Coyotes Lose Turman to AFL\'s Indiana Firebirds
February 12, 2004 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Central Valley Coyotes News Release
(Fresno, CA) â Johnny Turman, recently acquired quarterback of the Central Valley Coyotes has signed a contract with the Indiana Firebirds of the Arena Football League today. Turman was assigned to the Coyotes franchise on January 15 and now becomes the third player in franchise history to sign an AFL contract. Turman will serve as the number two quarterback this weekend as the Firebirds travel to New Orleans to take on the Voodoo.
"This is why you work hard in the af2," said head coach Cree Morris. "You want to be able to move onto the next level which is the AFL and then hopefully to the NFL. I'm proud of Johnny and wish him the best of luck in Indiana."
Turman, 6-5, 220 lbs., spent the beginning of the 2003 season with the San Jose Sabercats of the Arena Football League before joining the Charleston Swamp Foxes of the af2 in Week 4. While at Charleston, Turman finished the year with 3,138 passing yards and 63 touchdowns while completing 54 percent of his passes.
The Walnut Creek native also set an af2 single-game record with 51 pass attempts against Macon on June 21 and earned Week 11 Offensive Player of the Week honors by throwing for 283 yards and eight touchdowns against Norfolk.
The Coyotes will hold their second open tryout on February 21st for any athletes who were unable to attend the previous workout. Details on the tryout will be posted on Centralvalleycoyotes.com as soon as they become available.
The Coyotes will kickoff their 2004 season at the Selland Arena March 27, hosting the defending West Division Champion Hawaiian Islanders at 7:30 p.m. For information on season tickets please visit Centralvalleycoyotes.com or contact the Coyotes office at (559) 498-1182.
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