Arena Football League Transactions
April 16, 2002 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
ARIZONA RATTLERS
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
OS Maurice Bryant 6-1 195 10/8/73 2 Houston
OL/DL Wendall Gaines 6-5 290 1/17/72 2 Oklahoma St
FB/LB Jeff Macrea 6-1 270 3/11/77 R New Mexico
WR/LB Bobby McGowens 6-3 215 4/28/75 3 South Carolina St
DS Derek Stingley 6-0 195 4/9/71 5 Purdue
WAIVED
OL/DL Mike Moten 6-6 290 3/12/74 R Florida
OL/DL Michael Rodemeyer 6-4 280 9/20/77 R New Mexico St
BUFFALO DESTROYERS
WAIVED
OL/DL Desmon Baker 6-5 305 6/9/74 1 Valdosta St
CAROLINA COBRAS
TRADED FROM DETROIT
Past Considerations
TRADED TO DETROIT
FB/LB Ricky Wood 6-0 250 7/19/71 3 Norfolk St
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
OL/DL Voncellies Allen 6-2 300 5/16/77 1 Georgia Southern
DS Robert Williams 5-10 180 5/29/77 1 North Carolina
WAIVED
FB/LB Jimmy Freeman 6-0 245 1/4/79 R Appalachian St
QB Lance Funderburk 6-5 220 8/18/74 3 Valdosta St
CHICAGO RUSH
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
FB/LB Jamie McGourty 6-2 245 9/16/75 3 Springfield
WAIVED
DS Mike Duncan 6-1 195 9/23/79 R Portland St
DS Dale Koscielski 6-2 215 9/28/76 1 Delaware
OL/DL Mike Love 6-3 305 11/6/78 R Cincinnati
DS Damien Marzett 6-1 204 7/14/78 R California
K Scott Szeredy 6-2 215 5/27/71 2 Texas
WR/DB Marvin Taylor 6-1 190 8/31/75 R Florida A&M
DALLAS DESPERADOS
ACTIVATED FROM PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM
WR/LB Jake Hoffart 6-2 200 6/24/75 2 Pittsburgh
FB/LB Mike Osuna 6-2 245 5/6/75 2 Central Florida
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
OL/DL Tim Martin 6-4 273 4/12/76 1 Tulsa WAIVED
OL/DL Chris Enneking 6-3 290 7/28/77 1 Kansas
FB/LB Corky Martin 5-10 230 1/25/78 R SW Missouri St
QB Bryan Snyder 6-1 200 9/20/75 1 Albright
OL/DL Ramondo Stallings 6-3 260 11/21/71 1 San Diego St
FB/LB Kerry Taylor 6-3 260 1/24/77 R Massachusetts
WR/DB Danny Thomas 6-0 200 9/17/76 1 Eastern Kentucky
RELEASED
OS Ben Bronson 5-10 180 9/9/72 4 Baylor
DETROIT FURY
TRADED FROM CAROLINA
FB/LB Ricky Wood 6-0 250 7/19/71 3 Norfolk St
TRADED TO CAROLINA
Past Considerations
GEORGIA FORCE
ACTIVATED FROM REFUSED TO REPORT
OL/DL William Gaines 6-5 295 6/20/71 3 Florida
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
WR/DB Jayson Bray 5-9 185 3/7/76 R Auburn
WR/LB Scott Thomas 6-4 200 1/31/75 1 Azusa Pacific
FB/LB David White 6-2 260 2/27/70 3 Nebraska
WAIVED
OL/DL Marcus Keyes 6-3 280 12/20/73 1 North Alabama
OL/DL Chuck Osborne 6-2 290 11/2/73 R Arizona
OL/DL James Roscoe 6-3 270 9/25/75 0 Auburn
WR/LB Marcus Whitehead 6-2 225 10/2/74 R Morris Brown
FB/LB Dwayne Woods 5-10 275 10/21/75 1 Kentucky St
GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE
ACTIVATED FROM PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM
OL/DL Demetrius Crowder 6-2 280 10/26/74 1 Oklahoma St
OL/DL Terry Grooms 6-4 285 9/18/74 2 Cincinnati
RECALLED FROM WAIVERS
QB Nick Browder 6-2 205 4/28/75 2 Valparaiso
WAIVED INJURED
DS Raphael Ball 5-11 188 12/9/74 2 Ball St
CORRECTED FROM BULLETIN NO. 121 TO WAIVED INJURED
OL/DL Seneca Knight 6-4 292 1/1/78 1 Grambling
INDIANA FIREBIRDS
SIGNED EMERGENCY KICKER (GAME OF 4/13/02)
K Andy Payne 6-1 185 9/21/77 R Indiana
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
WR/DB Donnie Caldwell 6-0 185 10/26/77 0 Western Illinois
PLACED ON RECALLABLE WAIVERS
DS Evan Hlavacek 5-10 185 11/27/74 2 San Diego
WR/LB Brian Dolph 6-3 220 11/5/77 0 Saginaw Valley St
WAIVED INJURED
OL/DL John Bush 6-1 300 6/17/77 0 Rhode Island
OL/DL Van Tuinei 6-4 290 2/16/71 R Arizona
WAIVED
OL/DL Josh Heskew 6-1 300 9/2/75 2 Nebraska
WR/LB Kevin Huntley 6-2 200 7/31/76 2 Wisconsin
K Andy Payne 6-1 195 9/21/77 R Indiana
QB John Rayborn 6-2 215 8/21/75 1 UTEP
LOS ANGELES AVENGERS
ACTIVATED FROM REFUSED TO REPORT
OL/DL John DeWitt 6-4 275 11/13/70 3 Vanderbilt
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
WR/LB Antonio Wilson 6-4 210 11/18/72 1 Idaho
WAIVED INJURED
QB Harry Leons 6-2 215 12/20/74 3 Eastern Washington
WAIVED
OL/DL Andy Aracri 6-2 285 4/16/78 R Miami OH
WR/DB Ron Atkins 5-10 200 6/19/79 R James Madison
WR/DB York Frierson 6-0 175 4/26/77 0 BYU
WR/DB Ken Haslip 5-10 180 5/16/76 2 USC
FB/LB Shamsud-Din Shaheed 6-4 260 10/12/77 R USC
FB/LB Kelron Sykes 6-2 250 9/14/75 1 Oregon St
NEW JERSEY GLADIATORS
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
WR/DB Jamaine Blalock 5-9 175 12/14/74 1 Western Illinois
PLACED ON RECALLABLE WAIVERS
FB/LB George Del Ricco 6-1 240 1/21/73 5 Virginia Tech
WAIVED INJURED
OL/DL Brad Kubik 6-3 285 3/31/75 R SW Missouri St
WAIVED
QB Todd Bankhead 6-3 210 6/6/77 1 Massachusetts
FB/LB Anthony Jenkins 6-1 256 4/27/74 2 Maryland
DS Terrell Sutton 6-0 189 8/26/75 0 East Texas St
NEW YORK DRAGONS
WAIVED
DS Chris Clopton 5-6 170 3/23/78 R Purdue
WR/DB Damien Groce 5-10 182 11/14/78 0 Iowa St
WR/DB Chad Lutrull 5-11 185 6/27/78 R Henderson St
OL/DL Marcus Owen 6-2 300 5/13/78 R Kansas
RELEASED
OL/DL Ramon Luster 6-3 295 8/4/73 6 Auburn
ORLANDO PREDATORS
WAIVED
WR/DB Rashad Floyd 5-9 180 4/7/78 R Portland St
WR/LB Mark Nonsant 5-11 190 1/2/77 1 Central Florida
K Eric Olsen 5-10 180 4/12/77 R Army
SAN JOSE SABERCATS
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
WR/LB Shalon Baker 5-7 185 8/22/73 4 Montana
FB/LB Keala Keanaaina 6-2 260 11/20/73 R California
OL/DL Dan Loney 6-1 306 12/7/77 0 Cal Poly-SLO
OL/DL Chuck Reed 6-4 280 12/21/70 6 UNLV
WAIVED INJURED
OL/DL Billy Woodard 6-7 270 7/15/76 0 Rutgers
WAIVED
WR/LB James Battle 6-3 200 6/8/76 R Oregon St
FB/LB Josh White 6-0 255 3/8/77 R California
TAMPA BAY STORM
RE-SIGNED
DS Jamie Coleman 5-9 180 6/16/75 2 Appalachian St
PLACED ON RECALLABLE WAIVERS
OL/DL Eric Thomas 6-3 301 11/5/77 0 Florida St
WAIVED
QB John Fitzgerald 6-3 210 4/14/75 1 Tulsa
WR/DB Darrius Johnson 5-9 190 9/17/72 R Oklahoma
DS DeShone Mallard 5-9 185 1/22/76 R Southern Mississippi
DS Jami Oats 5-9 185 10/17/76 2 South Carolina St
RELEASED
OL/DL Mel Agee 6-4 315 11/22/68 4 Illinois
TORONTO PHANTOMS
PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE
WR/LB Kerry Brown 6-5 215 2/12/73 5 Pacific
WAIVED INJURED
OL/DL Chris Bell 6-6 320 11/6/76 1 Cincinnati
WAIVED
OS Shamari Buchanan 6-1 212 1/11/77 R Alabama
DS Larry Casher 5-10 180 9/2/78 R Auburn
OL/DL Anthony Martin 6-4 280 10/20/76 1 Oregon
FB/LB Daryl Richardson 6-2 255 7/18/72 R NW Oklahoma St
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