Storm sign two linemen
January 29, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Tampa Bay Storm News Release
TAMPA BAY - The five-time world champion Tampa Bay Storm have signed two rookie free agent offensive linemen, Tom Kaleita and Dwayne Morgan today, Head Coach and General Manager Tim Marcum announced.
Kaleita, a 6-foot-6, 320-pound offensive lineman, from Eastern Michigan spent 2006 in NFL Europe with the Berlin Thunder. He originally signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free-agent in 2005 with the Detroit Lions. The Lions allocated Kaleita to NFL Europe and Berlin selected him in the fifth round of the NFL Allocated Player Draft. At Eastern Michigan he played in 35 consecutive games at tackle. Kaleita served as offensive captain in 2004 and was named the team's top offensive lineman.
Morgan, a 6-4, 300-pound offensive lineman, from Clemson is a veteran of the Canadian Football League. He began his CFL career with the Hamilton Tigers in 1996. Over the next 10 seasons Morgan played with Montreal, Toronto and Hamilton in the CFL and had stints with Detroit, Atlanta and Washington in the National Football League. He played junior college at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M where he garnered All-America honors in 1993 before he transferred to Clemson. He was the first junior college transfer to ever start in all of Clemson's games his first season and became an All-ACC selection at offensive tackle his second season.
The 2007 Storm season, presented by Champs Sports, Where Sport Lives, will open on March 2 with the War on I-4 against the Orlando Predators at the St. Pete Times Forum. Former Storm quarterback Shane Stafford returns for his first game against the Storm. For tickets call 813.301.6780 or visit www.tampabaystorm.com.
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