Copperheads Drill Beaumont For Talent
January 31, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Texas Copperheads News Release
HOUSTON, TX - The Texas Copperheads on Wednesday announced that they have been assigned 6 talented players by the af2 league office.
The team added strength to their defense by acquiring two indoor football statistical leaders WR/LB Randy Chappell (6'5, 250) Oklahoma State and FB/LB Eric Winchester (6'2, 240) Southwestern Oklahoma State. Both players had record seasons finishing as number 1 and 2 in tackles for thier 2006 indoor team. WR/KR Roland Hayes (5'11, 185) comes to the Copperheads with some impressive indoor statistics in 2006 with the Beaumont Drillers. Hayes recorded a record of 33 rushing touchdowns along with 5 touchdowns on returns; he played college football for Alabama A&M.
The Copperheads also landed OL/DL Ronald Brown (6'4, 365) Murray State, and WR/DB Kenyada Tatum (5'9, 175) played in Kansas for Garden City College.
QB Damone Scott (6'2, 215) closes out the latest round of signed players for the Texas Copperheads. He possesses a strong arm, accuracy, and experience playing in the Arena Football League for the Buffalo Destroyers. Scott played college football for the Matadors of California State at Northridge.
"The Golden Triangle area around Beaumont has been known for producing some of the best football players in Texas, many of these players have gone to play at many different levels of professional football," added Defensive Coordinator Troy Esprit.
The Copperheads kick off the 2007 season on Friday, April 6th against the Florida Firecats. For more information, get player photos for media outlets or to get your 2007 Texas Copperheads season tickets, contact the Copperheads office at (281) 392-5592 or visit www.texascopperheads.com.
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