Rhinos Acquire OL/DL Wideman
May 30, 2002 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Carolina Rhinos News Release
GREENVILLE, SC â The League office of arenafootball2 and the Carolina Rhinos have announced the reassignment of offensive / defensive lineman Adrian Wideman to the team from the Norfolk Nighthawks in exchange for future considerations. Wideman is a 6'4'', 280-pound rookie from Hampton University.
Wideman is scheduled to be in the lineup when the Rhinos visit the first-year Louisville Fire tomorrow, May the 31st, at 7:30 p.m. The game, the first-ever between the teams, will be broadcast live on 1070 "The Sportszone" WCSZ-AM and at rhinosfootball.com beginning at 7:15 p.m. 1070 "The Sportszone" also broadcasts "Rhino Talk" featuring head coach Rod Miller every Monday from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. The show originates live from Wild Wing Café on West Washington Street in downtown Greenville.
Friday's game will be the second straight away from home for the Rhinos, as well as the second of a stretch in which they will play four out of six games on the road. The Rhinos will return home to host the Roanoke Steam next Friday, June the 7th, and then the first-year Cape Fear Wildcats Saturday June 15th before heading back on the road to visit Roanoke June 22nd and Columbus June 29th.
Friday June 7th will be "Scout Night" and there will be a postgame concert featuring Avalon. The first one-thousand scouts who purchase tickets for the June 7th game will receive special Rhinos-Scout patches, and groups of scouts can purchase tickets at a special rate by calling 864-250-4929.
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