Empire Makes Final Cuts, Announces 25-Man Roster
February 18, 2016 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Spokane Empire News Release
SPOKANE, Wash. (February 18, 2016) - The Spokane Empire announced today their 25-man active roster as they have concluded their 2016 training camp in preparation for their inaugural season in the IFL. Active game day rosters will consist of 21 players.
No. First Name Last Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. College Hometown 8 Aaron Aiken QB 6'5 235 R Coastal Carolina Morristown, NJ 44 Brett Bowers DL 6'3 265 R New Mexico Ukiah, CA 76 Michael Boyefio OL 6'2 330 R Texas A&M Commerce Wylie, TX 16 Robert Brown DB 5'10 175 3 Union College (KY) Daytona, FL 1 Samuel Charles WR 6'3 210 V Edward Waters Miami, FL 11 Charles Dowdell QB 6'0 210 V Saginaw Valley State (MI) Fort Wayne, IN 62 Dominique Duster DL 6'0 300 2 North Alabama Florence, AL 3 Josh Ferguson DB 5'8 185 V UTEP Hayward, CA 72 Kyle Fischer OL 6'6 320 1 Vanderbilt Columbia, SC 47 Nick Haag LB 6'3 240 3 Assumption (MA) Grafton, MA 78 Brandon Haskins OL 6'3 315 2 Tennessee State New Orleans, LA 80 J.J. Hayes WR 6'4 210 V Lamar (TX) Dibbol, TX 88 Justin Helwege WR 6'5 220 V Central Washington Sammamish, WA 12 Toby Jackson DL 6'4 265 2 Central Florida Griffin, GA 18 Trevor Kennedy WR 6'0 205 1 Mercyhurst Akron, OH 27 Dan Kleckner K 5'9 180 V Montana Tech Spokane, WA 56 Dave Lefotu OL 6'2 330 R Hawaii Pearl City, HI 94 Mauola Malaga OL 6'2 340 R Alcorn State (MS) Pago Pago, A.S. 7 Demetruce McNeal DB 6'2 200 2 Auburn College Park, GA 93 Benjamin Perry DL 6'5 280 R Minnesota Southlake, TX 5 Tyree Robinson DB 5'11 200 2 Western Kentucky Dundee, FL 4 Carl Sims WR 6'0 190 V Western Illinois Milwaukee, WI 6 Darryl Thompson WR 5'8 180 2 Texas A&M Commerce Rochester, NY 17 Pasquale Vacchio LB 6'1 230 2 Buffalo State Glen Head, NY 2 Lorenzo White Jr. DB 6'0 185 2 Central Michigan Fort Lauderdale, FL
For the latest rosters and Empire transactions visit www.SpokaneEmpire.com.
The Empire's Week 1 match-up at Tri-Cities will be broadcast live on AM 700 ESPN with Keith Osso and Mike Peterson on the call. Fans can also watch the game online by purchasing a pass on the Empire's IFLLive.TV live video feed by clicking here.
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NEXT EMPIRE HOME GAME
The team will return in Week 2 for their home opener at Spokane Arena on Saturday, February 27th to take on the Wichita Falls Nighthawks with a 7:00 p.m. kickoff. The 2016 home opener is also "Dollar Night" with hot dogs, soda, and ice-cream available for $1 each at arena concessions. The game night is sponsored by George Gee Kia and Big 99.9 FM Coyote Country as the first 5,000 fans through doors beginning at 6:00 p.m. receive a wooden keychain train whistle courtesy of Georgie Gee Kia. After the game, the Empire invites their fans to attend the post-game party at The Black Diamond located at 9614 E Sprague in Spokane Valley.
SINGLE GAME TICKETS ON SALE
Tickets are on sale via TicketsWest box office locations, by phone at 800-325-SEAT (7328), and online at www.TicketsWest.com.
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