Philadelphia's James Romain Named Defensive Back of the Year
July 19, 2018 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Philadelphia Soul News Release
PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Arena Football League has announced that Philadelphia Soul defensive back James Romain has been named 2018 AFL Defensive Back of the Year. This marks the third straight year a Soul defensive back has won the award.
Romain (5'11, 175, Delaware State) started in all 12 games for the Soul this season and ranked tied for first in passes defended (19) and second in interceptions (4). The eight-year veteran tallied 54.0 total tackles as a member of a Soul defensive squad that had the best red zone defense in the League allowing opponents to score only 78% of the time.
AFL DEFENSIVE BACK
OF THE YEAR
YEAR PLAYER TEAM
2018 James Romain Philadelphia
2017 Dwayne Hollis Philadelphia
2016 Tracy Belton Philadelphia
2015 Jeremy Kellem Arizona
2014 Marquis Floyd Arizona
2013 Clevan Thomas San Jose
2012 Kent Richardson Philadelphia
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