Carolina Cobras (NAL)

This article is about the team that began play in 2018 in the National Arena League. For the Arena Football League team of the same name that played from 2000 until 2004, see Carolina Cobras.

Not to be confused with the Greensboro Cobras, a team of the Tobacco Road Basketball League.

Carolina Cobras (NAL)
Current season
Established 2017 Play in Greensboro, North Carolina at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex CarolinaCobras.com
League/conference affiliations
National Arena League (2018–present)
Current uniform
Team colors	Black, silver, red, white
Cheerleaders	Venom Hunnies
Personnel
Owner(s)	National Sports Ventures Rob Storm (majority) John Kane Darren S. Hunter Theron Davis Paul C. Marquardt Sr.
General manager	Brandon Negron
Head coach	Brandon Negron
Team history
Carolina Cobras (2018–present)
Championships
League championships (1) NAL: 2018
Conference championships (0)
Division championships (0)
Playoff appearances (5)
NAL: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023
Home arena(s)
Greensboro Coliseum Complex (2018–present)

Original Logo (2018-2023)

The Carolina Cobras are a professional indoor football team in the National Arena League (NAL) and that began play for the 2018 season. Based in Greensboro, North Carolina, the Cobras play their home games at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex.

The Cobras is the third indoor/arena team to call Greensboro home, following the Greensboro Prowlers of the af2 (2000–2003) and the Greensboro Revolution of the National Indoor Football League (2006–2007). A previous team called the Carolina Cobras played in the Arena Football League from 2000 until 2004. The AFL Cobras played three seasons in Raleigh and two in Charlotte before folding. The NAL Cobras use a logo similar in style to the defunct AFL Cobras' logo, but otherwise has no direct connection to the AFL franchise.

History

The Cobras were officially announced as members of the National Arena League (NAL) on December 4, 2017. In their introductory announcement, the team named former Cincinnati Commandos, Texas Revolution, Nashville Venom and Wichita Falls Nighthawks head coach Billy Back as their new coach.

The Cobras inaugural season finished with a regular season record of 10–5, taking second place in the league. The Cobras then defeated the Jacksonville Sharks in the playoff semifinal and earned the right to host the 2018 NAL Championship game at home after the first place Massachusetts Pirates lost their semifinal to the Columbus Lions. With the Lions missing several starting players including their quarterback Mason Espinosa and all running backs, the Cobras dominated Columbus in the championship game 66–8.

In their second season, the Cobras again made it to the championship game, where they lost to the Sharks 52–48. Following the season, head coach Billy Back and most of his staff left the team to coach the relaunched Spokane Shock in the Indoor Football League when the NAL was announced to merge with Champions Indoor Football for the 2020 season. The Cobras initially hired Massachusetts Pirates' head coach Anthony Payton after the Pirates withdrew from the league due to the merger. However, the merger fell apart and the team then hired former defensive coordinator Josh Resignalo as head coach in December 2019.

On September 22, 2022, head coach and general manager Josh Resignalo stepped down to "explore other opportunities". The next day, on September 13, the Cobras announced that their offensive coordinator and arena football veteran James Fuller would be tapped as only the team's third head coach in franchise history.

Season-by-season results

League champions

Playoff berth

League leader

Season	League	Regular season			Postseason results
		Finish	Wins	Losses
2018	NAL	1st	10	5	Won Semifinal (Jacksonville) 73–48 Won NAL Championship (Columbus) 66–8
2019	NAL	2nd	9	5	Won Semifinal (Massachusetts) 30–26 Lost NAL Championship (Jacksonville) 48–52
2020	NAL	Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021	NAL	4th	3	5	Lost Semifinal (Albany) 41–55
2022	NAL	2nd	9	5	Won Semifinal (Columbus) 65–51 Lost NAL Championship (Albany) 20–47
2023	NAL	2nd	10	4	Won Semifinal (San Antonio) 52–36 Lost NAL Championship (Jacksonville) 45–54
2024	NAL		0	0
Totals			41	24	All-time regular season record
			5	4	All-time postseason record
			46	28	All-time regular season and postseason record

Current roster

Carolina Cobras roster

Quarterbacks 10 Guy Myers Running backs 11 James Summers WR Wide receivers 89 Devonte Baker  3 Alex Coleman  2 Julius Gregory LB 12 Javon Hayes 17 Kendrick Ings  9 Donovan Rasberry  4 Adam Smith 18 Milton Williams

Offensive linemen 55 CJ Cain 99 Tavin Fitzgerald DL 56 Jared Sweitzer Defensive linemen 88 Charles Brooks FB 13 Caleb Lowery  5 Shahaun Williams 15 Gibson Ziah LB

Linebackers Defensive backs  0 Raymond Boone  7 Jamarii Milliken 24 Brian Price  1 Joe Powell 21 Kevin Simmons 31 Charles Turner-Cox Special teams  6 Kevin Didio-Weber

Reserve lists Currently vacant Rookies in italics Roster updated March 15, 2024 24 Active, 0 Inactive

Staff

Carolina Cobras (NAL) staff

Front office Team President – Brandon Negron General Manager - Trent Thomas Director of scouting – Julien Robinson Director of Game Day Operations – Jasmine Elliott Marketing advisor – Nicole Pruchnik Marketing advisor – Steven Shotola Head coaches Head coach – Brandon Negron Assistant head coach – Fred Price Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Ray Isaac Wide receivers – Julien Robinson Offensive line/Defensive line – Brandon Sutton Run game coordinator – Ray Flowers

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Green

Head coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the 2023 National Arena League season.

Name	Tenure	Regular season			Playoffs		Awards
		W	L	Win%	W	L
Billy Back	2018–2019	19	10	.655	3	1
Josh Resignalo	2021–2022	12	10	.545	1	2
James Fuller	2023	10	4	.714	1	1	NAL Coach of the Year (2023)
Brandon Negron	2024–present	0	0	–	0	0

External links

• Carolina Cobras official site