Colorado Ice Sign Two NFL Caliber Players
April 8, 2011 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Colorado Crush News Release
(Fort Collins, CO) - The Colorado Ice are proud to announce that Running Back Maurice Greer (34) and Defensive Back Josh Morris (6) have signed with the team for the remainder of the 2011 season.
Greer is a 5'10", 215 lb running back from Troy University. Greer played his high school football at Mullen High School in Denver and spent time with both the Washington Redskins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the past NFL season.
During his two year career at Troy, Greer ran for 440 yards and 5 touchdowns on 66 carries; giving him 6.67 yards per carry. Greer also had 8 receptions for 74 yards and 403 kick-off return yards. Before his time at Troy, Greer played at Garden City Community College, where in his sophomore season he ran for 778 yards and 14 touchdowns.
Morris is a 6'0", 190 lb corner from Weber State University, who was rated as the 42nd best corner prospect in the 2010 draft. NFL projections slated Morris as a 5th round selection; he received interest from 11 NFL teams that wanted to bring him in as a free agent. Morris ended up signing a contract with the Philadelphia Eagles only days after the draft ended.
During his career at Weber State, Morris accumulated 126 tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, 19 pass break ups, and 7 interceptions. During his senior season, which saw Morris being mostly avoided by many offensive attacks, he registered 38 tackles, 2 tackles for loss, 5 pass break ups, and 2 interceptions.
Morris has been an asset to the Ice since being signed on March 8th. He has 11 solo tackles, 3 assists and two key interceptions.
The Colorado Ice are proud members of the Indoor Football League (IFL). All home games are played on Majestic Roofing Field at the Budweiser Events Center located in Loveland, Colorado.
You can listen to the radio broadcast on ESPN 870 AM KJMP, Fort Collins; ESPN 1480 AM KRAE, Cheyenne and KREO 105.3 FM, Pine Bluffs, WY. The radio broadcast is also available via online streaming, just go to the Colorado Ice home page and click on the link. You can watch the Ice "LIVE" on the B2 Network or follow the play-by-play stats on Poinstreak.com, our Facebook page, and Twitter (TheColoradoIce). All can be accessed from www.TheColoradoIce.com, the Colorado Ice official homepage.
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