However , after a two - year hiatus , the AFL returned and eyed an expansion team in Pittsburgh .
Shortly after PPG Paints was built , the Arena Football League considered starting an expansion team in the arena , but the league folded in August 2009 .
After a two - year hiatus , the Arena Football League returned and eyed an expansion team in Pittsburgh .
Shortly after PPG Paints was built , the Arena Football League considered starting an expansion team in the arena , but the league folded in August 2009 .