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January 19, 2019 - Orlando Apollos Daily Update

January 19, 2019 - Alliance of American Football (AAF)
Orlando Apollos News Release


TODAY'S NEWS

The Apollos held their 13th practice of training camp and final of the week on Saturday. The team is has their usual off-day on Sunday.

THREE WEEKS OUT: Today is the three-week mark until the inaugural game of The Alliance of American Football when head coach Steve Spurrier and the Apollos match up against Kevin Coyle and the Atlanta Legends on Saturday, Feb. 9 at 8:00 p.m. ET at UCF's Spectrum Stadium.

THE WASHINGTON MANTRA: Each of the Apollos' coaches on head coach Steve Spurrier's staff has their own style and way of going about things. On Saturday, offensive tackles coach Todd Washington, a two-time Super Bowl champion himself as a player with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002) and as a coach with the Baltimore Ravens (2012), talked about the mantra for his unit: "You've got to get better at something every day. I don't care what it is, whether it's your footwork, your hand placement, hat placement, pad level - you've got to find one thing of your game you've got to improve at, and that makes you a better player."

SEEING DOUBLE: Apollos players were doing double-takes as center Jordan McCray's twin brother, Justin, and their father were in town to watch Saturday's practice. Jordan spoke about how his father and brother Justin, who plays offensive guard for the Green Bay Packers, help out with each other's game: "He helps me out with the little things, and if I see something in his game that might be messing up, I try to help him out. A lot of it is football. Our dad was our offensive line coach, so he wants to hear all the stuff as well."

Read more from Apollos training camp on OrlandoApollos.com

The Apollos are allocated players who went to college in the state of Florida - for a complete breakdown of the roster, check the Training Camp Report tab on the Apollos media website.

The Orlando Apollos team headquarters while in training camp in San Antonio is the University of the Incarnate Word - all practices are open to the public.

A member of The Alliance of American Football, the Orlando Apollos are led by an experienced professional coaching, playing and front office staff featuring head coach Steve Spurrier, team president Mike Waddell and general manager Tim Ruskell.

The Apollos compete in The Alliance of American Football with the Atlanta Legends, Birmingham Iron, Memphis Express, Arizona Hotshots, Salt Lake Stallions, San Antonio Commanders and San Diego Fleet. The name Orlando Apollos is inspired by Apollo, Greek god of the sun, who is often depicted as an archer. The Apollos' colors are derived from two shades of orange which are reflective of the warm Florida sunshine that is common to Orlando and central Florida, and the color navy also pays respect to the Apollo Space mission and the entire Florida Space Coast. The Apollos' arrow points east toward Florida.

Orlando Apollos' home games will be played at Spectrum Stadium. Fans can purchase season tickets for as low as $75 at www.orlandoapollos.com or by calling 833-AAF-2019. Apollos game day parking is also now on sale. For more information on the Apollos, visit the team's website and be sure to follow The Apollos on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.



Alliance of American Football Stories from January 19, 2019


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