Cleveland gets Arena team

Posted: Tue Oct 16 1:57 PM

Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - The Arena Football League continued its reshaping with the announcement that the team from Las Vegas will relocate to play in Cleveland, starting in 2008.

Team owner Jim Ferraro received approval from the league's Board of Directors at a meeting in Chicago last week. The team will play at Quicken Loans Arena, site of where the NBA's Cavaliers hold their home games.

Ferraro also named former NFL quarterback and Ohio native Bernie Kosar to serve as part-owner, president and CEO of the franchise.

"We are excited to be bringing the fast-paced action of Arena Football to the city of Cleveland," said Ferraro. "We will have one of the best arenas in the League and Bernie is the perfect match to lead the charge."

Kosar won a national championship with the Miami Hurricanes in 1984. He also played 11 seasons in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns (1985-93), Dallas Cowboys (1993) and Miami Dolphins (1994-96).

Last week, Bud Adams, the owner of the NFL's Tennessee Titans, announced he was ceasing operations for his Nashville Kats Arena Football League team.