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Jason Jones has never played a glorified position at the professional level. He's always been a tight end or an offensive guard. He's never spent more than a year with a professional sports team and has his best shot to do so these next two years in Cleveland. He's never played in the CFL or the NFL, but every day he shows up to work with a smile.

In 2014, no one expected the Cleveland Gladiators to go 17-1 and play the Orlando Predators in the American Conference Championship. This year, every one expected it to be the Philadelphia Soul versus the Jacksonville Sharks for a shot to play in the ArenaBowl.

The beginning of the 2015 Arena Football Season is a bittersweet one for me. While I absolutely love the sport, this marks the first season I will have to try and stay interested without my hometown team to root for.

Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena is already full of red banners hanging from the rafters with division titles and an ArenaBowl championship. The year 2014 though, was the first in the history of the Jacksonville Sharks where there was nothing to celebrate.

The Philadelphia Soul went through changes on the defensive side late this offseason when Defensive Coordinator Derek Stingley left for personal reasons, and long time low level indoor football coach Bernie Nowotarski now has control of the defense.