Wild Re-Sign 2 More On Defense; Sign First Newcomer For 2010

October 27, 2009 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Wichita Wild News Release


The Wichita Wild of the Indoor Football League (IFL) re-signed another First Team All-IFL selection as well as one of the team's top tacklers for the 2010 season. The Wild also signed its first free agent of the off-season which should improve an already stingy Wild defense.

Linebacker LaMont Reid helped the Wild rank 6th in the IFL in points allowed. The Wild allowed only 36.6 points per game in 2009. Reid has committed to join the Wild again in 2010. Reid finished 2nd on the team and 7th in the IFL in tackles with 68.5 and led the team in tackles for loss with 9.5. He was named to the All-IFL First Team for his efforts. The former Western Carolina athlete will be playing in his second season of indoor football in 2010.

Reid joined the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in May of 2006. Reid was let go in training camp later that year. Reid?s final season at Western Carolina was in the fall of 2005, where he average 4.4 yards per carry for the Catamounts. Reid tallied 402 yards on the ground and led the team with eight touchdowns. In 2004, the Maiden, NC native, played in 10 games carrying the ball 28 times for 108 yards on the season.

As a true freshman, Reid played defense for the Catamounts starting the final four games of the season at safety. Reid collected 44 tackles on the season, which was seventh most on the team. Reid also starred on the track team during his time at Western Carolina, earning All-Conference honors in numerous events.

Also re-joining the team for 2010 is defensive back Ene Akpan. Akpan played in 11 games for the Wild and finished 5th on the team in tackles with 47.5. Akpan also accumulated two interceptions during the season.

Akpan will be playing in his 4th season for the Wild. Akpan was the team's second leading tackler in 2008 with 55.5 tackles. Akpan played his college ball at McPhereson College. In 2006 he was an All-Conference selection and Team MVP.

The first new addition to the 2010 squad is defensive back Henry Talley. Talley comes to the Wild after spending 2009 with the Omaha Beef of the IFL. Talley finished third on the team and 10th in the IFL in tackles with 66.5. Talley had three interceptions in the regular season and added another in the playoffs by intercepting Wild QB Dixie Wooten in a playoff game that the Wild won.

In 2008, Talley spent training camp in the Canadian Football League with the Edmonton Eskimos and then went to a tryout camp with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Kansas City, MO native played at Washburn in Topeka from 2003-2007. Talley recorded 70 tackles in his career for the Ichabods including 31 in 2005 when Washburn defeated Pittsburg State and Northwest Missouri to win the first MIAA Conference Championship in school history.

Season tickets for the 2010 season are currently on sale. Fans can purchase tickets by calling call the Wild office at 316-440-5044 or go online to www.stage1tickets.com. Tickets start at only $79 for the entire season. The 2009 Wild finished with a 10-7 record and were crowned the Indoor Football League's Central Division Champions.



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