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AFL I Arena Football League (1987-2008)

Week 10 AFL Injury Report

April 2, 2003 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release


NEW YORK – The San Jose SaberCats lead the League in scoring average this season with 63.6 points per game, on pace for the second-highest average in AFL history. San Jose (7-2) has scored 50-or-more points in 24 of their last 26 games dating back to the beginning of the 2002 season. The only two times San Jose has failed to reach the half-century mark was this season in Weeks 1 and 3. In those contests, they posted 49 points each game.

The SaberCats also lead the League in red-zone scoring efficiency at 97.6 percent, having scored 41-of-42 times inside their opponents' 10-yard line. San Jose went 6-for-6 in red zone opportunities against Carolina last week with six rushing touchdowns.

San Jose faces the Dallas Desperados (5-4) this Sunday at noon ET on NBC.

TOP TEN TEAM SCORING AVERAGE

TEAM YEAR PPG New York 2001 64.1 SAN JOSE * 2003 63.6 San Jose 2002 62.7 Albany 1996 62.4 San Jose 2000 62.2 San Jose 2001 59.4 Albany 1999 58.7 Albany 2000 58.2 Indiana 2001 58.1 Iowa 1997 57.4

* Through nine games

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WEEK 10 INURY REPORT ***AS REPORTED TO THE LEAGUE OFFICE BY NOON ET ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2***

CHICAGO RUSH (3-6) AT DETROIT FURY (5-4) – Friday, 11:30 a.m. ET TV: Fox Sports Detroit

Chicago Rush

OUT DS Cedric Walker (thigh)

DOUBTFUL WR/DB Robert Kilow (thigh)

PROBABLE DS DeJuan Alfonzo (calf); QB Billy Dicken (jaw fracture)

Detroit Fury

OUT K Todd Latourette (right knee MCL tear); FB/LB Frank Leatherwood (low back sprain); OL/DL Jon McCall (left groin strain)

QUESTIONABLE DS Brent Browner (right hip strain); DS Kelly Snell (right quad strain)

PROBABLE OL/DL Curtis Eason (right shoulder sprain); WR/LB Ty Grovesteen (right ankle sprain); WR/LB Junior Lord (neck sprain)

CAROLINA COBRAS (0-9) AT LOS ANGELES (7-2) – Friday, 10:30 p.m. ET Carolina Cobras

OUT OL/DL Ethan Banning (elbow); OS Ben Bronson (knee); OL/DL Paul Mandina (knee); WR/DB Robert Williams (shoulder)

DOUBTFUL OL/DL Decoryce Hampton (foot)

QUESTIONABLE WR/DB Buddy Crutchfield (knee); OL/DL Kelvin Ingram (knee); QB Ron Lopez (low back)

PROBABLE OS Chris Johnson (ribs); OL/DL Craig Moore (ankle); OL/DL Jim Stiebel (calf)

Los Angeles Avengers

OUT QB Ryan Helming (foot)

DOUBTBUL OL/DL Cecil Caldwell (knee)

QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Jermaine Benoit (hamstring); DS Wasswa Serwanga (hamstring); WR/DB Russell Shaw (ankle)

GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE (6-3) AT INDIANA FIREBIRDS (4-5) – Saturday, 7:30 p.m. ET

Grand Rapids Rampage

PROBABLE DS Cecil Doggette (knee); OL/DL Corey Mayfield (head)

Indiana Firebirds

OUT WR/LB Brett Bech (shoulder); WR/LB Terrance Blackwell (groin)

DOUBTFUL QB Raymond Philyaw (finger)

QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Aaron Johnson (back); WR/LB Shawn Foreman (ankle)

COLORADO CRUSH (1-8) AT LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS (5-4) – Saturday, 10 p.m. ET

Colorado Crush

PROBABLE WR/LB Andre Cooper (groin)

Las Vegas Gladiators

OUT OL/DL Karl Bates (knee sprain); OL/DL Jerry Crafts (knee sprain)

QUESTIONABLE WR/DB Jamaine Blalock (ankle inflammation); DS Damon Mason (neck stinger); WR/LB Jeremy Wilkinson (low leg contusion)

SAN JOSE SABERCATS (7-2) AT DALLAS DESPERADOS (5-4) – Sunday, NOON ET TV: NBC

San Jose SaberCats

PROBABLE FB/LB Keala Keanaaina (quad contusion); OL/DL Dan Loney (leg contusion); OL/DL George Williams (ankle sprain)

Dallas Desperados

PROBABLE OS Dialleo Burks (wrist); OL/DL D.J. Cooper (knee); OL/DL Tim Martin (back)

BUFFALO DESTROYERS (3-6) AT NEW YORK DRAGONS (3-6) – Sunday, NOON ET

Buffalo Destroyers

OUT OL/DL Silas Demary (left knee sprain); OL/DL Jeremy Johnson (left knee ACL sprain); QB Jeff Loots (right thumb sprain)

QUESTIONABLE QB Tim Carey (left groin strain); DS JoJo Polk (left quad contusion)

PROBABLE OL/DL Alex Houston (right knee contusion); WR/DB Jarrail Jackson (right thumb sprain); FB/LB Juan Long (right knee contusion)

New York Dragons

OUT WR/LB Carl Sacco (right hamstring/right shoulder)

PROBABLE DS Chris Clopton (right hamstring); WR/DB Todd Doxzon (left hamstring)

GEORGIA FORCE (6-3) AT TAMPA BAY STORM (7-2) – Sunday, NOON ET TV: NBC

Georgia Force

DOUBTFUL OL/DL Stacy Evans (left shoulder – rotator cuff – tear); DS Cliff Green (left achilles tendon rupture); OL/DL Kerwin Hairston (right thumb fracture)

QUESTIONABLE DS Kevin Gaines (left hip pointer); OL/DL Jermaine Smith (left shoulder AC joint sprain); WR/DB Scott Thomas (left big toe, turf toe)

Tampa Bay Storm

OUT OL/DL Kelvin Kinney (turf toe); WR/DB Hurley Tarver (ACL tear); DS John William (knee)

PROBABLE FB/LB David White (shoulder)

ORLANDO PREDATORS (6-3) AT ARIZONA RATTLERS (4-5) – Sunday, NOON ET TV: NBC

Orlando Predators

OUT OL/DL Matt Sweeney (left knee lateral meniscus tear); FB/LB Ricky Wood (great toe fracture)

PROBABLE QB Jay Gruden (right ankle sprain); WR/DB Rashad Floyd (left ankle sprain)

Arizona Rattlers

OUT OS Maurice Bryant (ankle); DS Kelvin Hunter (ankle); FB/LB Joe Jackson (ankle)

QUESTIONABLE WR/DB Orshawante Bryant (hamstring); OL/DL Wendall Gaines (elbow)

PROBABLE QB Sherdrick Bonner (knee); WR/LB Hunkie Cooper (foot)



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