The Northeast Pennsylvania Miners football team has announced that running back Donnie Jackson-Bey has agreed to carry the ball for the team in 2007. Bey is 336 yards away from breaking the all-time minor league career record of 15,301 held by former Scranton Eagle Frank Yanik.
The NEPA Miners are the newest member of the North American Football League, pending stadium approval. On Wednesday, Jan. 10, the team will hold a press conference at Uno Fitness in Scranton to introduce President and Head Coach Dan LaMagna. The Miners aim to provide family entertainment, offering an opportunity to play for love of the game and promoting football in Northeastern Pennsylvania. They are a member of the Scranton Chamber of Commerce and will draw players from the local area.
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The North East Pennsylvania (NEPA) Miners are a minor league football team bringing a first of its kind football league to North Eastern Pennsylvania that will set the Miners apart from their competitors. While the Miners represent all of North East Pennsylvania, their basis of operations is the Poconos, encompassing the areas of Wilkes-Barre and Scranton. The Miners play in the Regional Atlantic Football League (RAFL) with home games at the area’s finest facilities.
The Miners’ goal is to serve the people of North East Pennsylvania with year-round community service while providing superior customer service and quality family entertainment on Saturday nights during the football season. Led by their President and Head Coach Daniel LaMagna and supported by Charlie Wysocki — a Wilkes-Barre native and legendary football player — the Miners aim to exemplify the utmost in sportsmanship while entertaining their fans. We are Scranton Football at its finest!
