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March 28, 2003 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


NEW YORK – Entering Week 9, the Georgia Force lead all teams in linemen receptions with 11. Each of the top five teams for linemen receptions – Los Angeles, Dallas, Detroit, and Las Vegas – are, at minimum, tied for their respective division leads. Dallas linemen lead all teams with three scoring receptions among them.

TOP FIVE TEAMS BY LINEMEN RECEPTIONS TEAM REC
Georgia Force 11
Los Angeles Avengers 9
Dallas Desperados 8
Detroit Fury 7
Las Vegas Gladiators 6

Georgia OL/DL OSCAR STURGIS leads all AFL linemen in receptions this season with five for 70 yards (no touchdowns). Detroit's ANGEL RUBIO and Dallas' D.J. COOPER lead all AFL linemen in touchdown receptions with two each.

TOP FIVE MOST RECEPTIONS BY LINEMEN, INDIVIDUAL
PLAYER, TEAM REC
Oscar Sturgis, Georgia 5
John DeWitt, Los Angeles 4
Jamarr Ward, Las Vegas 4
Kendrick Gohlston, Georgia 3
Tim Martin, Dallas 3
Angel Rubio, Detroit 3

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WEEK 9 INURY REPORT

***AS REPORTED TO THE LEAGUE OFFICE BY 3 P.M. ET ON FRIDAY, MARCH 28***

ARIZONA RATTLERS (4-4) AT TAMPA BAY STORM (6-2) – Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET TV: WB-61 - Phoenix

Arizona Rattlers OUT OS Maurice Bryant (ankle); OL/DL Wendall Gaines (elbow); DS Kelvin Hunter (ankle); FB/LB Joe Jackson (ankle) PROBABLE WR/LB Hunkie Cooper (foot); FB/LB Bo Kelly (knee)

Tampa Bay Storm OUT OL/DL Kelvin Kinney (turf toe); FB/LB David White (shoulder)

CAROLINA COBRAS (0-8) AT SAN JOSE SABERCATS (6-2) – Friday, 10:30 p.m. ET

Carolina Cobras OUT OL/DL Ethan Banning (elbow); OS Ben Bronson (knee); WR/DB Buddy Crutchfield (knee); OL/DL Decoryce Hampton (foot); QB Ron Lopez (low back); OL/DL Paul Mandina (knee); WR/DB Robert Williams (shoulder) PROBABLE OL/DL Kelvin Ingram (knee); OL/DL Jim Stiebel (calf); WR/DB Ty Law (shoulder); OL/DL Curt Lessman (calf); OL/DL Craig Moore (ankle)

San Jose SaberCats QUESTIONABLE WR/DB Anthony Cobb (concussion) PROBABLE FB/LB Keala Keanaaina (hip contusion); OL/DL George Williams (cervical strain)

CHICAGO RUSH (3-5) AT GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE (5-3) – Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET

TV: Fox Sports Chicago Chicago Rush OUT K Keith Gispert (knee); DS Cedric Walker (thigh) PROBABLE DS DeJuan Alfonzo (calf); QB Billy Dicken (jaw fracture); WR/DB Robert Kilow (thight)

Grand Rapids Rampage OUT WR/LB Derin Graham (foot) PROBABLE DS Cecil Doggette (knee); OL/DL Eric Gohlstin (shoulder); OL/DL Corey Mayfield (head); OS Steve Smith (lower leg)

INDIANA FIREBIRDS (3-5) AT DALLAS DESPERADOS (5-3) – Saturday, 8:30 p.m. ET

TV: UPN 23 Indianapolis, UPN 21 Dallas Indiana Firebirds OUT WR/LB Brett Bech (shoulder); WR/LB Shawn Forman (ankle) DOUBTFUL QB Raymond Philyaw (finger) QUESTIONABLE WR/LB Terrence Blackwell (abdomen); OL/DL Aaron Johnson (back)

Dallas Desperados QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Shante Carver (sprained knee) PROBABLE DS Tim Denton (ankle); FB/LB Ja'Mar Toombs (shoulder strain)

GEORGIA FORCE (6-2) AT LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS (4-4) – Saturday, 10 p.m. ET

Georgia Force DOUBTFUL OL/DL Stacy Evans (left shoulder – rotator cuff – tear); DS Cliff Green (left achilles tendon rupture); OL/DL Kerwin Hairston (right thumb fracture) QUESTIONABLE DS Kevin Gaines (left hip pointer) PROBABLE OL/DL Kendrick Gohlstin (right wrist sprain); WR/DB Scott Thomas (left big toe, turf toe)

Las Vegas Gladiators OUT OL/DL Karl Bates (knee sprain) QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Hunter Adams (knee sprain); WR/DB Jamaine Blalock (ankle inflammation)

DETROIT FURY (4-4) AT BUFFALO DESTROYERS (3-5) – Sunday, 3 p.m. ET

Detroit Fury OUT K Todd Latourette (right knee MCL tear); FB/LB Frank Leatherwood (low back sprain); DS Kelly Snell (right quad strain) DOUBTFUL DS Brent Browner (right hip strain); WR/LB Ty Grovesteen (right ankle sprain); OL/DL Jon McCall (left groin strain) QUESTIONABLE OS Junior Lord (neck sprain) PROBABLE OL/DL Curtis Eason (right shoulder sprain)

Buffalo Destroyers OUT QB Jeff Loots (right thumb sprain); OL/DL Mitchell Hardy (left elbow contusion); OL/DL Jeremy Johnson (left knee ACL sprain) PROBABLE DS Dwaine Carpenter (neck strain)

COLORADO CRUSH (1-7) AT NEW YORK DRAGONS (2-6) – Sunday, 3 p.m. ET

Colorado Crush PROBABLE WR/DB Damon Bowers (knee); WR/DB Joe Douglass (shoulder); DS Adrian Lunsford (shoulder)

New York Dragons OUT OL/DL Anthony Hutch (left ankle); WR/LB Carl Sacco (right hamstring) QUESTIONABLE DS Chris Clopton (right hamstring); WR/DB Todd Doxzon (right hamstring)

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS (6-2) AT ORLANDO PREDATORS (6-2) – Sunday, 3 p.m. ET

TV: Fox Sports West 2 Los Angeles Avengers OUT QB Ryan Helming (foot); DS Wasswa Serwanga (hamstring) DOUBTBUL OL/DL Cecil Caldwell (knee); WR/DB Russell Shaw (ankle) QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Jermaine Benoit (back) PROBABLE FB/LB Mathias Vavao (ribs)

Orlando Predators OUT OL/DL Matt Sweeney (left knee lateral meniscus tear) DOUBTFUL QB Jay Gruden (right ankle sprain) QUESTIONABLE DS Robert Davis (hamstring); FB/LB Ricky Wood (left foot strain/left hand contusion)



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