BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - A new indoor football team for Birmingham is to launch in Birmingham in March of 2014.

Lee Ellison, the 37-year-old owner of the Alabama Outlawz, told AL.com a press conference announcing the team will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Birmingham City Hall. He said he'll be joined by Birmingham Mayor William Bell.

According to Ellison, the team will be part of the inaugural season of the 10-team X-League. He added that the team will play eight games with four of those being in Bill Harris Arena at the Birmingham CrossPlex. Some type of preseason schedule is also a possibility, he said.