The New York Dragons were a professional arena football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Dragons participated in the Arena Football League's (AFL) National Conference as a member of the Eastern Division. The team was founded in 1995 as the original iteration of the Iowa Barnstormers, and relocated to New York in 2001. They played in New York until 2008, when the league folded. They played in the Eastern Division of the National Conference, and played their home games at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. Their last coach was Weylan Harding.
Sherdrick Deon "Sed" Bonner is a former American football quarterback who played fifteen seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL).
Aaron Garcia is a former professional American football quarterback who played 19 seasons in the Arena Football League (AFL), from 1995 to 2014. He played college football at Washington State University before transferring to California State University, Sacramento. After retiring from the AFL, Garcia was named the head coach of the Las Vegas Outlaws in September 2014, and was formally introduced as the head coach of the Outlaws on October 11, 2014. Garcia is married to Bryn Garcia and has five children, Gigi, Bella, Anthony, Christian, and Jaxon.
Nick Browder is a former Arena football quarterback who played in the Arena Football League (AFL) for the Buffalo Destroyers (2000), the Grand Rapids Rampage, the Detroit Fury (2002), and the Philadelphia Soul (2004) and the New York Dragons. In 2007, he signed with the Dallas Desperados as the backup to Clint Dolezel. He played college football at Valparaiso University. He is a member of the Valparaiso University Athletic Hall of Fame.
Cletidus Marquell Hunt is a former defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) and the Arena Football League (AFL).
Asad Tajmmal Abdul-Khaliq is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for Minnesota. He played professionally for the Chicago Rush and New York Dragons of the Arena Football League (AFL) and Fort Wayne Fusion of af2.
Allen Beverly Bennett II is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears. He also was a member of the Jacksonville Bulls, Chicago Bruisers, Dallas Texans, Sacramento Surge, San Antonio Riders, Orlando Predators, San Jose SaberCats and Portland Forest Dragons. He was a football coach in the Arena Football League (AFL), AF2, and National Arena League (NAL). He played college football at Duke University.
Vontrell Jamison is a former American football defensive end who played in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. He also was a member of the New York Dragons in the Arena Football League. He played college football at Clemson University.
Corey Mayfield is a former American football offensive lineman/defensive lineman and coach of the Arena Football League (AFL). Mayfield is currently the defensive coordinator of the Texas Revolution of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). Mayfield played in the National Football League (NFL) and the Arena Football League.
Kevin Swayne is a former American football wide receiver for the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League. In the past, he had played for Wayne State College, the Iowa Barnstormers (AFL), the Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers, Washington Redskins, New York Jets (NFL) and the Orlando Rage.
William Parker V is a former professional gridiron football linebacker. He played college football at William & Mary, and played professionally for the Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers, New York Dragons and Montreal Alouettes. He was a defensive assistant coach for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2017 to 2018, and most recently served as an analyst for the Tampa Bay Vipers of the XFL.
Daniel Edward Alexander is a former American football fullback and linebacker. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the sixth round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Nebraska.
Jerald Brown is a Canadian football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Glenville State College. Brown has played for the New York Dragons, Arizona Rattlers, Columbus Destroyers, and Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Football League, as well as the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts of the CFL.
Sir Mawn Wilson is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League and Arena Football League. He played college football at Syracuse. On March 25, 2002, Wilson re-signed with the Tampa Bay Storm.
Anton Christian Corbin is an American teacher and former professional football quarterback who played one season with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the seventh round of the 1997 NFL Draft. Corbin played college football at California State University, Sacramento and attended Turlock High School in Turlock, California. He was also a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy, Portland Forest Dragons, New York CityHawks and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He currently works at Mission Bay High School teaching computer animation and game design.
Kenny Stucker is a former American football placekicker who played seven seasons in the Arena Football League with the Milwaukee Mustangs, Chicago Rush, New York Dragons and Tampa Bay Storm. He played college football at Ball State University.
Melvin Cunningham is a former American football defensive specialist who played two seasons with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Marshall University. He was also a member of the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL).
Josh White is a former American football fullback who played six seasons in the Arena Football League with the New York Dragons, Austin Wranglers, Dallas Desperados, Dallas Vigilantes and Chicago Rush. He enrolled at Snow College before transferring to University of California, Berkeley. White was also a member of the Hawaiian Islanders and Utah Blaze.
Ryan Lamont Benjamin is a former American football running back who played one season with the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He first enrolled at the College of the Sequoias before transferring to the University of the Pacific. He attended Tulare Union High School in Tulare, California. Benjamin was also a member of the Shreveport Pirates of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Memphis Pharaohs/Portland Forest Dragons of the Arena Football League (AFL).
Kevin Carberry is an American football coach and former defensive lineman who is the assistant offensive line coach for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio prior to playing professionally, spending time as a member of the Detroit Lions, Berlin Thunder of NFL Europe, New York Dragons and the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL).