The Dallas Vigilantes are an Arena Football League team based in Dallas, Texas. Like its AFL predecessor, the Dallas Desperados, the Vigilantes play at the American Airlines Center. The Vigilantes and the Jacksonville Sharks began play in the 2010 season, the first after the league's restructuring. The franchise is owned by former Tampa Bay Storm owner Peter C. Kern and is being managed by original Buffalo Destroyers head coach Dave Whinham.