Week nine injury report
March 23, 2005 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW YORK – SaberCat WR/DB BARRY WAGNER needs only 204 yards to become the AFL's all-time leader in career all-purpose yards when the SaberCats travel to Thomas & Mack Center to play the Las Vegas Gladiators this Monday at 10 p.m. ET on San Jose-NBC and AFL Net. The current mark is held by HUNKIE COOPER, whose all-purpose total is 20,550 yards. Cooper set the record in Week 3 of this season when he totaled 81 yards against Georgia.
Wagner became only the third man in the history of the AFL to reach 20,000 career all-purpose yards after gaining 172 yards against the Tampa Bay Storm on January 30, 2005. He ranks No. 1 all-time in receptions (958), No. 1 receiving yards (13,031), No. 1 touchdowns (401), No. 3 interceptions (47) and tackles (679.0).
CAREER ALL-PURPOSE YARDS
PLAYER YARDS
Hunkie Cooper 20,550
George LaFrance 20,480
BARRY WAGNER* 20,347
Eddie Brown 16,437
Steve Papin 15,427
*active player
WEEK 9 INJURY REPORT
***AS REPORTED TO THE LEAGUE OFFICE BY NOON ET ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2005***
AUSTIN WRANGLERS (3-5) AT ORLANDO PREDATORS (5-3) – Friday, 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: AFL Net
Austin Wranglers DOUBTFUL FB/LB Jeremy Beutler (Hamstring Strain); OL/DL Jamie Lovern (MCL Sprain); QB Bobby Pesavento (MCL Sprain); OL/DL Bryan Henderson (Low Back)
Orlando Predators QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Cecil Caldwell (R Hand Sprain); DS Kenny McEntyre (Neck)
PROBABLE OL/DL Buck Gurley (R Knee Contusion); WR/DB Mike Brown (Low Back)
DOUBTFUL WR/DB Bret Cooper (R Great Toe Fracture)
COLORADO CRUSH (5-2) AT DALLAS DESPERADOS (6-2) – Friday, 8:30 p.m. ET
TV: FSN Rocky Mountain, FSN Southwest, INHD, NASN (Europe)
Colorado Crush OUT OL/DL Derrick Pickens (Ankle)
QUESTIONABLE FB/LB Chad Dukes (Groin)
PROBABLE DS Rashad Floyd (Leg)
DOUBTFUL OL/DL Maurice Anderson (R Hand); WR/LB Darcey Levy (Illness); DS Jabir Walker (Hamstring)
Dallas Desperados OUT OL/DL Albert Reese (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Ben Huff (Knee)
PROBABLE DS Hamin Milligan (Knee); OL/DL Jeff Chase (Knee); WR/LB Jason Shelley (Back)
GRAND RAPIDS RAMPAGE (1-6) AT PHILADELPHIA SOUL (3-5) – Saturday, 7 p.m. ET
TV: Comcast-Philadelphia, FSN Detroit, The Score-Canada
Grand Rapids QUESTIONABLE OS Clarence Coleman (Shoulder); WR/LB Derin Graham (Ankle); DS Aundrae Harris (Low Back); WR/LB Anthony Harris (Hip)
PROBABLE OL/DL Sean Powell (Shoulder); OL/DL Tony Bowick (Shoulder and Elbow); DS Cecil Doggette (Hamstring and Achilles); WR/DB Josh Bush (Ankles)
DOUBTFUL DS Raphael Ball (Wrist); OL/DL Lance Clelland (Shoulder); OL/DL Madison Johnson (Neck)
Philadelphia Soul OUT OL/DL Arnold Miller (TFL Strain); DS Jamal Wallace (Oblique Strain)
QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Mario Branch (L Ankle Sprain)
PROBABLE OL/DL Eric Gohlstin (Knee Sprain); WR/LB Terrill Shaw (Hip Strain); DS Calvin Coleman (Hamstring Strain)
DOUBTFUL FB/LB Dwayne Sabb (R Thumb Sprain); FB/LB Charles Stackhouse (L Leg Contusion); OL/DL Cory Stone (R Ankle Sprain); FB/LB Marvin Brown (L Knee)
NEW YORK DRAGONS (5-2) AT COLUMBUS DESTROYERS (1-6) – Saturday, 7 p.m. ET
TV: FSN New York, FSN Ohio, NASN (Europe)
New York Dragons OUT OL/DL John Thomas (Shoulder)
QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Clyde Sanders (R Ankle); WR/DB Will Holder (R Hamstring); QB Ronnie Gordon (R Elbow)
DOUBTFUL OS Kevin Swayne (R Shoulder); OL/DL Richard Harris (L Knee)
Columbus Destroyers OUT OL/DL Norris McCleary (Knee)
PROBABLE WR/DB Lenzie Jackson (Hamstring)
DOUBTFUL FB/LB Chris Pope (Knee)
GEORGIA FORCE (6-2) AT NEW ORLEANS VooDoo (6-2) – Saturday, 8 p.m. ET
TV: AFL Net
Georgia Force OUT OL/DL Bruce Adrine (Back); WR/LB Dialleo Burks (Hamstring); QB Jim Kubiak (Knee); WR/DB Nick Ward (Knee)
QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Adam Metts (Knee)
PROBABLE OL/DL Shane Grice (Foot)
DOUBTFUL WR/DB Jayson Bray (Hamstring); WR/DB Justin Taplin (Ankle); FB/LB Jermaine Younger (Knee);
New Orleans VooDoo OUT FB/LB Jason Bratton (Knee)
DOUBTFUL FB/LB Chris Browning (Knee); OL/DL Brook Miller (Calf); OL/DL Abdul-Salem Noah (Knee); FB/LB Sunungura Rusununguko (Foot)
ARIZONA RATTLERS (1-6) AT NASHVILLE KATS (1-6) – Saturday, 8:30 p.m. ET
TV: AFL Net
Arizona Rattlers OUT QB Sherdrick Bonner (R Knee);
QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Jerry Sharp (Neck); OL/DL John Frank (R 5th Toe); OL/DL Kevin Ingram (R Shoulder);
PROBABLE OL/DL Steve Mascorro (L Wrist)
DOUBTFUL WR/DB Orshawante Bryant (L Thigh Strain); QB Travis Cole (R Ankle); OL/DL Wendall Gaines (L Shoulder); OL/DL Zach Rupp (R Hamstring); FB/LB Kerry Taylor (R Ankle)
Nashville Kats OUT WR/DB Jermaine Lewis (Tonsilitis)
QUSTIONABLE DS Tony Scott (Hip Flexor); OL/DL Wes Stephens (Shoulder)
DOUBTFUL QB Leon Murray (Knee)
TAMPA BAY STORM (4-3) AT LOS ANGELES AVENGERS (4-3) – Saturday, 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: FSN West, Sun Sports, The Score-Canada, INHD
Tampa Bay Storm QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Ricky Hall (R Shoulder)
PROBABLE OL/DL DeMarcus Johnson (Thumb); OL/DL Ernest Certain (R Knee); WR/DB Anthony Derricks (R Ankle)
DOUBTFUL FB/LB Jeff Cogell (R Knee); WR/LB Ronney Daniels (L Hamstring); WR/DB Lynaris Elpheage (R Great Toe); OL/DL Mike Lawson (Back); QB Pat OÂ’Hara (R Groin); FB/LB Jarrod Penright (L Knee); OL/DL Rod Williams (R Hand)
Los Angeles Avengers QUESTIONABLE OL/DL Silas Demary (L Knee); DS Traco Rachal (Forearm); OL/DL Bernard Riley (Shoulder); WR/LB Jerome Riley (Quad); WR/LB Rob Turner (L Hamstring Strain); QB Ryan Van Dyke (R Elbow Tendonitis)
DOUBTFUL DS Jermaine Smith (Ankle)
SAN JOSE SABERCATS (4-3) AT LAS VEGAS GLADIATORS (5-3) – Monday, 10 p.m. ET
TV: NBC-San Jose
San Jose SaberCats OUT DS Omarr Smith (Patellar Tendon Rupture)
PROBABLE WR/DB Ryan Fernandez (Knee Tendonitis); OL/DL Sebastian Barrie (Shoulder Strain); WR/DB Barry Wagner (Foot Sprain)
DOUBTFUL FB/LB Kevin Buck (R Knee Surgery); WR/DB Erin Damond (Knee Inflammation); WR/DB James Hundon (Cervical Spine); OL/DL Kevin Jordan (Knee Inflammation); OL/DL Cedric Pittman (Patellar Dislocation); OL/DL Rex Richards (R Groin Strain); OL/DL Jeff Ruffin (R Groin Strain); WR/LB Calvin Schexnayder (Foot Contusion/Sprain)
Las Vegas Gladiators OUT WR/DB Dameon Porter (Forearm Fracture); DS Kelly Malveaux (Ankle Sprain)
DOUBTFUL OL/DL Joe Burch (Knee Sprain); OL/DL Desmond Byrd (Shoulder Strain); FB/LB Cameron Chance (Thumb Sprain); OL/DL Rob Gatrell (Shoulder Strain); WR/DB T.J. Hill (Knee Sprain); DS Chameion Sutton (Low Back Sprain); WR/LB Junior Lord (Ankle Sprain)
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