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Tarpons Add 2011 UIFL 1st Team WR to Roster

February 9, 2012 - Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL)
Florida Tarpons News Release

The Florida Tarpons indoor football team have added an experienced wide receiver to the roster in Aric Evans. The former Eastern Kentucky Driller will play the 2012 season for the Florida Tarpons. Evans will bring some explosiveness to the Tarpons' offense.

A Cincinnati native, Evans was a first-team Ultimate Indoor Football League (UIFL) selection last season. Evans was third in the UIFL in scoring with 33 touchdowns. He was sixth in receptions (5.3) and receiving yards (73.6).

Evans attended Virginia Wise College, where he set the school's single-season record with 832 receiving yards on 41 catches as a freshman in 2006. Evans also had 11 touchdowns that season, earning All-Anerican mentions from Don Hansen's Football Gazette and the Victory Sports Network, a selection to the Virginia All-State College Division 2nd Team, and the Mid-South East Conference's 1st Team. Evans followed with 35 catches for 776 yards and 11 touchdowns as a sophomore and 36 catches for 765 yards and 12 touchdowns as a junior, finishing his college career with 140 catches for 2,916 yards and 35 scores.

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The Florida Tarpons will begin play in March 2012, and are proud members of the UIFL. To learn more about the Florida Tarpons visit www.floridatarpons.com .

Look for your favorite football team out in the community this office season. You will see the team out in Fort Myers, Naples, Cape Coral, North Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Estero, Lehigh Acres, and more. The United Indoor Football League (UIFL) and the Florida Tarpons will begin play at Germain Arena in March 2012.

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