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Sources: Portland To Play in AFL in 2014 (UPDATED 8/16, 4:45 AM)

Adam Markowitz
Thursday August 15, 2013


Multiple independent sources have confirmed to ArenaFan that Portland will be joining the Arena Football League in 2014. The last time the AFL was in Portland was in 1997 through 1999. The team, known as the Portland Forest Dragons, only went 13-29 in their team history, and it never made the playoffs.

KGW.com's Craig Edwards is reporting that the Portland Trail Blazers are in talks to purchase an AFL franchise and move the franchise to Portland.

Currently, the AFL has two franchises that are essentially dead in the water. As reported by ArenaFan.com, the Chicago Rush will not be playing in 2014 and could be the franchise on the move, but the franchise that is likely to get the call to move to Portland is the Milwaukee Mustangs, who went dormant following the 2012 season.

Keep it locked on ArenaFan.com for further developments in this story through ArenaBowl weekend.


 
Adam Markowitz is an accountant living in Orlando. Adam is an old school AFLer, having followed the AFL since 1991. He attended or covered well over 200 games, including 17 ArenaBowls. Adam worked for the Arena Football League for two years as a columnist and historian before retiring in 2017 when the 50-yard indoor war left the Sunshine State. Adam still muses about the AFL on ArenaFan from time to time, and you can follow him on Twitter @adammarkowitzea.
The opinions expressed in the article above are only those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts, opinions, or official stance of ArenaFan Online or its staff, or the Arena Football League, or any AFL or af2 teams.
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