Bloomington Extreme Sign Three Defensive Lineman and Three Wide Receivers

Published on December 1, 2009 under Indoor Football League (IFL)
Bloomington Extreme News Release


BLOOMINGTON (Ill.) -Defensive Lineman Quince Holman along with Wide Receiver Carl Simms have re-signed and will return to the Extreme in 2010. They will be joined by newcomers Wide Receiver, Ottis Lewis, Wide Receiver, Adrian Perez, Defensive Lineman, Jeff Sobol, and Defensive Lineman Shemiah LeGrande.

Quince Holman, 6'4" 270 lbs. - Defensive Lineman from Northern Illinois University, will return for his fourth season with the Bloomington Extreme. Holman has compiled 16 sacks and 7 blocked kicks in 3 seasons and was voted to the 2007 UIF all-star representing the Bloomington Extreme. Holman spent time in the Canadian Football League with the Hamilton Tiger Cats following his collegiate career at Northern Illinois University, where he was a four year starter and was a First Team All Mid-American Conference selection as a senior.

Carl Simms, 6'1" 190 lbs. - Wide Receiver from Western Illinois will return for his second season with the Bloomington Extreme. Simms, who signed for the final two games of the 2009 season, was named the IFL Special Teams Player of the Week during week 15, when he had 3 kick returns for 103 yards, including a 57 yard return for a touchdown, while also collected 3 receptions for 31 yards and a touchdown. Simms, a Milwaukee, WI native ended his career at Western Illinois among the school's top-10 career leaders in receptions (136-3rd), receiving touchdowns (11-9th), and receiving yards (1,724-4th), while earning honorable mention All-Gateway Conference honors both his Sophomore and Junior seasons.

Shemiah LeGrande, 6'0" 285 lbs. - Defensive Lineman from Hofstra University, spent the 2008 season with the Detroit Lions of the NFL. LeGrande was on injured reserve throughout the season and spent 2009 training camp with the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. The Staten Island, NY native was named to the 2nd Team All-Colonial Conference team following a season in which he produced 38 tackles (7.5 for loss) and 3 quarterback sacks for Hofstra.

Jeff Sobol, 6'3" 275 lbs. - Defensive Lineman from Eastern Illinois University, transferred from the University of Illinois following the 2005 season after playing two games for the Illini at Tight End and Defensive End as a Redshirt Freshman. At Eastern Illinois, Sobol earned All-Ohio Valley Conference Team honors in each of his three seasons, while compiling 26.5 tackles for loss over that time.

Adrian Perez, 6'1" 220 lbs. - Wide Receiver from the University of Miami, spent time on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice squad following his collegiate playing days. Last season in 9 games as a member of the Saginaw Sting of the IFL, Perez recorded 17 receptions, 278 yards and 5 touchdowns.

Ottis Lewis, 6'6" 225 lbs. - Wide Receiver from Hofstra University, recently spent stints with the NFL's New York Jets and New York Giants. Lewis tallied 60 receptions, 816 yards receiving, and 6 touchdowns while at Hofstra.

"These defensive linemen are a combination of speed and bulk. All of them are high energy, high motor types that put pressure on the quarterback. Pressure creates turnovers and we believe these guys, along with the defensive lineman we currently have and will be adding to our roster will do just that." Head Coach Kenton Carr stated. "These three receivers add to the high caliber of talent that we already posses at this position. Simms is a guy that has the athletic ability to be playing at a higher level and we look for him to have a break out season in 2010."

The Bloomington Extreme will play seven home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in 2010. The regular season runs from March-June with playoffs to follow. The 2010 Extreme finished with a 10-5 record, making their third straight playoff appearance in the franchises four year history. Season Tickets are on sale now, call 309.434.2658.

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