Storm Add Three to Roster

June 14, 2012 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Tampa Bay Storm News Release


TAMPA BAY -Tampa Bay Storm has acquired wide receivers De'Cody Fagg and Joe Hills as well as defensive back Martell Moody, announced vice president of football operations Jeff Gooch.

"This is the time of the season in which you are trying to get the right pieces in place to round out your roster," said Gooch. "We feel each of these guys (De'Cody, Joe and Martell) brings something to the team and will fill a role that will help us continue to maintain success."

Fagg (6-foot-2, 205 lbs., Florida State) returns to the team after having been reassigned at the end of training camp earlier this season. He spent all but the final game of the 2011 season on injured reserve after recovering from knee surgery. The former FSU receiver originally tore his ACL at the 2008 National Football League Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. Prior to college he was named the Florida Class 2A high school Player of the Year.

Hills (6-5, 215, Tennessee State) appeared in three games with the Spokane Shock earlier this season and recorded 24 receptions for 134 yards and a touchdown. A local prep standout (Palmetto H.S., Palmetto, FL) he played at South Carolina for two seasons prior to transferring to Tennessee State where he led the Tigers in receptions during his junior and senior seasons. He was signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted rookie free agent in the spring of 2011 and released at the start of the 2011 NFL season.

Moody, (5-11, 185, Villanova) enters his rookie season with the Storm. The former Jefferson H.S. (Tampa, FL) standout was a four-year letterman for the Wildcats and tallied 99 tackles and seven interceptions in 45 games during his collegiate career.

The Five-Time World Champion Tampa Bay Storm celebrates its 25th season in the AFL. Bright House Family Four packs starting at $59 and single-game tickets are available at www.ticketmaster.com or by visiting the McDonalds Ticket Office at the Tampa Bay Times Forum. Group tickets and season ticket packages are still available, for more information call 813.301.6600 or visit www.tampabaystorm.com .



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