AFL Cleveland Gladiators

Gladiators Announce 2011 Roster

Published on March 13, 2011 under Arena Football League (AFL)
Cleveland Gladiators News Release


CLEVELAND - Cleveland Gladiators Head Coach Steve Thonn has closed the 2011 training camp and finalized his roster, the team announced today. The Gladiators will begin their season this Saturday night at 10:00 p.m. when they visit the defending ArenaBowl XXIII Champion Spokane Shock in Washington.

"I'm really pleased with how well the guys did in camp," Thonn said. "This is never an easy process, and it was especially difficult with all of the talent we had this year. It's so hard to have to sit a guy down and tell him that he didn't make it, but on the other hand, I'm excited about the group we have moving forward into the start of the season."

The Arena Football League allows teams to carry a regular season 24-man active roster, with a 21-man active roster for each game. The three players will be considered "inactive" for that particular game.

In addition, the Gladiators activated 2005 AFL Rookie of the Year WR Troy Bergeron from the Other League Exempt List.

The Gladiators 2011 roster features 11 players returning from last year's squad. Highlighting the roster are two-time ArenaBowl champion John Dutton at quarterback and first-team All-Arena offensive lineman Adam Tadisch. Wide receiver Robert Redd, a standout on the 2008 playoff squad during the inaugural season in Cleveland, also returns to the Gladiators in 2011.

The Gladiators 2011 season will kick off on the road against the defending ArenaBowl XXIII Champion Spokane Shock. The Gladiators home opener is set for SATURDAY, APRIL 2 versus the CHICAGO RUSH. Kickoff is set for 4:00 PM at Quicken Loans Arena. SINGLE-GAME TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW! For more information, visit www.clevelandgladiators.com or call 216.685.9000 today!

2011 CLEVELAND GLADIATORS ACTIVE ROSTER

POS NAME HT WT BIRTH COLLEGE

WR Troy Bergeron 6'2 195 12/3/83 Middle Tennessee State

WR/DB Mike Bragg 6'1 195 12/13/81 Texas A&M Kingsville

DB Levy Brown 5'11 200 8/15/84 Florida A&M

LB Tim Cheatwood 6'4 270 11/5/78 Ohio State

K Matt Denny 6'0 190 2/8/86 Carthage

FB/LB Carlos Downey 6'2 290 10/11/85 Eastern New Mexico

QB John Dutton 6'4 230 9/20/75 Nevada

OL Bill Eisenhardt 6'3 280 6/27/86 Grand Valley

DL Earl Heyman 6'2 280 9/5/87 Louisville

DL Anthony Hoke 6'1 240 6/19/86 Cincinnati

DB Leslie Jackman 6'0 185 6/9/87 Hofstra

WR A.J. Kegg 6'1 195 8/8/87 Hillsdale

WR Thyron Lewis 6'4 200 11/25/82 Howard

WR/DB Davion Mitchell 5'11 185 6/11/85 Southwestern

FB/LB Russell Monk 6'3 280 3/22/86 St. Ambrose

WR/DB Joe Phinisee 5'10 195 1/6/86 Walsh

WR/DB Robert Redd 5'10 195 9/1/80 Bowling Green State

DB Demarcus Robinson 6'2 195 6/3/86 Henderson State

QB Kurt Rocco 6'5 230 10/8/87 Mount Union

OL Adam Tadisch 6'8 320 3/29/84 North Dakota State

FB/LB Pierre Turner 6'1 245 10/17/87 Richmond

WR/LB Victor Williams 6'4 225 8/22/85 Northern Iowa

OL/DL Calvin Wilson 6'6 345 1/16/87 North Alabama

Head Coach - Steve Thonn

Director of Player Personnel - Ron Selesky

Offensive/Defensive Line Coach - Whitney Bell

Defensive Backs Coach - Nick Ward

Assistant Coach - Jason Freshwater

Assistant Coach - Mike Smith

Head Equipment Manager - Brian Freeman

Assistant Equipment Manager - Giovanni Di Siena

Head Athletic Trainer - Dean Taylor, MA, ATC

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