Desperados Pettis Named Second Team All-Arena
Published on June 2, 2004 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Dallas Desperados News Release
The Arena Football League announced on Wednesday that Desperados WR/DB Will Pettis has been named to the league's All-Arena second team. The honor is Pettis' second consecutive second team All-Arena selection.
Pettis â a candidate for the AFL's U.S. Army Ironman of the Year and All-Ironman team honors â put together one of the best all-around seasons in the league this spring. He finished the season as the only player in the AFL with more than 3,000 all-purpose yards (3,017) â more than 300 yards ahead of the next player. He ranked ninth in the league in catches (95), tied for 16th in receiving yards (1,076), 16th in total yards from scrimmage (1,112), 14th in kickoff return average (14.4), first in kickoff return yards (1,750 â fifth best in league history), seventh in missed field goal return average (19.3), fourth in MFG return yards (135) and 14th in combined kickoff/MFG return average (19.8). He also registered a career-high 37.5 tackles, a career-high eight passes defensed and an interception.
Here are the AFL's All-Arena teams:
First Team Second Team
Tony Graziani (L.A.)........................ QB......................... Mark Grieb (S.J.)
Dan Curran (N.O.).......................... FB/LB.................... Rupert Grant (Orl.)
Tom Briggs (Aus.).......................... OL/DL.................... Tim Martin (N.O.)
John Moyer (Chi.)............................ OL/DL.................... Jermaine Smith (Orl.)
Bryan Henderson (Ari.)................... OL/DL.................... Nyle Wiren (T.B.)
Cory Fleming (Orl.)......................... WR/LB................... Lawrence Samuels (T.B.)
Kevin Ingram (L.A.)......................... WR/DB.................. Will Pettis (Dal.)
Marcus Nash (L.V.)......................... OS......................... Damian Harrell (Colo.)
Kenny McEntyre (Orl)..................... DS......................... Rashad Floyed (Colo.)
Omarr Smith (S.J.)......................... DS......................... Kevin Gaines (Geo.)
Jay Taylor (Orl.)*............................. K............................ Remy Hamilton (L.A.)
* Rookie
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- Moyer named First Team All-Arena - Chicago Rush
- San Jose SaberCats game notes - San Jose SaberCats
- Georgia Force's Gaines named to All-Arena Second Team - Georgia Force
- Preds lead Arena Football League with five on All-Arena Team - Orlando Predators
- Bryan Henderson named First Team All-Arena - Arizona Rattlers
- Arizona Rattlers game notes - Arizona Rattlers
- Colorado Crush game notes - Colorado Crush
- Desperados Pettis Named Second Team All-Arena - Dallas Desperados
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