Shock Announce First Round of Roster Cuts
March 15, 2015 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Spokane Shock News Release
Spokane, Wash. (March 15, 2015) - The Shock have announced their first round of training camp roster cuts, trimming from 35 to 28 contract players.
"We've had a great start to training camp with a lot of great talent on the field," said Shock head coach Andy Olson. "The level of competition is extremely high and we're looking forward to the final week of camp as these guys continue to fight for spots on the final roster."
The 28-man roster:
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. College
Patrick Afif OL 6-7 315 7 Washington State
Rashaad Carter WR 6-2 210 1 Tusculum
Samuel Charles WR 6-3 210 R Edward Waters
Carson Coffman QB 6-3 215 3 Kansas State
Devon Dace DB 5-11 190 1 Rhode Island
Ruschard Dodd-Masters DB 6-0 185 3 UNLV
Dominique Duster NG 5-11 290 R North Alabama
J.T. Fitzgerald DB 6-1 205 1 Rocky Mountain
Sergio Gilliam DB 6-2 190 5 Clemson
Rod Harper WR 6-0 205 2 Murray State
Robert Holland WR 6-2 190 R Chowan
Will Hunt DE 6-4 260 R Charleston Southern
Kaycee Ike OL 6-4 300 R UAB
Mark Jackson OL 6-6 325 1 Glenville State
Bryson Kelly NG 6-2 270 1 Central Washington
Jarien Moreland OL 6-5 315 R Southern Illinois
Rory Nixon FB 6-1 330 1 St. Augustine's
Sam Pope DB 6-0 200 1 Hampton
Daniel Riley DE 6-4 260 R Harding
James Ruffin DE 6-4 265 3 Northern Iowa
Warren Smith QB 6-1 200 R Maine
K.J. Stroud WR 6-3 210 R Bethune-Cookman
Derrick Summers MLB 6-1 265 4 Toledo
Terrance Taylor NG 6-0 320 4 Michigan
Matangi Tonga MLB 6-2 285 3 Houston
Nick Truesdell WR 6-7 240 1 Cincinnati
Sam Tupua OL 6-2 355 2 Idaho
Mike Washington WR 5-8 175 4 Hawaii
The Shock also have two players currently on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list and three on refuse to report (RTR). These inactive players do not count toward the 28-man roster until they are activated, at which time, the Shock would have to either clear roster space or place them on reassignment. Anareis Bryan will be placed on the other league exempt list (OLEX) as he is expected to be signing a contract to play in the CFL.
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Exp. College
Anthony Amos (PUP) WR 6-0 185 R Middle Tennessee State
Quinton Payton (PUP) WR 6-4 215 R North Carolina State
Deveric Gallington (RTR) OL 6-3 335 1 Texas Tech
Arvell Nelson (RTR) QB 6-5 225 2 Texas Southern
Bryant Nnabuife (RTR) DB 6-1 215 1 Cal
Antareis Bryan (OLEX) DB 6-2 195 R Baylor
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SHOCK UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR
Monday, March 16 (5-7 p.m.): Shock Season Ticket Pick-up at The Black Diamond in Spokane Valley
Tuesday, March 17 (6-7 p.m.): First Shock Coach's Show of 2015 at The Bar @ Pizza Pipeline
Friday, March 20 (11 a.m. - 1 p.m.): Sponsor Ticket Pick-up at Shock Training Facility
Saturday, March 21 (10 a.m. - 12 p.m.): Final training camp scrimmage, final roster cut down day
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