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AFL I Arena Football League (1987-2008)

Quick Hitters - Week 17

June 19, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


ALL-PURPOSE RECEIVERS: Philadelphia Soul WR CHRIS JACKSON and Arizona Rattlers WR SIAHA BURLEY need 28 and 59 all-purpose yards, respectively, to pass EDDIE BROWN on the all-time all-purpose yards list.

CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS

Player YDs

Barry Wagner 21,054

Hunkie Cooper 20,587

George LaFrance 20,480

Eddie Brown 16,437

Chris Jackson 16,410

Siaha Burley 16,379

Bold - Active

BULL RUSHER: Chicago Rush FB DAN ALEXANDER can become the fastest player in AFL history to reach 950 career rushing yards with nine on Sunday. Alexander has 941 yards in 47 career games and can pass CHAD DUKES, who reached the 950 milestone in 49 career games. Alexander would become the seventh player in AFL history to reach the 950 plateau.

IN THE ZONE: San Jose SaberCats DB CLEVAN THOMAS needs one interception to break his tie with BARRY WAGNER and move into third place all-time for most interceptions in AFL history with 49. San Jose (10-5) welcomes the Georgia Force (10-5) to HP Pavilion on Saturday, June 21 at 10:30 p.m. ET (CSS - NDD at 12 p.m. ET, CSN Bay Area - Delay, 6/23 at 7 p.m. PT, SIRIUS Radio - Channel 130).

CAREER INTERCEPTIONS

Player INTs

Kenny McEntyre 81

Durwood Roquemore 50

Clevan Thomas 48

Barry Wagner 48

Mark Ricks 44

Bold - Active

BAKERS DOZEN: The Dallas Desperados can become the first team in AFL history to record at least 13 regular-season victories in three separate seasons with a win on Sunday.

BIG GAME TROY: Georgia Force WR TROY BERGERON needs nine receptions to become the first player in AFL history to record at least 100 receptions and 1,000 receiving yards in each of his first three seasons.

FIRST AND 50: The Georgia Force and Utah Blaze can each set the AFL single-season record for total offensive yards in a season. Georgia needs 323 yards to surpass its 2007 record of 5,176 while Utah stands 412 yards shy of setting a new record with 5,177 yards.

SHORT YARDAGE BACKS: Cleveland Gladiators FB MARLION JACKSON and Tampa Bay Storm FB/LB TORRANCE MARSHALL each need two rushing touchdowns to mark the first time in AFL history that two players have scored at least 25 rushing touchdowns in the same season.

SOUL SCORING IN BUNCHES: The Philadelphia Soul needs 84 points to set the AFL record for points in a single-season with 1,017.

MANY HAPPY RETURNS: Georgia Force DB CAM NEWTON and New Orleans VooDoo DB NORMAN LEJEUNE have each tied the AFL's rookie record for most INT-TD returns in a single-season with three and can set a new record with one more.

OFF THE NET: Tampa Bay Storm WR SEDRICK ROBINSON needs 21 kickoff return yards to become the fourth player in professional football history to amass 10,000-or-more kickoff return yards. The Storm (7-8) welcomes the Los Angeles Avengers (5-10) to St. Pete Times Forum on Saturday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET (Catch 47 Local - Live, CSS - Live, SIRIUS Radio - Channel 130).

CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDS

Player YDs

Brian Mitchell - NFL 14,014

Allen Rossum - NFL 10,520

Mel Gray - NFL 10,250

Sedrick Robinson - AFL 9,979

Hunkie Cooper - AFL 9,810

Bold - Active

RETURN SPECIALIST: Grand Rapids Rampage WR/DB CHRIS MARTIN needs four kickoff returns to set the rookie single-season record with 82. With 21 kickoff return yards, Martin will also set the rookie single-season record for yards with 1,633. He also needs 97 combined kickoff return yards to set the rookie single-season record with 1,717 yards.

MORRIS ON THE SPOT: Utah Blaze LB KELVIN MORRIS, who set the AFL's rookie record for defensive fumble recoveries in a single-season with six, can set the all-time single-season record for recoveries in a season with one more. The Blaze (5-10) travels to US Airways Center to face the Arizona Rattlers (8-7) on Saturday, June 21 at 10 p.m. ET.

SAFETY NET: In the history of the AFL, 27 players have had two safeties in a single-season. Chicago Rush OL/DL JOE PETERS, Philadelphia Soul DL BRYAN SAVE and San Jose LB STEVE WATSON each have two safeties this season and either can set the AFL single-season record with one more.

BRIGGS STORMING FOR 50: Tampa Bay Storm DL TOM BRIGGS needs one-half sack to become the third player in AFL history with 50 career.

MARKSMAN: San Jose SaberCats K A.J. HAGLUND needs 15 points to set the AFL record for points in a single-season by a kicker with 186.



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