Arena Football League Transactions
March 25, 2002 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
Friday, March 22, 2002
ARIZONA RATTLERS
RE-SIGNED
QB Sherdrick Bonner 6'4 240 10/19/68 9 Cal-State Northridge
DS Cecil Doggette 5'9 190 11/15/70 7 West Virginia
WR/DB Randy Gatewood 6'0 185 1/31/73 6 UNLV
OL/DL Wendall Gaines 6'5 290 1/17/72 2 Oklahoma St
OL/DL Charlie Morris 6'2 280 3/4/76 2 Mississippi St
BUFFALO DESTROYERS
RE-SIGNED
WR/LB Eddie Brown 6'0 180 2/27/69 10 Michigan St
CAROLINA COBRAS
SIGNED
OL/DL Antonio Dingle 6'3 325 10/6/76 R Virginia
DALLAS DESPERADOS
WAIVED
WR/LB Shawn Foreman 6'1 215 6/3/75 1 West Virginia
WR/DB Corey Kelley 5'10 190 2/18/75 0 East Texas St
DS David Knott 6'1 205 3/18/72 R Mississippi
WR/DB Bobby Washington 5'8 180 9/14/74 0 Eastern Kentucky
GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE
WAIVED
WR/DB Michael Senters 6'1 195 12/14/71 1 Northwestern
WR/DB Regene Stewart 6'2 183 5/14/75 3 Cisco JC
WAIVED INJURED
OS Robert Hall
INDIANA FIREBIRDS
ACTIVATED FROM EXEMPT
WR/DB Quincy Jackson 6'1 190 4/2/77 1 Alabama
WAIVED
FB/LB Rashon Burns 6'2 260 1/24/78 R East Carolina
QB Justin Coleman 6'5 235 11/24/77 1 Nebraska-Kearney
OL/DL Rick Gilliam 6'5 320 7/7/77 R West Virginia
WR/LB Mike Leaks 5'11 185 11/28/74 0 Graceland
WR/DB Tictus Pettigrew 5'11 205 10/23/77 R Penn St
WR/DB Damon Thompson 5'10 185 7/15/78 R Virginia St
LOS ANGELES AVENGERS
RE-SIGNED
DS Derek Grier 6'0 185 3/4/70 2 Marshall
WR/LB Jack Walker 6'4 190 9/23/72 3 Kent St
WR/LB J.J. Washington 6'0 200 3/7/77 1 Arkansas St
WR/LB Antonio Wilson 6'4 210 11/18/72 1 Idaho
NEW JERSEY GLADIATORS
RE-SIGNED
FB/LB Brent Naccara 6'3 261 3/7/77 1 Maine
WAIVED
OL/DL Emile Palmer 6'2 320 4/5/73 0 Syracuse
TAMPA BAY STORM
RE-SIGNED
QB John Kaleo 6'0 205 2/5/71 8 Maryland
WR/LB Sir Mawn Wilson 6'0 207 6/4/73 3 Syracuse
DATE: Saturday, March 23, 2002
ARIZONA RATTLERS
SIGNED INTERNATIONAL
OL/DL Masaru Hanada 6'0 285 1/20/71 R
RE-SIGNED
DS Ricky Parker 6'1 190 12/4/74 2 San Diego St
BUFFALO DESTROYERS
WAIVED
OL/DL Jeremy Johnson 6'4 275 6/14/76 R Western Michigan
OL/DL Richard McClesky 6'1 290 12/17/76 R Nebraska-Omaha
WR/DB Teddy McDuffie 5'11 200 4/5/74 R Temple
OL/DL Josh McMillan 6'3 295 3/26/77 R Nebraska
FB/LB Josh Roth 6'0 240 3/15/78 R Buffalo
FB/LB Darnell Small 5'11 235 3/21/74 R Nichols St
OL/DL Greg Taylor 6'2 270 9/16/76 R Harding
WAIVED INJURED
OS Bobby Olive 6'0 170 4/2/70 3 Ohio St
CAROLINA COBRAS
SIGNED
FB/LB Andre Bowden 6'1 249 4/4/68 8 Fayetteville St
WAIVED
FB/LB Michael Blair 6'0 245 11/26/74 R Ball St
DS Arkee Thomopson 6'1 190 1/16/78 R Georgia Southern
LOS ANGELES AVENGERS
WAIVED
K Brian Reaves 6'2 215 10/28/70 1 Virgnia Tech
QB Wally Richardson 6'4 220 2/11/74 0 Penn St
WR/LB Jack Walker 6'4 190 9/23/72 3 Kent St
DS Chris White 6'2 205 4/24/78 1 Texas A&M Commerce
NEW JERSEY GLADIATORS
RE-SIGNED
WR/LB Sedrick Robinson 5'10 185 5/1/75 1 Kentucky Wesleyan
WAIVED
OL/DL Michael DeLucia 6'1 260 4/24/78 R Rutgers
DS Mario Smith 6'0 195 10/30/74 1 Kansas St
OL/DL David Sucura 6'4 300 11/17/77 R Michigan St
RELEASED
DS Kirk Pointer 6'1 180 2/13/74 4 Austin Peay
SAN JOSE SABERCATS
RE-SIGNED
WR/DB James Hundon 6'1 176 4/9/71 1 Portland St
ACTIVATED FROM EXEMPT
OL/DL Matt Keneley 6'4 295 12/1/73 2 USC
OL/DL Billy Woodard 6'7 270 7/15/76 1 Rutgers
TAMPA BAY STORM
WAIVED
OS Larry Ryans 5'11 182 7/28/71 R Clemson
DATE: Sunday, March 24, 2002
ARIZONA RATTLERS
PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM
WR/DB Maurice Bryant 6'1 195 10/8/73 2 Houston
OL/DL Brad Elmore 6'4 305 11/6/76 R San Diego St
REFUSED TO REPORT
WR/LB Hunkie Cooper 5'9 190 5/17/69 9 UNLV
OL/DL Stacy Evans 6'2 285 7/8/72 3 South Carolina
FB/LB Greg Gales 6'2 240 12/12/75 1 UNLV
WR/DB Randy Gatewood 6'0 185 1/31/73 6 UNLV
OL/DL Mark Tucker 6'3 295 4/29/68 5 USC
BUFFALO DESTROYERS
REFUSED TO REPORT
WR/LB Tommie Boyd 6'0 195 12/21/72 1 Toledo
K Steve McLaughlin 6'1 190 10/2/71 4 Arizona
CAROLINA COBRAS
RE-SIGNED
WR/DB Nick Ward 5'11 180 3/28/77 1 Miami FL
REFUSED TO REPORT
FB/LB Andre Bowden 6'1 249 4/4/68 8 Fayetteville St
OL/DL Allen Mogridge 6'3 290 11/9/76 1 North Carolina
WAIVED
DS Brad Trout 6'1 220 1/22/75 R Valdosta St
WAIVED INJURED
OL/DL Brad Keeney 6'3 288 11/20/73 2 Citadel
CHICAGO RUSH
RE-SIGNED
K Scott Szeredy 6'2 220 5/27/71 2 Texas
REFUSED TO REPORT
OL/DL Mike Mari 6'3 280 1/10/77 2 Humboldt St
OL/DL George Massey 6'3 285 12/7/76 1 Kentucky
K Scott Szeredy 6'2 220 5/27/71 2 Texas
WAIVED INJURED
WR/LB Jesse Jones 6'3 225 5/16/73 R Chaffey College
WAIVED
WR/DB Randall Lane 6'0 200 10/15/76 R Purdue
OS Robert Prescott 6'0 190 1/17/78 R Oregon St
DS Jabir Walker 6'0 185 9/7/77 R Murray St
DALLAS DESPERADOS
SIGNED
WR/DB Tim Denton 5'11 192 2/2/73 R Sam Houston St
GEORGIA FORCE
PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM
OL/DL Jimmy Brumbaugh 6'1 265 12/9/76 R Auburn
OL/DL Chuck Osborne 6'2 290 11/2/73 R Arizona
WR/DB Hassan Probherbs 6'0 200 5/28/76 1 Portland St
OL/DL Oscar Sturgis 6'5 280 1/12/71 4 North Carolina
WAIVED
DS Robert Davis 5'10 195 8/6/72 2 Vanderbilt
WR/DB Stephen Fisher 5'10 183 5/20/76 R North Carolina
FB/LB Frank Leatherwood 6'1 225 8/15/77 R Appalachian St
K Mike Moser 6'1 205 12/16/78 R Taylor
WR/LB Phil Savoy 6'3 210 2/16/75 0 Colorado
WAIVED INJURED
DS Dell McGee 5'8 185 9/7/73 2 Auburn
GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE
SIGNED
OS Gary Isza 5'9 180 9/17/76 1 Indianapolis
AWARDED FROM WAIVERS
FB/LB Michael Blair 6'0 245 11/26/74 R Ball St
PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM
OL/DL Terry Grooms 6'4 285 9/18/74 2 Cincinnati
REFUSED TO REPORT
FB/LB Chris Avery 6'1 260 9/21/75 1 Kentucky St
WR/LB Michael Baker 6'1 190 1/9/71 6 West Virginia
K Brian Gowins 5'10 178 6/3/76 2 Northwestern
OL/DL Seneca Knight 6'4 292 1/1/78 1 Grambling
OL/DL Corey Mayfield 6'3 305 2/25/70 3 Oklahoma
FB/LB Chris Ryan 6'0 310 3/9/73 3 Clark GA
OL/DL Joe Wylie 6'4 306 4/25/74 3 Stephen F. Austin
OL/DL Lucas Yarnell 6'3 295 2/10/74 5 SW Louisiana
INDIANA FIREBIRDS
PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM
OL/DL John Bush 6'1 300 6/17/77 0 Rhode Island
WR/DB James Johnson 6'1 195 10/13/77 R Notre Dame
REFUSED TO REPORT
K Nelson Garner 6'1 180 2/23/76 2 James Madison
WR/DB Van Johnson 6'1 200 9/19/74 3 Temple
OL/DL Jon Krick 6'2 280 11/24/72 3 Purdue
WR/DB Jason Peace 6'1 180 1/19/77 R North Carolina
OL/DL John Sikora 6'4 285 10/3/70 3 Slippery Rock
OL/DL Mark Valvo 6'5 310 2/28/70 9 Buffalo St
LOS ANGELES AVENGERS
PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM
WR/DB Ron Atkins 5'11 210 6/19/79 R James Madison
REFUSED TO REPORT
OL/DL Tramont Lawless 6'3 265 10/9/76 1 Memphis
OL/DL Tim Seymour 6'1 300 5/13/77 1 Memphis
OL/DL Anthony Suggs 6'0 270 10/29/78 R UNLV
NEW JERSEY GLADIATORS
REFUSED TO REPORT
OS James Bowden 6'0 185 6/4/73 5 North Carolina A&T
WR/DB Mike Horacek 6'2 205 7/7/73 4 Iowa St
WR/DB Jeroid Johnson 5'9 185 3/20/74 2 Oklahoma St
DS Damon Mason 5'9 180 3/21/74 4 SW Louisiana
WR/DB Dennison Robinson 5'10 185 9/7/78 R West Georgia
K Steve Videtich 6'2 185 11/4/71 6 North Carolina St
NEW YORK DRAGONS
RE-SIGNED
OL/DL Nate Bell 6'5 290 2/15/77 1 Southern
PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM
WR/DB Shon King 5'10 170 8/22/72 1 Wayne St NE
REFUSED TO REPORT
DS Darwin Brown 5'11 175 7/6/77 0 Texas Tech
WR/DB Todd Doxzon 6'0 190 3/28/75 1 Iowa St
K Bruce Rienecker 6'0 190 10/12/72 R West Liberty St
OL/DL Robert Stewart 6'0 290 4/12/67 8 Alabama
WAIVED
DS Tray Crayton 6'1 195 3/24/76 1 Pittsburgh
DS Lawrence Ellis 6'0 185 7/9/79 R North Texas
ORLANDO PREDATORS
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
QB Chris Wallace 6'0 190 11/4/75 1 Toledo
REFUSED TO REPORT
K David Cool 6'2 210 5/23/69 4 Georgia Southern
OL/DL Cal Dixon 6'4 310 10/11/69 0 Florida
OS Antonio Stanley 5'9 175 9/27/78 R Bethune Cookman
WAIVED INJURED
DS Nate Gates 6'0 184 3/29/78 R Georgia Southern
SAN JOSE SABERCATS
REFUSED TO REPORT
K Daron Alcorn 6'3 256 5/12/71 5 Akron
OL/DL Joe Jacobs 6'4 280 9/21/70 6 Utah St
WR/LB James Roe 6'2 200 8/23/73 2 Norfolk St
OL/DL Ken Talanoa 6'4 280 12/14/72 3 Arizona St
OL/DL George Williams 6'3 295 12/8/75 R North Carolina St
TAMPA BAY STORM
REFUSED TO REPORT
K Mike Black 5'6 145 7/25/69 9 Boise St
OL/DL Torry Epps 6'2 285 5/28/67 2 Memphis
OL/DL Juaquin Feazell 6'3 285 10/15/75 0 Michigan
FB/LB Devon McDonald 6'4 250 11/8/69 1 Notre Dame
OL/DL Rod Williams 6'3 302 1/15/73 3 Florida A&M WAIVED
QB Erik Wilhelm 6'3 215 11/19/65 1 Oregon St
RELEASED INJURED
OL/DL Robert Goff 6'3 285 10/2/65 4 Auburn
TORONTO PHANTOMS
REFUSED TO REPORT
WR/DB Charlie Davidson 5'10 185 1/19/72 6 Mississippi St
K Matt George 5'10 180 1/13/75 2 Chapman College
WR/LB Kenny Mitchell 6'2 215 9/4/77 1 Arizona St
OL/DL Frank Moore 6'4 300 3/15/76 3 Pittsburgh
QB Pat O'Hara 6'4 215 9/27/68 7 USC
OL/DL Connell Spain 6'2 301 6/9/74 4 Florida St
OL/DL John Summerday 6'3 305 6/28/73 3 Temple
OL/DL Thomas Washington 6'4 305 12/12/76 R Winston Salem
WAIVED
FB/LB Michael Barnett 6'2 240 1/13/78 R New Mexico
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