Rampage's Martin, McFadden Make AFL All-Rookie Team
June 24, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Grand Rapids Rampage News Release
GRAND RAPIDS - Following the end of the regular season, the Arena Football League named Grand Rapids Rampage defensive back Chris Martin (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and defensive lineman/linebacker Michael McFadden (Saginaw, Mich.) to its 2008 All-Rookie Team. The defensive duo became the first pair of Rampage players to make the squad in the same season since Corey Mayfield and Buster Stanley earned the honor in 1999.
Martin finished second on Grand Rapids with 85 tackles, broke up five passes, recovered four fumbles and logged two interceptions in 15 games played this year. His 82 kickoff returns and 1,663 kickoff return yards set AFL rookie records, while his six kickoff returns for touchdowns led the league and tied a team single-season mark.
McFadden paced all Rampage players with four sacks this season, including a team record-tying three sack performance against the Kansas City Brigade on April 25. Despite beginning the season on the team's injured reserve list, he led Grand Rapids with five tackles for loss, totaled 20 tackles overall and added a forced fumble in nine games.
Grand Rapids will make its return to the AFL playoffs this Monday when it travels to Phoenix to take on the Arizona Rattlers at 9:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN2.
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