COLORADO CRUSH GAME NOTES

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1 COLORADO CRUSH GAME NOTES Colorado Crush (7-4) vs. Columbus Destroyers (6-4) WEEK #12- May 18, :00 p.m. MT Pepsi Center (18,093) Denver, CO. QUICK FACTS: Colorado Crush (7-4) vs. Columbus Destroyers (6-4) Date: May 18, 2007 Kickoff: 7:00 p.m. MT Site: Pepsi Center (18,093) Television: Radio: Coaches: Officials: FSN Rocky Mountain (Tim Neverett: playby-play, Alfred Williams: analyst, Tom Helmer, sidelines) AM 760 (Marc Stout: play-by-play, Andy Lindahl: analyst, Corey Lopez, sidelines) Mike Dailey, Colorado (106-68, 11th Yr) Doug Kay, Columbus (14-12, 2nd Yr) Referee: Steve Pamon Umpire: Paul Frerking Head Linesman: Rod Pearson Line Judge: Bob McElwee Back Judge: Tony Lombardo Series Record: Series tied Colorado 52, Columbus 37 Colorado 21, Columbus 65 (3/25/06) MEDIA CONTACTS: Colorado: Jason Gilham (p: , jgilham@coloradocrush.com) Columbus: Brian Dancel (p: , bdancel@bluejackets.com) THE GAME: The Colorado Crush return home after almost a month on the road following three consecutive away contests to host the Columbus Destroyers on Friday, May 18th at 7:00 p.m. The all-time series between the Crush and Destroyers is tied 1-1 as both games have been played at Pepsi Center. Last season, Columbus pounded Colorado for a victory on March 25th. Colorado has been playing their best football recently winning four out of their last five games, including an impressive victory over the Nashville Kats last Friday. The team s recently success has been a direct result of their defensive play. In Colorado s last five games played, the defensive unit has amassed 11 interceptions and nine sacks. The Crush secondary led by DB Rashad Floyd currently leads the AFL in tackles with 113 on the year, while teammate Chris Angel ranks second in the League with seven interceptions. Up front, three Crush players- Dustin Barno, Anthony Dunn and Saul Patu- each have registered 3.5 sacks this season. In the Crush s win over Nashville, the team set a new clubrecord with five sacks. The Columbus Destroyers come into Friday night s game winners of four of their last five games as well. However, the Destroyers this season have played much better at home than on the road as they have dropped three consecutive road games. The Destroyers are paced by a strong defense and excellent special teams play. Columbus carries the League s fourth best scoring defense only allowing 47.9 points per game led by DL Ken Jones, who is first in the AFL with 12 tackles for loss and second in sacks with 8.5. Columbus DB Jerald Brown is also the reigning AFL Defensive Player of the Year. Special teams however has been the Destroyers game changing trump card as they lead the AFL in kickoff return yards averaging 21.3 yards per return and have scored four touchdowns in the return game this year. Page 1

2 PRACTICE SCHEDULE: STATISTICS: Tues, May 15-10:00 11:30 a.m. Practice at Pepsi Center A look at how Colorado and Columbus match-up based on 2007 regular season statistics: Wed, May 16- Thurs, May 17- Fri, May 18- Sat, May 19- Sun, May 20- THE SCHEDULE: 10:00 11:30 a.m. Practice at Pepsi Center 10:00 10:30 a.m. Walk-Through at Pepsi Center Crush vs. Columbus Destroyers 7:00 p.m. at Pepsi Center Players Day Off Players Day Off COLORADO CRUSH (7-4) Date OPPONENT RESULT SCORE Mar. 4 GRAND RAPIDS L Mar. 10 KANSAS CITY W Mar. 16 ARIZONA W Mar. Philadelphia L Apr. 1 NASHVILLE W Apr. San Jose L Apr. New York W Apr. 20 LAS VEGAS W Apr. Kansas City W May Chicago L May Nashville W May 18 COLUMBUS May Grand Rapids June Utah June 18 CHICAGO June 25 DALLAS Statistical COLORADO COLUMBUS Category Rank Stat Rank Stat Scoring Offense 14th th 52.1 Scoring Defense 9th th 47.9 Total Offense (yds/g) 16th th Total Defense (yds/g) 5th th Pass Offense 10th th Pass Defense 6th th Rushing Offense 19th 5.2 4th 23.7 Rushing Defense 11th th 19.9 Passer Rating 11th th Def. Passer Rating 6th th Kickoff Returns (y/rtn) 18th st 21.3 MFG Returns 1st th 3-23 Turnover Margin 8th +1 5th +6 Interceptions By T-2nd T-9th 9-52 Field Goals 6th th PATs 11th th First Downs 12th th 180 3rd Down Conversion 19th th th Down Conversion 12th th Penalties (yds/g) 4th rd 36.8 Sacks By 3rd th Sacks Against 5th th 7-51 Time of Possession 13th 29:14 17th 28:27 Red Zone Offense 10th T-6th Red Zone Defense 9th th CONNECTIONS: Crush DB Jason Harmon is originally from Ironton, Ohio and was First-Team All-Ohio as a senior Colorado WR Robert Redd was born in Dayton, Ohio and was a two-time All MAC selection at Bowling Green University. CRUSH NEXT WEEK: The Crush hit the road for their last Central Division away game of the season when they travel to Grand Rapids to face the Rampage on Saturday, May 26th at 5:00 p.m. MT. In the season opener this year, Grand Rapids handed the Crush a loss, one of only three wins for the Rampage this season. Page 2

3 RECENT TRANSACTIONS: Feb 26, Feb, 27, Feb. 28, March 2, March 15- March 27- Placed on Recallable DB Jason Harmon. Released WR/DB Willis Marshall and WR/LB Andy McCullough. Signed to the Practice Squad WR Chauncey Stovall. Recalled from Waivers DB Jason Harmon. Re-Signed OL/DL Kyle Moore-Brown and FB/LB Saul Patu. Placed on Recallable Waivers DL Quinn Dorsey. Signed FB/LB Robert Thomas. Recalled from Waivers DL Quinn Dorsey. Placed on Injured Reserve DL Quinn Dorsey and DB Jason Harmon. Signed DB Chris Angel. Placed DB Tony Scott on Injured Reserve. Waived from Practice Squad WR Chauncey Stovall. March 31, Activated from Injured Reserve DL Quinn Dorsey and DB Jason Harmon. Placed on Injured Reserve DB Delvin Hughley. April 18, April 19, April 23, April 24, April 30, May 10, Signed DL Joe Massey. Placed on Injured Reserve FB/LB John Peaua and WR Willie Quinnie. Signed to the Practice Squad WR Chauncey Stovall. Activated from Injured Reserve DB Tony Scott. Signed from Practice Squad- Nashville WR Alonzo Nix. Released DB Tony Scott. Signed to the Practice Squad DB Tony Scott. Waived DL Joe Massey. Activated from Injured Reserve OL Brett Huyser. THE CRUSH THIS SEASON ARE: O H R Overall Record Overtime Games Score first Opponent scores first Score 40+ points Score less than 40 points Games decided by 10+ pts Games decided by 7 pts or less Games decided by 3 pts or less Lead at halftime Trail at halftime Are tied at halftime Lead after 3 rd quarter Trail after 3 rd quarter Are tied after 3 rd quarter Lead time of possession Trail time of possession Positive turnover margin Negative turnover margin Even turnover margin More total yards offense Less total yards offense On Thursday On Fridays On Saturdays On Sundays On Monday vs. American Conference vs. Central Division vs. Western Division vs. National Conference vs. Eastern Division vs. Southern Division Wearing blue jerseys Wearing white jerseys Wearing orange jerseys Page 3

4 HEAD COACHES: MIKE DAILIEY, Colorado (106-68, 11th Year): Mike Dailey enters his fourth season in Colorado and 11th as head coach in the AFL, after becoming the Crush s second head coach on June 26, Dailey joined the Crush following 13 seasons in the Albany/Indiana Firebirds organization, including the final seven as head coach. One of the most successful and well-respected coaches in AFL history, Dailey s teams have compiled an overall record of record, a winning percentage of His teams have also made eight postseason appearances and he has won five division titles and two championships. Following the Crush s victory over Kansas City on March 10, 2007, Dailey became only the fourth head coach in AFL history to surpass the 100 win mark. He currently stands as the league fourth all-time winningest coach. In his first season in Colorado, Dailey helped guide the Crush to the largest turnaround in AFL history, inheriting a 2-14 team and leading them to an 11-5 record in In 1999, Dailey led the Albany Firebirds to their only ArenaBowl championship and was named AFL Coach of the Year. Before being named head coach of the Firebirds in 1997, Dailey served as an assistant in Albany for five seasons. Dailey began his AFL coaching career with the Washington Commandos where he served as offensive/defensive line coach in He joined the Firebirds organization in the same capacity in Prior to the AFL, Dailey worked as an assistant coach at Towson State University and was the offensive coordinator at Montgomery College-Rockville (Md.). Dailey got his start in coaching in 1981 as a 22-year-old assistant at Georgetown Prep High School in Rockville, Md. The move to coaching followed a semi-pro football career in the Washington D.C. area. All-Time Winningest AFL Coaches Including Postseason Rank Name-Team Wins 1. Tim Marcum- Tampa Bay Danny White- Utah Mike Hohensee- Chicago Mike Dailey- Colorado Darren Arbet- San Jose Perry Moss- not active Jay Gruden- Orlando 82 DOUG KAY, Columbus (14-12, 2nd Year): Doug Kay was named head coach of the Columbus Destroyers on July 14, Kay became the third coach in Columbus Destroyers history and sixth in the Buffalo/Columbus franchise history. In his first season at the helm, Kay guided the Destroyers to their best record in franchise history, while setting a franchise record for road wins in the process. He also guided the club to four home victories, which tied a franchise record. With only three players returning from the 2005 squad, Kay led the Destroyers to the biggest turnaround of any Arena Football team from the 2005 season to the 2006 campaign. Columbus improved to 8-8 in 2006 after a 2-14 season in Kay has more than 40 years of football experience including 12 seasons in the Arena Football League. Overall Kay s teams have made the postseason in 10 of his 13 AFL seasons. His AFL experience began in 1993 as defensive coordinator of the ArenaBowl VII champion Tampa Bay Storm. Four years later, Kay was once again defensive coordinator of a championship team, helping the Arizona Rattlers capture ArenaBowl XI in Kay is guiding his third club in the AFL. He was head coach of the Charlotte Rage in 1995 and returned to Charlotte as the head coach of the Carolina Cobras in 2000 and Prior to the AFL, Kay spent four seasons in the United States Football League with Boston/New Orleans Breakers and Tampa Bay Bandits. Kay s coaching career began in 1960 at his alma mater, Western Illinois, as the quarterback s and wide receivers coach. In 1961, Kay took over at Deerfield (Ill.) High School and coached there through the 1966 season. From Kay served as the defensive coordinator at Indiana State University. Kay was then named the head coach of Olivet (Mich.) College in He spent the next six seasons with Olivet before taking over as the offensive coordinator at San Jose State in Kay moved to UCLA in 1977 where he was an assistant coach, working mainly with the linebackers and defensive line. In 1980, he took over at the University of Hawaii as the associate head coach and defensive coordinator for three seasons. Page 4

5 LAST TIME THESE TEAMS MET: DENVER (3/25/06) - A blowout loss like the defeat the Crush suffered Saturday night to the Columbus Destroyers is absorbed at a stately, almost deliberate pace, which makes it perhaps the most frustrating kind of defeat of all. It's not like a plunge into boiling water, but rather more like a dip into lukewarm liquid that slowly, surely boils, to the point where by the time you know it's too hot for survival, it's too late to escape. It was a night that started badly -- with back-to-back interceptions on the Crush's opening two drives -- and only got worse from there, as a season-high crowd of 17,416 watched the Crush allow 27 unanswered points in the second quarter to fall behind 34-7 at halftime. By the time the defeat was complete, the Crush had scored fewer points (21) than ever before. The Crush also turned the ball over more times (seven) than ever before in franchise history. Colorado's turnover tally included three interceptions off Dutton's arm and four fumbles. Credit was also due to Columbus, which has emerged with four wins in its last five games. The team's defensive effort was not a fluke; the Destroyers held the Philadelphia Soul to 20 points last week. CRUSH LAST WEEK: NASHVILLE (5/11/07) Playing their second game in just five days the Colorado Crush sweep the season series from the Nashville Kats with a victory on Friday night. The 22-point win was the Crush s largest of the season. In victory, the Crush set a new team record for sacks in the game with five and also added three interceptions and a fumble recovery. Colorado QB John Dutton, named Offensive Player of the Game, finished with 259 passing yards on 27-of-44 throws with six touchdowns and contributed with one rushing score. Crush WR Brad Pyatt registered game-highs with nine receptions for 117 yards and three touchdowns. For Nashville, QB Jeff Smoker recorded four touchdown strikes on 14-of-37 passes for 196 with the three picks. Colorado used an almost perfect first half to build a 27 point lead to start the game. The Crush began with touchdowns from Pyatt and Dutton, on a 14-yard pass and two-yard rush respectively, to jump out 13-0 advantage at the end of the first quarter. The Nashville offense looked to be out of sorts all night as the Colorado defense forced stops on the Kats first three possessions. Nashville would not find the scoreboard till 3:29 left in the half as Smoker found WR Kenny Higgins on a nine-yard touchdown pass. Both teams would add an additional score as the Crush took a lead into the half. Nashville trimmed the Colorado lead to nine points, 30-21, to begin the second half on a 35-yard WR Maurice Brown touchdown reception, but that is all the closer the Kats would come. Between a WR Alzono Nix 23-yard score and a 22-yard WR Damian Harrell touchdown, the Crush special teams recovered a kickoff fumble by Nashville to push the score to Colorado defensive backs Chris Angel and Rashad Floyd would each haul in interceptions in the fourth period as the Crush would captured their second win to close out their recent three-game Central Division road swing. Page 5

6 THINGS TO WATCH: YOUNG BLOOD: The Colorado Crush took the field in Week 1 with four rookies on their active roster. Not since head coach Mike Dailey s arrival to Colorado in 2004 has he had that many first-year players on his Crush active roster to begin a season. The Crush currently have five rookies on their active roster with four of those players starting. LOCAL TIES: This season the Crush have found a lot of good-young talent right in their back yard. Here is a list of players that have Colorado ties: - DL QUINN DORSEY attended Manual High School in Denver. - FB/LB ANTHONY DUNN attended Centauri High School in Manassa, CO and later played at the University of Northern Colorado. - OL BRETT HUYSER played his collegiate football at the Air Force Academy. - WR BRAD PYATT has played football at all three levels of his career in Colorado (Arvada West High School, Northern Colorado and the Crush). BUILDING A WINNING TRADITION: The Crush are the winningest team in the AFL regular season since head coach Mike Dailey s arrival, having tied for the league s best record in 2004 (11-5) and finishing with the American Conference s top seed in 2005 (10-6) and 2006 (11-5). Team Total Colorado Dallas San Jose Orlando Chicago Georgia New York HIGH FIVE: For his career, WR Damian Harrell has racked up 12 games in which he has hauled in five touchdown receptions. Below is the AFL s all-time career 5-TD game list and the active players with 5-TD career games. AFL s all-time career 5-TD games 21 Eddie Brown (not active) 20 Barry Wagner (not active) 14 Chris Jackson (GA) 12 Damian Harrell (Col) AFL s active players career 5-TD games 14 Chris Jackson (GA) 12 Damian Harrell (Col) 9 Siaha Burley (Utah) 8 Marcus Nash (Dal) 7 Mike Horacek (NY) 6 Kevin Swayne (NY) ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH: After finishing their inaugural season 0-8 at home, the Crush are now 25-6 under Mike Dailey (2-1 in the postseason) at Pepsi Center. Two of the six losses consist of a field goal in overtime (42-45) vs. Indiana in 2004 and a Chicago win in 2005 on a field goal with three seconds remaining. LET S MAKE IT THREE: Last season, Colorado was the only team to repeat as a division champion. This year, they ll look to become the first team since the New York Dragons ( ) to repeat as divisional champions in three consecutive seasons Central Division Colorado Colorado Western Division Los Angeles San Jose Southern Division Georgia Orlando Eastern Division New York Dallas Page 6

7 HE KEEPS GOING & GOING & GOING.: A true AFL Ironman, Kyle Moore-Brown is in his 13th season in the league and has never missed a game. ArenaBowl XIX marked his AFL record 176th consecutive start. The first 139 all came with the Firebirds organization before he signed with the Crush prior to the 2004 season. Kyle s career milestone of 200 came against the New York Dragons on April 15, AFL Record for Consecutive Games Player (current team) Reg. Season Playoffs Total Kyle Moore-Brown (Col) WHAT A RUSH: Through nine weeks of the 2007 season, FB/LB Robert Thomas has made a huge impact in the Crush s ground attack. Thomas is currently tied with Willis Marshall for the Crush single-season rushing touchdown record with seven. Thomas is also tied with John Peaua for fifth all-time in Colorado career rushing scores. CRUSH SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING TD RECORD Willis Marshall (2006) 7 Robert Thomas (2007) 7 CRUSH CAREER RUSHING TD RECORD Willis Marshall ( ) 19 John Dutton (2003-present) 9 Rich Young ( ) 9 Saul Patu (2003-present) 8 John Peaua (2004-present) 7 Robert Thomas (2007) 7 A BROKEN RECORD: WR Damian Harrell has caught a touchdown pass in an AFL record 76 straight regular season games, including all 73 games as a member of the Crush. That streak is also the longest active streak of consecutive games scoring a TD. He broke the record for consecutive games with a receiving touchdown on 4/3/05 in the win over Las Vegas and set the mark consecutive games with a TD on 3/4/07 vs. Grand Rapids. Harrell s streak began with the Toronto Phantoms vs. Carolina on 7/4/02. AFL Consecutive Games with a TD Reception Year (Week) Player (team) Stk began Stk ended # Games Damian Harrell (Tor/Col) 2002 (Wk 12) Eddie Brown (Albany) 1997 (Wk 3) 2000 (Wk 1) 41 Chris Jackson (Georgia) 2005 (Wk 2) Eddie Brown (Albany) 1994 (Wk 1) 1996 (Wk 14) 33 AFL Consecutive Games Scoring a Touchdown Year (Week) Player (team) Stk began Stk ended # Games Damian Harrell (Tor/Col) 2002 (Wk 12) Eddie Brown (Alb/Ind) 1997 (Wk 3) 2002 (Wk 3) 65 Chris Jackson (LA) 2000 (Wk 1) 2003 (Wk 14) 47 Barry Wagner (Orlando) 1992 (Wk 10) 1996 (Wk 11) 43 Chris Jackson (Georgia) 2005 (Wk 2) Eddie Brown (Albany) 1994 (Wk 1) 1996 (Wk 14) 33 AFL Consecutive Games Scoring a Touchdown (Active) Year (Week) Player (team) Stk began Stk ended # Games Damian Harrell (Tor/Col) 2002 (Wk 12) Chris Jackson (LA/GR/Geo) 2005 (Wk 2) STEEL CURTAIN: After allowing 14 sacks in 2003 (12 on Dutton), the Crush pass protection has been stellar under head coach Mike Dailey. The team allowed just four sacks in 2004, and none after Week 6. In 2005, Colorado allowed just six sacks, while holding 10 opponents sackless on the year. Since 2004, the Crush have allowed just 22 sacks in their last 49 regular season games (total of 2,370 plays). Page 7

8 IT S NOT OVER TILL IT S OVER: Since head coach Mike Dailey has arrived in Colorado in 2004, the Crush have claimed victory in the final minute of the game in seven contests vs. Las Vegas (2/6)- QB John Dutton tosses two touchdown passes to WR Damian Harrell in the final 12 seconds to give Colorado a stunning victory. - at Detroit (5/23)- QB John Dutton found WR/DB Willis Marshall for a 10-yard touchdown pass with one second on the clock as the Crush won vs. Nashville (5/13)- K Clay Rush splits the uprights on a 31-yard field goal as time expires to give Colorado a win. AMONG THE BEST: Here is a break-down on where some of the Crush players rank in the AFL in various categories this season: PLAYER CATEGORY AFL RANK DB- Chris Angel K- Jason Ball Interceptions Tackles PATs made PATs attempts Field Goals Field Goals Made Field Goals Attempt Field Goal % Scoring (Kickers) 2nd 14th T-8th 7th 1st 1st 1st 6th 1st vs. Georgia (6/12)- K Clay Rush connects on a 20-yard field goal as time expires to give the Crush a victory in ArenaBowl XIX. - vs. Chicago (1/29)- QB John Dutton hits WR Damian Harrell for a touchdown with one second remaining as the Crush go on to win at Georgia (2/5)- QB John Dutton finds WR Damian Harrell for a 13-yard touchdown with 45 seconds left to lift Colorado to a victory. QB- John Dutton Completions Attempts Passing TDs Passing Yards Interceptions Total Offense DB- Rashad Floyd Tackles MFG Return Avg. Interceptions 3rd 2nd 6th 6th T-4th 6th 1st 2nd T-7th vs. Nashville (4/1)- Down by seven points (41-48) with 50 seconds left, Crush FB/LB Robert Thomas blocks a Kats 30-yard field goal attempt as Colorado scores four plays later to tie the game Then Crush DB Chris Angel intercepts a Nashville pass with 32 seconds left and returns it to the Kats one-yard line. Thomas rushes in with six seconds remaining to lift Colorado to a victory. WR- Damian Harrell Receiving TDs Receptions Scoring 3rd T-8th 4th Page 8

9 MOVING UP THE CHARTS: Crush WR Damian Harrell entered this season third all-time in career 100-yard receiving games with 52. AND THE AWARD GOES TO: This season Crush players have etched their names up and down the AFL s weekly awards. AFL ALL-TIME 100-YARD RECEIVING GAMES PLAYER TEAM GAMES Eddie Brown Albany/Indiana 59 Damian Harrell Colorado 55 Barry Wagner San Jose 55 Chris Jackson Georgia 54 Mike Horacek New York 43 Calvin Schexnayder Arizona 40 TACKLING MACHINE: DB Rashad Floyd is on pace to yet again break the AFL single-season record for tackles, a mark he has set in each of the last three seasons. Floyd currently leads the AFL with tackles this season AFL Record - Most Tackle in a Season Player Team Year Total Gms Avg. Rashad Floyd Colorado Damon Mason Orl/GRR * Rashad Floyd Colorado Rashad Floyd Colorado Cornelius Coe Indiana * After being released by Orlando at the midway of the point of the season, Mason joined Grand Rapids for the team s final nine games. Mason missed both teams bye week, therefore, he played in 17 games. Typically, regular season statistics are based on a 16-game season. AFL ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE MONTH APRIL DB Rashad Floyd AFL KICKER OF THE MONTH APRIL K Jason Ball AFL IRONMAN OF THE WEEK WEEK 3 FB/LB Robert Thomas WEEK 5 FB/LB Robert Thomas AFL ADT DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK WEEK 7 WEEK 8 DB Chris Angel DB Rashad Floyd Page 9

10 AFL REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS: AMERICAN CONFERENCE Central Division Team W L T For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak CHICAGO Lost 1 COLORADO Won 1 KANSAS CITY Won 2 NASHVILLE Lost 3 GRAND RAPIDS Lost 1 Western Division Team W L T For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak SAN JOSE Won 4 LOS ANGELES Lost 1 UTAH Lost 4 ARIZONA Won 1 LAS VEGAS Lost 9 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Southern Division Team W L T For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak GEORGIA Won 5 ORLANDO Won 1 NEW ORLEANS Lost 3 TAMPA BAY Won 3 AUSTIN Lost 2 Eastern Division Team W L T For Opp Pct Home Away Neut Streak DALLAS Won 3 COLUMBUS Won 2 PHILADELPHIA Lost 6 NEW YORK Won 1 Page 10

11 WEEKLY GAME AWARD WINNERS: Offensive Player of the Game WK TEAM PLAYER 1 COL Damian Harrell 2 COL Willie Quinnie 3 COL Damian Harrell 4 PHIL Tony Graziani 5 NASH Jeff Smoker 6 SJ Mark Grieb 7 NY Mike Horacek 8 COL Damian Harrell 9 COL John Dutton 10 CHI Bobby Sippio 11 COL John Dutton ADT Def. Player of the Game WK TEAM PLAYER 1 G.R. Chuck Wesley 2 COL Anthony Dunn 3 COL Rashad Floyd 4 PHIL Eddie Moten 5 COL Chris Angel 6 SJ Clevan Thomas 7 COL Chris Angel 8 COL Rashad Floyd 9 COL Rashad Floyd 10 CHI Dennison Robinson 11 COL Dustin Barno Ironman of the Game WK TEAM PLAYER 1 G.R. Jerome Riley 2 COL Robert Thomas 3 COL Robert Thomas 4 PHIL Mike Brown 5 COL Robert Thomas 6 SJ Rodney White 7 NY DeShane Dennis 8 COL Jason Harmon 9 KC Charles Frederick COL Robert Redd AFL WEEK 12 SCHEDULE (all times are MT): Friday, May 18 Arizona at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Columbus at Colorado, 7:00 p.m. Las Vegas at Utah, 7:00 p.m. BYE: Dallas Saturday, May 19 Nashville at Chicago, 6:00 p.m. Georgia at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. Grand Rapids at San Jose, 8:30 pm Sunday, May 20 Kansas City at New York, 11:00 am Orlando at Austin, 2:00 p.m. Monday, May 21 New Orleans at Phila., 5:30 p.m. AFL ON TV (all times are MT): Friday, May 18 Saturday, May 19 Arizona at T.B., 5:30 p.m. (Bright House) Nashville at Chicago, 6:00 p.m. (FSN) Columbus at Colorado, 7:00 p.m. (FSN) Georgia at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. (FSN) Las Vegas at Utah, 7:00 p.m. (KJAZZ) Sunday, May 20 Monday, May 21 Kansas City at New York, 11:00 am (FSN) New Orleans at Phila., 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Orlando at Austin, 2:00 p.m. (FSN) Page 11

12 COLORADO CRUSH DEPTH CHART OFFENSE QB 8 DUTTON, John 5 KIRSCH, Brandon WR 1 HARRELL, Damian WR 3 REDD, Robert 9 NIX, Alonzo WR 6 PYATT, Brad FB 43 DUNN, Anthony 44 THOMAS, Robert TE 67 WATTON, Chris 54 SNYDER, Chris C 96 MOORE-BROWN, Kyle 67 WATTON, Chris OL 66 HOLLENBECK, Joey 52 HUYSER, Brett DEFENSE DB 25 HARMON, Jason DB 4 FLOYD, Rashad DB 28 ANGEL, Chris 3 REDD, Robert LB 48 PATU, Saul LB 43 DUNN, Anthony DE 90 BARNO, Dustin 67 WATTON, Chris NG 54 SNYDER, Chris 90 BARNO, Dustin DE 30 DORSEY, Quinn SPECIALISTS K 10 BALL, Jason H 5 KIRSCH, Brandon LS 48 PATU, Saul 67 WATTON, Chris KR 25 HARMON, Jason 6 PYATT, Brad PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Damian Harrell..HAIR-ull Delvin Hughley. HYOOG-lee Saul Patu. Paw-TOO John Peaua. PEH-ah-OOH-ah Brad Pyatt PIE-att Robert Redd..RED Page 12

13 COLORADO CRUSH ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Date of Birth Exp. College 28 Angel, Chris DB /5/ Western Oregon 10 Ball, Jason K 5' 8" 192 1/20/79 2 North Texas 90 Barno, Dustin DL 6' 2" 263 4/15/80 4 East Stroudsburg St. 30 Dorsey, Quinn DL 6' 4" 269 4/1/80 R Oregon 43 Dunn, Anthony FB/LB 6' 3" 257 7/1/80 2 Northern Colorado 8 Dutton, John QB 6' 4" 225 9/20/75 8 Nevada 4 Floyd, Rashad DB 5' 10" 180 4/7/79 6 Portland State 25 Harmon, Jason DB 6' 0" 204 4/3/82 R Michigan State 1 Harrell, Damian WR 6' 3" 182 9/1/75 9 Florida State 66 Hollenbeck, Joey OL 6' 4" 320 2/26/80 R Washington State 52 Huyser, Brett OL 6' 4" 314 2/11/80 1 Air Force 5 Kirsch, Brandon QB 6' 2" /13/83 R Purdue 96 Moore-Brown, Kyle OL 6' 2" 310 2/26/71 13 Kansas 9 Nix, Alonzo WR 6' 1" 190 2/5/83 2 Tenn-Chattanooga 48 Patu, Saul FB/LB 6' 3" 260 6/8/78 5 Oregon 6 Pyatt, Brad WR 5' 11" 187 4/16/80 R Northern Colorado 3 Redd, Robert WR/DB 5' 10" 195 9/1/80 2 Bowling Green 54 Snyder, Chris OL/DL 6' 2" /5/74 8 Penn State 44 Thomas, Robert FB/LB 6' 1" /1/74 4 Henderson State 67 Watton, Chris OL 6' 3" /6/77 3 Baylor INJURED RESERVE 2 Hughley, Delvin DB 5' 11" 215 4/18/78 5 Jacksonville State 33 Peaua, John LB 6' 2" 265 7/7/73 7 Nevada 80 Quinnie, Willie WR 6' 2" /3/80 R Alabama-Birmingham PRACTICE SQUAD 27 Scott, Tony DB /3/76 4 North Carolina State 17 Stovall, Chauncey WR 6' 1" 221 8/22/81 R Florida State Page 13

14 COLORADO CRUSH NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Date of Birth Exp. College 1 Harrell, Damian WR 6' 3" 182 9/1/75 9 Florida State 3 Redd, Robert WR/DB 5' 10" 195 9/1/80 2 Bowling Green 4 Floyd, Rashad DB 5' 10" 180 4/7/79 6 Portland State 5 Kirsch, Brandon QB 6' 2" /13/83 R Purdue 6 Pyatt, Brad WR 5' 11" 187 4/16/80 R Northern Colorado 8 Dutton, John QB 6' 4" 225 9/20/75 8 Nevada 9 Nix, Alonzo WR 6' 1" 190 2/5/83 2 Tenn-Chattanooga 10 Ball, Jason K 5' 8" 192 1/20/79 2 North Texas 25 Harmon, Jason DB 6' 0" 204 4/3/82 R Michigan State 28 Angel, Chris DB /5/ Western Oregon 30 Dorsey, Quinn DL 6' 4" 269 4/1/80 R Oregon 43 Dunn, Anthony FB/LB 6' 3" 257 7/1/80 2 Northern Colorado 44 Thomas, Robert FB/LB 6' 1" /1/74 4 Henderson State 48 Patu, Saul FB/LB 6' 3" 260 6/8/78 5 Oregon 52 Huyser, Brett OL 6' 4" 314 2/11/80 1 Air Force 54 Snyder, Chris OL/DL 6' 2" /5/74 8 Penn State 66 Hollenbeck, Joey OL 6' 4" 320 2/26/80 R Washington State 67 Watton, Chris OL 6' 3" /6/77 3 Baylor 90 Barno, Dustin DL 6' 2" 263 4/15/80 4 East Stroudsburg St. 96 Moore-Brown, Kyle OL 6' 2" 310 2/26/71 13 Kansas INJURED RESERVE 2 Hughley, Delvin DB 5' 11" 215 4/18/78 5 Jacksonville State 33 Peaua, John LB 6' 2" 265 7/7/73 7 Nevada 80 Quinnie, Willie WR 6' 2" /3/80 R Alabama-Birmingham PRACTICE SQUAD 17 Stovall, Chauncey WR 6' 1" 221 8/22/81 R Florida State 27 Scott, Tony DB /3/76 4 North Carolina State Page 14

15 Overall Team Statistics TEAM STATISTICS COL OPP SCORING Points Per Game FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing PASSING YARDAGE Att-Comp-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS FG RETURNS: #-YARDS INT RETURNS: #-YARDS KICK RETURN AVERAGE FG RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-YARDS Average Per Game TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME... 29:15 30:45 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 27/69 33/69 3rd-Down Pct... 39% 48% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS... 9/17 7/17 4th-Down Pct... 53% 41% SACKS BY-YARDS MISC YARDS TOUCHDOWNS SCORED FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS point drop-kick FGs PAT-ATTEMPTS point drop-kick PATs ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game... 5/ /11409 Neutral Site Games... 0/0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total COLORADO Opponents Page 15

16 Overall Individual Statistics RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Robert Thomas John Dutton Anthony Dunn Saul Patu John Peaua Robert Redd Alonzo Nix Jason Harmon Total Opponents PASSING GP Rating Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G John Dutton Brandon Kirsch TEAM Total Opponents RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Damian Harrell Brad Pyatt Robert Redd Willie Quinnie Alonzo Nix Robert Thomas John Peaua Anthony Dunn Brandon Kirsch Total Opponents FG RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Rashad Floyd Total Opponents Page 16

17 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Jason Harmon Robert Redd Damian Harrell Rashad Floyd Brad Pyatt Willie Quinnie Total Opponents PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass 2PT Saf Points Damian Harrell Jason Ball Brad Pyatt Robert Thomas Willie Quinnie Robert Redd Jason Harmon Alonzo Nix Rashad Floyd Saul Patu John Dutton Total Opponents TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G John Dutton Brandon Kirsch Robert Thomas Anthony Dunn Saul Patu John Peaua Alonzo Nix Jason Harmon TEAM Total Opponents FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct Lg Blk BALL Page 17

18 KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Jason Ball Total Opponents ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec FG KOR IR Tot Avg/G Damian Harrell Brad Pyatt Robert Redd Jason Harmon Willie Quinnie Alonzo Nix Rashad Floyd Chris Angel Robert Thomas John Dutton Anthony Dunn John Peaua Saul Patu Delvin Hughley Total Opponents Overall Defensive Statistics Tackles Sacks- ---Pass Def--- -Fumbles- Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf Rashad Floyd Chris Angel Robert Thomas Jason Harmon Saul Patu Anthony Dunn Tony Scott Dustin Barno Brad Pyatt Delvin Hughley Chris Snyder Robert Redd Quinn Dorsey Chris Watton Jason Ball Damian Harrell Alonzo Nix Brandon Kirsch TM TEAM Total Opponents Page 18

19 2007 REGULAR SEASON TEAM HIGHS AND LOWS CRUSH HIGH LOW Points 63 vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 44 (2) Last at San Jose, 4/6 (1st Half) 30 at Nashville, 5/11 10 at San Jose, 4/6 (2nd Half) 39 vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 14 vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 (1st Quarter) 21 vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 3 (2) Last at San Jose, 4/6 (2nd Quarter) 21 (2) last vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 7 (2) Last at San Jose, 4/6 (3rd Quarter) 26 vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 3 vs. Nashville, 4/1 (4th Quarter) 28 vs. Nashville, 4/1 8 at Chicago 5/7 Touchdowns 9 vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 5 (2) last at San Jose, 4/6 Total Offense (Yards) 338 at Chicago 5/7 183 vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 Total Plays 51, (4) Last at Nashville, 5/11 36 (2) Last at Chicago 5/7 Passing Yards 337 at Chicago 5/7 183 vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 Pass Attempts 47 at Philadelphia, 3/22 32 (2) Last at Chicago 5/7 Pass Completions 27 (2) Last at Nashville, 5/11 19 at San Jose, 4/6 Touchdowns, Passing 7 at Chicago 5/7 4 vs. Kansas City, 3/10 Rushing Yards 38 at New York, 4/15-5 at San Jose, 4/6 Rushing Attempts 9 at New York, 4/15 3 (2) Last at Chicago 5/7 Touchdowns, Rushing 2 (3) Last vs. Nashville, 4/1 0 (3) Last at Chicago 5/7 Kickoff Return Yards 110 vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 8 vs. Kansas City, 3/10 Interceptions By 3 (3) Last at Nashville, 5/11 0 (4) at Chicago 5/7 Sacks By 5 at Nashville, 5/11 0 (3) Last at Kansas City, 4/27 Turnovers 4 (2) Last Las Vegas, 4/20 0 vs. Kansas City, 3/10 Penalties 12 vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 2 at San Jose, 4/6 Penalty Yards 77 vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 10 at San Jose, 4/6 Margin of Victory 22 at Nashville, 5/11 1 at New York, 4/15 OPPONENTS HIGH LOW Points 72 at San Jose, 4/6 35 at Nashville, 5/11 (1st Half) 39 at San Jose, 4/6 13 at New York, 4/15 (2nd Half) 44 at Philadelphia, 3/22 20 (2) Last vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 (1st Quarter) 14 at San Jose, 4/6 0 (2) Last at Nashville, 5/11 (2nd Quarter) 28 at Chicago 5/7 6 at New York, 4/15 (3rd Quarter) 27 at San Jose, 4/6 0 vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 (4th Quarter) 23 at Philadelphia, 3/22 3 vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 Touchdowns 9 (2) at San Jose, 4/6 5 (2) Last at Nashville, 5/11 Total Offense (Yards) 364 at San Jose, 4/6 173 at Nashville, 5/11 Total Plays 51 vs. Kansas City, 3/10 37 at Philadelphia, 3/22 Passing Yards 351 at San Jose, 4/6 166 at Nashville, 5/11 Pass Attempts 41 vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 31 at Philadelphia, 3/22 Pass Completions 33 at San Jose, 4/6 14 at Nashville, 5/11 Touchdowns, Passing 8 at Philadelphia, 3/22 3 vs. Nashville, 4/1 Rushing Yards 43 at New York, 4/15 7 (2) at Nashville, 5/11 Rushing Attempts 13 (2) last vs. Nashville, 4/1 3 at Nashville, 5/11 Touchdowns, Rushing 4 vs. Nashville, 4/1 0 vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 Kickoff Return Yards 264 at Nashville, 5/11 74 vs. Kansas City, 3/10 Interceptions By 3 at Philadelphia, 3/22 0 (5) Last at Nashville, 5/11 Sacks By 2 at New York, 4/15 0 (5) last at Kansas City, 4/27 Turnovers 4 (3) Last at Nashville, 5/11 0 vs. Kansas City, 3/10 Penalties 11, (3) Last vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 4 at Nashville, 5/11 Penalty Yards 81 vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 27 at Nashville, 5/11 Margin of Victory 28 at San Jose, 4/6 2 vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 Page 19

20 2007 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME HIGHS CATEGORY CRUSH OPPONENTS Pass Attempts 47, John Dutton at Philadelphia, 3/22 41, Brian Jones vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 Pass Completions 27,(2) Last John Dutton at Nashville, 5/11 33, Mark Grieb at San Jose, 4/6 Completion Pct. 75%, John Dutton vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 82%, Mark Grieb at San Jose, 4/6 Passing Yards 346, John Dutton at Chicago 5/7 350, Chad Salisbury vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 TD Passes 7, Last John Dutton at Chicago 5/7 8, Tony Graziani at Philadelphia, 3/22 Longest Pass 46, Brandon Kirsch at San Jose, 4/6 49, Jeff Smoker vs. Nashville, 4/1 Passes Intercepted 3, John Dutton at Philadelphia, 3/22 3, (2) Last Jeff Smoker at Nashville, 5/11 Receptions 14, Damian Harrell at Philadelphia, 3/22 15, Bobby Sippio at Chicago 5/7 Receiving Yards 188, Brad Pyatt at San Jose, 4/6 202, Charles Pauley at Philadelphia, 3/22 TD Receptions 6, Damian Harrell at Chicago 5/7 6, Bobby Sippio at Chicago 5/7 Longest Reception 46, Brad Pyatt at San Jose, 4/6 49, Cornell Bonner vs. Nashville, 4/1 Rushing Attempts 4, Last Robert Thomas vs. Nashville, 4/1 10, Bo Kelly vs. Arizona 3/16 Rushing Yards 21, John Dutton at New York, 4/15 35, Mike Horacek at New York, 4/15 TD Rushes 2,(3) Last Robert Thomas vs. Nashville, 4/1 3,(2) Last Dawan Moss at Kansas City, 4/27 Longest Rush 21, John Dutton at New York, 4/15 35, Mike Horacek at New York, 4/15 All Purpose Yards 188, Brad Pyatt at San Jose, 4/6 235, Demet Bendross at Nashville, 5/11 Kickoff Returns 5,(2) Last Jason Harmon vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 9, Demet Bendross at Nashville, 5/11 Kickoff Return Yards 110, Jason Harmon vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 235, Demet Bendross at Nashville, 5/11 Kickoff Return for TD 55, Jason Harmon at San Jose, 4/6 55, DaShane Dennis at New York, 4/15 Longest Kickoff Return 55, Jason Harmon at San Jose, 4/6 55, DaShane Dennis at New York, 4/15 Most MFG Returns 1 (3), Last Rashad Floyd at K.C., 4/27 1, (6) Last Jonathon Ordway at Chicago 5/7 Longest MFG Return 30, Rashad Floyd vs. Arizona, 3/16 25, Jerel Myers at Kansas City, 4/27 Combined Kick Return Yds 110, Jason Harmon vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 235, Demet Bendross at Nashville, 5/11 Sacks 2, (2) Last Anthony Dunn at Nashville, 5/11 1, (3) Last James Baron at Nashville, 5/11 Tackles 14.5, Rashad Floyd at San Jose, 4/6 12.5, Chuck Wesley vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 Interceptions 3, Chris Angel at New York, 4/15 1 (10), Last Denni Robinson at San Jose, 4/6 INT Returned for TD 2, Rashad Floyd vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 1, Jerome Riley vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 Longest Interception Return 26, Jason Harmon vs. Nashville, 4/1 21, Erin Damond vs. Arizona, 3/16 Pass Breakups 4, Rashad Floyd vs. Arizona, 3/16 8, Isaiah Trufant at Kansas City, 4/27 Fumbles Forced 1, (5) Last Jason Harmon at Nashville, 5/11 1, (4), Last Charlie Morris at Nashville, 5/11 Fumble Recoveries 1, (9) Last Chris Angel at Nashville, 5/11 1, (9), Last Carey Clayton at Nashville, 5/11 Longest Fumble Return 9, Delvin Hughley at Philadelphia, 3/22 11, Bruce Blue vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 Field Goals Made 3,(2) Last Jason Ball at Nashville, 5/11 2, Brian Gowins vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 Field Goals Attempted 4, (2) Last Jason Ball at Nashville, 5/11 2,(4) Last Dan Frantz at Chicago 5/7 Longest FG Made 38,(2) Last Jason Ball at New York, 4/15 44, Brian Gowins vs. Grand Rapids, 3/4 Longest FG Attempted 56, Jason Ball at Kansas City, 4/27 63, Carter Warley at New York, 4/15 PATs Made 8, Jason Ball vs. Arizona, 3/16 9, A.J Haglund at San Jose, 4/6 PATs Attempted 8, (2) Last Jason Ball vs. Las Vegas, 4/20 9 (2), Last A.J Haglund at San Jose, 4/6 Page 20

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22 Chris Angel #28 Position: Defensive Back Height: 6-0 Weight: 205 Birthdate: 7/5/79 College: Western Oregon AFL Experience: Entering 4th AFL Season (1st with Crush) CAREER NOTES Physical defensive back with a high motor Playing in his fourth AFL season and attended training camp with the New York Dragons in 2007 Signed to the Crush practice squad on March 12, AFL NOTES 2006 (w/ Nashville): Started in all three contests that he played for the Kats on the season Registering 21.5 and one pass break-up (w/ New York): Set a Dragons franchise record with tackles playing in all 16 games on the season Picked off two passes and broke up 15 more on the year Tied a season high nine total tackles in win over Nashville (2/19) Intercepted a pass and returned it 22 yards, in addition to recording six tackles and three pass break-ups against Arizona (2/27) Intercepted a pass and broke up another versus Georgia (3/12) Had nine stops and a deflected pass vs. Chicago (4/2) Tied a season high nine stops at Los Angeles (4/10) (w/ Columbus): Spent his rookie season with the Destroyers recording 21.5 tackles and four pass break-ups in seven games Missed last nine games of the season due to injury AFL PLAYOFFS 2005 (w/ New York): Broke up a pair of passes and had six tackles in loss to Orlando (5/29) COLLEGE A three-year starter at Western Oregon University Set the team s career tackle record with 312 ( ), which has since been broken In 2001, earned All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference honors as a senior with 60 tackles and three interceptions Was an all-conference defensive back in each of his four seasons Set the NCAA D-II record in 2000 for tackles with 142 and was a two-time national player of the week Was one of two Division II players named to the Hula Bowl in PERSONAL Graduated from South Albany High School in Oregon Received a health education degree with a minor in business from Western Oregon Was the Vice President of the Western Oregon Varsity Athletic Council Married to wife, Cori, in the summer of 2006 Considers himself an outdoorsman with interests in fishing, golf, hunting and whitewater rafting. CAREER STATISTICS DEFENSE Yr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds 2004 Columbus New York Nashville CAREER TOTALS Page 22

23 Brandon Kirsch #5 Position: Quarterback Height: 6-2 Weight: 213 Birthdate: 10/13/83 College: Purdue AFL Experience: Entering 1st AFL Season (1st with Crush) CAREER NOTES Enters his first AFL season and his first year with the Crush Kirsch forwent his final season of collegiate eligibility and made himself eligible for the 2006 NFL Draft, but was not selected Signed by the Crush on February 9, COLLEGE In 25 career games, including 12 starts, completed 59.7 percent of his passes (292 of 489) for 3,532 yards with 23 touchdowns and 16 interceptions and rushed for 757 yards on 165 carries (4.6 average) and five touchdowns In 2005, appeared in eight games, including six starts, and completed 59.1 percent of his passes (152 of 257) for 1,727 yards with seven touchdowns and eight interceptions Rushed for 198 yards on 48 carries (4.1 average) and one touchdown Appeared in six games, including two starts in Completed 58 of 94 passes (61.7 percent) for 711 yards with seven touchdowns and three interceptions... Rushed for 88 yards on 35 carries (2.5 average) with one touchdown... As a sophomore in 2003, appeared in three games as reserve before re-injuring right (throwing) shoulder initially sustained as high school baseball player and was redshirted... Completed three of four passes for 27 yards and one touchdown... Had 10 carries for 48 yards (4.8 average)... In 2002, appeared in eight games, including four starts... One of merely 18 true freshmen in the country to start at quarterback... Completed 79 of 134 passes (59.0 percent) for 1,067 yards with eight touchdowns and five interceptions... Third on team with 423 rushing yards on 72 carries (team-leading 5.9 average) with three touchdowns... average of 5.9 yards per carry led Big Ten quarterbacks and is highest-ever by a Purdue quarterback rushing yards rank third in school history among quarterbacks... Organizational leadership and supervision major PERSONAL Attended Cedar Crest High School in Lebanon, PA Ranked as No. 9 quarterback in Northeast by SuperPrep, No. 12 prostyle quarterback in nation by Rivals.com and No. 21 quarterback in nation by Student Sports... First team all-state, first team all-county and league Most Valuable Player as senior after completing 115 of 198 passes (58.0 percent) for 1,950 yards and 26 touchdowns... Rushed for 515 yards on 88 carries (5.9 average) and two touchdowns... Named second team all-county both his sophomore and junior seasons... Honorable mention all-state as junior... Completed 104 of 186 passes (55.9 percent) for 1,595 yards and 20 touchdowns as junior and 78 of 162 passes (48.1 percent) for 1,178 yards and 14 touchdowns as sophomore... Career totals were 300 of 552 passing (54.3 percent) for 4,808 yards and 61 touchdowns with 241 rushes for 1,142 yards (4.7 average) and 10 touchdowns... Also played baseball and basketball Enjoys bowling and listening to music. Page 23

24 Alonzo Nix #9 Position: Wide Receiver Height: 6-1 Weight: 190 Birthdate: 2/5/83 College: Tennessee-Chattanooga AFL Experience: Entering 2nd AFL Season (1st with Crush) CAREER NOTES Dynamic, elusive receiver with top-end game speed Runs the ball extremely well and is a mismatch for defenders in the open field One of the better vertical threats in the AFL Spent the 2006 and early part of the 2007 season with the Nashville Kats Has appeared in four games with the Kats in 2007 registering 16 receptions for 213 yards and one touchdown and adding one rush for -3 yards Missed two games with Nashville this season with a hamstring injury Placed on recallable waivers by the Kats on April 16th Signed back by Nashville to the practice squad on April 19th Was signed by the Crush from the Nashville Kats practice squad on April 23rd. AFL NOTES 2006 (w/ Nashville): Finished fourth on the Kats in receiving yards gained (518), third in receiving touchdowns (9) and second on the squad with a 74.0 yards per-game average In the running game, had three carries for 12 yards and one touchdown Also had a nine-yard kick return for a touchdown Did not play in Weeks 1-8 was a member of the Kats practice squad Opened his AFL career vs. San Jose (3/25) with two catches for 22 yards in victory Erupted at Colorado (4/1) with 94 yards on five catches and two touchdowns Had five catches for 96 yards and one touchdown in a win over Las Vegas (4/9) Registered a season-high in catches (9), yards (118) and touchdowns (3) in a losing effort vs. Kansas City (4/22) Recorded four catches for 78 yards and two touchdowns at Los Angeles (5/6) Earned Offensive Player of the Game honors for his with six catch 97 yards and one touchdown performance vs. Tampa Bay in the regular-season finale. AFL PLAYOFFS 2006 (w/ Nashville): Had nine catches for 90 yards and two touchdowns in a losing effort vs. Chicago (5/21). OTHER PRO EXPERIENCE Signed by the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent in COLLEGE Spent two seasons at Tennessee-Chattanooga after transferring from Jones County (Ellisville, Miss.) Junior College... During career at Chattanooga, totaled 150 receptions for 1,879 yards and 14 touchdowns As senior, recorded 60 receptions for 819 yards and seven touchdowns, earning first-team All-Southern Conference and second-team All-American for second consecutive season As junior, set a school and conference record with 90 receptions for a league-leading 1,060 yards and seven touchdowns Recorded 61 receptions for 1,036 yards and seven touchdowns as sophomore at Jones Junior College Posted 48 receptions for 936 yards and eight touchdowns as freshman Majored in health education at Tenn.- Chattanooga. PERSONAL Won a state football championship as a junior at R.H. Watkins (Laurel, Miss.) High School and finished state runner-up as a senior Two-time All-State football selection. Page 24