Storm Activate Nick Hill, Place Lindsey on IR
May 30, 2012 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Tampa Bay Storm News Release
TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Storm has activated quarterback Nick Hill from Other League Exempt (OLEX) and placed wide receiver/kick returner Michael Lindsey on injured reserve, announce vice president of football operations Jeff Gooch.
Hill (6-foot-3, 215 lbs., Southern Illinois) signed with the Storm as an unrestricted free agent at the start of free agency following the 2011 season. However the Green Bay Packers signed him and he was placed on OLEX. Following his recent release from the Packers the Storm activated Hill from OLEX.
He enters his third season in the AFL, having played the previous two seasons with South Division rival the Orlando Predators. In each of his two seasons with the Predators Hill led his team to the playoffs, including a trip to the American Conference Championship game in 2010.
During the 2011 season Hill led the AFL with a 321.8 yards per game average. He ranked second in the AFL with 391 total rushing yards and fourth with 4,758 yards passing and 106 total offensive touchdowns. In 16 games he completed 387 of 578 passes with 97 touchdowns, while adding nine more on the ground. He owns the Predators regular season record for pass completions in a game (36) and season (387), passing yards in a game (393) and season (4,758), as well as touchdown passes in a season (97).
Lindsey, (6-1, 200, N.W. Mississippi) is in his second season with the Storm and has appeared in eight games. He has recorded 17 receptions for 163 yards and one touchdown and added 562 kick return yards on 31 returns.
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