Texas Outlaws (football)

The Texas Outlaws were a proposed professional football team based in Austin, Texas. They were to be members of Fall Experimental Football League. The team was owned by former NFL players Tommie Harris and Eric Bassey.[1] They announced that the team colors were to be platinum and black, but had yet to announce a home stadium. They shared the mascot name with another team in Austin, the Austin Outlaws of the Women's Football Alliance.[2][3]

Texas Outlaws
Founded2014
Based inAustin, Texas, United States
LeagueFall Experimental Football League
Team HistoryTexas Outlaws (2014–2015)
Team colorsBlack, platinum, White
     
Owner(s)Tommie Harris, Eric Bassey
Fan Websitewww.fxfl.com

The Outlaws did not play in FXFL's inaugural 2014 season.[4] As of the end of the 2014 season, the team was still being considered as a possibility for 2015,[5] however, they were not included in that season's schedule[6] and were assumed to have folded. The FXFL itself also ceased operations during the 2015 season.

Former FXFL CEO Brian Woods brought minor league football to Austin in 2018 when he held that year's edition of The Spring League, another development league he founded, to the city.[7]

References
  1. "Ex-NFL Players Tommie Harris and Eric Bassey Own FXFL teams". espn.com. ESPN. Associated Press. June 20, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  2. New FXFL minor league football is coming to Austin this fall, Ryan Lakich, Culture Map Austin, June 22, 2014
  3. Solomon, Dan (June 20, 2014). "The NFL-Style Developmental Football League Launching This Fall Will Base Its Texas Team in Austin". Texas Monthly. Emmis Publishing. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  4. Seifert, Kevin (August 21, 2014). "New FXFL to begin play in October". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  5. "FXFL satisfied with mini-season".
  6. "Brawlers will be part of FXFL". Vindy.com. The Vindicator. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  7. "The Spring League Brands Team as Austin Generals in Homage to Host City". The Spring League. March 18, 2019.
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