OurSports Central Names UFL Players of the Week
by Fran Stuchbury
October 4, 2010 - United Football League (UFL 1)
Las Vegas Locomotives running back DeDe Dorsey, Omaha Nighthawks linebacker Nick Greisen and Nighthawks kicker Jeff Wolfert were named the OurSports Central United Football League Offensive, Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, for week three of the UFL season.
Dorsey carried 14 times for 99 yards and hauled in seven receptions for 105 yards in the Locomotives' 20-17 victory over the Florida Tuskers. Dorsey played with two NFL teams: the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals from 2006 to 2008. He also spent the 2010 training camp with the Detroit Lions.
Greisen finished with 9.5 total tackles in the Nighthawks' 20-17 victory over the Sacramento Mountain Lions. Greisen played with three NFL teams: the New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars and Baltimore Ravens from 2002 to 2008. He also spent the 2010 training camp with the Denver Broncos.
Wolfert was 1-1 on extra points and connected on a 46-yard field goal in the Nighthawks' victory over the Sacramento Mountain Lions. Wolfert played college football at Missouri and left school as the most accurate kicker in NCAA history, making 94.9% of his kicks.
Previous winners:
Week One - Florida's Brooks Bollinger (offensive), Florida's Odell Thurman (defensive), Hartford's Marshall McDuffie (special teams)
Week Two - Sacramento's Daunte Culpepper (offensive), Sacramento's Zeke Moreno (defensive), Omaha's Ricardo Colclough (special teams)
Week Three - Las Vegas' DeDe Dorsey (offensive), Omaha's Nick Greisen (defensive), Omaha's Jeff Wolfert (special teams)
The OurSports Central United Football League Players of the Week are chosen by the staff of OurSports Central and UFL writer Fran Stuchbury.
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