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Storm Sign QB Nick Hill

September 26, 2011 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Tampa Bay Storm News Release


TAMPA BAY - On the first day of free agency in the Arena Football League the Tampa Bay Storm have acquired quarterback Nick Hill, announced head coach Dave Ewart.

"This is a quarterback driven league and Nick is a proven asset in the AFL," said Ewart. "You need to be strong at the quarterback position. With the addition of Nick we feel good about our quarterback situation going into 2012."

Hill (6-foot-3, 215 lbs., Southern Illinois) enters his third season in the AFL with the Storm, 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).

"I am excited about joining the Tampa Bay Storm," said Hill. "I look forward to playing for coach Ewart and Derrick Brooks. I had the chance to meet both of them today and see how committed the organization is on and off the field to giving the fans something to cheer for. I was also excited to see the talent coming back especially at wide receiver. It is going to be fun to be a part of that offense.

"Tampa Bay is a great place to play and a great area to live in. I hope other free agents take the time to see what I saw and more talent comes this way. I am committed to leading this team and look forward to the opportunity to get the team back into the playoffs and hopefully bring back another championship."

"On the first day of free agency, I believe we got better by signing Nick Hill," added team president Derrick Brooks. "He has proven he can play at a high level. He is hungry to win a championship and so is the Storm organization. With the addition of Nick and the re-signing of Matt Grothe I am extremely excited about our quarterback position. We will continue to improve our football team during this free agency period. We are committed, starting with our owner Jeff Vinik all the way down to our support staff, to providing our fans the championship atmosphere that they have grown accustomed to."



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