Rivers, Brooks Land PIFL Week One Honors
Published on March 12, 2013 under Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL)
Columbus Lions News Release
COLUMBUS, GA (March 12, 2013) - The Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL) has Columbus Lions LB Justen Rivers and K Chandler Brooks as the Week 1 Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week.
LB Justen Rivers (6'1 255, Eastern Kentucky) has been the mainstay on the Columbus Lions defense for the past seven seasons and on Sunday with almost entirely new cast on defense Rivers led a Columbus defensive charge in a 58-28 victory over the Knoxville Nighthawks. The wily vet finished the Lions opening game on Sunday with three tackles and two sacks. Rivers biggest impact was his blocking of a field goal and returning it in for a touchdown helping spark his keep as the PIFL Week 1 Defensive Player of the Week.
K Chandler Brooks (6'1 175, Auburn) briefly introduced himself to Lions fans last season when he nailed a game-winning field goal in his indoor debut. On Sunday, Brooks kicked off his second season with bang leading all kickers in scoring with ten points going 7 of 8 on extra point attempts as well as tacking on three Uno's. His efforts earned him the PIFL Week 1 Special Teams Player of the Week.
The Columbus Lions will resume action this Saturday when indoor football's biggest in-state rivalry resumes with Lions (1-0) on the road to take on the defending PIFL Champion Albany Panthers (1-0). Kickoff is at 7:30 PM, and to catch all the action be sure to log on to www.columbuslions.net and click on the Listen Live icon.
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Professional Indoor Football League Stories from March 12, 2013
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