Crush Bring Back Place Kicker Clay Rush
November 5, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Colorado Crush News Release
DENVER, Colo. - Colorado Crush head coach Mike Dailey announced Friday that nine-year veteran place kicker, Clay Rush will make his triumphant return to Colorado for the 2008 AFL season.
Rush, who spent time last season with both Arizona and Kansas City, kicked for Colorado in 2005 and 2006 and is most well remembered for his 20-yard game-winning field goal in ArenaBowl XIX against Chicago.
The two-time AFL kicker of the year signed a free-agent contract on Friday and was excited to be back kicking for the Crush.
"It just felt like home," Rush said. "I have a real strong tie with my teammates here and we have done special things in the past and I hope we can recreate that environment again."
The signing of Rush is just one of a handful of off-season moves the Crush coaching staff has made. Colorado picked up three additional athletes in the 2008 dispersal draft and is close in coming to terms with several players in the coming days.
"We are very excited to have Clay return to Colorado," Dailey said. "He is definitely one of the best in the AFL and we are ecstatic to have him back in a Crush uniform."
Here is just some of what Clay has done in a Crush uniform.
2005 (w/ Colorado): In first season with the Crush, made good on 14-of-31 field goal attempts and 105-of-118 PAT attempts & Was named to the AFL's All-Arena Second Team & Made 7-of-7 PATS & Kicked a game-winning 31-yard FG vs. Nashville 5/13/05 & Made 7-of-7 PATs & Made a 58-yard FG at Grand Rapids 4/30/05 & Kicked a 62-yard FG, the second longest in AFL history and longest in Crush history & Made7-of-8 PATs
& Attempted 200th career FG vs. Los Angeles 2/27/05 & Made 4-of-4 FGS & Made 8-
of-9 PATs & Recorded 20 points at Arizona 2/19/05 & Missed FG attempts from 26 and 57 yards & Made 6-of-7 PATs & Scored 800th point of his career and made 500th career PAT vs. Chicago 2/13/05 & Made 1-of-2 FG attempts, a 43-yarder, and seven of eight extra-points (blocked) & Field goal was 100th of his career vs. Grand Rapids 2/5/05.
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