AFL Cleveland Gladiators

QB John Dutton Returning to Gladiators in 2011

Published on October 4, 2010 under Arena Football League (AFL)
Cleveland Gladiators News Release


CLEVELAND - The Cleveland Gladiators are pleased to announce that five players from the 2010 roster have been assigned to the team by the Arena Football League office. Among those returning to Cleveland is QB JOHN DUTTON who passed for over 5,100 yards and threw 100 touchdowns in 2010.

Other players from 2010 include: WR VICTOR WILLIAMS, FB RUSSELL MONK, K MATT DENNY and DB JOE PHINISEE. OL CARLOS DOWNEY enters his rookie season in the AFL.

"It's exciting to have a core group of guys coming back," Gladiators Head Coach Steve Thonn said. "They know what I expect from them and that will help with the new guys. Having John (Dutton) - who is arguably one of the best all-time to play the quarterback position - really helps us as well. We are excited for what is to come in 2011."

Dutton (6-4, 230, Nevada) started in all 16 games and completed 446-of-696 passes for 5,104 yards and 100 touchdowns in 2010. In Week 7 versus Tulsa at Quicken Loans Arena, Dutton became the seventh player all-time to reach 30,000 career passing yards and the sixth player all-time to throw 600 career touchdowns in AFL history. He threw for over 300 yards in nine of the Gladiators 16 games.

The Cleveland Gladiators thank the fans of Cleveland for all of the support in 2010! 2011 Season Tickets are on sale now! For more information, call 216.685.9000 or visit www.clevelandgladiators.com. Don't miss all of the hard-hitting, helmet-popping excitement of arena football!

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