Lions Merritt signs with AFL Crush
December 10, 2007 - American Indoor Football Association (AIFA)
Columbus Lions News Release
Columbus, GA (Dec. 8, 2007) - The Columbus Lions are proud to announce that Wide Receiver Anthony Merritt (5'11", 195) has signed a contract to play for the Colorado Crush of the AFL.
Merritt was set to join the Lions after going undrafted in 2007. Merritt initially signed a free agent contract with the New Orleans Saints, soon after Merritt would be given his release due to injury. Merritt was a First Team All-American his senior year at Northern Alabama when the team went 11-1. In four years at UNA, Merritt set 19 individual school records, seven Gulf South Conference records and four NCAA Division II records. Most notably, in 2005 this All-American finished sixth in the voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy as the NCAA Division II College Football player of the year.
"Anthony is the total playmaking package, and we are extremely happy to see one of our players take the next step up" Head Coach Jason Gibson said. "Everywhere Merritt has played his teams have played at a Championship level, we look forward to continuing to watch his progress with the Crush."
The 2008 Columbus Lions kickoff their season in March, Season Tickets can be purchased by calling our home office at 706-322-3DEN or emailing us at jeff@columbuslions.net.
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