The Laredo Law is a now-defunct (2004) Arena Football League's AF2

AF2

AF2 was the name of the Arena Football League's developmental league; it was founded in 1999 and played its first season in 2000. Like parent AFL, the AF2 played using the same arena football rules and style of play. League seasons ran from April through July with the postseason and ArenaCup...

 expansion team. They played their home games at the Laredo Entertainment Center

Laredo Entertainment Center

The Laredo Energy Arena is a multi-purpose arena, in Laredo, Texas. It is home to the Laredo Bucks ice hockey team and the Laredo Rattlesnakes indoor football team...

 in Laredo, Texas

Laredo, Texas

Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...

. They only played for one season (for a 3-13 record) before ceasing all operations at the end of the season.

The team's head coach was Scott Maynard, son of Don Maynard

Don Maynard

Donald Rogers Maynard is a former American football player who played collegiately for Texas Western College and professionally with the National Football League's New York Giants and the American Football League's New York Jets and the World Football League's Shreveport Steamer.After having been...

, who starred for the New York Jets

New York Jets

The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 as wide receiver

Wide receiver

A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...

 and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...

.

Arena Football would not return to Laredo, Texas until 2006, when the Laredo Lobos

Laredo Lobos

The Laredo Lobos were a professional arena football team based out of Laredo, Texas. They were a member of the af2 league. They played their home games at the Laredo Entertainment Center...

 were formed for the Intense Football League

Intense Football League

The Intense Football League was a professional indoor football league that initially began operations in 2004. Its focus was in Texas, but was notable for being the first professional football league to place a franchise in Alaska.-History:...

. Now, the Lobos are in the AF2.

2004 Laredo Law Roster

• 1 Roque Vela
• 2 Traco Rachal
• 3 Terrance Minor
• 4 Marc Saldana
• 4 Rich Lucero
• 5 James Dawson
• 7 P.J. Winston
• 8 Julius Brown
• 10 Michael Wakefield
• 11 Trey Merkens
• 13 Brian Hegneur
• 14 Greg Bell
• 17 Rocky Perez
• 19 Bjay Jones
• 22 Melvin Phillips
• 25 Torrey Prather
• 34 Rod Kelly
• 55 Ariel Famaligi
• 70 Michael Patterson
• 73 Steve Mascorro
• 81 Mike Jones
• 92 Juwan Jackson
• 95 John Amarro

• Head Coach: Scott Maynard
• OL/DL Coach: Jim Beverly
• Defensive Coordinator: Stan Petry
• Special Teams: Coach Mark Soto
• Trainer: Bobby Moore Jr.

External links

• Laredo Law on ArenaFan.com