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Lazarus, Ex-UCLA Wideout Comes to Stockton

December 20, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Stockton Lightning News Release


STOCKTON, Calif. * The Stockton Lightning of the arenafootball2 league have announced WR/DB Jacques Lazarus has been assigned to the Lightning by the af2 League Office and DS Gerard Washington has been traded to the Mahoning Valley Thunder in exchange for future considerations.

Entering 2007 as an arenafootball2 rookie, Lazarus returns to the gridiron after spending his first two seasons in college football at UCLA (NCAA) from 2002-03. Standing at 6-foot-2, 175 pounds, Lazarus appeared in four games for the Bruins as a 2003 sophomore as UCLA advanced to a postseason bowl berth in the Silicon Valley Football Classic. The 24-year old earned a roster spot as a 2002 freshman in the middle of a talented and deep wide receiving corps, as UCLA finished with an 8-5 record and a Las Vegas Bowl victory.

Lazarus' acclaimed high school football career at Pacific Palisades (Calif.) High accounted for 2,500 yards of offense as a senior. He joins current Lightning assigned WR/DB's Kenyatte Morgan, James Newson and Phil Goodman, scheduled to return to Stockton for the 2007 af2 season.

Washington, who was assigned to the Lightning by the af2 league office on June 16, appeared in five games with Stockton in his 2006 af2 rookie season after spending his college football with the University of Massachusetts (NCAA Division I) and Benedict College (NCAA Division II). Washington made 28.5 total tackles and registered four pass breakups, including a season-high four unassisted tackles and seven assisted tackles against Central Valley on July 8.

The Lightning finished their inaugural 2006 arenafootball2 season with a 5-11 record, finishing fourth in the National Conference's West Division and recently hired Doug Murray as the second Head Coach in team history.

In their first season, the Lightning ranked third in af2 attendance with an average of 7,445 fans per home game. Season tickets for the 2007 Lightning regular season are on sale now. For more information on season tickets, merchandise, or other information, please call the Lightning at (209) 373-1500 or visit www.stocktonlightning.com.



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