Reading Express Release Pre-Season Roster
February 9, 2011 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Reading Express News Release
Reading, Pa. (February 9, 2011) - The Reading Express indoor pro football organization today announced the team's 2011 pre-season roster. Training camp begins Saturday at noon at the Sinking Spring Family YMCA in Sinking Spring, Pa.
Under the rules of the Indoor Football League, the Reading Express are allowed to bring up to 45 players to camp. With camp starting just two weeks before the team's season opener against the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks at Sovereign Center on February 26, the Express coaching staff has the task of promptly trimming the roster down to 21 active players, with nine players on reserve.
The Quarterback Situation: One of the biggest storylines going into camp this year is the quarterback situation. With longtime Rob Flowers now in retirement and Dan Kelly healing from shoulder surgery, the Express are working to find a new starting quarterback for the team.
Four players will enter camp with an eye on the starting role. Belhaven's Andrew Carcich, Kutztown's Shane Martin, Fairleigh-Dickinson's Bill Winters and Northwestern's Chris Malleo will compete for the job.
"This pre-season camp is going to be extremely competitive at all positions," said Chris Thompson, head coach of the Reading Express. "We feel that we have a great group of guys coming into camp, and I'm personally excited to see which guys step up, not only at the QB position, but at every position."
The Roster: The 2011 Reading Express pre-season roster touts several players with NCAA Division I experience, as well as players from top FCS schools. The roster is balanced with players from area colleges and universities, maintaining the local flavor that has always made the Reading Express popular.
Last Name First Name Position College
Allen Trey DB California University of Pennsylvania
Amoo Anthony OL/DL University of Houston
Angeloni Matthew WR Univ. of Tennessee-Chattanooga
Blocker Robert OL/DL Bowie State University
Brittingham Jamar RB/WR Bloomsburg University
Carcich Andrew QB/LB Belhaven College
Colon Justin DE/LB Bloomsburg University
Cooper Jesse DB/WR Bloomsburg University
Curry Clarence DB/WR Villanova University
Cynewski Paul DE Salisbury University
Evans Brandon OL University of Houston
Frazier Franklin FB Hampton University
Gardner Dexter DE/NG McCaskey High School
Gray Rod RB/WR NW Oklahoma State University
Harig David LB Albright College
Henley Jason FB Kutztown University
Johnson Arlan DE Temple/Shippensburg
Kelly Anthony LB/DE Florida State University
Keylor Will LB Lebanon Valley College
Knechel Chris OL King ¬â¢s College
Malleo Chris QB Northwestern University
Martin Shane WR/QB Kutztown University
Millard Matt LB/FB Kutztown University
Milton Domenique DB/WR University of Massachusetts
Nunn Chris OL Glenville State University
Ocasio Carmelo WR IUP
Orlebar Daniel DL/OL Appalachian State University
Rockhold Erik K Appalachian State University
Romig Nate WR Albright College
Saunders A.J. DB/WR Slippery Rock University
Smith Anthony LB Bloomsburg University
Smith David DB/LB North Carolina State University
Sola Matt DE/LB Kutztown University
Tetreault Sean OL Lebanon Valley College
Thompson Michael LB Benedict College
Wenrich Travis LB/DB McDaniel College
White Elliot WR/RB Widener College
Willis Jeff WR Langston University
Winters Bill QB Farleigh Dickinson University
Wolford Dee DB Shippensburg University
Wood Anthony DB West Virginia University
Reading Express Indoor Professional Football will begin the 2011 season on Saturday, February 26, on The Reading Hospital Medical Group Field at Sovereign Center against the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks. Tickets are now on sale at www.expressindoorfootball.com, or you can call 610.372.PASS (7277) to order.
The Reading Express are one of the most established franchises in indoor football. In five seasons, the team has amassed an overall record of 64-20 with four playoff appearances, two conference titles and the 2009 AIFA National Championship. In 2011, Reading will begin play as a new member of the Indoor Football League.
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