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Tuskers Players Earn POW Awards

October 12, 2010 - United Football League (UFL 1)
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ORLANDO, Fla. - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2010- Running back Dominic Rhodes and kicker Nick Novak were named the UFL's offensive and special teams Players of the Week for their performance during the Florida Tuskers' 33-20 win over the Hartford Colonials on Saturday.

Rhodes played a key role in his team snapping a two-game losing streak on Saturday, as he rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. He took over the game in the fourth quarter, carrying six times for 59 yards on a pair of drives that led to 10 points.

The former Super Bowl winner's 99 yards tied a UFL season high, and the touchdown gave Rhodes a league-high four visits to the end zone on the ground at the midway point of the season.

Rhodes played six seasons for the Colts from 2001 to 2006 and in 2008, rushing for 2,812 and 25 touchdowns on 702 carries and caught 136 passes for 951 yards and four more scores. In a Super Bowl XLI win over the Chicago Bears he rushed for a game-high 113 yards, scoring on a one-yard run. During the 15-4 championship season, Rhodes was the team's leading rusher in the post-season with 306 yards. He had eight NFL games with 100 or more yards rushing.

Kicker NICK NOVAK set a pair of UFL single-game records. Novak was 4-for-4 on field goals, setting a new mark for the most in a single game by making kicks from 29, 42, 24 and 38 yards. With three extra points in addition, Novak also set a new single-game record by scoring 15 points.

The UFL also selected defensive back Isaiah Trufant as its Defensive Player of the Week. Trufant produced one of the best overall individual defensive performances of the 2010 UFL season on Friday night in a 22-10 home victory over the previously unbeaten Omaha Nighthawks to earn defensive honors.

Trufant tied a league record with two interceptions, including a 27-yard touchdown return that earned the Locos a 16-10 lead that swung the game's momentum late in the first half. He also added six total tackles, a pass breakup and a quarterback hurry.

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