The Carolina Cobras are a professional indoor football team in the National Arena League (NAL) and that began play for the 2018 season.

[4] With the Lions missing several starting players including their quarterback Mason Espinosa and all running backs,[5] the Cobras dominated Columbus in the championship game 66–8.

[8] However, the merger fell apart[9] and the team then hired former defensive coordinator Josh Resignalo as head coach in December 2019.

[10] On September 22, 2022, head coach and general manager Josh Resignalo stepped down to "explore other opportunities".

The next day, on September 13, the Cobras announced that their offensive coordinator and arena football veteran James Fuller would be tapped as only the team's third head coach in franchise history.