When Redman’s NFL career ended, the Jacksonville Jaguars offered him a coaching job. He turned it down. He wanted to stay in Louisville, stay close to his family and his city.

Two members of the Louisville Kings' championship team are headed back to the NFL.

The Kings started 0-3. That usually would have been the beginning of the end. Instead, it became the beginning of the story.

Three months after kicking off their first season, the Kings stood beneath falling confetti Saturday evening at Audi Field, champions of the UFL after a 27-20 victory over the DC Defenders before a sellout crowd. The players celebrated. The fans celebrated.

The Louisville Kings are one victory away from a championship.

Most coaches who start a season 0-3 and finally get a victory take a deep breath. Chris Redman took a deep look.

The Louisville Kings had the football for 19 minutes and 58 seconds in Sunday's 29-20 UFL playoff semifinal win over St. Louis.

Three months ago, the Louisville Kings didn't exist. Next Saturday, they'll play for a championship.

Little by little, the Kings stopped looking like a collection of players and started looking like a football team.

There are formal appeals in professional football.