Salt Lake City Comets

The **Salt Lake City Comets** are a professional American football team based in Salt Lake City. The Comets compete in the World Football League (WFL) as a member club of the league's American Conference (AMC). The Comets have won one conference championship, and one divisional championships in their short history.

The franchise was founded in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 5, 2022 and became professional on September 3, 2022. It is one of six franchises from the WFL's founding in 2022, along with the Egyptian Pharaohs, Minnesota Polar Bears, Munich Monarchs, Seattle Waves (now the Vancouver Lancers), and the Warsaw Warriors. The team play home games at Comet Stadium on Salt Lake City's north side.

The team headquarters, Shuttlesworth Hall, is in the Utah suburb of Kaysville. The Comets practice at adjoining facilities there during the season, and began hosting Training Camp at Shuttlesworth Hall in 2024 after major renovations.

## Franchise history

Main article: History of the Salt Lake City Comets
### 2022–2024: Early years

The Salt Lake City Comets were founded in 2022, two months before the the start of the World Football League's season, by Jesus Shuttlesworth. They began competition in the Western Conference with the Minnesota Polar Bears and the Seattle Waves. The 2022 Salt Lake City Comets season was their inaugural season after hiring Matt Mooney as their head football coach. They started construction on their very own Comets Stadium on July 17, 2022, only 15 days after their branding was revealed.

The Comets did not do well in their first season of play only winning one game in the seven week season. A 1–6 record would make them the worst team in the league. Jesus Shuttlesworth would then be relieved of his duties as general manager when he hired Greg Olsen Sr. Shuttlesworth operated as the team's owner and chairman for the season. With their second overall pick in the 2023 WFL Draft, they selected offensive lineman Chelsea Bailey. One of their best selections came in the later rounds when they selected quarterback Herb Collins in the fifth round. Collins quickly became the starting quarterback for the Comets before the start of the 2023 season.

#### 2024: Gold Bowl II appearance

The Comets turned their heads from their first season finishing with a 4–3 record and winning their first regular season divisional title. In the 2023 AMC Championship, the Comets took down the Vancouver Lancers. In Gold Bowl II, the defending champions Egyptian Pharaohs defeated the Comets 42–32 after outscoring them 14–6 in the fourth quarter. The Comets had two turnovers during the game which lead to them losing to a very good Pharaohs team. The 2024 Comets team was a slight step back from their second season when they went 4–6 and finished last in the American Conference.

### 2025–present: Lane Frost era

Frost and the Comets struggled to start the year losing to the expansion Montreal Dragons. After week one, Frost traded for quarterback Dexter Fireblazer from the Dragons and planned to start him against the Warsaw Warriors before he suffered a torn ACL in walk-throughs prior to the game, meaning rookie Roman Reigns got his second career start. The Warriors would win the game in the final minutes with a go ahead touchdown and the Comets went to 0–2 on the season.

## Ownership

### A.J. Broussard

After the season, Shuttlesworth sold the team to C.J. Broussard for $100 million on January 15, 2025. During the change, Broussard fired Matt Mooney after he finished his career with a 9–15 record. He would then hire Lane Frost, who just finished his interim head coaching season with the Pharaohs, to a 5-year $20 million contract.

## Logos and uniforms

Main article: Logos and uniforms of the Salt Lake City Comets

## Players of note

### Current roster

**Salt Lake City Comets roster**

**Running backs**
* 28 James Cook

**Wide receivers**
* 13 Gabe Davis

**Tight ends**
* 88 Dawson Knox

**Defensive linemen**
* 55 Carlos Basham Jr. DE

**Defensive backs**
* 47 Christian Benford CB

**Special teams**
* 2 Tyler Bass K
* 69 Reid Ferguson LS

*Rookies in italics*
updated January 23, 2023
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35 active, 15 inactive, 24 free agent(s)