Pueblo Punishers

Pueblo Punishers

Founded	2025 (2025)
Team history	Pueblo Punishers (2026–)
Based in	Pueblo, Colorado at the Southwest Motors Events Center
Home arena	Southwest Motors Events Center (2026–)
League	National Arena League (2026–)
Colors	Purple, silver, black, white
Personnel
Head coach	Tae Brooks & Clinton Solomon (Co-Head Coaches)
Owner	Lisa Rohrich
Website	PuebloPunishers.com
Current season

The Pueblo Punishers is a professional indoor football team of the National Arena League scheduled to begin play for its 2026 season. Based in Pueblo, Colorado, the Punishers will play their home games at the Southwest Motors Events Center.

History

On June 18, 2025, team owner Lisa Rohrich and COO Marley LeClair announced in a radio interview on KIXD their intent to launch the Punishers for the 2026 season, with further information to come at a later press conference. ^[1] Said press conference took place on August 1, where the Punishers announced their membership in the National Arena League. ^{[2] [3]}

The Punishers are set to be the first indoor football team to play in the city of Pueblo since the Pueblo Pistols played their only season as a member of the National Indoor Football League in 2007 before the team and league folded. Another team called the Steel City Menace was based in Pueblo during their partial season in 2016 as a member of American Indoor Football; however, the team could not finalize a deal with a home arena and folded after two outdoor road games. In addition, the Punishers will be the second NAL team to call Colorado home, joining the Denver-based Colorado Spartans, and Rohrich will be the first female majority owner in the NAL.

Current roster

Pueblo Punisers roster
Quarterbacks Joshua Hollins Brandon Kyles Jayru Campbell Running backs Billy Reagins, Jr. Boom Williams Jo-El Shaw FB Wide receivers Ezekiel Lang Kurtis Ravenel MJ Harris Robert Romeo Deion McShane Kentwwon Speedy-Brown Andre Thomas-Cobb, Jr. Aaron Dilworth Deandre Mister, Jr. Pat McSweeney TE		Offensive linemen Kindred Evans DL Kyle Lester Dontae Ogburn Kolt MacCracken Cayden Burger Tyrell Thompson DL Defensive linemen — Jeff Luc Anthony Hayes, Jr. Omar Davis George Jones Charles “CC” Brooks Darrin Primes Keontae Chavies Chris Elmore FB		Linebackers D’Nerius Antoine RB Cam Nathan Merlin Robertson Justice Henson DB King Mwikuta GaShawn Moody FB Defensive backs Donyai Dixon DaWandrick Crockett Drew Crooks Rick Rumph, III. Patrick Porter Trent Crawford Cyntell Williams Dedric Luton V’Sean Palmer Antoine Brown, Jr. Joe King Special teams Victor Leventritt		Reserve lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated March 14, 2024 — Active, Inactive

References

1. Moore, Carly (June 19, 2025). "Pueblo Punishers team leaders on the show". MyKIX1075.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
2. "NAL Welcomes Pueblo Punishers". National Arena League. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
3. Abdelmalek, Chris (August 2, 2025). "Pueblo awarded new arena football team to play at Southwest Motors Event Center". pp.  The Pueblo Chieftain . Retrieved August 19, 2025.

External links

• Official Website