Soul DB Eddie Moten named ADT Defensive Player of the Week
Published on March 13, 2007 under Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Philadelphia Soul News Release
PHILADELPHIA -The Arena Football League announced today that Philadelphia Soul DB Eddie Moten was named as the ADT Defensive Player of the Week following his performance against the Nashville Kats.
Moten (5'10", 185, Texas A&M Kingsville) started his 2007 campaign right were he left off the 2006 season and that was with an interception. Last week against the Nashville Kats, he returned a pick 43 yards for a touchdown. In the first six games of the 2006 season, he picked off only one pass (Week 2 vs. Los Angeles) while adding 12 more in the next 10 games to finish out the regular season. Moten also tied a team record with four pass breakups last week to go along with 3.5 tackles.
Along with Moten, other players receiving league recognition for their play in Week 2 were Las Vegas Gladiators WR Kevin Prentiss, who was named Offensive Player of the Week and Utah Blaze WR/DB Ryan Dennard, who was named Ironman Player of the Week.
Fun! Family! Football! The Soul travel to take on the Grand Rapids Rampage on Thursday, March 15 at 7:00 p.m. at the Van Andel Arena. Philadelphia then comes home for their season opener the following week when they take on the Colorado Crush live on ESPN2 at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 22. Season tickets for the Soul's 2007 season are on sale now with tickets starting as low as $96. For more information call (888) PHIL-AFL or log on to www.philadelphiasoul.com. The Soul are entering their fourth season in the AFL and in their three seasons they have sold out 93% of the venue while drawing a League best 387,491 fans combined.
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