The Big Move.

Sorry about the silence. We have been working very hard to complete our task of re-branding the Greeneville Raptors to the Tennessee Raptors. There is still some work left to be done, however we are far enough along to at least inform those of you who are not aware. Here's the scoop: Management collectively decided that it was in our team's best interest, to fully take advantage of the territorial rights to the Tri-Cities region. As the Tennessee Raptors, we are now Johnson City's, Bristol's, Kingsport's, and Greeneville's team. We feel that this move will enable our team to draw fan support from the entire region and assist us with the growth of our franchise. In addition to the re-branding, the Tennessee Raptors are moving the team to Johnson City. We are communicating with city officials in a sincere effort to secure Steve Spurrier field as the Raptors' new home. We feel that by relocating our team to Johnson City, we will be in a more centralized location to the entire Tri-Cities region. This positions the Raptors' games within a 30 minute drive of nearly everyone in the Tri-Cities area, including Greeneville. The move will provide the Tri-Cities area residents with close, affordable, quality family sports entertainment. We feel that this move is a very natural next step for our franchise and keeps us firmly on track towards realizing our ultimate goal of becoming Northeast Tennessee's Professional Football Team. More to come... posted by Randy Ferrell on 12/9/05 at 9:25 AM