Mountain Lions Trim Roster to 51 Players

Published on September 8, 2011 under United Football League (UFL 1)
Sacramento Mountain Lions News Release


Sacramento, CA - THURSDAY, September 8, 2011 - The Sacramento Mountain Lions, of the United Football League, cut their roster down to 51 players today.

The Mountain Lions wrapped up training camp with a practice at Sacramento State's Hornet Stadium this morning. Practice continues tomorrow at Sacramento City College (8:15 to 10:30 a.m.) and Saturday at Natomas High School (8:15 to 10:30 a.m.). Practices are open to the media and the public.

The Sacramento Mountain Lions 51-man roster:

No. Last name First Name Pos Ht Wt DoB College

74 AFIF PATRICK OT 6'7 313 3/20/83 WASHINGTON STATE

50 AIYEWA VICTOR LB 6'1 219 2/4/89 WASHINGTON

45 ALI CHARLES FB 6'2 255 8/23/84 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF

10 AMEY OTIS WR 5'10 192 12/4/81 SACRAMENTO STATE

39 ANDERSON VICTOR DB 6'2 215 10/12/85 SE MISSOURI

2 BETHEL-THOMPSON MCLEOD QB 6'3 230 7/3/88 SACRAMENTO STATE

26 BAYLARK STEVE RB 6'0 206 7/28/83 MASSACHUSETTS

31 BOURNE II ROBERT DB 6'1 208 1/27/84 COLORADO STATE

41 BROWN KAI TE 6'3 240 2/12/86 BROWN

40 BUSING JOHN DS 6'2 231 9/1/83 MIAMI (OH)

15 COLBURN RYAN QB 6'3 220 11/8/86 FRESNO STATE

30 COLLINS MANNY DB 5'10 190 8/2/84 RUTGERS

96 COULTER BRIAN DE 6'4 259 10/2/85 MISSOURI

55 CRUM MAURICE DE 6'0 230 5/28/86 NOTRE DAME

80 FOSTER JAYSON WR 5'7 175 7/22/85 GEORGIA SOUTHERN

72 HOWELL NICHOLAS OL 6'5 290 10/10/86 USC

85 JONES DOMINIQUE TE 6'3 250 8/15/87 SHEPHERD

22 KEYES DENNIS DB 6'2 199 3/26/85 UCLA

42 KING AARON LS 6'1 245 1/30/85 TEXAS-EL PASO

52 KWATENG PRINCE LB 6'2 230 11/19/86 NORTHWESTERN

75 LIGHTBODY SAM OL 6'9 325 8/22/81 WASHINGTON STATE

77 LUELLEN TYLER OT 6'6 300 7/25/84 MISSOURI

1 MALONE TOM P 6'0 205 3/29/84 USC

13 MAXWELL MARCUS WR 6'3 210 7/8/83 OREGON

25 MAZE TERRELL CB 5'10 172 3/14/84 SAN DIEGO STATE

82 MOORE KENNY WR 5'11 195 2/19/85 WAKE FOREST

5 PALMER JORDAN QB 6'5 235 5/30/84 TEXAS-EL PASO

54 PALMER RONNIE LB 6'3 245 3/29/86 ARIZONA

90 PARKER JASON DE 6'3 265 1/23/85 ARIZONA

79 PETERSON GREG DT 6'5 290 1/21/84 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL

32 PHILLIPS JERMAINE DB 6'2 230 3/27/79 GEORGIA

23 POOLE WILL CB 5'10 193 7/24/81 USC

21 PRUDE RONNIE CB 5'11 180 6/4/82 LSU

67 QUARTERMAN KURT OL 6'5 348 10/5/83 LOUISVILLE

62 ROBERTSON ERIK OL 6'2 310 10/4/84 CALIFORNIA

20 ROSS CORY RB 5'6 201 9/22/82 NEBRASKA

97 SAVAGE JOSH DE 6'4 276 9/28/80 UTAH

9 SCACCIA FABRIZIO K 6'1 210 8/21/84 NO COLLEGE

69 SEAWRIGHT JONAS DL 6'6 330 4/12/82 NORTH CAROLINA

53 SNYDER CLINTON LB 6'4 240 4/18/87 STANFORD

60 SPANOS MATT OL 6'5 305 12/31/84 USC

99 STEWART JASON NT 6'1 320 11/14/80 FRESNO STATE

44 STONE GALEN TE 6'2 235 9/1/88 SAGINAW VALLEY STATE

51 TAUILIILI MIKE LB 5'11 235 10/29/86 DUKE

56 THOMAS DONTARRIOUS LB 6'2 240 9/2/80 AUBURN

73 TUCKER TORRIN OL 6'6 320 12/25/79 SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI

98 UDOFIA EKOM DT 6'2 315 8/3/87 STANFORD

28 WASHINGTON JOHN DAVID RB 5'9 208 4/28/84 MOREHOUSE

11 WILLIAMS REGGIE WR 6'4 212 5/17/83 WASHINGTON

91 WILLIAMS WILLIE DT 6'4 305 9/19/84 LOUISVILLE

83 WOODS AARON WR 5'6 180 8/5/86 PORTLAND STATE

The roster features three players with strong ties to Sacramento. Quarterback MCLEOD BETHEL-THOMPSON played at Sacramento State (2008-10) after transferring from UCLA. He was with the San Francisco 49ers throughout the preseason but was released on Sunday.

Receiver OTIS AMEY starred at Sacramento State (2001-04) and scored a touchdown the first time he ever touched the ball in the NFL. This came on a 75-yard punt return while playing with the San Francisco 49ers in 2005. He also played for the Mountain Lions in 2010.

Quarterback RYAN COLBURN grew up in Visalia but he was born in Sacramento and still has lots of family in the area. A rookie, Colburn put up solid numbers while starting at Fresno State in 2009 and 2010. Colburn will battle Bethel-Thompson and JORDAN PALMER for the starting quarterback position. Palmer, the younger brother of CARSON PALMER, was a back-up quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals for the last three seasons.

The Mountain Lions will open the 2011 season at home (at Hornet Stadium) against the Las Vegas Locos on Sept. 17. Las Vegas won the UFL championship in 2009 and 2010 under head coach JIM FASSEL. Sacramento went 4-4 in 2010 and averaged about 18,250 fans for the home games.

Season tickets and individual tickets are on sale now at www.sacmountainlions.com or by phone at (916-383-5466).

2011 Sacramento Mountain Lions Schedule

* All times Pacific

Sacramento Mountain Lions Local

Wk 1 9/17 LAS VEGAS 7.30pm

Wk 2 Bye

Wk 3 10/1 OMAHA 4pm

Wk 4 10/7 at Virginia 7pm

Wk 5 10/15 VIRGINIA 4pm

Wk 6 10/22 at Las Vegas 7pm

Wk 7 10/28 at Omaha 5pm

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