Colorado Crush's Floyd And Ball Named Players Of The Month For April
May 2, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Colorado Crush News Release
DENVER - The Arena Football League announced today that Colorado Crush defensive back Rashad Floyd and kicker Jason Ball were named the League's Defensive Player of the Month and Kicker of the Month respectively for the month of April. This marks the fourth monthly AFL award for Floyd during his six-year career and the first for Ball in his two seasons.
FLOYD (5-10, 180, Portland St.) led the AFL during the month of April with 53.5 tackles and ranked second with four interceptions as the Crush (6-3) posted a 4-1 overall record. Floyd, who leads the League in tackles (91.0), averaged 11 per game during the four-game stretch and was the only player to return two interceptions for touchdowns along with his four passes defensed and one fumble recovery. His best performance came in Week 8 as he intercepted Las Vegas QB Brian Jones twice and returned both for touchdowns that helped ignite a Crush comeback as they scored 33 unanswered points in a 63-53 victory over the Gladiators.
BALL (5-8, 192, North Texas) connected on 29-of-34 PATs and converted a League-best 7-of-12 field goal attempts for a League leading 50 total points during the month of April. Ball also kicked a 38-yard field goal during the Crush's 49-48 victory over the New York Dragons on April 15, which stands as the second-longest kick of the month.
Colorado will face division rival the Chicago Rush (7-1) this Monday on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday, May 7, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN360.com. The Crush currently stand second in the Central Division with a 6-3 record. Colorado Crush 2007 group and individual ticket packages are on sale now. For more information, call 720-258-3400 or visit www.ColoradoCrush.com.
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