The Indiana Cardinals Semi-Pro Football Team, open up their 2012 Season with a Pre-season game May 26th. The Cardinals will play the Lake County Steelers out of Gary,Indiana. Kickoff time is 4pm. Our Preseason game will be dedicated to our Fallen Player player Dave Coleman, from the Jay County Panthers football team, who died May12th, while playing the game he loved.

Last Saturday May 12, 2012, linebacker and offensive lineman for the Jay County Panthers, #58 David Coleman Jr, was killed during a pre-season game against the Northwest Ohio Knights in Toledo, Ohio. The official cause of death was not spinal injury as previously reported, but a burst Aorta. David autopsy came back clean and he was in good health is no conditions that may have caused this to happen. The film is still being secured by the league, but coaches from both teams declared the hit to be legal and the referees at the game threw no flag. This tragic accident has left 5 daughters, a wife, a brother, and others with one person missing in their life forever.

Yesterday, May 12th, #58 Dave Coleman Jr from the Jay County Panthers lost his life playing the game he loved. Our thoughts and prayers go out not only to his wife, daughters, family and friends, but to his teammates and those in attendance of the game. Each player understands the risk you accept each time you step onto the field of play, and it is the same in any sport, but its events such as the one yesterday that really drive home those risks. David was legally hit on a punt return by a player on the opposing team. He fell to the ground and did not move. Paramedics were called immediately and took David to the hospital where he was pronounced dead due to spinal injury

At the last owners meeting, the Crossroads Football League donated $350.00 to the Indiana Football Hall of Fame. The donation was a token of appreciation for the Hall allowing us to hold our quarterly league meetings at their great facility.

The Crossroads Football League has released the 2012 schedule. Click read more or click on schedule in the menu above.