AFL Injury Report
Published on March 19, 2003 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK â New York Dragons quarterback AARON GARCIA is on pace for a 121-touchdown, 5,479-yard performance in 2003. He is averaging more than 340 yards and seven touchdowns per game. The former Sacramento State quarterback currently owns the best touchdown-interception ratio in the League, 53-4. In 2001, Garcia passed for 104 touchdowns and 4,515 yards during the 14-game regular season, claiming top spots in AFL annals and earning Offensive Player of the Year honors.
Garcia and the Dragons face the Chicago Rush this Sunday (NBC, noon ET).
GARCIA 2001 VS. 2003 COMPARISON
ATT COMP YARDS TDs INTs
2001 Final 529 368 4,515 104 15
2003 Final * 617 430 5,479 121 9
* Projected statistics, based on current per-game average
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WEEK 8 INURY REPORT ***AS REPORTED TO THE LEAGUE OFFICE BY NOON ET ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19***
DALLAS DESPERADOS (4-3) AT CAROLINA COBRAS (0-7) â Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET
Dallas Desperados PROBABLE FB/LB Ja'Mar Toombs (shoulder strain)
Carolina Cobras OUT OL/DL Ethan Banning (elbow); OS Ben Bronson (knee); WR/DB Buddy Crutchfield (knee); QB Ron Lopez (low back); OL/DL Paul Mandina (knee); WR/DB Robert Williams (shoulder) PROBABLE OL/DL Jim Stiebel (calf); WR/DB Ty Law (shoulder)
LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS (3-4) AT BUFFALO DESTROYERS (3-4) â Sunday, NOON ET
Las Vegas Gladiators OUT OL/DL Karl Bates (knee sprain) QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Hunter Adams (knee sprain); WR/DB Jamaine Blalock (ankle inflammation); QB Todd Hammel (concussion)
Buffalo Destroyers OUT OL/DL Silas Demary (left knee MCL sprain); OL/DL Jeremy Johnson (left knee ACL sprain) QUESTIONABLE DS JoJo Polk (left foot/ankle sprain) PROBABLE OL/DL Terry Grooms (finger dislocation); WR/DB Sir Mawn Wilson (left ankle sprain)
NEW YORK DRAGONS (1-6) AT CHICAGO RUSH (3-4) â Sunday, NOON ET (NBC)
New York Dragons OUT DS Chris Clopton (right hamstring); WR/LB Carl Sacco (right hamstring) QUESTIONABLE WR/LB Kerry Brown (left ankle); WR/DB Todd Doxzon (right hamstring) PROBABLE FB/LB Kerry Taylor (left ankle)
Chicago Rush OUT K Keith Gispert (knee) DOUBTFUL DS Cedric Walker (thigh bruise) QUESTIONABLE QB Billy Dicken (jaw fracture); FB/LB Jamie McGourty (shoulder tendonitis) PROBABLE WR/DB Robert Kilow (hamstring)
TAMPA BAY STORM (5-2) AT INDIANA FIREBIRDS (3-4) â Sunday, NOON ET
Tampa Bay Storm NONE TO REPORT.
Indiana Firebirds OUT WR/LB Brett Bech (shoulder) DOUBTFUL QB Raymond Philyaw (finger) QUESTIONABLE WR/LB Terrence Blackwell (abdomen); OL/DL Aaron Johnson (back); WR/DB Greg Williams (shoulder)
GEORGIA FORCE (5-2) AT ORLANDO PREDATORS (6-1) â Sunday, NOON ET (NBC)
Georgia Force OUT OL/DL Stacy Evans (left shoulder â rotator cuff â tear); DS Cliff Green (left achilles tendon rupture) QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Kerwin Hairston (right thumb fracture); WR/DB Scott Thomas (left big toe-turf toe) PROBABLE FB/LB Tommy Dorsey (left MCL knee sprain); OL/DL Kendrick Gohlstin (right wrist sprain); WR/DB Scott Lindsey (right shoulder contusion)
Orlando Predators OUT OL/DL Matt Sweeney (left knee lateral meniscus tear) DOUBTFUL QB Jay Gruden (right ankle sprain) QUESTIONABLE WR/DB Carl Bond (left quad strain); OL/DL C.J. McLain (right hamstring strain) PROBABLE WR/LB Cory Fleming (right ankle sprain); WR/DB Rashad Floyd (right jaw contusion); OL/DL Fred Ray (left elbow hyperextension); FB/LB Ricky Wood (left foot strain/left hand contusion)
GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE (5-2) AT LOS ANGELES AVENGERS (5-2) â Sunday, 3 p.m. ET
Grand Rapids Rampage PROBABLE DS Cecil Doggette (knee); OL/DL Jason Gamble (knee); OL/DL Corey Mayfield (head); OS Steve Smith (shoulder)
Los Angeles Avengers OUT QB Ryan Helming (foot); DS Wasswa Serwanga (hamstring); WR/DB Russell Shaw (ankle) DOUBTBUL OL/DL Cecil Caldwell (knee) QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Tony Plantin (back); FB/LB Mathias Vavao (ribs)
DETROIT FURY (3-4) AT COLORADO CRUSH (1-6) â Sunday, 5 p.m. ET
Detroit Fury OUT FB/LB Frank Leatherwood (low back sprain); OS Junior Lord (neck sprain) QUESTIONABLE DS Kelly Snell (right quad strain)
Colorado Crush PROBABLE OL/DL Cyron Brown (wrist); WR/DB Joe Douglass (shoulder); DS Adrian Lunsford (shoulder)
ARIZONA RATTLERS (4-3) AT SAN JOSE SABERCATS (5-2) â Sunday, 6 p.m. ET (NBC)
Arizona Rattlers OUT OL/DL Lindsay Hassell (knee); FB/LB Joe Jackson (ankle) QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Sebastian Barrie (toe); OL/DL Wendall Gaines (ankle); DS Mark Ricks (hamstring)
San Jose SaberCats PROBABLE FB/LB Kevin Buck (concussion); WR/DB Anthony Cobbs (cervical strain)
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