Extreme Acquire IFL's Top Receiver James Walton

Published on January 25, 2011 under Indoor Football League (IFL)
Bloomington Extreme News Release


BLOOMINGTON (Ill.) - The Bloomington Extreme Indoor Football Team is pleased to announce that they have acquired star wide receiver James Walton via trade Tuesday morning.

The Extreme completed a trade Tuesday morning for the gifted wide receiver that sent recently signed wide receiver, Melvin Bryant and other considerations to the Kent Predators. The 6'3" 215 lbs. Walton played his collegiate football at Truman State and will enter his sixth season of professional indoor football. Walton spent the 2007 and 2008 season with the Bloomington Extreme before being traded to the Billings Outlaws for defensive end Eugene Phillips.

Walton has been a member of the all-IFL team the past two seasons (2009 and 2010 as a member of the Billings Outlaws) and played in the 2007 and 2008 UIF all-star games representing the Extreme in both games. During the past two seasons, Walton was a finalist for league IFL MVP honors while helping lead Billings to back to back league championships.

The star wide out has compiled 327 receptions, 4,166 yards and 118 touchdowns during is indoor football career. Walton is the Extreme all-time leader in receptions (167), yards (2,141), touchdowns (50), yards per catch (12.8), and receiving yards per game (69.1). He holds Extreme single season records for receptions (92), yards (1,154), touchdowns (28), and yards per game (76.9).

James Walton - WR

Year Team Games Receptions Yards TDs YPG

2006 Evansville 2 6 44 0 22.0

2007 Bloomington 16 75 987 22 61.7

2008 Bloomington 15 92 1,154 28 76.9

2009 Billings 17 77 1,047 37 61.6

2010 Billings 17 77 934 31 54.9

Career Totals 67 327 4,166 118 62.2

"This is a very exciting day for our organization from a football standpoint", states Head Coach Mike Murray. "James has been one of the top performers in the league year over the past four seasons and is a fan friendly entertainer on the field. Ted, Beau, and Dusty all worked hard to get James back in an Extreme uniform. We can't wait to get started in camp and see Luke throwing and working with James, John Cooper, Glenn Johnson, Johnny Gray, and the other talented receivers we have joining the team this year. The Bloomington Extreme are a better team and more explosive offense today than we were yesterday."

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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