Shock Make Initial Round of Roster Cuts
March 2, 2014 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Spokane Shock News Release
SPOKANE, WA (March 1, 2014) - Following a scrimmage on Saturday at the end of the Shock's first week of training camp the team has made its initial roster cut down to 28 men.
"Today is never a fun day, cutting down the roster," Shock Head Coach Andy Olson said. "But we're very happy at all positions. The competition was very good in that first week."
The 28 man roster as it stands after cuts is as follows:
Name Position Height Weight Exp. College
BRIGGS, Diyral DL 6-4 255 2* Bowling Green
BROWN, Jarrett QB 6-3 220 R* West Virginia
CARTER, Rashaad WR 6-2 210 R* Tusculum
COSGROVE, Michael DL 6-4 285 ÃÂ R* Idaho
GALLINGTON, Deveric OL 6-3 335 ÃÂ R* Texas Tech
GEATHERS, Jeremy DL 6-3 255 4* UNLV
HORN, Levi OL 6-7 315 ÃÂ R* Montana
JACKSON, Mark OL 6-6 325 R* Glenville State College
JOSEPH, Andrew WR 5-9 175 ÃÂ R Louisiana Lafayette
LEWIS, David WR 6-4 230 ÃÂ R Southern Illinois
MAYO, Thomas WR 6-2 215 R* California (PA)
MEYER, Erik QB 6-2 210 4* Eastern Washington
MOORE, Terence LB 6-2 225 2* Troy
PAGUESE, Brandon DL 6-1 260 R*ÃÂ South Florida
PLEASANT, Josh DB 5-10 190 1 Kent State
POPE, Sam DB 6-0 200 ÃÂ 2* Hampton
ROBINSON, Duke OL 6-5 330 1* Oklahoma
RUFFIN, James DL 6-4 265 2* Northern Iowa
SANDERS, Terrance DB 5-11 185 5 Eastern Illinois
SHARPE, Brandon DL 6-2 250 ÃÂ R Syracuse
SHELLEY, Tim DB 6-1 190 ÃÂ R* Fort Valley State
SUMMERS, Derrick DL 6-1 260 3* Toledo
TAYLOR, Terrance DL 6-0 320 4* Michigan
TENNELL, Adron WR 6-5 205 3 Oklahoma
THOMPKINS, Brandon WR 5-10 185 4* Arkansas State
TUPUA, Samuel OL 6-2 330 R Idaho
WASHINGTON, Mike WR 5-8 175 3 Hawai'i
WILLIAMS, Jimmy DB 6-3 210 R* Virginia Tech
* denotes players that have experience in other professional leagues. Years of experience is based off years in the Arena
Football League and does not include years in other professional football leagues
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