History
The Raiders' first game was the 2010 AIFA Kickoff Classic; on January 23, 2010, where they played an exhibition game against the AIFA All-Stars at the Richmond Coliseum. On August 4, the Raiders officially announced their nickname, which was the winner of a name-the-team contest previously held.
On May 6, 2010, defensive coordinator Charles Gunnings would replace Mike Siani as the head coach.
Chris Simpson became the head coach of the Raiders for the 2011 season, coming over from the defunct Baltimore Mariners. Simpson didn't make it to opening day, though, as he "relocated to Texas to pursue family business opportunities". He was replaced by James Fuller, who was the interim head coach for the AFL Dallas Vigilantes in 2010.
Former Richmond Revolution head coach Steve Criswell signed with the Raiders as a senior consultant for the 2011 season. Criswell brought several former Revolution players along, including QB Bryan Randall and DL Lawrence Lewis.
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