{"id":7004,"date":"2014-09-24T16:32:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-24T20:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/?p=7004"},"modified":"2014-09-24T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2014-09-24T20:34:14","slug":"pro-football-comes-to-brooklyn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/pro-football-comes-to-brooklyn\/","title":{"rendered":"PRO FOOTBALL COMES TO BROOKLYN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/brooklyncyclones.com\/ticketsmega\/bolts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7005 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/09\/Pro-Football-Comes-to-Brooklyn-NYC-Frontpage.jpg\" alt=\"Pro Football Comes to Brooklyn NYC Frontpage\" width=\"492\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/09\/Pro-Football-Comes-to-Brooklyn-NYC-Frontpage.jpg 492w, https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2014\/09\/Pro-Football-Comes-to-Brooklyn-NYC-Frontpage-300x182.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/a>BROOKLYN, NY &#8211; Professional football is now in Brooklyn.\u00a0 We are not talking about arena football.\u00a0 We are talking about football played the way you watch it on Sundays.\u00a0 The FXFL \u2013 Fall Experimental Football League, intended to be a developmental platform for players, coaches and referees who are on the cusp of fulfilling their NFL dream, will field one of the league&#8217;s teams in Brooklyn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">The\u00a0<a style=\"color: #de3210;\" href=\"http:\/\/brooklyncyclones.com\/ticketsmega\/bolts\/\" target=\"_blank\">BROOKLN BOLTS<\/a>\u00a0will be playing this year at MCU Park in Coney Island.\u00a0 The Brooklyn Cyclones will be transforming their incredible baseball field into a full blown football stadium, during the Brooklyn Bolts season.\u00a0 The season begins October 8<sup>th<\/sup>, with the Bolts\u2019 first home game taking place Wednesday October 15<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Besides the Brooklyn franchise, the FXFL has franchises in Miami, Omaha and Boston.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">Rosters consist of recent college grads and NFL players that made it to the final weeks of training camp.\u00a0 These are the players that are truly on the cusp of landing with an NFL team.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Games will be televised and played on weeknights to avoid scheduling conflicts with the NFL and collegiate football. \u00a0MCU stadium has great seating available, as well as suites.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\">The three Bolts home games scheduled to be played at MCU Park will be on Wednesday, October 15th, Friday, October 24th and Friday, November 7th.<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #de3210;\" href=\"http:\/\/brooklyncyclones.com\/ticketsmega\/bolts\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here for Ticket Info<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BROOKLYN, NY &#8211; 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