Editing Orlando Predators (section)

===Gruden era / Two titles in four years (1998–2008)===
For much of their existence in the original AFL, their head coach was [[Jay Gruden]], younger brother of prominent [[National Football League]] coach [[Jon Gruden]] and who would go on to coach the NFL's [[Washington Redskins]]. Jay Gruden was formerly an outstanding Arena Football quarterback, leading the [[Tampa Bay Storm]] to four [[ArenaBowl]] championships, and then served one year as offensive coordinator for the [[Nashville Kats]] prior to becoming head coach of the Predators. Jay was the first quarterback in the AFL Hall of Fame. Orlando won the ArenaBowl in [[ArenaBowl XII|1998]] and [[ArenaBowl XIV|2000]] under Gruden's coaching. He then attempted a comeback as a player, but subsequently returned to coaching following the death of his head coach replacement, [[Fran Papasedero]], in a car accident.

The Predators were one of the premier franchises in the history of the original AFL, and had a rivalry with Tampa Bay, who moved to Tampa the same year the Predators formed. They met twice in the ArenaBowl, with Tampa Bay winning in [[ArenaBowl IX|1995]] and Orlando winning in 1998. The rivalry, nicknamed the "[[War on I-4 (arena football)|War on I-4]]" after the interstate that connects the two cities, intensified when Gruden took over as Orlando's head coach.

Orlando and Tampa Bay each lasted longer in their markets than any other AFL franchise have, {{as of|2019}}. The Predators were unique in that they had played in their previous venue, [[Amway Arena]], for 18 seasons in the AFL, longer than any other team. Amway Arena was often nicknamed "The Jungle" during Predators games due to the hostile environment from the fans, harsh smoke that filled the arena during the players intro, and a [[Guns N' Roses]] [[Welcome to the Jungle|song]] which "welcomed" other teams. They shared Amway Arena with the [[Orlando Magic]] of the [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] and the [[Orlando Titans]] of the [[National Lacrosse League|NLL]]. The 2010 season was the Predators' 19th and final season at Amway Arena. The team  moved to [[Amway Center]], the new arena in Orlando, for the 2011 season. A Predators game was the final sporting event ever performed at Amway Arena.

The team's mascot was a monster-like human named ''Klaw'' who looked much like the alien ([[Predator (alien)|Predator]]) from the [[Predator (film)|''Predator'']] films, with only different coloring.

The Predators played in the ArenaBowl a total of seven times. If the Pittsburgh Gladiators' two ArenaBowl games before they moved to Tampa Bay are included, the Storm was the only franchise that played in more (eight; six as the Storm).

During the 2007 season, the Predators inaugurated the "Predator Fan Hall of Fame". The inaugural inductees were Nancy Morris and Richard Grabe. Morris, was a superfan for over 20 years, was known to most of the team and the front office as "The PredMom", and was the president of the Orlando Predator In Your Face Fan Club.  Grabe, who also was a superfan (starting in 1991), was the creator of the "PredHeads" that were seen being worn by a select group of fans that sat in section 113 of the old Amway Arena. They were also known for their tailgating parties on "Predator Island" (located in the northeast corner of lot 4 of the Centroplex).  After moving to the new Amway Center, the majority of "PredHeads" sat in section 114, and tailgated under I-4 in lot 9.