AFL free agency update
Published on October 31, 2006 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK - The Free Agency period kicked off on October 2 and in the four weeks since, 48 players have officially signed contracts with new teams. Ten others re-signed with their previous team.
The Tampa Bay Storm has been the most active team thus far signing eight free agents including the addition last week of FB/LB TORRANCE MARSHALL, who served as a captain on the University of Oklahoma's 2000 National Championship Team.
Following is a list of players who have filed new free-agent contracts with the AFL League Office as of Noon ET on October 30.
PLAYER POS. 2006 TEAM 2007 TEAM
Ernest Allen OL/DL Philadelphia Soul Georgia Force
Chris Avery FB/LB Grand Rapids Rampage Grand Rapids Rampage
Jason Ball K Nashville Kats Colorado Crush
Jamaine Blalock WR/LB Las Vegas Gladiators Dallas Desperados
Bruce Blue OL/DL New York Dragons Utah Blaze
Josh Bush WR/DB Grand Rapids Rampage Columbus Destroyers
Aaron Boone WR/LB Kansas City Brigade Utah Blaze
Tom Briggs OL/DL Austin Wranglers Tampa Bay Storm
Colin Bryant OL/DL Grand Rapids Rampage Grand Rapids Rampage
Henry Bryant FB/LB Austin Wranglers New Orleans VooDoo
E.J. Burt OL/DL Philadelphia Soul Chicago Rush
Nate Coggins DB Georgia Force Austin Wranglers
Delbert Cowsette OL/DL New York Dragons New York Dragons
John Culp OL/DL Utah Blaze Utah Blaze
Chris Demaree FB/LB Georgia Force Kansas City Brigade
DaShane Dennis WR/DB New York Dragons Kansas City Brigade
Reggie Doster DB Philadelphia Soul Grand Rapids Rampage
Scott Dreisbach QB Georgia Force Columbus Destroyers
Jake Eaton QB Orlando Predators Orlando Predators
Lynarise Elpheage WR/DB Tampa Bay Storm Tampa Bay Storm
Anthony Foli OL/DL Dallas Desperados Nashville Kats
Chris Greisen QB Dallas Desperados Georgia Force
Alan Harper OL/DL San Jose SaberCats San Jose SaberCats
Anthony Hines WR/LB Grand Rapids Rampage New Orleans VooDoo
Chris Janek C/DL Columbus Destroyers Utah Blaze
Jeroid Johnson DB Orlando Predators Tampa Bay Storm
Larrell Johnson OL/DL Austin Wranglers Kansas City Brigade
Tyronne Jones WR/DB Georgia Force New Orleans VooDoo
Steve Konopka OL/DL Las Vegas Gladiators Utah Blaze
Dan Koons OL/DL Philadelphia Soul Kansas City Brigade
Gary Kral K Arizona Rattlers Arizona Rattlers
Greg Krause OL/DL Orlando Predators Los Angeles Avengers
Clarence Lawson DB Arizona Rattlers Utah Blaze
Jermaine Lewis WR/LB Nashville Kats Grand Rapids Rampage
Mark Lewis K Columbus Destroyers Georgia Force
Torrance Marshall FB/LB Austin Wranglers Tampa Bay Storm
Peter Martinez K Grand Rapids Rampage Columbus Destroyers
Richard McCleskey FB/LB New York Dragons Los Angeles Avengers
Kevin McKenzie WR/LB San Jose SaberCats Georgia Force
Hamin Milligan DB Dallas Desperados Georgia Force
Leon Murray QB Nashville Kats New York Dragons
Marcus Nash WR Las Vegas Gladiators Dallas Desperados
Marcus Owen OL/DL New York Dragons Tampa Bay Storm
Idris Price FB/LB Orlando Predators Philadelphia Soul
Clay Rush K Colorado Crush Kansas City Brigade
Terrill Shaw WR Dallas Desperados Tampa Bay Storm
Jason Shelley WR/LB Dallas Desperados Nashville Kats
Denario Smalls DB Kansas City Brigade Kansas City Brigade
Garrett Smith OL/DL Utah Blaze Utah Blaze
Michale Spicer FB/LB Los Angeles Avengers Columbus Destroyers
Shane Stafford QB Tampa Bay Storm Orlando Predators
Wes Stephens OL/DL San Jose SaberCats Columbus Destroyers
Henry Taylor OL/DL Orlando Predators New Orleans VooDoo
Matthew Thomas WR/DB New York Dragons Georgia Force
Robert Thomas FB/LB Georgia Force Kansas City Brigade
Leroy Thompson FB/LB Columbus Destroyers Tampa Bay Storm
Craig Whelihan QB Las Vegas Gladiators San Jose SaberCats
P.J. Winston WR/DB Austin Wranglers Tampa Bay Storm
Arena Football League (1987-2008) Stories from October 31, 2006
- Predators Fans Upset With Sentinel Columnist - Orlando Predators
- Wayne Hodes named Wranglers chief operating officer - Austin Wranglers
- AFL creates online community for fans - AFL I
- AFL free agency update - AFL I
- Storm sign WR/DB Terrill Shaw, QB B. J. Symons - Tampa Bay Storm
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