Three Soul Players Receive All-Arena Honors
June 28, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I)
Philadelphia Soul News Release
PHILADELPHIA -The Arena Football League announced today that Philadelphia Soul OL Phil Bogle and DB Eddie Moten were named to the All-Arena First Team, while OL Mike Mabry was named to the All-Arena Second Team.
Bogle (6'3", 322, New Haven), who was also elected to the All-Rookie Team, started all 16 regular season games for the Soul. He has been recognized as an intricate part of the offensive line and has been miked up by ESPN for two of the six televised games. As part of the offensive line, he has protected for four different quarterbacks this season. Before being acquired by the Soul, he spent four seasons in the NFL and NFL Europe. Bogle was drafted in 2003 by the San Diego Chargers.
Moten (5'10", 185, Texas A&M Kingsville), who also received All-Arena First Team honors last year, finished the regular season third in interceptions with nine and tallied 89 total tackles, 24 breakups and one forced fumble. Three of his interceptions were returned for touchdowns to lead the League. He also led the League in passes defended with 33 (nine interceptions, 24 breakups) and ranked third in the League in missed field goal returns with five. Moten was recognized as the ADT Defensive Player of the Game the first four games of the season and once again in Week 12. He also received League honors as Defensive Player of the Week twice.
Mabry (6'1", 302, Central Florida) started all 16 regular season games and has been a crucial part of the team this season at the center position for the Soul. As the only veteran offensive lineman coming into this season, he has become one of the leaders of the offensive line along with Bogle and Martin Bibla. Mabry attended training camp with the Cleveland Browns following his first season in the AFL with the Soul and returned back to Philadelphia for his second season this year.
2007 ALL-ARENA FIRST TEAM
POSITION, PLAYER, TEAM
Quarterback, Chris Greisen, Georgia
Fullback, Dan Alexander, Nashville
Center, Kyle Moore-Brown, Colorado
Offensive Lineman, Phil Bogle, Philadelphia
Offensive Lineman, Devin Wyman, Dallas
Wide Receiver, Chris Jackson, Georgia
Wide Receiver, Bobby Sippio, Chicago
Wide Receiver, Siaha Burley, Utah
Defensive Lineman, Greg White, Orlando
Defensive Lineman, Colston Weatherington, Dallas
Defensive Lineman, LaKendrick Jones, Columbus
Mack Linebacker, Duke Pettijohn, Dallas
Jack Linebacker, DeJuan Alfonzo, Chicago
Defensive Back, Eddie Moten, Philadelphia
Defensive Back, Ahmad Hawkins, Nashville
Defensive Back, Clevan Thomas, San Jose
Kicker, Mark Lewis, Austin
2007 ALL-ARENA SECOND TEAM
POSITION, PLAYER, TEAM
Quarterback, Clint Dolezel, Dallas
Fullback, Josh White, Dallas
Center, Mike Mabry, Philadelphia
Offensive Lineman, Marcus Keys, Georgia
Offensive Lineman, Terrance Dotsy, Dallas
Wide Receiver, Damian Harrell, Colorado
Wide Receiver, Troy Bergeron, Georgia
Wide Receiver, James Roe, San Jose
Defensive Lineman, Jermaine Smith, Georgia
Defensive Lineman, Ron Jones, San Jose
Defensive Lineman, Silas Demary, Los Angeles
Mack Linebacker, Umar Muhammad, Georgia
Jack Linebacker, Lawrence Samuels, Tampa Bay
Defensive Back, Rashad Floyd, Colorado
Defensive Back, Jeremy Unertl, Chicago
Defensive Back, Jermaine Jones, Dallas
Kicker, A.J. Haglund, San Jose
Fun! Family! Football! The Soul enter the Wild Card Round of the playoffs this week when they host Orlando Predators, Friday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m at the Wachovia Center. Single game tickets are available and for more information call (888) PHIL-AFL or log on to www.philadelphiasoul.com. The Soul are entering their fourth season in the AFL and in their three seasons they have sold out 93% of the venue while drawing a League best 387,491 fans combined.
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