Rashied Davis earns Ironman-of-the-Week
February 24, 2004 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
San Jose SaberCats News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Feb. 24, 2004) â The San Jose SaberCats added more hardware to their trophy case Tuesday as wide receiver/defensive back Rashied Davis was named the Arena Football League's U.S. Army Ironman-of-the-Week for his performance in Sunday's 61-55 win over the Los Angeles Avengers.
Davis becomes the second SaberCat to win one of the AFL's weekly awards, following defensive specialist Omarr Smith's being named ADT Defensive Player-of-the-Week in Week 1.
"It feels great. I really appreciate it," Davis said about the award. "I think I worked hard out there. I could have played better on defense, but a win is a win. It's always great to be recognized as a good player in any league and I thank the league for giving it to me."
Davis accumulated a game-high 187 all-purpose yards capped by two 57-yard kickoff returns for touchdowns to lead the SaberCats to sole possession of first-place in the Western Division. Davis' two scores tied a team single-game and matched Barry Wagner (2) for fourth on team's all-time list. Overall, Davis returned four kickoffs for 153 yards (38.3 avg.).
Besides standout play on special teams, Davis also contributed four rece ptions for 34 yards and added 3.5 tackles (three solo) and one pass breakup on defense.
Rounding out the AFL's Week 3 award winners were Philadelphia Soul quarterback Nick Browder, who earned the Baby Ruth Real Deal Offensive Player-of-the-Week after completing 18-of-22 passes for 228 yards and 5 TD in the Soul's 56-34 victory over Columbus. Chicago Rush lineman John Moyer led the AFL's top-rated defense to a 65-35 win over Colorado, recording a sack and a fumble recovery, while applying constant pressure to Crush QB, John Dutton. For his efforts, Moyer was named ADT Defensive Player-of-the-Week for the third time in his career.
The SaberCats kickoff their home schedule, Saturday, February 28th against the Grand Rapids Rampage at HP Pavilion at 7:30pm. The first 5,000 fans will receive a SaberCats' 10th Anniversary T-Shirt compliments of Fry's Electronics. Single game tickets for all home games can be purchased at all Northern California TicketMaster outlets, on-line at www.ticketmaster.com, or in person at the HP Pavilion box office. For season or group ticket information call the SaberCats at (408) 573-5577 or visit the team's official website at www.sanjosesabercats.com.
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