Destroyers Lineman Unprotected In Expansion Draft - Update
Published on October 3, 2002 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Buffalo Destroyers News Release
(BUFFALO, NY) â The Arena Football League announced the list of players unprotected for the 2003 Expansion Draft on Wednesday. Buffalo OL/DL Eric Miller is the lone member of the Destroyers to be unprotected for the draft slated for Tuesday, October 22. Buffalo was allowed to protect 16 players from their current roster. Free agents who played in Buffalo in 2002 and players on Buffalo's exempt roster are not eligible for the draft.
Miller signed with Buffalo prior to the 2002 season as a free agent from the Oklahoma Wranglers. He appeared in nine games recording four and a half tackles. Miller played the 2001 season with the Wranglers and played five seasons with the Florida Bobcats (1996-2000).
Miller was part of three national championships with the Miami Hurricanes (â87, â88, â91). He played defensive line for coaches Jimmy Johnson and Dennis Erickson. In the off-season, Miller is an actor/stuntman. He has appeared in the movies Waterboy, Any Given Sunday, and Replacements.
"There are some talented players available which is usually the case," said Destroyers head coach and general manager Ray Bentley. "At this time, I don 't see us trading to get in on the action...but you never know."
Buffalo Destroyers Protected Players (NOT ELIGLBLE TO BE SELECTED)
Thomas Bailey 6-0 205 WR/LB Auburn 4
Jason Bratton 6-1 255 FB/LB Grambling St. 4
Tommie Boyd 6-0 195 WR/LB Toledo 2
Dwaine Carpenter 6-2 205 DS N. Carolina A&T R
Bret Cooper 6-0 190 WR/DB Central Florida 8
Silas Demary 6-3 285 OL/DL Virginia St. 1
Kerwin Hairston 6-3 295 OL/DL Virginia Tech 1
Jarrail Jackson 5-8 185 OS Oklahoma R
Jeremy Johnson 6-4 275 OL/DL Western Michigan R
Juan Long 6-3 245 FB/LB Mississippi St. 3
Sam Mavrick 6-3 290 OL/DL W. Virginia Tech 1
Steve McLaughlin 6-2 195 K Arizona 4
Fred McNair 6-2 235 QB Alcorn St. 9
Hassan Probherbs 6-0 170 WR/DB Portland St. 1
Jerry Sharp 6-3 290 OL/DL Syracuse 7
Jason Waters 5-10 185 WR/DB Tennessee R
More than 80 players were left exposed for the Colorado Crush to select, including high-profile players like 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 OS Joe Douglass of the Chicago Rush; and two 2001 AFL All-Rookie Team members, Grand Rapids Rampage DS JoJo Polk and Indiana DS Cornelius Coe. Buffalo and the Carolina Cobras left the fewest exposed at one a piece. The Indiana Firebirds left the most players exposed with 14. The ArenaBowl XVI Champion San Jose SaberCats have four players available. The complete list of players eligible for the expansion draft is at www.arenafootball.com.
Buffalo kicks off its fifth season in the Arena Football League in February 2003. Season tickets are on sale now. Call 881-4444 today!
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