Desperados Briggs Named to AFL All-Ironman Team
May 21, 2003 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Dallas Desperados News Release
The Arena Football League announced today that Dallas Desperados OL/DL Tom Briggs has been named to the league's All-Ironman team. Briggs' selection to the 2003 All-Ironman team is the second time in his career he has been selected to the All-Ironman team (2001) and the first such honor for a Dallas Desperados player. Today's honor is Briggs' second league postseason honor this spring, having been selected to the All-Arena first team on Tuesday.
Briggs, who is also making a push for Lineman of the Year and Ironman of the Year, put together a career-year in 2003, finishing the season with a league-and career-high 10.5 sacks, a career-high 43.5 tackles, a career-high four forced fumbles, a career-high eight quarterback pressures and a career-high tying three tackles for losses. He also added nine passes defensed and a game-turning fumble recovery at Grand Rapids. Not to be limited to the defensive side of the ball, Briggs also caught four passes for 42 yards and a touchdown.
The Dallas Desperados earned a No. 5 seed in the Drive to ArenaBowl XXVII and will host the Georgia Force in a playoff game this Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the American Airlines Center. Tickets for Saturday's game can be purchased by calling 972-785-4900, visiting metroplex TicketMaster locations or by ordering through the Desperados website at www.dallasdesperados.com. Saturday's game against the Force will be televised nationally by NBC Sports and can be seen locally on NBC 5.
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