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Drone Set to Return for 2011 Extreme Season

December 8, 2010 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Bloomington Extreme News Release


BLOOMINGTON (Ill.) - The Bloomington Extreme Indoor Football Team is pleased to announce that Quarterback Luke Drone will return to the Extreme for the 2011 season.

The 6'2" 220 lbs. quarterback from Illinois State University rejoins the Extreme after an injury riddled 2010 season in which he threw for 772 yards on 74 of 129 passing, good for 11 TD passes. Drone also rushed for 7 touchdowns, while compiling 136 yards on the ground. Drone had a 4-1 record as the starting quarterback for the Extreme in 2010. Prior to the 2010 season, Drone was signed as an undrafted free agent by the NFL's Buffalo Bills in 2008. Drone spent 2009 with the Peoria Pirates of the AF2, playing in 14 games with a QB passer rating of 104.49. He completed 211 passes on 346 attempts for 2,444 yards and 54 touchdown passes, while adding 7 rushing touchdowns.

Drone compiled over 8,123 yards while completing 610 passes in 1001 attempts, to go along with 59 touchdowns while playing for the Redbirds at Illinois State. He was named to the All-Gateway Conference First Team in 2006 and received Honorable Mention honors in 2005. The Mt. Carmel High School product was a first team All-State selection his senior year and received academic All-State honors, while posting a 25-3 record as a starting quarterback during his final 2 years of high school competition.

"We're very excited to have a healthy Luke Drone as our quarterback. His skills are a perfect fit for our offensive schemes and his attitude and work ethic are what you expect and want out of the quarterback position. We expect that Luke will have an excellent season leading our offensive unit" said Head Coach Mike Murray. The Bloomington Extreme will open training camp Sunday, February 13, 2011 and kick off the season two weeks later, Sunday, February 27, 2011 at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum against the Richmond Revolution with a 3:05 pm start time. For ticket information, visit www.bloomingtonextreme.com or contact the Extreme Sales Office at 309.663.8280.

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