Birmingham Thunderbolts

By Bamaslammer – XFLBoard.com Birmingham – (24 January 2001) – This week I had an opportunity to sit down with Tim Berryman, the General Manager of the Birmingham Thunderbolts, to ask him some questions about the league and the Bolts in general. Tim is clearly in high demand right now but he was patient and … Read more

Birmingham – (23 January 2001) – The XFL has been telling us that they will make our football experience better than the way we were accustomed. This was suppose to make us forget the NFL. It’s working. Marketing of the league has been ongoing since the XFL was first announced. The latest marketing scheme we heard … Read more

News Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts ORLANDO – (22 January 2001) – The Birmingham Thunderbolts made eight player moves Monday to trim the roster to the XFL-mandated total of 56 to start the final week of training camp. The Bolts waived five players, placed two on injured reserve and one on the reserve-left squad list. Waived … Read more

Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts ORLANDO – (19 January 2001) – When the Birmingham Thunderbolts break training camp and return to Birmingham, one of the first orders of business will be to assist the Alabama Community Blood Bank in a blood drive at Legion Field. The blood drive is set for Jan. 31 from 7 a.m. … Read more

News Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts ORLANDO – (18 January 2001) – While Birmingham’s scrimmage against Orlando was closed by the XFL and played largely to an empty house at the Citrus Bowl Wednesday, the same couldn’t be said for the Thunderbolts training room that night. Bolts athletic trainers Dave Gable and Dan Stockman played to … Read more

Bamaslammer – XFLBoard.com Team Reporter 17 January 2001 (Birmingham) — Last week I called the ThunderBolts main number needing information. The issue was a UPS truck sized vehicle that we planned to employ for our “Kill Memphis” tailgate party. We weren’t sure if they would let us in the gate. Answering the phone was Ross … Read more

News Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts 17 January 2001 – ORLANDO – The workday started with the hotel fire alarm blaring a warning 15 minutes before the Birmingham Thunderbolts were set to board the bus to the Citrus Bowl, and according to coach Gerry DiNardo, Birmingham’s XFL entry should have heeded that warning. “We got our … Read more

News Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts 16 January 2000 – ORLANDO – A Holiday at Deerfield High – The best linebacker standing on the McCracken Field turf Tuesday morning was probably wearing street clothes and not a Birmingham Thunderbolts football uniform. Visiting Birmingham’s practice as the Bolts labored through a warm weather workout in preparation for Wednesday’s closed … Read more

News Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts 15 January 2000- ORLANDO – The Birmingham Thunderbolts trimmed the training camp roster to the XFL-mandated 62 players by making seven player moves Monday. The Bolts waived five players, placed one on the reserve-injured list and one on the reserve-XFL exemption list. Players waived by Birmingham included defensive backs Carlos … Read more

News Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts Saturday, January 13, 2001 – ORLANDO – The Birmingham Thunderbolts spent the better part of a light, 90-minute practice Saturday night working on the kicking game and correcting mistakes from Friday’s scrimmage against New York/New Jersey. The practice closed with about 30 minutes of pass skeleton and team drills. … Read more

News Courtesy of the Birmingham Thunderbolts Friday, January 12, 2001 – ORLANDO – Birmingham rolled up 354 yards total offense and limited New York/New Jersey to 151 yards passing as the Bolts and Hitmen met in a 60-play live scrimmage at Showalter Field Friday night. Both teams officially scored just one touchdown, but Birmingham’s Brad Palazzo … Read more