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Georgia's Morris, Arizona's Trufant and Dallas' Pettis Earn Week 14 Honors

June 3, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


NEW YORK - Georgia Force WR/LB CARL MORRIS, Arizona Rattlers DB ISAIAH TRUFANT and Dallas Desperados WR/DB WILL PETTIS have been named Offensive Player, ADT Defensive Player, and Ironman of the Week, respectively, for Week 14 of the 2008 season.

OFFENSIVE: Morris (6-3, 213, Harvard) recorded Week 14-highs of 15 receptions for 157 yards and three touchdowns as the Georgia Force (8-5) defeated the Tampa Bay Storm (6-7), 56-55, on Saturday. Morris registered receiving touchdowns of 31, 14 and seven yards as Georgia's offense scored on eight of 10 possessions. Georgia travels to Nationwide Arena to face the Columbus Destroyers (3-10) on Saturday, June 7 at 7 p.m. ET (AFL NET, CSS - Live, Columbus Sports Net - Live).

ADT DEFENSIVE: Trufant (5-8, 170, Eastern Washington) recorded six tackles, two forced fumbles, one interception and one pass defensed as the Arizona Rattlers (7-6) defeated the Orlando Predators (8-6), 60-53, on Saturday. Trufant recorded the game's first tackle and then ended Orlando's first possession by intercepting a QB JAKE EATON pass on Arizona's seven-yard line. On the first play of the Predators third possession, Trufant stripped WR DEANDREW RUBIN, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Arizona DB ARIC WILLIAMS on Orlando's 21-yard line. Moments later, after a Rattlers score made it 14-6, Trufant stripped Orlando WR/DB KEVIN NICKERSON, forcing his second fumble that was recovered by Rattlers LB KURT KAHUI on the Predators 24-yard line. Trufant registered defensive stops on three of Orlando's first four possessions, allowing Arizona to take a 14-6 lead they would not relinquish. The Rattlers travel to the Sprint Center to face the Kansas City Brigade (3-10) on Sunday, June 8 at 2 p.m. ET (FSN Arizona - Delay at 2:30 p.m. PT, FSN Midwest - Delay at 3:30 p.m. CT, SIRIUS Radio - Channel 130).

IRONMAN: Pettis (6-0, 200, Midwestern St.) accounted for six touchdowns (4 - receiving, 1 - rushing, 1 - passing) as the Dallas Desperados (11-2) defeated the Cleveland Gladiators (7-6), 68-52, on Saturday. Pettis recorded the Desperados first score of the game by throwing his second career passing touchdown to WR ANTHONY ARMSTRONG for the second consecutive week. He also recorded a game-high 13 receptions for 118 yards while registering touchdown receptions of 21, five, nine and two. Pettis' five-yard touchdown run with 56 seconds remaining in the first-half gave Dallas a 10 point lead, its largest of the half. On defense, Pettis corralled a team-high six tackles as the Desperados held Cleveland to 21 second-half points. The Desperados welcome the Philadelphia Soul (10-3) to American Airlines Center on Saturday, June 7 at 8 p.m. ET (AFL NET, ESPN360.com, Metro Sports Local - Live).

Offensive Player of the Week candidates included: Arizona WR Siaha Burley, Chicago QB Russ Michna and WR Donovan Morgan, Dallas QB Clint Dolezel, Georgia QB Chris Greisen and WR Tiger Jones, New Orleans QB Danny Wimprine and WR James Jordan, New York QB Aaron Garcia and WR Jason Willis, San Jose QB Mark Grieb and WR/DB James Roe, Utah WR/LB J.J. McKelvey.

ADT Defensive Player of the Week candidates included: Georgia DB Tony Tiller, New Orleans DB Calvin Spears DB Anthony Floyd and DB Lin-J Shell, New York DB Levy Brown, San Jose DL Ron Jones and DB Omarr Smith, Utah DB Eddie Canonico.

Ironman of the Week candidates included: Dallas FB/LB Josh White, Georgia FB/LB Matt Huebner, New York WR/DB Chris Anthony and Utah FB/LB Rodney Filer.

2008 WINNERS:

Week 1: Philadelphia's Tony Graziani (Offensive), Los Angeles' Damen Wheeler (Defensive), Chicago's DeJuan Alfonzo (Ironman)

Week 2: New Orleans' Danny Wimprine (Offensive), New York's Levy Brown (Defensive), Cleveland's Robert Redd (Ironman)

Week 3: Georgia's Chris Greisen (Offensive), Philadelphia's Gabe Nyenhuis (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

Week 4: Grand Rapids' James MacPherson (Co-Offensive), Philadelphia's Chris Jackson (Co-Offensive), New Orleans' Calvin Spears (Defensive), Chicago's DeJuan Alfonzo (Ironman)

Week 5: Philadelphia's Matt D'Orazio (Offensive), Chicago's John Moyer (Defensive), Orlando's Marlon Moye-Moore (Ironman)

Week 6: Colorado's Ben Nelson (Offensive), Georgia's Cam Newton (Co-Defensive), New York's John Walker (Co-Defensive), New York's Chris Anthony (Ironman)

Week 7: Orlando's T.T. Toliver (Offensive), Colorado's Rashad Floyd (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

Week 8: Cleveland's Otis Amey (Offensive), New Orleans' Norman LeJeune (Defensive), San Jose's Jason Geathers (Ironman)

Week 9: New Orleans' Danny Wimprine (Offensive), Philadelphia's Eddie Moten (Defensive), Tampa Bay's Lawrence Samuels (Ironman)

Week 10: Utah's Joe Germaine (Offensive), Orlando's Kenny McEntyre (Defensive), Los Angeles' Josh Jeffries (Ironman)

Week 11: Dallas' Clint Dolezel (Offensive), Tampa Bay's Traco Rachal (Defensive), Georgia's Matt Huebner (Ironman)

Week 12: Georgia's Tiger Jones (Offensive), Chicago's Dennison Robinson (Defensive), Tampa Bay's Lawrence Samuels (Ironman)

Week 13: San Jose's Mark Grieb (Offensive), San Jose's Marquis Floyd (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

Week 14: Georgia's Carl Morris (Offensive), Arizona's Isaiah Trufant (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

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