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.

This article is about the second edition of the USFL. For the original USFL from the 80's, see New Orleans Breakers (1984).
New Orleans Breakers
Current season
Established 2021
Play in Protective Stadium
in Birmingham, Alabama
https://twitter.com/USFLBreakers
League/conference affiliations
United States Football League (2022–present)
  • South Division (2022–present)
Current uniform
Team colorsRoyal blue, Breaker blue, silver, white
       
MascotDave the Wave
Personnel
Owner(s)National Spring Football League Enterprises Co, LLC, (Fox Sports)
General managerRyan Jones
Head coachJohn DeFilippo
Team history
  • New Orleans Breakers (2022–present)
Championships
League championships (0)
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (1)
2022
Home stadium(s)

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]

Personnel

Current roster

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]

New Orleans Breakers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen
  • 77 Paul Adams T
  • 79 Kirk Kelley G
  • 65 Jack Kramer G
  • 74 Marquis Lucas G
  • 67 Steven Rowzee G
  • 63 Marcus Tatum T
  • 72 Khalique Washington G

Defensive linemen

  • 35 Djimon Brooks DT
  • 98 Connor Christian DT
  • 55 Reggie Howard DT
  • 97 Justus Reed DE
  • 94 Anree Saint-Amour DE
  • 90 Keonte Schad
 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

  • 60 Turner Bernard LS
  • 49 Matt Coghlin K
  • 19 Matt White P
 Reserve lists
  • -- Bryce Watts CB (Did not report)

Inactive roster

  • 85 E. J. Bibbs TE
  • -- Justin Cates DE
  • -- Jovon Durante WR
  • 33 Greg Eisworth S
  • 10 Aqeel Glass QB
  • -- Cyrus Habibi-Likio RB
  • 11 Zakoby McClain LB
  • 22 Sidney McCloud S
  • 62 Salesi Uhatafe T
  • -- Richard West OL


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 17, 2023

39 active, 1 reserve(s), 10 inactive

→ USFL rosters

Staff
2023 New Orleans Breakers staff
Front office
  • General manager – Ryan Jones

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator/wide receivers – Doug Martin
  • Offensive line/run game coordinator – Jim Turner
  • Tight ends/offensive quality control - TJ Vernieri
 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/secondary – Jon Tenuta
  • Defensive line – Cornell Brown
  • Linebackers - Zach Tenuta
  • Assistant defensive backs/defensive quality control - Hunter Hughes

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams coordinator/running backs – Kirk Doll


Statistics and records

Season-by-season record

Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play.

Legend
USFL champions Division champions Wild Card berth
New Orleans Breakers season-by-season records
Season Team League Division Regular season Postseason results Awards
Finish Wins Losses Ties Pct
20222022 USFLSouth2nd640.600Lost Division Finals (Stallions) 17–31–
20232023 USFLSouth4001.000––
Totals 10 4 0 .714 (2022–2023, regular season)
0 1 — .000 (2022–2023, playoffs)
10 5 0 .667 (2022–2023, regular season and playoffs)

Records
All-time Breakers leaders
LeaderPlayerRecordYears with Breakers
PassingKyle Sloter1,798 passing yards2022
RushingJordan Ellis596 rushing yards2022
ReceivingJonathan Adams406 receiving yards2022
Coaching winsLarry Fedora6 wins2022
SacksDavin Bellamy5.0 sacks2022
InterceptionsAdonis Alexander & Ike Brown2 interceptions2022

References
  1. "USFL unveils team cities, nicknames and logos for 2022 debut". FOX Sports. Retrieved 2021-12-18.
  2. "USFL 2022: Jeff Fisher, Larry Fedora named as final two coaches". Fox Sports. January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  3. Eric D. Williams (June 12, 2022). "Breakers manhandle mistake-prone Bandits, earn playoff berth". foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  4. "USFL Playoffs top plays:Stallions push past Breakers". foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. June 25, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. "USFL hires John DeFilippo as New Orleans Breakers head coach". foxsports.com. Fox Media LLC. November 10, 2022. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  7. "USFL to have a "player selection meeting" on February 22–23". ProFootballTalk. 2022-01-04. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  8. "USFL expands game-day rosters by two, total rosters by five". ProFootballTalk. 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-06-01.


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