Milwaukee Bonecrushers
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| Founded | 2007 |
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| Folded | 2011 |
| League | CIFL (2008–2011) |
| Team history |
Milwaukee Bonecrushers (2008–2009) Chicago Cardinals (2010) Chicago Knights (2011) |
| Based in |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin (2008–2009) Villa Park, Illinois (2010) Loves Park, Illinois (2011) |
| Arena |
U.S. Cellular Arena (2008–2009) Odeum Expo Center (2010) Victory Sports Complex (2011) |
| Colors | Black, Blue, Silver, White |
| Head coach | John Burns |
| Championships | (0) |
| Division titles | (0) |
| Playoff berths |
(1) 2011 |
The Chicago Knights were a professional indoor football team based in Loves Park, Illinois. The Knights were founded in 2010 as a member of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL), playing their home games at the Victory Sports Complex.
The Knights were the third Indoor Football Team based in Northern Illinois. The Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League are based in Rosemont, and the Chicago Slaughter of the Indoor Football League are based in Hoffman Estates. The Knights replaced the Chicago Cardinals as the Illinois-based CIFL team, which had replaced the Slaughter after they left for the Indoor Football League after a dispute with CIFL management.
The Milwaukee Bonecrushers were a team in the Continental Indoor Football League. They played their home games at the U.S. Cellular Arena. The Bonecrushers were Milwaukee's second indoor football franchise, following the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League.
The franchise made an immediate splash in Milwaukee when it announced former Green Bay Packer Gilbert Brown signed a three-year contract to be the team's first head coach. However, the optimism quickly faded when Brown announced he was resigning from the position after just three games on April 8, 2008. Much of the team's staff and many of the team's players also left at the same time, raising eyebrows among the Milwaukee media and fans. The Bonecrushers finished 2008 with a hodgepodge of players and coaches, winning just one game, a 51-46 road contest against the Muskegon Thunder featuring a 26-yard touchdown run by Bonecrushers' quarterback Brian Ryczkowski on the final play of the game.
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