Prince Umanmielen was a key figure on a big-play defensive unit for the 2024 East Central University football team. The all-conference defensive end finished his senior season with 31 tackles, 7.5 ...

Sam Castronova, the 2025 AF1 Most Valuable Player with the Albany Firebirds, signed with the Tulsa Oilers of the Indoor Football League this past week.

For Albany, this area has a rich history of indoor football and being the "model" for how things should be done. The original Firebirds won an ArenaBowl in 1999, then the Albany Empire claimed ...

Firebirds receiver Darien Townsend makes a one-handed touchdown catch against the Nashville Kats on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at the MVP Arena in Albany, NY.

Redemption for Albany’s ArenaBowl XXXIII loss last summer came on Saturday when the Firebirds defeated the Nashville Kats 60-57 to win the inaugural Arena Crown championship.

The Albany Firebirds will contend for the inaugural Arena Football One league championship coined “Arena Crown 2025.” The undefeated and top-seeded Firebirds will host the fourth-seeded ...

The Firebirds returned to Albany and the Arena Football League last season, making it back to the Arena Bowl in year one, suffering a heartbreaking five point loss to Billings. Now in year two of ...

SCHENECTADY, NY (NEWS10) — All eyes of Arena Football One are on the Capital region this weekend as the Albany Firebirds will host the Nashville Kats for the Arena Crown. The festivities began ...

Albany Firebirds lineman Harold Love cheers for his team during an AF1 playoff game against the Salina Liberty on Saturday, June 21, 2025, at the MVP Arena in Albany, NY. Love could not play in ...

The Albany Firebirds have been on a mission this entire season to win the championship that eluded them last year. After an unbeaten regular season and dominant performance in the semifinals, the ...