High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Dallas Vigilantes were an Arena Football League team based in Dallas, Texas. Like its AFL predecessor, the Dallas Desperados, the Vigilantes played 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 was owned by former Tampa Bay Storm owner Peter C. Kern and is being managed by Stephen Evans and Bo Kern. Vigilantes games were broadcasted on the radio on 1190 AM and television coverage was provided by Time Warner Cable Sports.