November 2, 2009 - United Football League (UFL)
Las Vegas Locomotives running back Dede Dorsey, Florida Tuskers defensive tackle
Claude Wroten and California Redwoods punter Adam Graessle were named the OurSports
Central United Football League Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the
Week, respectively, for week four of the UFL season.Dorsey finished with 12 carries for 139 yards and one touchdown along with five receptions for 25 yards in the Locomotives' narrow 27-24 loss to the Florida Tuskers. Dorsey played with two NFL teams: the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals from 2006 to 2008.
Wroten accumulated 4.5 total tackles and two sacks in the Tuskers' 27-24 victory over Las Vegas. Wroten played in the NFL with the St. Louis Rams in the 2006 and 2007 seasons.
Graessle punted four times for a 45.3-yard average, including a 58-yard effort in the California Redwoods' 20-13 victory over the New York Sentinels. Graessle played college football at Pittsburgh and was released by the Green Bay Packers prior to the start of the 2009 season.
Previous winners:
Week One - Florida's Brooks Bollinger (offensive), Florida's Fakhir Brown (defensive), Las Vegas' Graham Gano (special teams)
Week Two - Florida's Brooks Bollinger (offensive), Florida's Odell Thurman (defensive), Florida's Matt Bryant (special teams)
Week Three - Florida's Taye Biddle (offensive), Florida's Tim McGarigle (defensive), Florida's Matt Bryant (special teams)
Week Four - Las Vegas' Dede Dorsey (offensive), Florida's Claude Wroten (defensive), California's Adam Graessle (special teams)
The OurSports Central United Football League Players of the Week are chosen by the staff of OurSports Central and UFL writer Fran Stuchbury.
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