Conquest camp sees early changes
March 15, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Albany Firebirds News Release
Albany, N.Y. - The Albany Conquest of arenafootball2 announced today the club has been assigned OL/DL David Dean, OS Golden Goodwin, WR/DB Roy Hopkins, DS David Snell and WR/LB Manwell Talbert. The club also announced that WR/LB Carlo Heard has been placed on re-assignment, while OL/DL Giovani Deloatch, OL/DL Jason Reynolds, OS Dante Settles and K Wade Tydlaka have been placed on the refused to report list.
Talbert, 26, ranked second on the Conquest with 1,264 receiving yards and 26 receiving TDs, while tying for fourth on the team with 31.5 (28UA, 7A) tackles in 16 games during the 2005 season. He signed with the Orlando Predators (AFL) in the off-season, but was released during training camp.
Dean, 24, recorded six (5UA, 2A) tackles with one sack, a pass breakup and two QBHs in 12 games with Albany during the 2005 season.
Hopkins, 27, posted one tackle in one game played with the Conquest during the 2005 season after his collegiate career at the University of Connecticut.
Goodwin, 27, recently attended training camp with the New York Dragons (AFL) and graduated from Colorado State University back in 2002.
Snell, 21, totaled 43 (30UA, 13A) tackles and added two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown last year at Marist University, where he was a 2005 Pre-Season All-American.
Arenafootbll2 training camp rosters start at 35 players and that number must be cut to 30 by Thursday, March 16 with the final roster cut-down to 19 active players and three practice squad players on Monday, March 27, 2006. The Albany Conquests' 2006 training camp is being held at the Sportsplex of Halfmoon, located at 6 Corporate Drive in Clifton Park.
The Albany Conquest begin their fifth anniversary arenafootball2 season on March 31st. Full and partial season ticket packages for the 2006 campaign are on sale now by calling the Albany Conquest offices at (518) 487-2244 or by visiting www.albanyconquest.com for more information.
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