The Florida Blacktips were a

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team, operating as a

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. They were a charter member of the

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, which was trying to become the developmental league for the

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. They were to play their home games at

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in Miami, also the home to the

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and track and field teams. However, it was announced on September 22, 2014, that the Blacktips would drop 'Florida' from its name and play a truncated road schedule of only three games. The Blacktips' inaugural season began on October 15, 2014. They finished the 2014 season in last place at 0–3. On September 18, 2014, the Blacktips announced the signing of former Clemson quarterback

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, however Boyd never played for the Blacktips, moving to the

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before the season started. The team was initially expected to permanently settle in a market it will share with an unspecified

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baseball team for the 2015 season. However, a later announcement indicated the Blacktips would return in the same traveling-team status it held in 2014, solely owned and operated by the league. The team later quietly re-added the "Florida" portion back to its name. The Blacktips were unusual among FXFL teams in that it did not rely on NFL preseason castoffs for the majority of its roster (indeed, an article in ''The New York Times'' described the Blacktips as having "no set roster"). Its players were also paid significantly less than the other FXFL franchises, receiving only $300 for each of the two games that were played as opposed to the $1000 per game payout of the other teams.Setar, Cal (November 5, 2015)
Fall Experimental Football League: The NFL's First Sustainable Farm System?
Retrieved November 6, 2015. The FXFL, and thus the Blacktips as well, suspended operations on September 2, 2016.

Final roster

References

External links

Official FXFL website

Official Twitter page
{{FXFL 2014 establishments in Florida 2016 disestablishments in Florida Traveling teams American football teams established in 2014 American football teams disestablished in 2016