Another new Washington, D.C. area professional sports franchise will begin play this evening as the Maryland Maniacs indoor football squad takes the field for its first official game against the River City Rage.
The Maniacs of the newly merged Indoor Football League were constituted from the remnants of the CIFL's old Chesapeake Tide which folded after two seasons. The Maniacs share the same home arena (Upper Marlboro's The Show Place Arena), same head coach (Matt Steeple) and same quarterback (Michael Fitzgerald) as the old Tide but with little else in common.
Most of the talent is new to D.C. area indoor football though not to the area itself including defensive lineman Durrand Roundtree who played at the U. of Maryland and alum defensive back/linebacker Atcheson Conway of Bowie State.
Kickoff for the Maniacs opener is set for 6:30 p.m. EDT from The Show Place Arena. Vidstreaming of all Maniacs and other IFL league games will be available on a pay basis from B2LiveTV.com.
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