In a conference call in late February 2010, commissioner Jerry Kurz announced that at that time, four markets had been in serious negotiations for 2011 season expansion teams, including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Denver and Southern California.
On June 18, 2010, the league announced that the Philadelphia Soul,[29][30] the San Jose SaberCats,[31] and the Kansas City Brigade (renamed the Kansas City Command) would return to the Arena Football League for the 2011 season.
The Pittsburgh Power was announced as an expansion team for the 2011 season on August 20, 2010.[32]
The Alabama Vipers will relocate to Gwinnett County, Georgia, in suburban Atlanta, and take the name of the Georgia Force.[33][34]
On September 14, 2010, WWL Radio reported that the New Orleans Voodoo will be returning to the Arena Football League.[35] However, this time the team will not have Saints owner Tom Benson as part of the ownership group.
The new divisional alignment was announced on October 21, 2010, which included several teams moving divisions.[36] The Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz were not named in the new divisional alignment; on October 25, 2010 it was confirmed that the Yard Dawgz would not compete in the AFL in 2011.[37]
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