Soul Sign DB Ward
May 9, 2008 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Philadelphia Soul News Release
PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Soul signed defensive back Nick Ward to the active roster and defensive back Stephen Cason to the practice squad on Friday.
Ward (6'0, 195) joins the Soul after playing three games with the Kansas City Brigade last season, where he tallied 13.5 tackles, three interceptions and two passes defended. He played college football at the University of Miami, where he led the Big East Conference with 10.2 yards per punt return in 1998.
Ward will wear uniform No. 20 when the Soul play at Georgia this Monday.
Cason (5'11, 210) comes to the Soul after playing the first half of the 2008 season with the Georgia Force. With the Force, he recorded 39 tackles and two interceptions. He had previously played with the Green Bay Blizzard of the af2 in 2007 where he posted a team-high 113 tackles. The El Paso, Texas native played collegiately at William and Mary where he recorded 186 tackles and eight interceptions, earning second-team All-Atlantic 10 and All-10 honors.
Cason will wear uniform No. 21.
Earlier this week the Soul released DB Jeremy LeSueur, who appeared on special teams in Philadelphia's loss to Cleveland last Friday.
The Philadelphia Soul (9-1), YOUR Team...YOUnited, strive to score their 10th victory of the season when they travel to the Georgia to face the Force on Monday, May 12 at 8:00 p.m. (et). The game can be seen live on ESPN2 and ESPN2HD, heard live on 950 ESPN and stream live at www.950ESPN.com.
The Soul are celebrating their fifth anniversary this season. The team has drawn an AFL-best 514,226 fans combined during the past four years. Following last season, the Soul were recognized with the Commissioner's Award as the Organization of the Year and were an honorable mention for the PRISM Award in the category of fan appreciation. For ticket information call (888) PHIL-AFL or log on to www.philadelphiasoul.com.
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