San Jose QB Grieb heads list of available AFL free agents
August 22, 2005 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Detroit Drive News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. (Aug. 22, 2005) - First-Team All-Arena Football League QB MARK GRIEB is among the 200 free agents eligible to be signed by AFL teams when the free agent signing period begins on September 14.
Grieb, who set an AFL single-season record with 4,796 passing yards in 2005, is one of 17 SaberCats on the 2006 free agent list, which was released by the AFL office today.
Other notable San Jose players on the list include backup QB NICK ROLOVICH, WR/DB BARRY WAGNER, FB/LB MATT KINSINGER, WR/LB SHALON BAKER, K DAN FRANTZ and OL/DL FRANK BEEDE. Teams may begin contacting free agents on August 31.
The AFL's list of free agents includes two former Ironman of the Year (Chad Dukes and Wagner), three former Offensive Player of the Year (Grieb, Wagner and Calvin Schexnayder), a former Defensive Player of the Year (Johnnie Harris), a former Kicker of the Year (Steve Videtich), a former Rookie of the Year (Travis McGriff), two ArenaBowl MVPs (Grieb and Terrill Shaw) and one ArenaBowl Ironman (Wagner) award winners.
Also, former Heisman Trophy runner-up QB Michael Bishop, former All-Arena QBs Sherdrick Bonner and Clint Dolezel and perennial All-Ironman WR/LB Darryl Hammond are eligible.
San Jose's 17 free agents are listed below. To view a complete team-by-team list of 2006 AFL free agents visit the League's official Web sites, www.arenafootball.com or www.AFLMedia.com.
2006 SAN JOSE SABERCATS FREE AGENTS
Pos. Player Ht. Wt. College
OL/DL Jason Andersen 6-6 310 BYU
WR/LB Shalon Baker 5-7 185 Montana
OL/DL Sebastian Barrie 6-3 265 Liberty
OL/DL Frank Beede 6-4 300 Panhandle State
DS Wendell Davis 5-11 200 Oklahoma
FB/LB Joey Dozier 6-0 249 New Mexico State
K Dan Frantz 6-1 200 Portland State
QB Mark Grieb 6-3 208 UC Davis
OL/DL Kevin Jordan 6-5 305 Fresno State
FB/LB Matt Kinsinger 6-2 265 Slippery Rock
OL/DL Cedric Pittman 6-3 275 Nevada
OL/DL Tony Plantin 6-4 295 Clemson
QB Nick Rolovich 6-1 200 Hawaii
WR/LB Calvin Schexnayder 6-0 190 Washington State
K Derek Schorejs 5-11 215 Bowling Green
WR/DB Barry Wagner 6-3 225 Alabama A&M
FB/LB Steve Warren 6-1 305 Nebraska
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