Shock Announce Final Roster
March 21, 2015 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Spokane Shock News Release
SPOKANE, WA (March 21, 2015) - The Spokane Shock completed their 2015 training camp today with final roster cuts and have announced their 24-man active roster for the start of the AFL regular season.
The 24-man opening roster consists of 14 returning players from 2014, as well as Rushcard Dodd-Masters who has made his return to the field after serving as defensive backs coach on the Shock coaching staff last year.
Spokane's roster consists of ten players with three or more years of AFL experience, led by veteran offensive lineman Patrick Afif and defensive back Sergio Gilliam who have each played five seasons.
The defensive front leads all Shock position groups in terms of AFL experience with four of the five players listed having played three or more seasons. 2014 AFL Defensive Lineman of the Year James Ruffin will be joined by Shock returners in Derrick Summers (10.5 sacks in 2014) and Terrance Taylor (7 sacks in 2014), along with a new comer at mac-linebacker in three-year AFL veteran Matangi Tonga.
Beyond those with multi-year experience, the Shock's roster will feature eight players returning on rookie options that saw the field during the 2014 season. Defensive back Devon Dace is a new addition to the Shock roster, who spent his rookie AFL season with the Iowa Barnstormers in 2014.
The Shock have not yet been assigned a kicker to their roster for the regular season. The team will have to make room on their roster prior to their Week 1 game in order to create space for the addition.
The full 24-man active roster:
No. First Last Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. College
75 Patrick Afif OL 6'7" 315 5 Washington State
5 Anthony Amos WR 6'0" 185 R Middle Tennessee State
13 Rashaad Carter WR 6'2" 210 1 Tusculum
4 Samuel Charles WR 6'3" 210 R Edward Waters
22 Carson Coffman QB 6'3" 215 3 Kansas State
2 Devon Dace DB 5'11" 190 1 Rhode Island
3 Ruschard Dodd-Masters DB 6'0" 185 3 UNLV
28 J.T. Fitzgerald DB 6'1" 205 1 Rocky Mountain
9 Sergio Gilliam DB 6'2" 190 5 Clemson
10 Rod Harper WR 6'0" 205 2 Murray State
55 Mark Jackson OL 6'6" 325 1 Glenville State
12 Andre Jones DB 5'11" 200 4 Akron
36 Bryson Kelly NG 6'2" 270 1 Central Washington
64 Jarien Moreland OL 6'5" 315 R Southern Illinois
42 Rory Nixon FB 6'1" 330 1 St. Augustine's
1 Sam Pope DB 6'0" 200 1 Hampton
44 James Ruffin DE 6'4" 265 3 Northern Iowa
8 Warren Smith QB 6'1" 200 R Maine
56 Derrick Summers MLB 6'1" 265 4 Toledo
67 Terrance Taylor NG 6'0" 320 4 Michigan
17 Matangi Tonga MLB 6'2" 285 3 Houston
81 Nick Truesdell WR 6'7" 240 1 Cincinnati
51 Sam Tupua OL 6'2" 355 1 Idaho
7 Mike Washington WR 5'8" 175 4 Hawaii
The announcement of the 24-man active roster was preceded by multiple transactions as the team cut down from 28 to 24 total players at the conclusion of training camp. The Shock placed OL Kaycee Ike on the other league exempt list as he will join the CFL's BC Lions, while the team placed DL Dominique Duster, DL William Hunt, and WR Quinton Payton on injured reserve. Spokane placed WR Andy Erickson, WR Robert Holland, and WR K.J. Stroud on recallable reassignment; they will have 48-hours to recall these players before they will be released to free agency.
The 2015 regular season will officially commence this week as the Shock prepare for their Week 1 match up in Phoenix against the Arizona Rattlers on Saturday, March 28 at 6:00 p.m. PT.
The team will also transition to their regular season weekly schedule with Tuesday of each week serving as media day. Practices will take place at the Shock Training Facility located at 3212 N. Eden Rd Suite B in Spokane Valley and are closed to the general public, unless otherwise noted. Please note that practice times may vary up to 30 minutes, pending team meetings and coaches' schedules.
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