Hawgs tryout produces 25 signees
Published on November 21, 2004 under National Indoor Football League (NIFL)
Daytona Beach Hawgs News Release
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. â Twenty-five players were added to the Daytona Beach Hawgs roster Sunday afternoon after a spirited tryout camp at Municipal Stadium.
"We're taking steps in the right direction, but we're not quite there yet,'' said Hawgs coach Ervin Bryson. "Now it's just a matter of getting them into helmets and shoulder pads to see what they're really made of."
The signees include: (local connections noted)
DB Jarraud Bell (5-11, 180, Bethune-Cookman)
WR Michael Bonnaville (5-7, 149, Bethune-Cookman)
OL George Boyette (6-3, 275)
K Stephen Brown (5-1 200, Eastern Kentucky)
OL Terrance Butler (6-2, 342 Bethune-Cookman)
OL Steve Canidate (6-5, 360 Seabreeze, Utah State)
DL Willis B. Cord (6-0, 255, Spruce Creek, Valdosta State)
WR Erik Gibson (6-2,235, Valdosta State)
QB Isaac Hall (6-2, 205, Mainland, NW Oklahoma State)
RB Johnny Hart (5-9,225, Seabreeze, Bethune-Cookman)
WR Tarion Hubbard (5-11,185, Bethune-Cookman)
LB AJ Johnson (5-11, 256, Rock Valley, Head Coach of Deltona Trinity Christian Academy)
WR Kwasie Kwaku (5-11, 168, Bethune-Cookman)
DL Leon Leggette (6-0,280, Mainland, Bethune-Cookman)
DL Robert Lewis III (6-4,310 Angelo State, Tulsa Talons of AF2)
OL Mitchell McArthur (6-2,310, Mainland)
DB Ryan McHugh (6-1 185, Spruce Creek, UMass)
QB Jason McCoy (6-3, 228, Bethune-Cookman)
DL Leon Moore (6-3, 255, Appalachian State)
DB Jonathan Rentrope (6-0, 215)
DB Tarek Reslan (6-2 201, Spruce Creek, Western Connecticut State)
LB Levar Sims (6-1, 224, Bethune-Cookman)
DB Micah Simmons (5-10 168, Bethune-Cookman)
LB Sam Smalls (6-0, 215, Appalachian State)
DB Michael Taylor (5-11, 195, NW Mississippi)
"In the trenches, I'm excited,'' Bryson said. "That's where the game is won and lost, even in the indoor game. Butler stood out, and Moore showed me he can play. I admire him because he and Sam Smalls drove 14 hours to get here â that's the kind of ballplayer I'm looking for."
Approximately 60 participants were clocked in the 40-yard dash, shuttle runs, and position workouts.
"The local representation was solid, but I still think there's some diamonds in the rough around here,'' Bryson said.
The Hawgs' roster now stands at 33 players. Another tryout will be held in January. The Hawgs' debut season in the National Indoor Football League begins March 2005.
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