The Renegades are in-state rivals with the Houston Roughnecks. The choices were to rename the team "Desperados", "Roughnecks", "Oilers", or keep the name Jam. Armstrong was signed by the Odessa Roughnecks of the Intense Football League in 2006. The Aberdeen Roughnecks American football club are a new team which started in 2012. Calgary Roughnecks forward Lewis Ratcliff scored the game-winning goal with 4.4 seconds remaining. The name was later announced as the "Roughnecks", named after workers on an oil rig. In the BAFA National Leagues, the Aberdeen Roughnecks have also adopted the nickname. Dizzy is killed, but the surviving Roughnecks are rescued by Carmen and Zander. There are two species known as roughnecked monitors, black roughnecks and brown roughnecks. McHattie appeared in several mini-series, including "Centennial" and "Roughnecks". This backfired as the Roughnecks defeated the Rush. In 2016, Brodie signed with the Dallas Roughnecks. The West Texas Roughnecks of the Indoor Football League also use this nickname. James was traded to the Houston Roughnecks on January 21, 2020. Following their makeover, they are abused by the same roughnecks that attempted to attack Chi-Chi.