Crush to Select from Field of 86

Published on October 2, 2002 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release

NEW YORK – Former Arena Football League All-Rookie performers, former NFL starting quarterbacks and other talented players are among those the Colorado Crush can choose from when the AFL conducts the 2003 Expansion Draft for its newest team on Tuesday, October 22, 2002.

Players available to be drafted by Colorado include: former NFL quarterbacks DAMEYUNE CRAIG of the Indiana Firebirds, GLENN FOLEY of the New Jersey Gladiators and DANNY KANELL of the New York Dragons; one the AFL's elite receivers and former All-NFL Europe selection OS JOE DOUGLASS of the Chicago Rush; and two 2001 AFL All-Rookie Team members, Grand Rapids Rampage DS JOJO POLK and Indiana Firebirds DS CORNELIUS COE.

Also available is Orlando Predators K NICK GATTO, who made headlines in 2002 by becoming the first player ever to compete in the AFL with a one-arm disability. Gatto was born with a right arm that stops at the elbow.

"We're really looking forward to the expansion draft," said Colorado Crush Head Coach BOB BEERS. "This is where we get to build our team. Our entire coaching staff will continue to work very hard on evaluating players who will be available."

Colorado may choose a player from any current team who is designated as being "unprotected." Each team protected 16 players whose rights they control. All other players whose rights they control are deemed "unprotected" and hence eligible to be selected by Colorado. AFL Free Agents (players with three-or-more accrued seasons whose contracts have expired) and Exempt players do not count on the 40-player maximum offseason roster and are not draft eligible.

The draft, which is conducted via telephone conference, begins at 1:00 p.m. (ET) on October 22 and consists of 20 rounds. A maximum of five minutes per selection is allowed in each round. If the time limit expires, the pick is forfeited. Trades between the expansion team and other clubs may be made at any time prior to and during the draft.

The 2003 season kicks off with 16 teams and will be the first for the AFL on NBC. The network will broadcast 71 games next season, including all playoff games and ArenaBowl XVII on June 22.

** Arena Football League Unprotected Players ** Team-By-Team

CLUB POS. NAME HT. WT. COLLEGE

BUFFALO
OL/DL Miller, Eric 6-04 285 Miami (FL)

CAROLINA
WR/DB Prentiss, Kevin 5-07 155 Mississippi State

CHICAGO
FB/LB Chilcote, Andy 6-01 250 Wisconsin-Stevens Point
OS Douglass, Joe 5-10 185 Montana
WR/DB Green, Javon 6-03 205 Colorado
OL/DL Mari, Mike 6-03 280 Humboldt State
OL/DL Massey, George 6-03 285 Kentucky
WR/LB Mitchell, Lonny 6-02 200 San Diego State

DALLAS
WR/DB Bailey, Mario 5-10 185 Washington
OL/DL Brymer, Chris 6-03 300 USC
DS Grant, Lamar 6-00 190 Duke
OL/DL Hamilton, Aaron 6-05 280 Tarleton State
OL/DL Kubik, Brad 6-03 290 SW Missouri State
WR/DB Lunsford, Adrian 5-10 180 lowa Wesleyan
WR/DB Thomas, Danny 6-00 200 Eastern Kentucky

DETROIT
DS Davis, Quincy 5-10 190 Louisiana Tech
WR/DB Dutcher, Jeremy 6-03 190 St. Francis (IN)
WR/DB Levy, Chuck 6-01 197 Arizona
WR/DB Luttrull, Chad 5-11 185 Henderson State
QB Miller, Drew 6-02 200 Montana
OL/DL Polinder, Chris 6-02 300 Eastern Washington
K Selent, Brad 6-00 195 Western Michigan
DS Settles, Tawambi 6-03 205 Duke
WR/LB Vagedes, Steve 6-03 220 Ohio Northern
OL/DL Williams, Bernard 6-09 270 Georgia

GRAND RAPIDS
OL/DL Beauchamp, Tim 6-02 271 Florida
DS Davis, Brandon 6-04 220 Arkansas
WR/DB Morgan, Kenyatte 5-09 170 Montana State
DS Polk, Joseph 6-00 181 Northeastern State (OK)
FB/LB Shaw, Harold 6-01 247 Southern Mississippi
DS Todd, Joseph 5-09 176 Mississippi Valley State

INDIANA
DS Coe, Cornelius 5-10 185 Northern Michigan
OL/DL Crable, Rachman 6-04 280 Ball State
QB Craig, Dameyune 6-01 200 Auburn
OL/DL Creel, Brian 6-00 305 UAB
OL/DL Gantous, Mike 6-02 285 Louisville
QB Gonzalez, Dan 6-03 205 East Carolina
OL/DL Johnson, Aaron 6-05 305 Ball State
FB/LB Muhammad, Umar 5-11 257 North Texas State
WR/LB O'Connor, Drew 6-05 215 Maine
WR/DB Peace, Jason 6-00 195 North Carolina
FB/LB Rusununguko, Sunungura 6-03 260 Ball State
OL/DL Sanders, David 6-04 280 Arkansas
FB/LB Smith, Jamel 6-01 245 Virginia Tech
WR/DB Stukes, Dwayne 5-11 195 Virginia

LOS ANGELES
OL/DL Greer, Dan 6-01 275 Arizona
FB/LB Hamilton, Malcolm 6-02 255 Baylor
WR/DB Koscielski, Dale 6-01 200 Delaware
FB/LB Lancaster, Sacha 6-00 245 Arkansas
OL/DL Lawless, Tramont 6-02 265 Memphis
WR/DB Miller, Mel 6-00 185 Washington
OL/DL Sargeant, Shatony 6-05 280 Fresno State
OL/DL Seymour, Tim 6-00 290 Memphis
WR/LB Shaw, Russell 5-10 190 Michigan
WR/LB Washington, J.J. 6-00 200 Arkansas State
WR/LB Wilson, Antonio 6-04 210 Idaho

NEW JERSEY
WR/LB Bryant, Taman 6-02 230 Rowan
QB Foley, Glenn 6-03 210 Boston College
OL/DL Mandina, Paul 6-04 287 Indiana
OL/DL Miller, Jeff 6-04 315 Mississippi
OL/DL Moore, Otis 6-04 270 Clemson
OL/DL Ohnegian, Pete 6-03 305 Lafayette

NEW YORK
OL/DL Bell, Nate 6-06 285 Southern
DS Brown, Darwin 5-11 180 Texas Tech
DS Clopton, Chris 5-06 170 Purdue
WR/DB Horie, Nobukata 6-00 200 Meiji
QB Kanaoka, Yoshitomo 6-01 190 Kyoto
QB Kanell, Danny 6-04 215 Florida State
FB/LB Morant, Chris 6-01 240 James Madison
QB Petrus, Brent 6-04 212 Cincinnati
WR/LB Sacco, Carl 6-02 215 C.W. Post
OL/DL Stewart, Robert 6-00 298 Alabama
OL/DL Stone, Cory 6-02 290 Tennessee
DS Talton, Tyree 6-01 200 Northern Iowa

ORLANDO
WR/DB Cooper, Andre 6-03 215 Florida State
OL/DL Dixon, Cal 6-04 310 Florida
K Gatto, Nick 5-11 188 Arkansas State
OL/DL Sipp, Joe 6-00 285 South Florida

SAN JOSE
FB/LB Dozier, Joey 6-00 240 New Mexico State
WR/DB McKenzie, Kevin 5-11 185 Washington State
OL/DL Noah, Abdul-Salam 6-02 285 San Jose State
WR/DB Riley, Sean 5-09 170 Western Michigan

TAMPA BAY
OL/DL Broomfield, Donald 6-04 311 Clemson
OL/DL Coleman, Keo 6-02 275 Mississippi State
OL/DL Epps, Torry 6-03 295 Memphis
OL/DL Feazell, Juaquin 6-03 280 Michigan

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