RiverRats Sign Former Penn State Standout

Published on May 10, 2007 under American Indoor Football Association (AIFA)
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Pittsburgh, PA- Pittsburgh RiverRats Head Coach Shawn Liotta is proud to announce the signing of former Penn State University Standout to a contract for the remainder of the 2007 season. Yisrael (6' / 190) a WR/DB joined the team this week and will be in the lineup when RiverRats face the Erie Freeze this Saturday. He joins the team after spending the beginning part of 2007 on the roster of the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League.

Yisrael played at Penn State from 2000-2003 where he was a three year letterman, captain, and starting safety. He finished the 2003 campaign as the team's second leading tackler with 93 total tackles and 3 interceptions and earned 2nd team All-Big Ten accolades. Yisrael signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2004 and attended the teams 2004 training camp.

Yisrael had several pro workouts before signing with the Wilkes-Barre/Scrantion Pioneers of Arena Football 2. The explosive WR/DB showed his outstanding talent as a two way player rushing 17 times for 43 yards and 5 tds, accumulating 54 receptions for 687 yards and 9 td's, and was tied for the second most tackles on the team with 61. Yisrael earned several ironman of the game awards while playing with the Pioneers prior to signing a contract with the New York Dragons.

"Yaacov Yisrael instantly makes our football team better," commented RiverRats Head Coach Shawn Liotta. "We are very proud to have Cov and his outstanding talents with us here in Pittsburgh as we make our late season playoff push. He is a tremendous player and an even better person, RiverRats fans will enjoy watching him play over our final two home games. When you look at his experience and where he has played, we are very excited about seeing him in action this week vs. Erie."

The RiverRats have also announced that the following players have been signed to contracts.

Craig Haywood (DB) - 5'10 175 (Kings College) - 2007 Draft Scout Rated Corner - Led the Nation in Interceptions in 2006 (12) - 2006 NCAA Small School All-American

Pete Giese (OL) - 6'3 300 (Slippery Rock)

Chris Siegle (QB) - 6'2 200 (Cinncinnati/Duquesne/WVU Tech

Alex Wilson (DL)- 6'2 260 (Robert Morris University)

The Pittsburgh RiverRats are a professional indoor football team playing in the American Indoor Football Association. Great seats are still available for the team's final two home games. For more info on the Pittsburgh RiverRats visit www.pittsburghriverrats.com.

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