Ohio Force
Team logo
Founded2022 (2022)
Based inCanton, Ohio
Home stadiumTom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
Head coachBill Conley
Owner(s)Major League Football, Inc.
(publicly traded company)
LeagueMajor League Football
Websitewww.mlfb.com/Ohio

The Ohio Force are a professional American football team based in Canton, Ohio. The team is a member of the Major League Football (MLFB), a public traded professional football league, and plays its home games at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.

The Force are part of the league "Core Four" teams.[1] They are the first pro football team in Canton since the NFL former champions Canton Bulldogs.

History

On March 18, 2022, Major League Football launched a new website and revealed that there will be only four teams for the first season.[2] On March 30 former Ohio Dominican head coach and former Ohio State assistant, Bill Conley, was announced as the league third HC.[3] The league would later reveled he will coach the Ohio Force.[4]

The Force started their training camp on July 21.[5] One week later, the team was evicted from its hotel amid unpaid bills and reports of the league shutting down.[6]

Staff

Ohio Force staff
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line - Mitch Browning
  • Quarterbacks/Wide Receivers - Morris Watts
  • Running Backs - Reggie Mitchell
Defensive coaches

Players

Ohio Force roster
Quarterbacks
  • 10 Connor Kaegi
  • 17 Nick Watson
  • 13 Cody Wilstead
  • 14 Mathew Winzeler

Running backs

  •  2 Demario McCall
  •  8 Christian Turner
  • 22 Charles West
  • 24 Devin Wynn

Wide receivers

  • 11 Andre Bodison
  • 23 Devin Childress
  • 16 Travier Fields-Jackson
  • 18 Reggie Hemphill-Mapps
  • 21 Jon'Vea Johnson
  •  4 Kameron Pleasant
  •  9 Alonso Russell
  • 82 Dez Stewart
  •  3 Reggie Todd
  • 30 David Turner
  • 20 Jordan Williams

Tight ends

  • 85 Keandre Bledsoe
  • 40 Vincent Hobbs
  • 46 Troy Shallow
  • 40 Anthony Totta
  • 88 Matthew Wilkinson
Offensive linemen
  • 73 Marcus Owens C
  • 76 David Brown OG
  • 59 Luke Juriga OG
  • 64 Dennis Bardwell OT
  • 70 Ruben Holcomb OT
  • 74 Nick Roos OT

Defensive linemen

  • 56 Jaylon Abdul-Karim DE
  • 90 Nathaniel Brison-Fast DE
  • 54 Sydney Omameh DE
  • 89 Ch'aim Smith DE
  • 91 JoJo Wicker DE
  • 57 Gibson Ziah DE
  • 94 Dakavian Champion DT
  • 98 DaShawn Crawford DT
  • 93 Kelvin Pinkney Jr DT
  • 92 Travonte Valentine DT
  • 66 Joseph Wallace DT
 Linebackers
  • 44 Tavante Beckett
  • 33 Denzel Johnson
  • 41 Tristen Vance
  • 36 Jordan Williams

Defensive backs

  •  7 Antwaine Carter Jr
  • 35 Rishard Dames
  •  6 Jhavonte Dean
  •  5 Heath Harding
  •  1 Dedrick Mackey
  • 28 Joshua Miller
  • 34 David Simmons Jr
  • 25 Richard Dames
  • 15 Jonathan Alston
  • 12 Victor Hubbard
  • 27 Max Redfield
  • 26 Jalon Thigpen

Special teams

  • 45 Dominic DiMaccio K/P
  • 48 Kenny Doak K/P
  • 42 Logan Neidhardt K/P
  • 53 Sean Mills LS
 Injured reserve
  • Currently vacant

Practice squad

  • Currently vacant

Did not report

  •   Kayaune Ross
  •   Aaron Tiller

Inactive

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated July 24, 2022
61 Active, 2 Inactive

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References

  1. ↑ "Major League Football (MLFB) Announces Mobile as Final Host City for Inaugural 2022 Season".
  2. ↑ "MLFB Updates Website — Team Names Revealed". March 18, 2022.
  3. ↑ Perry, Mark (March 30, 2022). "Bill Conley Named Third Head Coach In MLFB". XFL News Hub.
  4. ↑ "Former Ohio State player/coach named head coach in MLFB".
  5. ↑ "MLFB Training Camp Report Day One: Players Arriving and Teams Start Meetings". SGPN.
  6. ↑ "Major League Football League 'shut down': players, coaches sent home". WKRG News 5. 2022-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-29.
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