Destroyers announce roster

Published on January 23, 2006 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Columbus Destroyers News Release


COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Columbus Destroyers have announced their 21-man active roster for Sunday's season opening game against the Grand Rapids Rampage on Huntington Field at Nationwide Arena. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. To meet the roster limit, the Destroyers made the following moves.

The team acquired kicker Mark Lewis from Las Vegas in exchange for future considerations over the weekend. Lewis spent the 2005 season with the Gladiators and was a member of the Detroit Fury in 2004. In his career, Lewis has made 172-of-203 extra points and 25-of-45 field goals.

The practice squad will consist of AFL veterans, wide receiver/defensive backs Carl Bond and Ira Gooch as well as rookie wide receiver/defensive back B.J. Barre and rookie kicker Luis Berlanga. The team also placed the following players on the injured reserve list: fullback/linebacker Chris Browning, offensive specialist Carlos Johnson as well as offensive/defensive linemen Brad Greetis and John Culp. Wide receiver/defensive back Hugh Smith was waived.

The 2006 roster consists mainly of Arena Football League veterans, including four players returning from the 2005 team. The 2006 roster is below:

NO. NAME POSITION HT. WT. DOB COLLEGE EXP.

1 Kelvin Kinney OL/DL 6-7 280 1/31/72 Virginia State 5

2 David Saunders WR/LB 6-2 210 1/31/76 West Virginia 6

3 John Kaleo QB 6-0 210 2/5/1971 Maryland 12

6 Cecil Doggette DS 5-8 180 11/15/70 West Virginia 11

7 Billy Dicken QB 6-2 205 12/28/74 Purdue 5

8 Mark Lewis K 6-0 200 3/25/79 Florida Int'l 2

12 Jerald Brown DS 5-11 185 12/3/80 Glenville State 2

17 Eddie Galles WR/LB 6-2 205 4/21/81 Northern Iowa 1

18 Lincoln Dupree WR/DB 5-11 195 5/22/77 Eastern Michigan 2

24 Brandon Hefflin DS 6-1 185 9/1/80 Toledo 1

32 Harold Wells FB/LB 6-0 270 5/25/83 Gardner-Webb R

33 Leroy Thompson FB/LB 6-2 270 1/23/71 Delaware State 10

37 Jeremy Unertl WR/DB 6-1 190 9/15/78 Wis.-Lacrosse 2

54 Chris Janek OL/DL 6-2 315 8/14/77 Wisconsin 5

68 Howard Duncan OL/DL 6-4 300 11/15/80 Oklahoma R

82 Thabiti Davis OS 6-3 215 3/24/75 Wake Forest 3

86 Ken Jones OL/DL 6-4 285 9/8/79 South Carolina State 2

92 Dan Rumishek OL/DL 6-4 275 6/6/80 Michigan 1

95 Juan Porter OL/DL 6-4 310 11/26/73 Ohio State 5

97 Ken Kocher OL/DL 6-3 315 7/30/80 UCLA 2

99 Mike Sutton OL/DL 6-4 285 4/21/75 LSU 3

PRACTICE SQUAD

4 B.J. Barre WR/DB 6-2 210 1/20/81 Ohio State R

5 Carl Bond WR/DB 5-11 205 5/4/76 Connecticut 4

9 Ira Gooch WR/DB 6-0 190 12/19/79 Central Michigan 2

14 Luis Berlanga K 5-9 190 7/13/81 NW Missouri State R

INJURED RESERVE

35 Chris Browning FB/LB 6-2 255 5/12/80 Western Michigan 2

87 Brad Greetis OL/DL 6-3 280 5/13/78 Cal Lutheran R

88 Carlos Johnson OS 5-11 190 8/20/73 Lane 7

93 John Culp OL/DL 6-5 295 9/20/79 Kansas R

98 Hardy Mitchell OL/DL 6-4 290 6/29/75 Bufffalo 7

Single game tickets are now available starting as low as $10 and season tickets are on sale now for as low as $90 and are available by calling (614) 246-HITS or by visiting www.ColumbusDestroyers.com. In addition, high school and college students (23 years and under) with a valid student ID may purchase a specially priced $7 ticket beginning two hours before each home game at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office only.

Individual tickets may also be purchased at the Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, at all Ticketmaster Ticket Centers, or by phone at (614) 431-3600. Tickets are also available at the Blue Jackets Zones located at Chiller Dublin, Chiller Easton and Chiller North. All tickets are subject to service charges and facility fees.

Entering its fourth season, NBC will continue its coverage of the AFL on Sunday's throughout the season. Be sure to watch the AFL on NBC. Check local listings for complete details.

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