Thunder Continue To Shuffle Roster
May 31, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Mahoning Valley Thunder News Release
BOARDMAN, Ohio. - A day after the Thunder was involved in two separate trades; Head Coach Mike Hold made some more adjustments to his roster, the arenafootball2 League Office announced, Wednesday night.
Mahoning Valley activated FB/LB Mike Andrews (6'1, 260) from the "other league exempt list." The Thunder was also assigned OL/DL Evan Curry (6'2, 220) out of Ohio University, re-assigned QB Jeff Valentino (6'3, 200) and placed DB Marucs Walker (6'0, 185) on "refused to report."
Andrews was originally assigned to the Thunder on November 21, 2006 out of Youngstown State. He spent four seasons with the Penguins, garnering Outstanding Defensive Player of the Year team honors in 2005 after recording 70 tackles, one sack and two interceptions.
Curry is entering his rookie season in af2 while Valentino served as the backup quarterback last week before being re-assigned to the league yesterday. Walker was acquired in the trade with the Lubbock Renegades on Tuesday in exchange for TE/DL Shalom Tuimalealiifano.
The Mahoning Valley Thunder 2007 season is underway on Cortland Banks Field at the Chevrolet Centre. In the historic inaugural game, a sellout crowd of 5,954 witnessed the first win in team history. Don't miss out on any of the fast-paced, action-packed excitement that is Arena Football. Great seats are still available for the remainder of the Thunder home schedule. To purchase tickets, visit the Chevrolet Centre Box Office, call the Thunder Office at (330) 758-4232 or visit www.mahoningvalleythunder.com.
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