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Four former af2 players named to AFL's 2006 All-Ironman Team

Published on May 19, 2006 under arenafootball2 (af2) News Release


CHICAGO - The arenafootball2 league (af2) announced today that four former players have been named to the Arena Football League's 2006 All-Ironman Team, which annually recognizes the best two-way players in the league. Philadelphia WR/DB Mike Brown, Nashville FB/LB Frank Carter, Grand Rapids WR/DB Timon Marshall and Dallas WR/DB Will Pettis were honored for their outstanding all-around play.

Brown, who played for the af2's Charleston Swamp Foxes for three seasons (2001-03), is a three-year veteran of the AFL. He spent the 2004 and 2005 seasons with the Orlando Predators before being signed by the Soul. Brown had the best season of his AFL career in 2006, leading Philadelphia in all-purpose yards (1,957), kick returns (746 yards, 2 TDs) and field goal returns (135 yards). Offensively, the former Charleston Southern standout caught 79 passes for 939 yards and 12 touchdowns, while also accumulating 101 yards rushing and four rushing scores. Brown also recorded 45.5 tackles, four tackles for loss, four interceptions, one sack and three pass breakups on defense. His best af2 season came in 2002 when he led the Swamp Foxes in interceptions (11) and ranked second in receiving (53 catches, 875 yards, 18 TDs).

Carter, a two-year star with the af2's Quad City Steamwheelers in 2000 and 2001, is a four-year AFL veteran. He spent his first three seasons with the Las Vegas Gladiators before signing with Nashville prior to the 2006 season. This year, Carter compiled 66 rushing yards and seven touchdowns on offense. Defensively, the MacMurray College alum accumulated 31.0 total tackles, 4.5 sacks and seven tackles for loss. He also had two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble. He earned All-Arena first team honors in 2005. Carter's af2 career was a successful one as well. He was a valuable member of the Steamwheelers during their two-year reign as ArenaCup Champions.

Marshall had a breakout season for the Rampage in 2006. The former two-year af2 veteran (Oklahoma City 2004, Tulsa 2003) led the AFL with 2,734 all-purpose yards and became the first two-way player in league history to record at least 1,300 receiving yards with 1,300 kickoff return yards in the same season. Marshall finished with 102 catches for 1,324 yards, 19 touchdowns and recorded 1,316 kick return yards with one touchdown. He also posted 39.0 tackles and three interceptions on defense. Marshall's 2,734 all-purpose yards was also a new Rampage single-season record. The former Ottawa University (KS) standout's best af2 campaign came in 2004 with the Oklahoma City Yard Dawgz. That year Marshall amassed a team-high 2,139 all-purpose yards, including 1,073 on 73 receptions (28 TDs) and 1,004 on 50 kick returns (2 TDs). He also recorded 38 tackles on defense.

Pettis, who has been a consistent force for the Desperados since his rookie AFL season in 2003, had another impressive year in 2006. The three-year veteran caught 93 passes for 1,256 yards and 26 touchdowns for Dallas, while also accumulating a team-high 2,480 all-purpose yards. He also ranked second on the squad with six interceptions and fourth in tackles with 40.0. Before Pettis began his AFL career, he was a member of the af2's Pensacola Barracudas in 2002. He finished with 55 catches for 791 yards and 14 touchdowns to go along with a team-best nine interceptions and 34 pass break ups. He was also third on the squad with 36.5 tackles, including two for losses.

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