Houston Gamblers (2022)

The Houston Gamblers are a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. They are one of eight members of United States Football League (USFL).

This article is about the second edition of the USFL. For the original USFL from the 80's, see Houston Gamblers (1983-1985).
Houston Gamblers
Current season
Established 2021
Play in Protective Stadium/
Legion Field
in Birmingham, Alabama
https://twitter.com/USFLGamblers
League/conference affiliations
United States Football League (2022–present)
  • South Division (2022–present)
Team colorsBlack, Gambler Red, Gray, White, Yellow-Gold
         
MascotAce
Personnel
Owner(s)National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
Head coachKevin Sumlin
Team history
  • Houston Gamblers (2022–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Home stadium(s)

They currently play their home games at Protective Stadium and Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, which also hosts the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers.

History

The Houston Gamblers 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 6, 2022, it was announced on The Herd with Colin Cowherd that former NCAA Football Head coach Kevin Sumlin was named the Head coach and General manager of the Gamblers.[2]

Personnel

Roster

Each team will have a 38-man active roster and a 7-man practice squad.[3]

Houston Gamblers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 86 Julian Allen
  •  8 Brandon Barnes
 Offensive linemen
  • 66 Nick Buchanan C
  • 74 Avery Gennesy T
  • 77 Tyler Higby G
  • 78 Brandon Hitner T
  • 70 Terronne Prescod G
  • 60 Kristjan Sokoli C
  • 55 John Yarbrough T

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

  • 32 Micah Abernathy CB
  • 22 Manny Bunch S
  • 31 Jerry Cantave CB
  • 33 Alijah Holder S
  •  4 William Likely CB
  •  9 Andrew Soroh S
  • 25 Ryan White CB

Special teams

  • 38 Tucker Addington LS
  • 36 Andrew Galitz P
  • 19 Nick Vogel K
 Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Inactive roster


Rookies in italics

Roster updated April 30, 2022

38 active, 7 inactive

→ USFL rosters

Staff
Houston Gamblers staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running backs – J.D. Runnels
  • Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide receivers - David Beaty
  • Tight ends/Special teams - Greg McMahon
  • Offensive line - Gordon Shaw
Defensive coaches

References
  1. "USFL unveils team cities, nicknames and logos for 2022 debut". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  2. Stephan Rachuk (January 6, 2022). "USFL Officially Reveals the First Four Head Coaches on The Herd". Pro Football Newsroom. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. "USFL to have a "player selection meeting" on February 22–23". ProFootballTalk. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
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