Orlando Rage
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| Founded | 2001 |
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| Folded | 2001 |
| League | XFL |
| Division | Eastern |
| Team history | Orlando Rage (2001) |
| Based in | Orlando, Florida |
| Arena | Florida Citrus Bowl |
| Colors | Red, Navy, Gold, White |
| Head coach | Galen Hall |
| General Manager | Tom Veit |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 1 (2001) |
| Playoff berths | 1 (2001) |
The Orlando Rage was an American football team based in Orlando, Florida as part of the XFL begun by Vince McMahon of the World Wrestling Federation and by NBC, a major television network in the United States.
The team's colors were scarlet, yellow, navy blue and white with jersey numbers in a unique jagged font. They played their home games at Orlando's Florida Citrus Bowl, which was configured so that the upper deck was closed off and all fans were seated in the lower bowl to give a better appearance for television (a move that was effective, as the Rage had one of the stronger fan bases in the league, with average attendance at over two-thirds of the lower bowl's capacity; the team sold out all 38,000 lower bowl seats for its home opener). The team's General Manager was Tom Veit a former Major League Soccer Vice President and were coached by former Florida Gators head coach Galen Hall. They were in the XFL's Eastern Division with the NY/NJ Hitmen, Chicago Enforcers and Birmingham Thunderbolts.
Jeff Brohm was the quarterback of the Rage for most of the regular season, amassing a 6–0 record as starter during his first time at the helm. The team looked to be the league's powerhouse franchise under Brohm and was on pace for a perfect season (coincidentally, Orlando's next professional football team, the Florida Tuskers, would also win their first six games in a row before losing the seventh). He showed his toughness after he suffered an injury from a devastating hit by at the hands of Memphis Maniax defensive end Shante Carver in Week 5. Brohm came back a week later against Las Vegas, but the following week he suffered a shoulder injury against the Los Angeles Xtreme and his season (and playing career) was done for good. It led to him being replaced by Brian Kuklick after six games. While Kuklick filled in the role of quarterback acceptably, the team lost a valuable leader on offense. The team went 2–2 in Kuklick's care; Kuklick, despite only starting four games, led the league in interceptions with 10.
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