Pueblo Punishers

Pueblo Punishers
Current season
Pueblo Punishers logo
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General information
Founded2025 (2025)
HeadquarteredPueblo, Colorado
at the Southwest Motors Events Center
ColorsPurple, silver, black, white
       
 PuebloPunishers.com
Personnel
OwnerLisa Rohrich
Head coachTae Brooks & Clinton Solomon (Co-Head Coaches)
Team history
  • Pueblo Punishers (2026–)
Home fields
League / conference affiliations

The Pueblo Punishers is a professional indoor football team of the National Arena League scheduled to begin play for its 2026 season. Based in Pueblo, Colorado, the Punishers will play their home games at the Southwest Motors Events Center.

History

On June 18, 2025, team owner Lisa Rohrich and COO Marley LeClair announced in a radio interview on KIXD their intent to launch the Punishers for the 2026 season, with further information to come at a later press conference.[1] Said press conference took place on August 1, where the Punishers announced their membership in the National Arena League.[2][3]

The Punishers are set to be the first indoor football team to play in the city of Pueblo since the Pueblo Pistols played their only season as a member of the National Indoor Football League in 2007 before the team and league folded. Another team called the Steel City Menace was based in Pueblo during their partial season in 2016 as a member of American Indoor Football; however, the team could not finalize a deal with a home arena and folded after two outdoor road games. In addition, the Punishers will be the second NAL team to call Colorado home, joining the Denver-based Colorado Spartans, and Rohrich will be the first female majority owner in the NAL.

Current roster

Pueblo Punisers roster

Quarterbacks

  • 8 Joshua Hollins
  • 6 Devond Blair, Jr.

Running backs

  • 4 Jeff Mack, II.
  • 9 Jo-El Shaw LB

Wide receivers

  • 12 Kenttwon “Speedy” Brown RS
  • 7 KeShaun Taylor
  • 14 Harold Brooks


 Offensive linemen
  • 92 Marcello Holguin
  • 1 Jeff Luc DL
  • 95 Tyrell Thompson DL


Defensive linemen

  • 3 Chris Elmore FB
  • 10 Stephen Nagbe, Jr.
  • 13 Rudy Ngougni
  • 20 Makeah Scippio

Linebackers

  • 24 King Mwikuta DE
  • 11 Tevin Shipp DB
  • 17 Noa Purcell FB

Defensive backs

  • 0 Boom Williams RS
  • 2 Josh Best
  • 23 Rodrick Jarrett


Special teams

  • 15 Victor Leventritt, II.
 Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant
  • Rookies in italics
  • Roster updated March 14, 2024
  • — Active, Inactive

References

  1. ↑ Moore, Carly (June 19, 2025). "Pueblo Punishers team leaders on the show". MyKIX1075.com. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  2. ↑ "NAL Welcomes Pueblo Punishers". National Arena League. August 1, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  3. ↑ Abdelmalek, Chris (August 2, 2025). "Pueblo awarded new arena football team to play at Southwest Motors Event Center". pp. The Pueblo Chieftain. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
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