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Seth Austin | Media/Community Relations One PPG Place, Suite 2370 POWER FOOTBALL Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (O) 412-697-7846 | (C) 412-596-5939 2014 GAME NOTES [email protected] @AFLPittsburgh

Week 12 2014 Power Schedule Saturday, May 31, 2014 CONSOL Energy Center 1 Sat. 3/15 L, 63-53 Pittsburgh, PA 2 BYE 5:00 p.m. ET Kickoff 3 Sat. 3/29 SAN JOSE W, 48-47 ThisTV Pittsburgh 4 Fri. 4/4 at San Antonio W, 70-17 ESPN3 5 Fri. 4/11 NEW ORLEANS W, 56-14 Cleveland (9-0) TribLIVE Radio Pittsburgh (7-3) 6 Sat. 4/19 at Arizona L, 73-69 7 Sat. 4/26 at Cleveland L, 55-28 First and 10... 8 Sat. 5/3 W, 65-57 - The welcome A Win Over Cleveland Would... 9 Fri. 5/9 at Spokane W, 52-41 the to -Give Pittsburgh their fifth straight 10 Sat. 5/17 LOS ANGELES W, 50-26 CONSOL Energy Center on win. The last time Pittsburgh lost 11 Sat. 5/24 at Orlando W, 62-61 Saturday for a 5:00 p.m. kickoff was Week 7 against the Cleveland 12 Sat. 5/31 CLEVLEAND 5:00 p.m. - Saturday’s rivalry game with Gladiators. 13 Sat. 6/7 NEW ORLEANS 5:00 p.m. Cleveland marks the 9th all-time -Be the Power’s 8th on the year, 14 Sat. 6/14 at Philadelphia 6:00 p.m. meeting between the Power and putting them one away from the 15 Fri 6/20 IOWA 7:00 p.m. Gladiators. Cleveland leads the all- franchise record set in 2011 16 Sat. 6/28 at Jacksonville 7:00 p.m. time series 5-3. - Keep the Power undefeated at 17 Mon. 7/7 at New Orleans 8:30 p.m. -Saturday will mark the third time home under Ron James. Since 18 BYE this season Pittsburgh and taking over in Week 2, James has 19 Sat. 7/19 at Iowa 8:05 p.m. Cleveland have met this season. led the Power to a perfect 4-0 at 20 Sat. 7/26 PHILADELPHIA 5:00 p.m. The Gladiators are 2-0 on the year CONSOL Energy Center. winning 63-53 in Week 1 and 55-28 -Hand Power head coach Ron in Week 7. James his 50th career win as a head AFL Standings -The Power enter Saturday’s game coach. after a last-second 62-61 win on the Up Next... American Conference - East Division road against the . Cleveland Gladiators (9-0) (5-0) 1.000 -Saturday’s game can be viewed -The Pittsburgh Power stay home to Pittsburgh Power (7-3) (1-2) .700 locally on ThisTV Pittsburgh and welcome the New Orleans VooDoo (5-5) (1-2) .500 nationally on ESPN3 and listened to to CONSOL Energy Center on Sat. (5-5) (0-3) .500 on TribLIVE Radio. June 7 at 5:00 p.m. ET. American Conference - South Division Orlando Predators (6-4) (5-1) .600 (4-6) (2-3) .400 (3-7) (1-3) .300 New Orleans VooDoo (2-7) (1-2) .222 Tale of the Tape Gladiators Power National Conference - West Division (10-0) (2-0) 1.000 51.4 Points Per Game 55.3 (2-8) (1-1) .200 273.0 Yards Per Game 277.3 (1-9) (0-2) .100 41.6 Points Allowed Per Game 45.4 National Conference - Pacific Division 267.6 Yards Allowed Per Game 238.9 San Jose SaberCats (7-3) (4-1) .700 (5-5) (2-1) .500 179 First Downs 205 Portland Thunder (3-7) (0-4) .300 +6 Turnover Margin +13 . 17 Sacks 16 65 Penalties 81 30:00 Avg. Time of Possession 33:26 1 Pittsburgh Power Football 2014 Game Notes

Power Quick Facts Power Media Contact Soul Media Contact Seth Austin Pam Frasco Location: Pittsburgh, PA Founded: 2010 Community Relations Coordinator Cleveland Gladiators PR Conference: American Office: 412.697.7846 ext 212 216.310.9659 Division: East Cell: 412.596.5939 [email protected] Colors: Black and Gold [email protected] Nickname: Power All-Time Record: 25-39 Team Media Home: 11-21 Away: 14-18 All Power press releases and weekly media packets are distributed via 2013 Record: 4-14 email. All press releases are posted online on the team’s website (www.pittsburghpowerfootball.com) Front Office To be added to the team’s email list, please contact Pittsburgh Power Media Relations contact, Seth Austin. Media can access the latest League news and press information by visiting Owners: Matt Shaner the Arena Footbll League’s official website. (www.arenafootball.com) Trib Total Media Practice Availability Power practices are open to the media with the understanding that strategy, President: Peter Hill formations, plays and personnel adjustments must remain private. VP of Media members must contact Power Media Relations if interested in Corporate Partnerships Shane Conlan attending practices.

VP of Sales and Service: Calvin Jackson Player and coach interviews will be held at the end of practice.

Finance/Office Manager: Kathryn Hill Practice Times

Director of Football Tues. 5/27 Wed. 5/28 Thurs. 5/29 Fri. 5/30 Operations: Justin Gould: 6-8 p.m. 6-8 p.m. 6-8 p.m. No Practice Director of Player Personnel: Brad Wittke

Quality Control/ AFL Media Contacts EquipmentManager: Kevin Quinn Arizona Rattlers: Media/Community Dale Hajek | 602-460-1378 Philadelphia Soul: Relations: Seth Austin [email protected] Tom Goodhines | 215-840-3232 Cleveland Gladiators: [email protected] Pam Frasco | 216-310-6959 Portland Thunder: [email protected] Brian Beudry | 509-723-5411 Iowa Barnstormers: [email protected] Bri Fuente | 641-512-0925 San Antonio Talons: [email protected] Keith Recine | 407-758-2844 Jacksonville Sharks: [email protected] Zander Kean | 508-523-0694 San Jose SaberCats: [email protected] Sam Drexler | 650-704-9600 Los Angeles KISS: [email protected] Louise Troen | 323-761-7232 Spokane Shock: [email protected] Brett Gleason | 509-339-5979 New Orleans VooDoo: bgleason@spokaneshock Grant Yenni | 504-676-2500 Tampa Bay Storm: [email protected] Ben Shotten | 631-514-9606 Orlando Predators: [email protected] Jeff Schmidt | 239-293-4125 [email protected]

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Ron James Ron James was named the third head Ron James vs. coach in Pittsburgh Power history on Regular Season W L Win % March 21, 2014. He joined the team just one game into the Power’s 2014 Pittsburgh Power 2 0 1.000 season. Dallas Vigilantes 2 0 1.000 James has compiled a 49-52 record in 2 0 1.000 the regular season during his seven- 2 0 1.000 year head coaching career. Prior to coming to Pittsburgh, Los Angeles KISS 1 0 1.000 James spent the past four years as the head coach of the where in 2012 he was named the Arena 1 0 1.000 Football League Coach of the Year. 1 0 1.000 Spokane Shock 5 2 .714 The 29-year coaching veteran got his start in the League as an assistant coach for the in 1990. He Cleveland Gladiators 4 2 .666 later joined the staff of the Houston ThunderBears in 1999, Iowa Barnstormers 4 2 .666 serving as the Director of Player Personnel and coaching Jacksonville Sharks 2 1 .666 the offensive and defensive lines. 2 1 .666 From 2002-04, James was the assistant head coach for Philadelphia Soul 3 2 .600 the Gladiators coaching both the offensive and 2 2 .500 defensive lines and the special teams unit. In 2005, he was promoted to head coach of the Gladiators. That year the New Orleans VooDoo 2 2 .500 team led the AFL in total offense and total defense. With 1 1 .500 James at the helm, the Gladiators broke 14 team records, 1 1 .500 including new franchise season-highs for passing yards and total yards. Orlando Predators 1 1 .500 Utah Blaze 1 1 .500 James began his time with the Utah Blaze in 2007, San Jose SaberCats 4 7 .363 coaching the offensive and defensive lines. After a dismal 1-6 start in 2010, he was promoted to head coach. It was Milwaukee Iron/Mustangs 1 2 .333 under his leadership that the Blaze quickly became one Tampa Bay Storm 1 2 .333 of the AFL’s elite teams. In 2012, Utah produced the most San Antonio/Tulsa Talons 1 4 .200 successful season in franchise history with a 12-6 record. Arizona Rattlers 2 10 .166 1990: Albany Firebirds | Assistant Coach 1 6 .142 1999-2001: Houston ThunderBears | Off./Def. Line Coach 0 1 .000 2002-2004: Las Vegas Gladiators | Assistant Head Coach 2005-2006: Las Vegas Gladiators | Head Coach 0 2 .000 2007-2009: Utah Blaze | Off./Def. Line Coach 0 2 .000 2010-2013: Utah Blaze | Head Coach 2014: Pittsburgh Power | Head Coach TOTAL 49 52 .485 Head Coaching Record Postseason W L Win % W L Win % 2005 Las Vegas Gladiators 8 8 .500 San Antonio Talons 1 0 1.000 2006 Las Vegas Gladiators 5 10 .333 Arizona Rattlers 0 1 .000 2010 Utah Blaze 1 8 .111 2011 Utah Blaze 9 7 .562 TOTAL 1 1 .500 2012 Utah Blaze 12 6 .666 2013 Utah Blaze 7 11 .388 2014 Pittsburgh Power 7 2 .777 3 Pittsburgh Power Football 2014 Game Notes

PIT Stats - AFL Rank Steve Thonn Scoring Offense: 55.3 (5) Steve Thonn enters his fifth season with the Gladiators where he has Scoring Defense: 45.4 (3) compiled a 29-42 record. Thonn was named head coach and director of TDs Scored: 70 (6) football operations of the Cleveland Gladiators on December 23, 2009. Total Offense: 277.3 (6) Total Defense: 238.9 (1) Last season, after losing veteran QB John Dutton in the offseason, the Avg Yds/Play: 5.4 (13) Gladiators struggled to find consistency and finished 4-11 under Thonn. Rushing Yds: 153 (T8) Rush Yds Def: 121 (1) 2012 saw the Gladiators finish 8-10 and second in the division, falling just short of a second-straight trip to the playoffs with Thonn at the helm. Pass Efficiency: 100.7 (8) Pass Def Eff: 91.8 (3) In 2011, Thonn’s Gladiators finished with an overall record of 10-8 and claimed the East Divi- Pass Yds: 2,620 (6) sion crown. Pass Yds Def: 2,268 (1) Field Goals: 3 (T1) In his first season with the Gladiators, Thonn compiled a 7-9 record. Despite the sub-.500 : 19 (T1) finish, the Gladiators outscored opponents 938-906 on the year. Fumble Recs: 10 (T7) Turnover +/-: +13 (T1) Coaching Comparison First Downs: 205 (4) James Thonn 3rd Down %: 46.2 (T5) 7 Years Coaching 10 4th Down %: 52.4 (6) 1 Years With Team 5 Sacks By: 16 (T6) 49-52 Career Record 62-88 Sacks Against: 9 (T3) 7-2 Record With Team 38-40 Penalties 81 (T6) Postseason Record Time of Poss: 33:26 1-1 2-3 48.5% Win Percentage 41.2% Sienna Alma Mater Last Time Out... -6-foot-3 WR Thryon Lewis will provide a PIT Ind. Stats - The Power came away with a one-point challenge for the Power seondary. He is 8th in victory on the road over the South Division- the AFL with 20 receptions. Passing leading Orlando Predators on Saturday night, -Cleveland WR Dominick Goodman is fifth in T. Grady: 2,610 yds, 60 62-61. the AFL with 71 receptions. Goodman has 681 TD -Power QB connected with WR yards leading all Gladiator WRs. A. Nelson: 53 yds Hank Edwards with one second remaining to -Marrio Norman is Cleveland’s defensive tie the game up at 61. Pittsburgh kicker Julian leader with 52 total tackles, 3 tackles for loss, 1 Rushing Rauch split the uprights on the PAT to give forced fumble and a league-leading 8 T. Taggart: 93 yds, 7 TD the Power the victory. interceptions. -Power QB Tommy Grady finished the contest - LaRoche Jackson leads Receiving with 306 yards and eight which Cleveland with 68.5 tackles. S. Kauleinamoku: 77 rec gives him the most passing yards and -Cleveland has won three games this season 848 yds, 13 TDs passing touchdowns in a season in Power on last-second plays beating Spokane with a R. Wright: 39 rec, 365 yds franchise history. touchdown pass off the nets as time expired, 7 TDs -In his first game back from injury, WR LA with a last-second field goal and last week P. Rodriguez: 31 rec, Prechae Rodriguez hauled in 13 passes for defeated Philadelphia with a touchdown pass 344 yds, 11 TDs 148 yards and four touchdowns. from Austin to Lewis to overcome a 17-point deficit. Defense Scouting Cleveland... -The last time Cleveland has lost a regular A. Nelson: 37 tackles -The Gladiators are one of two remaining season game was July 27, 2013 when they S. Gilliam 36 tackles undefeated teams left in the AFL (Arizona) lost to Tommy Grady and the Utah Blaze, 48- B. Freeman: 33.5 tackles -Clevelend is led offensively by former Power 46 to end the 2013 season. J. Killeen: 5 sacks QB . On the season, Austin has B. Freeman: 5 INTs thrown for 1,925 yards and 41 touchdowns. In one game against the Power this season, he has completed 59.2% of his passes for 201 yards and 6 touchdowns 4 Pittsburgh Power Football 2014 Game Notes

Power Beat Predators 62-61 on the Road - May 24, 2014 In a back-and-forth affair, the Pittsburgh Scoring Summary Power (7-3) beat the South Division-leading Or- lando Predators (6-4), 62-61, tonight at the CFE 1Q 12:04 ORL B. Morris 19-yd TD run 0-7 Arena in front of a crowd of 5,002. 1Q 11:12 PIT Grady to Rodriguez 42-yd TD pass 7-7 Pittsburgh and Orlando traded scores through- out the first half, as the score was tied 28-28 at 1Q 8:10 ORL B. Morris 3-yd TD run 7-14 halftime. The Power captured their first lead of the 1Q 3:25 PIT Grady to Kauleinamoku 14-yd TD pass 14-14 game in the third quarter when Tom- 2Q 13:45 ORL Morris to Carr 16-yd TD pass 14-21 my Grady and wide receiver Prechae Rodriguez hooked up for their second touchdown connec- 2Q 4:59 PIT M. Jackson 1-yd TD run 21-21 tion of the night. After Orlando tied the game up 2Q 1:47 ORL Morris to Brackins 22-yd TD pass 21-28 at 35, Rodriguez and Grady connected again to 2Q 0:06 PIT Grady to Edwards 18-yd TD pass 28-28 put Pittsburgh up 41-35 entering the final frame. In his first game back after suffering a high an- 3Q 10:05 PIT Grady to Rodriguez 13-yd TD pass 35-28 kle sprain in Week 3 of AFL play, Rodriguez fin- 3Q 7:53 ORL Morris to Carr 15-yd TD pass 35-35 ished the contest leading Pittsburgh’s receiving 3Q 2:10 PIT Grady to Rodriguez 2-yd TD pass 41-35 corps with 13 receptions for 148 yards and four touchdowns. 4Q 14:10 ORL Morris to Brackins 25-yd TD pass 41-41 After former Power quarterback 4Q 12:25 PIT Grady to Rodriguez 6-yd TD pass 48-41 hit Larry Brackins for a touchdown strike to start 4Q 8:41 ORL B. Morris 9-yd TD run 48-48 the fourth quarter, the back-and-forth scoring en- sued once again. With things all tied up at 48, 4Q 7:15 ORL T. Belton 8-yd INT return TD 48-55 Orlando put themselves in a position to turn the 4Q 4:24 PIT Grady to Edwards 19-yd TD pass 55-55 tides when picked 4Q 3:43 ORL Morris to Carr 45-yd TD pass 55-61 off a Grady pass and returned it eight yards for a score to give the Predators the lead. 4Q 0:01 PIT Grady to Edwards 4-yd TD pass 62-61 With just under 13 minutes to play, Grady bounced back and tied the game back up with a Team Statistics touchdown pass to wide receiver Hank Edwards. PIT PIT Orlando quickly responded with a 45-yard Mor- 26 1st Downs 13 ris strike to Greg Carr to regain the lead. Kicker 3 3rd Downs 5 ’ extra point was no good. Grady then 2 4th Downs 2 orchestrated a nine-play drive that ended with 312 Total Net Yards 262 a bullet pass to Edwards in the end zone with Plays-Avg. :01 second remaining in the game. Kicker Julian 54-5.8 36-7.3 Rauch split the uprights to give the Power the 62- 6 Rushing Yards 45 61 victory. 306 Passing Yards 217 In the win, Grady finished completing 29-of- 2 Sacks By 0 48 passes for 306 yards and eight touchdowns, 4-19 Penalties -Yards 9-48 making him the all-time leader in single-season 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 passing yards and touchdowns in franchise histo- ry, moving past his counterpart in tonight’s battle, 30:55 Time of. Poss. 29:05 Bernard Morris. Individual Leaders Morris finished the game connecting 16-of-26 passes for 230 yards and five touchdowns. On PIT ORL the ground, he chipped in three scores for Or- T. Grady: 29-48, 306 yds, 8 TD B. Morris: 16-26, 230 yds, 5 TD lando. M. Jackson: 4 car, 5 yds, TD B. Morris: 7 car, 41 yds, 3 TD With a four-game winning streak under their P. Rodriguez: 13 rec, 148 yds, 4 TD G. Carr: 7 rec, 113 yds, 3 TD belt, Pittsburgh returns to CONSOL Energy Cen- ter next week hosting the undefeated Cleveland H. Edwards: 6 rec, 62 yds, 3 TD L. Brackins: 5 rec, 83 yds, 2 TD Gladiators on Saturday, May 31. Kickoff at is set B. Freeman: 4 tackles T. Belton: 10 tackles, INT, TD for 5:00 pm ET. A. Nelson: 4 tackles E. Mcintosh: 7 tackles

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ALPHABETICAL ROSTER POS HT WT EXP COLLEGE NUMERICAL ROSTER 2 BRAYANT, James LB 6-4 275 2 Miami (FL) 2 James Bryant LB 11 EDWARDS, Hank WR 6-2 185 5 Southern 3 Shaun Kauleinamoku WR 6 FREEMAN, Brandon DB 6-2 210 3 Massachusetts 5 Anthony Hoke DL 71 GERALDS, Daverin OL 6-2 305 3 Mississippi 6 Brandon Freeman DB 9 GILLIAM, Sergio DB 6-2 190 4 Clemson 7 Arvell Nelson QB/LB 12 GOARD, Tyrone WR 6-4 205 R Eastern Kentucky 8 Jake Killeen DL 10 GRADY, Tommy QB 6-7 250 4 Utah 9 Sergio Gilliam DB 5 HOKE, Anthony DL/LB 6-1 250 3 Cincinnati 10 Tommy Grady QB 32 JACKSON, Marlion FB 6-2 260 5 Saginaw Valley State 11 Hank Edwards WR 22 JONES, Andre DB 5-11 200 3 Akron 12 WR 3 KAULEINAMOKU, Shaun WR 5-10 185 3 Western Oregon 14 Al Phillips DB 8 KILLEEN, Jake DL 6-3 260 1 Charleston Southern 15 Prechae Rodriguez WR 99 LAWRENCE, Justin FB/DL 6-2 295 2 Morgan State 17 WR 70 MADISON, Colin OL 6-4 320 2 Temple 18 James Shaw WR 69 NARCISSE, Antonio OL 6-2 340 6 Portland State 22 DB 7 NELSON, Arvell QB/LB 6-5 225 1 Texas Southern 24 Tommy Taggart FB 75 NEWELL, Keith OL 6-6 310 R Delaware State 27 Julian Rauch K 57 PALMGREN, Jayson OL 6-3 305 2 Missouri 32 Marlion Jackson FB 14 PHILLIPS, Al DB 5-11 190 4 Wagner 34 Neil Purvis DL 34 PURVIS, Neil DL/LB 6-2 275 6 Virginia State 57 Jayson Palmgren OL 27 RAUCH, Julian K 5-11 215 1 Appalachian State 69 Antonio Narcisse OL 15 RODRIGUEZ, Prechae WR 6-4 215 2 Auburn 70 OL 18 SHAW, James WR 5-11 195 R Jacksonville State 71 Daverin Geralds OL 24 TAGGART, Tommy FB 6-3 285 4 Oklahoma 75 Keith Newell OL 17 WRIGHT, Rodney WR 5-9 175 7 Fresno State 93 DL 93 YOUNG, Curtis DL 6-2 265 2 Cincinnati 99 Justin Lawrence DL

INJURED RESERVE PRONUNCIATION 4 GRAY, Virgil DB 5-10 190 4 Rhode Island Sergio Gilliam: GILL-um Shaun Kauleinamoku: 90 HOLLIDAY, Roosevelt DL 6-2 325 R Eastern Illinois COW-lay-na-mo-koo 21 KEMP, Ricardo DB 5-11 190 1 Tennessee Jake Killeen: KILL-een 1 LESUE, Aaron WR 5-10 200 4 Utah State Aaron Lesue: leh-SWAY Marlion Jackson: MAR-lon 13 THOMAS, Latarrius DB 6-1 210 R Eastern Michigan Antonio Narcisse: nar-CEASE Julian Rauch: RAU-ssh OTHER LEAGUE EXEMPT Prechae Rodriguez: - NORWOOD, Eric DL 6-1 260 R South Carolina PREE-shay Latarrius Thomas: 14 STAFFORD, Kenny WR 6-2 205 R Toledo la-TEAR-e-us 19 TALLEY, Julian WR 6-1 190 1 Massachusetts

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DEPTH CHART Overall: 7-3 QB 10 Grady 7 Nelson At Home: 3-1 On the Road: 4-2 FB 24 Taggart 32 Jackson vs Americn Conf.: 3-2 WR 15 Rodriguez 12 Goard vs AC East: 1-2 vs AC South: 2-0 WR 3 Kauleinamoku 17 Wright vs National Conf.: 4-1 WR 11 Edwards 18 Shaw vs NC Pacific 2-0 vs NC West 2-1 TE 70 Madison 57 Palmgren By Month: 75 Newell 57 Palmgren March: 1-1 OG April: 2-2 May: 3-0 C 69 Narcisse 57 Palmgren June: July:

DE 93 Young 5 Hoke When Scoring First: 4-1 When Opp. Scores First: 3-2 NG 99 Lawrence When Scoring 50+: 6-2 When Scoring >50: 1-1 DE 5 Hoke 8 Killeen When Leading After Q1: 4-1 When Trailing After Q1: 0-2 MLB 2 Bryant 93 Young When Tied After Q1: 3-0 When Leading At Half 6-1 JLB 7 Nelson 6 Freeman When Trailing At Half: 0-2 When Tied At Half: 1-0 CB 9 Gilliam 22 Jones When Leading After Q3: 7-1 When Trailing After Q3: 0-2 CB 14 Phillips 22 Jones When Tied After Q3: 0-0 INJURY REPORT S 6 Freeman 22 Jones Ricardo Kemp, DB | Knee 21 Rauch Placed on IR on 3/8/14 K Roosevelt Holliday, DL | Quad H 7 Nelson Placed on IR 3/8/14 Latarrius Thomas, DB | Hand SN 5 Hoke Placed on IR 3/25/14 Aaron Lesue, WR | ACL KR 3 Kauleinamoku 22 Jones Placed on IR 5/1/14 , DB | Ankle Placed on IR 5/22/14 7