AFL I Arena Football League (1987-2008)

AFL Week 16 Injury Report

Published on May 14, 2003 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


NEW YORK – Dallas Desperados quarterback JIM KUBIAK needs 99 passing yards to break the AFL single-season record. The former Navy passer, who is averaging 294.6 passing yards per game, has completed 359-of-518 pass attempts (69.3 percent) for 4,417 yards and 89 touchdowns this season. The AFL record for passing yards – 4,515 – was set in 2001 by New York Dragons quarterback AARON GARCIA.

With a 323-yard passing performance against Dallas, Grand Rapids quarterback CLINT DOLEZEL can also surpass the season-high mark. Now in his eighth AFL campaign, Dolezel – who has passed for 4,193 yards this season – has thrown for 323-or-more yards 22 times during the regular season. Los Angeles quarterback TONY GRAZIANI (4,050) has also claimed a position among the top 10 single-season passing yard performances.

This Sunday on NBC (3 p.m. ET), Kubiak and the fifth-seeded Desperados face the No. 7-seed Grand Rapids Rampage and Dolezel in a battle for the Central Division title as the Drive to ArenaBowl XVII continues.

SEASON PASSING YARDS LEADERS
PLAYER TEAM YEAR YARDS
Aaron Garcia New York 2001 4,515
JIM KUBIAK * Dallas 2003 4,417
Clint Dolezel Houston 1999 4,336
Mike Pawlawski Albany 1997 4,272
Clint Dolezel Houston 1998 4,228
CLINT DOLEZEL * Grand Rapids 2003 4,193
Mike Perez Albany 1996 4,153
Kurt Warner Iowa 1997 4,149
Robert Hall Houston 2000 4,053
TONY GRAZIANI * Los Angeles 2003 4,050
Aaron Garcia Iowa 2000 4,026

* Through 15 games

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WEEK 16 INURY REPORT

***AS REPORTED TO THE LEAGUE OFFICE BY NOON ET ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 14***

NEW YORK DRAGONS (7-8) AT CAROLINA COBRAS (0-15) – Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET

New York Dragons OUT FB/LB Chin Achebe (right ankle) PROBABLE DS Chris Clopton (right hamstring); WR/LB Carl Sacco (right shoulder)

Carolina Cobras OUT OL/DL Ethan Banning (elbow); DS Buddy Crutchfield (quad); QB Ron Lopez (low back); QB Stewart Patridge (back); WR/DB Robert Williams (shoulder) QUESTIONABLE OS Bernard Holmes (left knee); OL/DL Tim McGill (knee) PROBABLE QB Robert Hall (ankle)

ORLANDO PREDATORS (11-4) AT DETROIT FURY (8-7) – Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET

Orlando Predators OUT OL/DL Rich McKenzie (right ankle); OL/DL Doug Miller (right foot fracture); OL/DL Matt Sweeney (right knee) DOUBTFUL OL/DL Fred Ray (left knee) PROBABLE DS Robert Davis (right hamstring strain); FB/LB Duke Pettijohn (left knee); FB/LB Ricky Wood (right shoulder)

Detroit Fury OUT K Todd Latourette (right knee MCL tear); WR/LB Junior Lord (right Achilles tendon rupture) QUESTIONABLE FB/LB Errick Herrin (right hamstring strain); FB/LB Frank Leatherwood (low back sprain)

LOS ANGELES AVENGERS (11-4) AT SAN JOSE SABERCATS (11-4) – Saturday, 10:30 p.m. ET TV: Fox Sports West 2

Los Angeles Avengers OUT QB Ryan Helming (foot); WR/DB Kevin Ingram (leg); OL/DL Sean McNamara (ankle); J.J. Washington (neck) DOUBTFUL DS Derrick Gardner (ankle) QUESTIONABLE DS Wasswa Serwanga (hamstring)

San Jose SaberCats PROBABLE WR/LB Aaron Bailey (ankle sprain); FB/LB Kevin Buck (ankle sprain); OL/DL Chuck Reed (ankle sprain)

INDIANA FIREBIRDS (6-9) AT CHICAGO RUSH (7-8) – Sunday, 3 p.m. ET TV: NBC

Indiana Firebirds OUT WR/DB Brian Alford (hand); WR/LB Brett Bech (shoulder); DS Del Lee (hamstring) QUESTIONABLE WR/LB Terrence Blackwell (groin); WR/DB Donnie Caldwell (groin); OL/DL Bill Duff (ankle); DS Del Lee (hamstring); WR/LB Drew O' Connor (hamstring); OL/DL Van Tuinei (shoulder)

Chicago Rush PROBABLE OL/DL Riley Kleinhesselink (arm); Jamie McGourty (hand)

ARIZONA RATTLERS (9-6) AT COLORADO CRUSH (2-13) – Sunday, 3 p.m. ET

Arizona Rattlers QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Sebastian Barrie (left quad); WR/LB Tom Pace (left ankle); FB/LB John Peaua (left ankle) PROBABLE OS Orshawante Bryant (left ankle)

Colorado Crush QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Jeff Chase (ankle) PROBABLE K Geoff Groshelle (lower leg)

TAMPA BAY STORM (11-4) AT GEORGIA FORCE (8-7) – Sunday, 3 p.m. ET TV: NBC

Tampa Bay Storm OUT OL/DL Rod Williams (knee MCL sprain)

Georgia Force DOUBTFUL FB/LB Tommy Dorsey (left knee patella partial rupture); OL/DL Stacy Evans (left shoulder – rotator cuff – tear); DS Cliff Green (left Achilles tendon rupture); OL/DL Kerwin Hairston (right thumb fracture); QUESTIONABLE WR/DB Scott Thomas (left ankle sprain)

DALLAS DESPERADOS (9-6) AT GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE (8-7) – Sunday, 3 p.m. ET TV: NBC

Dallas Desperados OUT OL/DL Doug Lytle (knee) QUESTIONABLE WR/LB Will Pettis (shoulder); WR/LB Jason Shelley (shoulder) PROBABLE FB/LB Patrise Alexander (knee); OL/DL Patrick Scott (ankle); Ja' Mar Toombs (quad)

Grand Rapids Rampage QUESTIONABLE DS Cecil Doggette (knee); OL/DL Corey Mayfield (knee) PROBABLE OL/DL Eric Gohlstin (knee); WR/LB Ricky Ross (low back); DS Shea Showers (knee)

BUFFALO DESTROYERS (5-10) AT LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS (7-8) – Sunday, 6 p.m. ET TV: Empire Sports

Buffalo Destroyers OUT OS James Bowden (left ankle chondromalacia); QB Tim Carey (left groin strain); FB/LB Mike Guazzo (right scapula fracture); QB Jeff Loots (right thumb ligament tear); WR/LB Kevin Mason (neck sprain); OS Gunnard Twyner (right SC joint subluxation) OL/DL Jose White (left knee ACL sprain) DOUBTFUL OL/DL Ken Bouie (left MCL sprain) QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Donovan Arp (left elbow dislocation); OL/DL Jeremy Johnson (left knee ACL sprain); FB/LB Richard McCleskey (left hamstring strain); OL/DL Mark Valvo (right hamstring strain) PROBABLE OL/DL Alex Houston (concussion); FB/LB Juan Long (right foot strain); WR/DB Sir Mawn Wilson (left ring finger dislocation)

Las Vegas Gladiators OUT OL/DL Jerry Crafts (knee sprain) QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Wilky Bazile (ankle sprain); FB/LB Frank Carter (quad strain); OL/DL Steve Konopka (ankle sprain); OL/DL Jerry Turner (ankle sprain); WR/LB Jeremy Wilkinson (low leg contusion); OL/DL Mitchell Hardy (elbow sprain) PROBABLE DS Jeroid Johnson (ribs contusion); DS T.J. Hill (leg contusion)

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