Crush announce opening roster
Published on February 2, 2004 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Colorado Crush News Release
DENVER -- The Colorado Crush today announced their 2004 opening day roster, featuring 20 players on the active roster and nine players on injured reserve.
Only five of the 20 players on the active roster appeared in games for the Crush in their inaugural 2003 season. The five are QB John Dutton, OS Damien Harrell, WR/DB Ahmad Hawkins, FB/LB Saul Patu and OL/DL Bryant Shaw.
Players that failed to make the final roster include WR/LB Darrin Chiaverini, OL/DL Aaron Hamilton, OL/DL Don Klein, QB Matt Lytle, QB Jay McDonough, OL/DL Jerry Montgomery, WR/DB Thal Woods and WR/DB Sam Young.
AFL rules state that each team is limited to a 24-player roster, with 20 players declared active for each game. The league's mandatory cut down date to reach the regular season 24-man roster is today.
Today also marks the first day teams are permitted to sign players to their practice squad. Each team may carry up to four players on their practice squad in addition to their 24-man roster. The Crush will announce their practice squad on Tuesday.
Here is the 2004 Crush opening day active roster breakdown:
Quarterbacks (2) - Jose Davis, John Dutton
Offensive Specialists (1) - Damian Harrell
Defensive Specialist (1) - Tony Scott
Wide Receiver/Defensive Backs (6) - Rashad Floyd, Ahmad Hawkins, Willis Marshall, Keith McKenzie, Robert Redd, Ron Rogers
Fullback/Linebacker (4) - Chad Dukes, Saul Patu, Sunungura Rusununguko, Rich Young
Linemen (5) - Dustin Barno, Patrick Downey, Hugh Hunter, Kyle Moore-Brown, Bryant Shaw
Kicker (1) - Anthony Brenner
2004 Active Roster:
No. First Name Last Name Pos. Ht. Wt. College Exp. D.O.B.
1 Damian Harrell OS 6'3" 200 Florida State 5 9/1/1975
2 Ron Rogers WR/DB 5'10" 187 Western Michigan R 7/12/1978
4 Rashad Floyd WR/DB 6'0" 200 Portland State 2 4/7/1979
5 Jose Davis QB 6'1" 195 Kent State 1 7/29/1978
6 Kevin McKenzie WR/DB 5'11" 193 Washington State 2 9/20/1975
8 John Dutton QB 6'4" 225 Nevada 4 9/20/1975
9 Ahmad Hawkins WR/DB 5'10" 185 Virginia 1 12/10/1978
13 Anthony Brenner K 5'10" 185 East Carolina 4 11/4/1970
10 Robert Redd WR/DB 5'10" 195 Bowling Green R 9/1/1980
22 Willis Marshall WR/DB 5'9" 197 Youngstown State 3 8/12/1975
27 Tony Scott DS 5'10" 190 North Carolina State R 10/3/1976
32 Chad Dukes FB/LB 6'0" 255 Pittsburgh 4 12/29/1975
40 Sunungura Rusununguko FB/LB 6'3" 270 Ball State 3 4/12/1978
42 Rich Young FB/LB 6'3" 255 Tulsa 4 5/12/1975
48 Saul Patu FB/LB 6'3" 260 Oregon 1 6/8/1978
51 Patrick Downey OL/DL 6'2" 320 New Hampshire 3 6/21/1974
90 Dustin Barno OL/DL 6'2" 280 East Stroudsburg R 4/15/1980
91 Hugh Hunter OL/DL 6'2" 260 Hampton 6 6/19/1972
96 Kyle Moore-Brown OL/DL 6'4" 306 Kansas 9 2/26/1971
97 Bryant Shaw OL/DL 6'3" 287 Mississippi College 2 7/17/1978
2004 Injured Reserve:
No. First Name Last Name Pos. Ht. Wt. College Exp. D.O.B.
3 Dwayne Stukes WR/DB 5'11" 195 Virginia 0 1/24/1977
18 Kamau Peterson WR/DB 6'2" 208 New Hampshire R 9/16/1978
11 Wade Davis WR/DB 5'11" 180 Weber State R 7/28/1977
12 Nate Jacquet WR/DB 6'0" 185 San Diego State R 9/2/1975
26 Windrell Hayes WR/DB 5'11" 202 USC R 12/14/1976
33 John Peaua FB/LB 6'3" 260 Nevada 3 7/7/1973
63 Herb Coleman OL/DL 6'4" 305 Trinity College 2 9/4/1971
74 Maurice Anderson OL/DL 6'3" 296 Virginia R 1/19/1975
92 Derrick Pickens OL/DL 6'1" 280 Iowa 0 7/19/1980
The Crush will kick off their second season when they host the Las Vegas Gladiators on February 6, 2004 at the Pepsi Center. Season tickets for the 2004 season are currently on sale and start at just $10 per game. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the team's official website, www.coloradocrush.com, or call (303) 352-1000.
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