SaberCats Announce 24-Man Regular Season Roster
Published on March 10, 2014 under Arena Football League (AFL)
San Jose SaberCats News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The SaberCats announced that they have finalized their 24-man roster heading into the first week of the 2014 season.
"There was a tremendous amount of competition in camp, and we are excited with how our roster has shaped up heading into the season," said Owner/Head Coach Darren Arbet. "Our guys really came together as a team over the last two weeks, and everyone in our organization is eager to get the season underway."
Below is the team's Opening Week roster:
SAN JOSE SABERCATS 2014 REGULAR SEASON 24-MAN ROSTER
No. Player Pos. Height Weight DOB College Exp.
1 Reggie Gray WR 5-10 185 4/24/84 Western Illinois 3
3 David Hyland DB 6-0 200 5/30/87 Morehead St. 3
5 Ken Fontenette DB 5-11 200 1/14/86 Houston 3
7 Jason Willis WR 6-1 200 7/26/80 Oregon 6
8 Clevan Thomas DB 5-10 195 4/06/79 Florida State 8
10 Nathan Stanley QB 6-5 215 1/24/89 Southeastern Louis. 0
12 Russ Michna QB 6-2 220 2/03/81 Western Illinois 6
13 Rod Harper WR 6-1 205 3/26/85 Murray State 1
17 Huey Whittaker WR/LB 6-5 225 6/19/81 South Florida 7
18 Dominique Curry WR 6-3 230 8/16/87 California Univ. (PA) 0
21 Simeon Castille DB 6-0 190 10/12/85 Alabama 2
23 Terrance Carter DL 6-4 275 9/08/82 Colorado 4
34 JJ Payne FB 5-11 270 7/28/85 Western Illinois 4
36 Luis Vasquez DL 6-3 265 4/23/86 Arizona State 4
54 Paul Griffin DL 6-1 290 10/12/85 Florida State 5
64 Rich Ranglin OL 6-3 315 9/27/84 Central Conn. 4
68 George Bussey OL 6-4 325 11/10/85 Louisville 3
70 Jordan Mudge OL 6-4 320 8/08/89 Nevada 1
76 Ray Feinga OL 6-5 320 5/08/86 BYU 0
78 Jeff Nady OL 6-7 315 2/15/90 Nevada 0
90 Jerome Williams DL 6-2 270 8/30/90 Connecticut 0
98 Francis Maka LB 6-2 250 5/10/85 Hawaii 3
99 Jason Stewart DL 6-0 315 11/14/80 Fresno State 5
Marc Schiechl DL 6-3 270 11/30/87 Colorado Mines 2
Other SaberCats roster moves include: activated WR Reggie Gray, LB Francis Maka, FB JJ Payne, DL Luis Vasquez, and DL Jason Stewart off the physically unable to perform list; placed CB JC Neal, FB Wondell Rutledge, and WR Doug Williams on recallable reassignment; placed OL Dennis Godfrey, OL Zach McKnight and FB Derik Steiner on injured reserve; placed DB Kenny Okoro and WR Jarvis Williams on inactive reserve; and placed DL Keenan Mace on the refused to report list.
The team also announced that they have acquired defensive lineman Marc Schiechl from the Los Angeles KISS in exchange for defensive lineman Ollie Ogbu.
Schiechl (6-3, 270, Colorado Mines) is a two-year AFL veteran of the Spokane Shock. In 2013, he appeared in 14 games, notching 13 tackles and one-and-a-half sacks. As a rookie in 2012, Schiechl recorded ten tackles and one-and-a-half sacks. Over his career at Colorado Mines, he racked up 46 sacks in 47 games, and became the first three-time All-American in school history.
The SaberCats open the 2014 season on the road in Portland on Monday, March 17 at 7:00 p.m. The game can be found nationally on TV on the CBS Sports Network and locally on the radio on KNBR 1050. The team returns home in Week 2 to face the Philadelphia Soul on Sunday, March 23 at 5:00 p.m.
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