Trenton Freedom
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| Founded | 2013 |
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| Folded | 2015 |
| League | PIFL (2014–2015) |
| Team history | Trenton Freedom (2014–2015) |
| Based in | Trenton, New Jersey |
| Arena | Sun National Bank Center |
| Colors | Red, Silver, Blue, White |
| Owner(s) | Dennis Williams Michael Schubiger |
| President | Dennis Williams |
| Head coach | Kevin O’Hanlon |
| General Manager | Jeff Gonos |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
| Playoff berths | 1: (2014) |
| Mascot | General George |
| Website | Official website |
The Trenton Freedom was a professional indoor football team based in Trenton, New Jersey. The Freedom were a member of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). The Freedom began play in 2014 as an expansion member of the PIFL. The Freedom played their home games at the Sun National Bank Center.
In August, 2013, Owners Dennis Williams and Michael Schubiger announced their intentions to bring an indoor football team back to Trenton, New Jersey. The owners held name the team contest, and picked the name "Freedom," as well as named Adam Turkel to be the teams first head coach and general manager. When looking for a league to play in, Williams and Schubiger both were lobbying to become members of the Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL). In September, the team officially became the 7th member of the PIFL for the 2014 season. In November 2013, the team announced that they were replacing Turkel with Kevin O'Hanlon as the team's inaugural coach.
The Freedom began their inaugural season on March 30, 2014 at home, defeating the Richmond Raiders 52-17. Quarterback Warren Smith threw for four touchdowns and ran for two more. Defensive Back Domonic Joseph was named PIFL Defensive Player of the Week. The Freedom lost their first road game, 48-47 at the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks. WR Antoine Rivera caught 13 passes for 132 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
The Freedom rebounded in their second home game for a 66-63 win over the Columbus Lions. The Freedom suffered their second road loss, 42-36 at Lehigh Valley April 26, but linebacker Jeffery Morgan earned the franchise's second PIFL Defensive Player of the Week honor by scoring a pair of touchdowns. Success continued at home May 3, as the Freedom rallied with 16 points in the last two minutes to edge Richmond, 33-32, with Marques Slocum earning PIFL Defensive Player of the Week. The winning trend at home continued May 11 with a 52-39 triumph over the Harrisburg Stampede as William Hollis was named PIFL Defensive Player of the week, the team's third straight selection.
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