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Utah's Germaine, Colorado's Angel, And New Orlean's Neal Earn Week Seven Honors

April 17, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


NEW YORK - Utah Blaze QB JOE GERMAINE, Colorado Crush DB CHRIS ANGEL, and New Orleans VooDoo WR/LB TREMAINE NEAL have been named Offensive Player, ADT Defensive Player, and Ironman of the Week, respectively, for Week 7 of the 2007 season.

OFFENSIVE: Germaine (6-2, 220, Ohio St.) completed 32-of-39 passes for 371 yards and 10 touchdowns for a 145.8 passer rating as the Blaze (5-2) defeated the Los Angeles Avengers, 76-63, in a battle for the Western Division lead on Friday. Germaine threw two touchdown passes in the first five plays of the game and led the League's top-rated offense on scoring drives on 11-of-14 possessions with five consecutive between the second and third quarters. Germaine connected with five different receivers, two of whom recorded at least 10 receptions, 125 receiving yards, and three touchdowns. This is Germaine's first Offensive Player of the Week selection of the season. The Blaze hosts Western Division rival Arizona (1-6) this Friday, April 20, at 9 p.m. ET (KJZZ - UPN - Live).

ADT DEFENSIVE: Angel (6-0, 205, Western Oregon) recorded his third interception of the game with 27 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter and sealed the Crush's 49-48 victory over the New York Dragons on Sunday. Angel, in his third AFL season, registered 6.0 tackles and a career-high three interceptions against the team who released him prior to the start of the season. Both of Angel's first two interceptions came on the first play of a Dragons drive, and each resulted in a Crush touchdown. The third interception ended New York's final drive and sealed the game. Colorado (4-3) will face the Las Vegas Gladiators (1-6) on Friday, April 20, at 9 p.m. ET at Pepsi Center in Denver.

IRONMAN: Neal (6-3, 225, Valdosta St.) notched two interceptions from San Jose QB MARK GRIEB in the second and third quarters, with each leading to a touchdown to help the New Orleans VooDoo (4-3) to a 67-54 victory over the SaberCats. Neal, in his third AFL season, registered 1.5 tackles on defense as the VooDoo defeated San Jose in the SaberCats first-ever trip to the Graveyard. Neal also recorded two receptions for 21 yards on offense, and his 10-yard TD reception in the fourth quarter put New Orleans ahead by 20 points, 61-41, with 6:35 remaining in the game. The VooDoo will travel to Austin to face the Wranglers (2-5) in a Southern Division matchup on Saturday, April 21, at 8:30 p.m. ET (CST - Live, AFL NET).

Offensive Player of the Week candidates included: Georgia's QB Chris Greisen and WR Chris Jackson, Columbus' QB Matt Nagy and WR Damien Groce, Dallas' QB Clint Dolezel, and Colorado's WR Brad Pyatt.

ADT Defensive Player of the Week candidates included: Columbus' DB Jerald Brown, Dallas' WR/DB Bobby Keyes, and New Orleans' OL/DL Henry Taylor.

Ironman of the Week candidates included: Dallas' WR/DB Will Pettis and FB/LB Duke Pettijohn, Nashville's DB Ahmad Hawkins, and New Orleans' FB/LB Henry Bryant.

PREVIOUS 2007 WINNERS:

Week 1: Georgia's Chris Greisen (Offensive), Kansas City's Kenny McEntyre (Defensive), Utah's Ryan Dennard (Ironman)

Week 2: Las Vegas' Kevin Prentiss (Offensive), Philadelphia's Eddie Moten (Defensive), Utah's Ryan Dennard (Ironman)

Week 3: Dallas' Josh White (Offensive), Chicago's DeJuan Alfonzo (Defensive), Colorado's Robert Thomas (Ironman)

Week 4: Philadelphia's Tony Graziani (Offensive), Nashville's Ahmad Hawkins (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)

Week 5: Chicago's Bobby Sippio (Offensive), Philadelphia's Eddie Moten (Defensive), Colorado's Robert Thomas (Ironman)

Week 6: Georgia's Chris Greisen (Offensive), Kansas City's Isaiah Trufant (Defensive), Dallas' Will Pettis (Ironman)



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