The Hartford Colonials are a professional football team, and charter member of the United Football League. They debuted in 2009 as the New York Sentinels, but were relocated to Harford, Conn. for the 2010 UFL Season. As the Sentinels they went 0-6 in 2009, and played home games at Giants Stadium, James M. Shuart Stadium at Hofsta University, and Rentschler Field at the University of Connecticut. This field has become their official home in the relocation to Hartford. http://www.inquisitr.com/49089/2009-ufl-season-in-review-new-york-sentinels/

The Colonials have had two head coaches in their history. Ted Cottrell was the man in charge for the 2009 season, and Chris Palmer has been hired as the team’s Head Coach and General Manager for the 2010 season. http://www.inquisitr.com/60572/sentinels-get-a-new-head-coach/

2010 Roster

According to the rules of the United Football league, 2010 team rosters will be set in the following manner:

•20 players from the 20009 team that were protected in the UFL Expansion draft •20 additional free agents signed by the team •12 players selected in the 2010 UFL Player Draft

The Colonials protected the following 20 players from their 2009 roster:

• 1.DB Tra Battle Georgia
• 2.OL Nate Bennett Clemson
• 3.DT Ryan Boschetti UCLA
• 4.DE Maurice Fountain Clemson
• 5.TE Ronnie Ghent Louisville
• 6.WR Cortez Hankton Texas Southern
• 7.C Jasper Harvey San Diego State
• 8.RB Noah Herron Northwestern
• 9.RB Marlon Lucky Nebraska
• 10.OL Elton Brown Virginia
• 11.LB Joe Mortensen Kansas
• 12.WR Steve Sanders Bowling Green
• 13.DT Brian Save Colorado State
• 14.DL Jonas Seawright North Carolina
• 15.DE Michael Spicer Western Colorado
• 16.OL Orrin Thompson Duke
• 17.DB Darien Williams Oklahoma
• 18.RB Shannon Woods Texas Tech
• 19.DB Tony Tiller East Tennessee State
• 20.TE Charles Davis Purdue

http://www.ufl-football.com/news/hartford-colonials-protected-players

2010 UFL Draft picks:

• Round One: RB Andre Dixon UConn
• Round Two: DT Anthony Montgomery Minnesota
• Round Three: WR Shawn Bayes Kent State
• Round Four: LB Andre Barbour Eastern Kentucky
• Round Five: LB Simoni Lawrence Minnesota
• Round Six: OL Tim Martin Stanford
• Round Seven: WR Robert Ortiz San Diego State
• Round Eight: FB Asaph Schwapp Notre Dame
• Round Nine: DL Brandon Drumgoole Greensboro College
• Round Ten: OL Ben Benshoof Wingate
• Round Eleven: LB Clint McPeek New Mexico
• Round Twelve: DT Kendall Briscoe New Mexico

http://www.ufl-football.com/Draft/2010/Team?Hartford

They have also signed the following 19 free agents:

• 1.OL Zach Anderson Akron
• 2.OL William Bustle Louisiana-Lafayette
• 3.LB Tank Daniels Harding
• 4.DL Kyle Harrington UMass
• 5.WR Donald Hord Northern Iowa
• 6.DL Shemiah Legrande Hofsta
• 7.LS Tim Lindsey West Virginia
• 8.OL Mike Hicks UConn
• 9.WR Shaheer McBride Delaware State
• 10.K Taylor Mehlaff Wisconsin
• 11.LB Damasco Munoz Rutgers
• 12.TE Jeb Putzier Boise State
• 13.DL Vince Redd Liberty
• 14.WR Andrew Robinson Louisville
• 15.DB Sean Smalls UMass
• 16.LB Jordan Stevens Maine
• 17.DB Kyle Whitehurst Hampton
• 18.P Ben Woods Buffalo
• 19.DL Charles Young Hampton

http://uflaccess.com/hartford-colonials/ufl-pr-colonials-added-19-players-to-roster/

Of curse a quick look over that roster currently shows no QB. Then two QB’s from 2009 are no longer with the team. Quinn Gray has left the team to become a high school football coach in Jacksonville, Florida, and there is no news on QB Ingle Martin.