Quote Me, Howie: Jill Johnson's tribute to her dad, Mike Randolph
"Your legacy may be in the record books now, but long before that it already lived in every team you have built, every player that you have mentored, all four children you have raised with these same values, and every person you inspired along the way. Congrats on 708 Wins." -- Jill Johnson
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Albany, Nashville and Minnesota top three in AF1 preseason poll
Defending Arena Football One playoff champion Albany Firebirds collected the No. 1 ranking in the annual 50YardFootball.com AF1 preseason poll, released Tuesday. The Nashville Kats, the 2025 playoff runner-ups, ranks second. The Minnesota Monsters are third in as they transition after capturing The Arena League championships in 2024 and
50 Yard Football: Inside a typical arena football team budget
Howie Hanson is editor & publisher of 50-Yard Football, which covers arena/indoor football leagues. While every arena football team operates with slightly different resources, league officials and front-office executives say the financial pressures are largely the same across the sport. Travel, payroll and arena expenses consume most of the
50 Yard Football: In Las Vegas, the Knight Hawks found a way to matter
Howie Hanson is editor & publisher of 50-Yard Football, which covers arena/indoor football leagues. Las Vegas has never been short on sports, but that abundance has a way of swallowing smaller teams whole. The Golden Knights dominate the winter calendar. The Raiders own Sundays. The Aces have become a
50 Yard Football: Monsters joining the big leagues of arena football
Howie Hanson is editor & publisher of 50 Yard Football, which covers arena/indoor football leagues. The Minnesota Monsters enter 2026 not as a curiosity, but as one of the most intriguing franchises in arena football’s newest era. Just two seasons ago, this team was born in Duluth as