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San Jose's Grieb, Floyd and Dallas' Pettis Earn Week 13 Honors

May 27, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


NEW YORK - San Jose SaberCats QB MARK GRIEB, DB MARQUIS FLOYD and Dallas Desperados WR/DB WILL PETTIS have been named Offensive Player, ADT Defensive Player, and Ironman of the Week, respectively, for Week 13 of the 2008 season.

OFFENSIVE: Grieb (6-2, 215, UC - Davis) completed 23-of-30 passes for 271 yards and a Week 13-high eight touchdowns as the SaberCats (8-5) clinched the team's ninth consecutive playoff berth by defeating the Colorado Crush (4-8), 59-42, on Saturday. Grieb led San Jose on scoring drives on nine of the teams 12 possessions, including six consecutive, while reaching a passer rating of 129.3. The SaberCats travel to STAPLES Center to face the Los Angeles Avengers (4-8) on Saturday, May 31 at 10:30 p.m. ET (CSN Bay Area Local - Live, SIRIUS Radio - Channel 130).

ADT DEFENSIVE: Floyd (6-2, 192, West Georgia) registered seven tackles, two passes defensed and one interception in the SaberCats 59-42 win over the Crush at HP Pavilion. Floyd recorded a key pass defense on third-and-goal from the SaberCats three-yard line on the final play of the third quarter to force fourth-and-goal. San Jose's defense would stop the Crush on fourth down, notching its fourth defensive stop of the game. The turnover would result in a field goal on the SaberCats next drive, pushing the lead to 10 points. With less than three minutes remaining in the game and Colorado on San Jose's nine-yard line, Floyd intercepted Crush QB JOHN DUTTON and returned the interception 48 yards to the Colorado nine-yard line to seal the victory. The SaberCats travel to STAPLES Center to face the Los Angeles Avengers (4-8) on Saturday, May 31 at 10:30 p.m. ET (CSN Bay Area Local - Live, SIRIUS Radio - Channel 130).

IRONMAN: Pettis (6-0, 200, Midwestern St.) accounted for four touchdowns (3 - offense, 1 - defense) and became the first player in AFL history to throw a passing touchdown, register rushing and receiving touchdowns, and return an interception for a touchdown in a single game as the Dallas Desperados (10-2) defeated the Orlando Predators (8-5), 67-41, on Friday. Pettis' three-yard touchdown pass to WR ANTHONY ARMSTRONG tied the game at 14 with 12:02 remaining in the second quarter. His five-yard rushing touchdown on the second play of the third quarter gave the Desperados a 35-28 lead that they would not relinquish. Pettis single-handedly outscored the Predators 18-13 in the second-half as Dallas held Orlando to its lowest second-half scoring output of the season. Dallas travels to Quicken Loans Arena to face the Cleveland Gladiators (7-5) on Saturday, May 31 at 7 p.m. ET (FSN Southwest - Delay at 11 p.m. CT, FSN Ohio - Live, SIRIUS Radio - Channel 130).

Offensive Player of the Week candidates included: Arizona QB Jeff Smoker, Columbus QB Matt Nagy and WR C.J. Johnson, Dallas QB Clint Dolezel and WR Anthony Armstrong, Georgia QB Chris Greisen, Kansas City QB D. Bryant and WR Charles Frederick, San Jose WR/DB Rodney Wright, Tampa Bay QB Brett Dietz and WR Tyrone Timmons, Utah QB Joe Germaine and WR Aaron Boone.

ADT Defensive Player of the Week candidates included: Arizona DB Chris McKenzie, Columbus DB Kevin Gaines, Georgia DB Stephen Cason, Kansas City FB/LB Chris Avery, San Jose DB Omarr Smith and DB Clevan Thomas, Tampa Bay DL Tom Briggs and Utah DB Reggie Doster.

Ironman of the Week candidates included: Arizona FB/LB Chris Robinson, Dallas WR/DB Josh Bush, Georgia WR/DB Carl Morris, Tampa Bay WR/LB Lawrence Samuels and FB/LB Phil Glover.

2008 WINNERS:

Week 1: Philadelphia's Tony Graziani (Offensive), Los Angeles' Damen Wheeler (Defensive), Chicago's DeJuan Alfonzo (Ironman)

Week 2: New Orleans' Danny Wimprine (Offensive), New York's Levy Brown (Defensive), Cleveland's Robert Redd (Ironman)

Week 3: Georgia's Chris Greisen (Offensive), Philadelphia's Gabe Nyenhuis (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

Week 4: Grand Rapids' James MacPherson (Co-Offensive), Philadelphia's Chris Jackson (Co-Offensive), New Orleans' Calvin Spears (Defensive), Chicago's DeJuan Alfonzo (Ironman)

Week 5: Philadelphia's Matt D'Orazio (Offensive), Chicago's John Moyer (Defensive), Orlando's Marlon Moye-Moore (Ironman)

Week 6: Colorado's Ben Nelson (Offensive), Georgia's Cam Newton (Co-Defensive), New York's John Walker (Co-Defensive), New York's Chris Anthony (Ironman)

Week 7: Orlando's T.T. Toliver (Offensive), Colorado's Rashad Floyd (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

Week 8: Cleveland's Otis Amey (Offensive), New Orleans' Norman LeJeune (Defensive), San Jose's Jason Geathers (Ironman)

Week 9: New Orleans' Danny Wimprine (Offensive), Philadelphia's Eddie Moten (Defensive), Tampa Bay's Lawrence Samuels (Ironman)

Week 10: Utah's Joe Germaine (Offensive), Orlando's Kenny McEntyre (Defensive), Los Angeles' Josh Jeffries (Ironman)

Week 11: Dallas' Clint Dolezel (Offensive), Tampa Bay's Traco Rachal (Defensive), Georgia's Matt Huebner (Ironman)

Week 12: Georgia's Tiger Jones (Offensive), Chicago's Dennison Robinson (Defensive), Tampa Bay's Lawrence Samuels (Ironman)

Week 13: San Jose's Mark Grieb (Offensive), San Jose's Marquis Floyd (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

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