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Post Game Articles

Preds to offer complimentary tickets after using replacement players
Orlando Sentinel

Predators lose season opener 40-26 with mostly replacement players
Orlando Sentinel

With no arena-league labor deal reached, Predators to use replacement players in opener
Orlando Sentinel

Power fires team hours before kickoff
Tribune Review

ArenaFan Exclusive Interview: Kyle Rowley
Adam Markowitz, ArenaFan.com

On Saturday afternoon, ArenaFan.com had a discussion with Kyle Rowley, who was one of the players that did not play for the Pittsburgh Power in Friday night's 40-26 win over the Orlando Predators at the Amway Center in Orlando. The following is a transcript of the interview…

Arena Football League Players Crossing Over
Adam Markowitz, ArenaFan.com

A bizarre night in the Arena Football League got a heck of a lot more bizarre in the second quarter of the clash between the Pittsburgh Power and the Orlando Predators. Prior to the start of the first game of the 25th season, the Predators put their entire team on recallable assignment, while the Power released their entire roster.

AFLPU Strike Could Be Hours Away (Updated 3/9, 4:00 pm)
Adam Markowitz, ArenaFan.com

The Executive Director of the Arena Football League Player Union (AFLPU) Ivan Soto, along with the AFLPU President James Baron held a press conference at the Orlando Vista Hotel on Thursday afternoon. ArenaFan was on the scene for announcement.

Power release entire team
PittsburghLive.com

With the players union declaring a strike, the Pittsburgh Power released its entire 24-man roster tonight -- a few hours before the start of the season -- but the game against the Orlando Predators will played, Power owner Matt Shaner said. Read more: Power releases entire team - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/s_785808.html?_s_icmp=NetworkHeadlines#ixzz1offmmpsI

Embarrassment Starts 25th Anniversary Season
Adam Markowitz, ArenaFan.com

In case you haven't heard, there were a few things that happened on Friday in the Arena Football League.

Preds open season with regular, replacement players
WKMG Orlando

NFL Network names announcers for 2012 debut of "Net10 Arena Football Friday"
AFL Press Release

NFL Network personalities Paul Burmeister and Charles Davis will be in the booth as the AFL opens it’s 25th season on March 9, 2012 featuring the Pittsburgh Power at Orlando Predators.