Twelve Empire Players Awarded All-Arena Honors
July 17, 2018 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Albany Empire News Release
ALBANY - The Arena Football League has announced the 2018 All-Arena First and Second Teams. Twelve members to the Albany Empire have been selected for All-Arena honors.
QB Tommy Grady (6'7, 245, Utah), WR Joe Hills (6'4, 225, Tennessee State), WR Malachi Jones (6'3, 215, Appalachian State), C Ryan Cave (6'5, 335, Hampton), OL Hayworth Hicks (6'3, 330, Iowa State), DE Joe Sykes (6'5, 265, Southern), JLB Terence Moore (6'2, 225, Troy), and DB Marrio Norman (6'1, 205, Coastal Carolina) were selected for First Team All-Arena. DE Darryl Cato-Bishop (6'4, 265, North Carolina State), DT Brandon Sesay (6'6, 300, Texas Tech), Derrick Summers (6'1, 260, Toledo), and DB Varmah Sonie (5'8, 190, Northern Iowa) were selected for Second Team All-Arena.
"These guys have worked so hard all season long, it's no surprise we had so many names on the All-Arena teams," said Rob Keefe, Head Coach of the Albany Empire. "The whole team is proud of the individual accolades, but we won't stop fighting until we bring a championship back to the Capital Region in our inaugural season!"
The Albany Empire have declared a "CODE ORANGE" for the team's home playoff game against the Washington Valor. Albany will host Washington in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series on Saturday, July 21 at 7:30 pm at the Times Union Center. The game will be broadcast live nationally on CBS Sports Network and on the radio on Alt 105.7 fm. Tickets are on sale now at TheAlbanyEmpire.com.
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