the legendary 757 area code that has produced the likes of Bruce Smith and Michael Vick and is truly a hotbed for football,” Speros said.
We’re not sure name-checking Vick in your first press release is the way to go. Then again, maybe Speros hopes Vick won’t have any better options than to play in Norfolk come 2011.
