New Orleans Breakers (2022)
The New Orleans Breakers are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Breakers compete in the United States Football League (USFL) as a member of the league's South division. Since 2022, the team plays its home games at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama, which also hosts the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers.
| New Orleans Breakers | |
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 Current season | |
| Established 2021 Play in Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama https://twitter.com/USFLBreakers | |
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United States Football League (2022–present)
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Current uniform | |
| Team colors | Royal blue, Breaker blue, silver, white |
| Mascot | Dave the Wave |
| Personnel | |
| Owner(s) | National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports) |
| General manager | Ryan Jones |
| Head coach | John DeFilippo |
| Team history | |
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| Championships | |
| League championships (0) | |
| Conference championships (0) | |
| Division championships (0) | |
| Playoff appearances (2) | |
| 2022, 2023 | |
| Home stadium(s) | |
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History
The New Orleans Breakers were one of eight teams that were officially announced as a USFL franchise on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on November 22, 2021.[1]
On January 27, 2022, it was announced on The Herd with Colin Cowherd that former NCAA Head coach Larry Fedora was named the Head coach and General manager of the Breakers.[2] Fedora would go on to lead the Breakers to a 6–4 regular season record, clinching a playoff spot following their Week 9 victory over Tampa Bay Bandits.[3] The Breakers would lose in the divisional championship game to the Birmingham Stallions 17–31.[4] Following the season, Fedora stepped down as the head coach of the Breakers, citing wanting to spend more time with his family.[5]
On November 10, 2022, the Breakers announced that they had named John DeFilippo as their second head coach.[6]
Current Roster
Players
Initially, each team carried a 38-man active roster and a 7-man practice squad, but the rosters were increased to 40 active players and 50 total in May, 2022.[7][8]
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Unrestricted FAs
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Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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Coach History
Head Coach history
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
| New Orleans Breakers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Larry Fedora | 2022 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | John DeFilippo | 2023-present | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Offensive Coordinator history
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
| New Orleans Breakers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Noel Mazzone | 2022 | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | Doug Martin | 2023-present | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Defensive Coordinator history
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | |||||
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| GC | W | L | Win % | GC | W | L | ||||
| New Orleans Breakers | ||||||||||
| 1 | Jon Tenuta | 2022-present | 20 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Statistics and records
Season-by-season record
Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.
| USFL champions† | Division champions^ | Wild Card berth# |
| Season | Team | League | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | ||||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2022 | USFL | South | 2nd# | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | Lost Division finals (Stallions) 17–31 | – | ||
| 2023 | 2023 | USFL | South | 2nd# | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | Lost Division finals (Stallions) 22–47 | – | ||
| Totals | 13 | 7 | 0 | .650 | (2022–2023, regular season) | |||||||
| 0 | 2 | — | .000 | (2022–2023, playoffs) | ||||||||
| 13 | 9 | 0 | .591 | (2022–2023, regular season and playoffs) | ||||||||
Records
| All-time Breakers leaders | ||||
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| Leader | Player | Record | Years with Breakers | |
| Passing | McLeod Bethel-Thompson | 2,433 passing yards | 2023 | |
| Rushing | Wes Hills | 679 rushing yards | 2023 | |
| Receiving | Jonathan Adams | 883 receiving yards | 2022-2023 | |
| Coaching wins | John DeFilippo | 7 wins | 2023 | |
| Sacks | Anree Saint-Amour | 8 sacks | 2022-2023 | |
| Interceptions | Vontae Diggs | 3 interceptions | 2022-2023 | |
References
- "USFL unveils team cities, nicknames and logos for 2022 debut". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
- "USFL 2022: Jeff Fisher, Larry Fedora named as final two coaches". Fox Sports. January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- Eric D. Williams (June 12, 2022). "Breakers manhandle mistake-prone Bandits, earn playoff berth". foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- "USFL Playoffs top plays:Stallions push past Breakers". foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. June 25, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- Luke Johnson (September 14, 2022). "Larry Fedora explains why he's stepping away from USFL's New Orleans Breakers after 1 season". www.nola.com. NOLA.com. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- "USFL hires John DeFilippo as New Orleans Breakers head coach". foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. November 10, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
- "USFL to have a "player selection meeting" on February 22–23". ProFootballTalk. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
- "USFL expands game-day rosters by two, total rosters by five". ProFootballTalk. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-06-01.