2017 Cleveland Gladiators Media Guide

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Cleveland Gladiators Staff Directory

Ownership Majority Owner Dan Gilbert

Executives CEO, Cavaliers / Quicken Loans Arena Len Komoroski COO/Senior Vice President of Franchise Operations Mike Ostrowski

Communications/Digital VP of Marketing/Communications Pam Frasco Mgr. of Broadcast Services & Tony Brown Team Communications/Play-by-Play Announcer Communications Coordinator Jeff Elston Conor Kenney Manager, Digital Production

Sales & Service VP of Franchise Development Mitch Ried Sr. Director of Ticket Sales and Service Matt Kalister Client Event & Member Benefits Manager Celena Zevnik Sr. Manager of Ticket Sales & Service Kim Scercy Manager of Membership Development Ryan Caler Membership Development Specialist Steve McClave Grace Ferut Brian Becka Jr. Member Development Specialist Collin Geaney Manager, Youth Sports and Group Sales Dave Aitken Youth Football Specialist Joe Kummerl Sr. Group Event Specialist Jessica Kelly Manager of Business Development Mike DeAngelo Business Development Specialist Kent Petrunger Jr. Business Development Specialist Erin Simmons

Corporate Partnerships Director of Corporate Partnership Sales and Service Greg Prymicz Partnership Marketing Managers Mike Sedlak Mike Sansone

Partnership Development Managers Joel Seiden

Kevin Shiley Yari Natal

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Corporate Sales Development Bruce Burge Corporate Sales Activation Specialist Matt Sharp

Broadcast Services VP, Broadcasting Dave Dombrowski Producer/Editor Scott Smoot Director of Engineering Joe Frietchen Engineering Managers Ken Barski Stacy Knox Broadcast Manager/Traffic Ryan Banks

Marketing and Game Presentation VP of Marketing & Communications Pam Frasco Sr. Director of Game Presentation Matt Bettinger Marketing/Community Relations Manager Ben Adams Marketing/Advertising Coordinator Noah Volz Manager of Video Graphics A.J. Johnson Manager of Production Matt Eck Production Coordinators Mark Zaremba Coree Miracola Senior Producer Paul Mazzoleni Producers Chris Thomas Alison Cole Gameday and Metadata Manager Tim Long Production Assistant Erik Shear In-Arena Host/Special Projects Coordinator Ahmaad Crump P.A. Announcer Ryan Pritt

Graphic Design Graphic Designers Blaine Fridrick Nick Prost Megan Uzzel Medical Staff Team Dentist D. Todd Russell, DDS NEO Spine and Sport Dr. Tim Keyes Center for Orthopedics, Medical Orthopedist Harkeet Sandhu, MD Center for Orthopedics, Orthopedic Surgeons Daniel J. Zanotti, MD John K. Krebs, MD Robert J. Berkowitz, MD Robert M. Zanotti, MD William B. Stanfield, MD David G. Marsh Jr. MD Team Physician Scott Singer, MD

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2017 AFL STANDINGS

Team W-L PF-PA PCT. Division Home Away Cleveland 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Philadelphia 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Tampa Bay 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Washington 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 Baltimore 0-0 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0

Bye: Philadelphia (0-0)

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2017 CLEVELAND GLADIATORS TEAM ROSTER- ALPHABETICAL

# POS NAME HT WT DOB COLLEGE HOMETOWN 97 DL Bastien, Shubert 6’5 270 08/20/93 Middle Tennessee St. Riviera Beach, FL 8 QB Boyd, Shane 6’1 230 09/17/78 Kentucky Lexington, KY 1 WR Brackins, Larry 6’4 225 11/05/82 Pearl River C.C. (MS) Dothan, AL 2 DL Cato-Bishop, Darryl 6’4 260 01/26/90 NC State Roxbury, MA 79 OL Griffin Jr., David 6’6 320 09/26/91 Hawaii Tallahassee, FL 24 DB Holland, Jordan 5’10 190 03/15/94 Prairie View A&M Missouri City, TX 54 OL Hunter, Jaylen 6’4 300 08/09/89 Middle Tennessee St. Jacksonville, FL 21 DB Ikner, Arness 5’8 180 07/19/90 Middle Tennessee St. Pasadena, CA 7 DB Kizer, Rayshaun 5’10 190 02/02/81 Walsh Euclid, OH 74 OL Madsen, Joe 6’3 315 08/31/85 West Virginia Chardon, OH 44 OL Manley, Phillipkeith 6’5 335 05/07/90 Toledo Hamilton, OH 12 QB Marsh, Tanner 6’4 215 05/29/90 Arkansas Tech Carrollton, TX 56 DL McGinnis, Willie 6’3 290 01/03/90 Rhode Island Norwich, NY 5 JLB Moore, Terence 6’2 225 03/15/87 Troy Columbus, GA 6 DB Obi, Fredrick 6’1 195 09/07/90 San Diego Inglewood, CA 19 WR Preston, Michael 6’5 213 06/01/89 Heidelberg Cleveland, OH 4 DB Richardson, Kent 6’0 190 04/21/87 West Virginia Tallahassee, FL 99 DL Seither, Nick 6’3 270 03/01/89 Georgetown (KY) Hamilton, OH 18 WR Sims, Quentin 6’3 205 07/10/86 Tennessee-Martin Cincinnati, OH 69 OL Somsel, Jesse 6’5 315 06/24/87 Saginaw Valley Rockford, MI 40 DL Squirewell, Alstevis 6’0 275 09/16/88 Newberry Great Falls, SC 50 DL Summers, Derrick 6’1 260 08/18/84 Toledo Southfield, MI 17 WR Taylor, Collin 6’1 200 02/28/87 Indiana Carmel, IN 14 WR Thompkins, Brandon 5’10 185 10/09/87 Arkansas State West Palm Beach, FL 11 WR Vaughan, Antonio 5’9 175 01/18/88 Old Dominion Ahoskie, NC

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2017 CLEVELAND GLADIATORS TEAM ROSTER- NUMERICAL

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES

2016 GLADIATORS SCHEDULE RESULTS WK Date Opponent Time/Result 1 April 1 PHILADELPHIA L, 69-41 2 April 9 TAMPA BAY W, 41-29 3 April 11 LA KISS L, 42-47 4 April 23 at Philadelphia L, 67-50 5 April 29 ORLANDO L, 76-56 6 May 7 JACKSONVILLE W, 41-40 7 May 16 PORTLAND W, 55-48 8 May 23 at Tampa Bay W, 70-63 9 May 28 PHILADELPHIA W, 63-49 10 June 3 ARIZONA L, 77-62 11 June 11 at Orlando L, 59-56 12 June 18 at Portland W, 58-49 13 June 25 at Jacksonville W, 48-47 14 July 2 BYE WEEK 15 July 9 at Philadelphia L, 83-62 16 July 16 at Los Angeles L, 63-61 17 July 24 at Arizona L, 68-20 18 July 30 BYE WEEK 19 August 7 at Los Angeles W, 56-52* 20 August 13 at Arizona L, 82-41*

NATIONAL CONFERENCE TEAM W L T % PF PA Arizona 13 3 0 .812 1068 766 Los Angeles 7 9 0 .438 736 748 CLEVELAND 7 9 0 .438 826 934 Portland 3 13 0 .188 670 932

COMMUNICATIONS CONTACTS Cleveland Gladiators Pam Frasco Jeff Elston Office: 216-420-2213 Office: 216-420-2504 Cell: 216-310-6959 Cell: 216-410-7589 [email protected] [email protected]

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 1 Philadelphia Soul 69, Cleveland Gladiators 41

In the first of four meetings between the two teams, the Philadelphia Soul cruised to a 69-41 opening night victory over the Cleveland Gladiators in front of 12,944 fans at Quicken Loans Arena. Philadelphia quarterback Dan Raudabaugh threw for 233 yards and seven touchdowns with wide receivers Darius Reynolds and Shaun Kauleinamoku hauling in three touchdowns apiece. Gladiators defensive back Joe Powell returned two interceptions for touchdowns in the loss.

Philadelphia opened up the scoring as Raudabaugh found wide receivers Ryan McDaniel and Reynolds for two scores to put the Soul up 14-0 early in the first quarter. The Soul would then capitalize on a Gladiators turnover as Raudabaugh found Kauleinamoku for his first touchdown of the night, a five-yarder, as the visitors quickly built a 21-0 lead.

The Gladiator offense would respond as Dieker would find wide receiver Dominick Goodman for a six-yard score to close the gap to 21-7 at the close of the first quarter.

The Soul offense would strike back early in the second when Raudabaugh would again find Reynolds in the end zone for an 18-yard touchdown. Kicker Tommy Frevert’s extra point would extend the Soul lead to 28-7. Philadelphia would hit pay dirt on the ensuing two Cleveland drives when jack linebacker Joe Goosby and defensive back Dwayne Hollis would pick off Dieker passes and return them for Soul touchdowns, increasing their lead to 42-7 with 7:25 remaining in the first half.

The Gladiators would build some momentum with a couple scores late in the second quarter as wide receiver Collin Taylor hauled in his first touchdown of the season, a 18-yarder from Dieker. That, followed by the first interception return for a touchdown by Powell, a 13-yarder, trimmed the Philadelphia lead to 42-21. The Soul would, however, close out the first half with two scores, a 32- yard strike from Raudabaugh to Kauleinamoku, and a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown by defensive back Tracy Belton to go into the half on top, 55-21.

The Cleveland offense got off to a fast start in the second half, as the Gladiators capped off a three-play, 22-yard drive with a four- yard touchdown run on a sweep by wide receiver Larry Beavers. That was followed by Powell’s 45-yard interception return for a touchdown, his second of the night, which shrank the deficit to 55-34 after kicker Adrian Trevino’s extra point.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 2 Cleveland Gladiators 41, Tampa Bay Storm 29

In the first of two meetings between the teams, the Gladiators outlasted the Tampa Bay Storm on Saturday night, 41-29, in front of 11,892 fans at Quicken Loans Arena. The Gladiators were led by defensive back Joe Powell who, for the second time in as many games, intercepted two passes, including the game-winner in which he returned 52 yards for a touchdown. Quarterback Dennis Havrilla led the way on the offensive side of the ball, throwing for 219 yards and five touchdowns in his debut with the Gladiators, while Thyron Lewis surpassed 5,000 career receiving yards in the game, catching ten passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns.

After a Gladiators turnover on the opening kickoff, Tampa Bay used four plays to go 17 yards capped off with a two-yard touchdown run by quarterback Adam Kennedy. A missed extra point by kicker Craig Peterson put Tampa Bay up 6-0 early. After another turnover on the ensuing possession, the Storm marched 43 yards on eight plays finished off by an 18-yard strike from Kennedy to wide receiver Phillip Barnett. Peterson would miss the extra point once again, making the score 12-0 Tampa Bay at the end of the first quarter.

The second quarter saw the momentum shift toward the direction of the Gladiators as Havrilla finished off a six-play, 42 yard drive by finding wide receiver Thyron Lewis for a nine-yard score. On the next possession, jack linebacker Arvell Nelson picked off a Kennedy pass to set up first and goal from the four. On the next play, Havrilla found wide receiver Collin Taylor for the score.

On the next drive, Kennedy would be picked off by Powell, his first of two interceptions on the night. The Cleveland offense would give it right back a few plays later when Havrilla was picked off by Tampa Bay defensive back Cortez Stubbs to close the first half of play.

The Storm would respond to open the second half as quarterback Jonathan Bane, filling in for the injured Kennedy, found wide receiver V’Keon Lacey for an eight-yard touchdown to give Tampa Bay back the lead, 19-14. The Gladiators would answer quickly as Havrilla hit a wide open Taylor for his second touchdown of the game, a 19-yard to give Cleveland the lead once more, 21-19. Tampa Bay’s offense would counter again with Bane finding Lacey for a three-yard touchdown at the end of the third quarter to put the Storm back in front, 26-21.

The lead exchanges would continue into the fourth quarter as Havrilla would hit Lewis for his second touchdown of the night, a 19-yarder, as the Gladiators reclaimed the lead, 28-26. The Storm’s next drive would stall out at the Cleveland 10-yard line, leaving Peterson to boot a 25-yard field goal to give Tampa Bay a 29-28 lead with 3:46 left to play.

Havrilla would hook up with Taylor for the third time in the game for a 26-yard touchdown to give the Gladiators another lead, 34-29 with just under a minute left in the ball game. On Tampa Bay’s final drive, Bane’s desperation pass to the end zone with nine seconds left was picked off again by Powell and returned for the game-sealing touchdown.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 3 Los Angeles KISS 47, Cleveland Gladiators 42

In front of 12,243 fans at Quicken Loans Arena, the Gladiators fell in the first of two meetings with the Los Angeles KISS by a score of 47-42, dropping Cleveland’s record to 1-2. KISS quarterback Nathan Stanley threw for 191 yards and four touchdowns while wide receiver D.J. Stephens caught 12 passes for 109 and two touchdowns. Gladiators wide receiver Collin Taylor racked up 13 receptions for 101 yards and three touchdowns in the defeat.

The KISS got the scoring started when defensive back Rayshaun Kizer picked off a Dennis Havrilla pass and returned it 49 yards for a touchdown putting Los Angeles on top 7-0 early in the first quarter. After Gladiators kicker Adrian Trevino missed a 31-yard field goal attempt on the next drive, the KISS offense sputtered themselves, turning the ball over on downs and setting up the Gladiators offense on the KISS nine-yard line. Havrilla capitalized on the very next play to start the second quarter, finding Taylor in the back of the end zone for his first of three scores to even things up at 7.

The Los Angeles offense would respond, as Stanley would find wide receiver Donovan Morgan for a 14-yard hook up. On the ensuing kickoff, Goessling booted the ball off the crossbar leading to a fortuitous bounce and a Los Angeles recovery. Morgan would score again on a sweep from one-yard out to extend the KISS lead to 20-7 with 8:23 remaining in the second quarter. The Cleveland offense answered, marching 45 yards on six plays, capped by Havrilla finding Taylor for his second touchdown of the night and trimming the deficit to 20-14. After a failed onside kick by the Gladiators, Stanley would be intercepted in the end zone by defensive back Brandon Stephens and returned 49 yards to the KISS nine-yard line. The Gladiators would score on the next play, as Havrilla found offensive lineman D.J. Brandel on a screen for the score. Trevino’s extra point gave the Gladiators the lead for the first time on the night, 21-20. Once again, the KISS responded quickly as Stanley found Morgan for a 27-yard gain before fullback Rory Nixon scored from six yards out to reclaim the lead for Los Angeles, 26-21, heading into halftime.

Los Angeles opened up the scoring in the second half when Stanley found Stephens for a six-yard strike, extending their lead to 33-21. On the next drive, however, Taylor would find pay dirt for the third time on the night when Havrilla hit him for a quick four-yard score to pull within 33-28. After the KISS turned the ball over on downs for the second time of the night, Havrilla plunged into the end zone from one yard out to give the Gladiators the lead. A Havrilla to wide receiver Dominick Goodman two-point conversion made the score 36-33 in favor of the Gladiators with 12:31 remaining in the game.

The KISS jumped back on top on their next drive as Stanley capped off an eight-play 44 yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Brandon Collins, making the score 40-36 with 6:16 remaining in the contest. On the ensuing possession for the Gladiators, Havrilla was picked off by defensive back Fred Obi leading to a 19-yard throw and catch touchdown from Stanley to Stephens, extending the lead to 47-36 with 3:06 to play in the game.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 4 Philadelphia Soul 67, Cleveland Gladiators 50

In their first road contest of the season, the Cleveland Gladiators started fast but ultimately fell to the Philadelphia Soul Saturday afternoon in front of 7,057 fans at Wells Fargo Center, 67-50. Soul quarterback Dan Raudabaugh threw for 315 yards and eight touchdowns while wide receiver Darius Reynolds hauled in ten passes for 114 yards and three scores. Wide receivers Thyron Lewis, Collin Taylor, and Quentin Sims each found the end zone in the Gladiators loss.

The Gladiators opened the scoring with a three-play 35 yard drive, capped off by a two-yard scoring draw from quarterback Dennis Havrilla. On the ensuing possession, Raudabaugh would answer for the Soul, finding wide receiver Shaun Kauleinamoku for a nine-yard touchdown to even the score, 7-7. On the following drive the Cleveland offense, set-up by a 27-yard catch and run from Phillipkeith Manley, pulled ahead 14-7 on another Havrilla touchdown run, this time from one-yard out to reclaim the lead 14-7.

Raudabaugh and the Soul offense would recover as wide receiver Ryan McDaniel was left all alone in the end zone for a six-yard touchdown catch. However, another missed extra point from Clarke kept it a two-score game, 28-19. After a Gladiators turnover on downs, Raudabaugh would find Reynolds in the back corner of the end zone for his first of three touchdowns, an 11-yarder, to close the gap to 28-26 at the end of the half.

The Soul received the second-half kick-off and only took two plays to get in the end zone, as Raudabaugh connected with Reynolds for a 13-yard score, his second of the game, to give Philadelphia its first lead of the game. A third missed extra point made the score 32-28. The lead didn’t last long as Havrilla would hook up with Lewis for a 35-yard score, giving the Gladiators the lead once again, 35-32.

On the following drive, Reynolds would find pay dirt for the third time, a six-yarder from Raudabaugh, to give the lead back to the Soul, 39-35 with 6:05 left in the third quarter. After Havrilla was intercepted by jack linebacker Joe Goosby on the next drive, the Soul would score once again as Richardson would plunge into the end zone from two-yards out, his second score of the game, increasing their lead to 46-35 with 1:50 left in the third quarter.

With Havrilla leaving the game due to injury on the interception, jack linebacker Arvell Nelson stepped under center and hit Sims for his first catch and touchdown as a Gladiator, a 16-yarder. The Soul responded on the next possession, with Raudabaugh tossing a six-yard touchdown pass to McDaniel to bump their lead to 53-43 with 10:29 left. Nelson would answer quickly, finding Taylor on the first play of the ensuing drive for a 35- yard touchdown. Kicker Adrian Trevino’s extra point pulled Cleveland to within 53-50 with 9:02 remaining.

That was as close as the Gladiators would get as Raudabaugh would cap the scoring with touchdown throws of seven and 45 yards to Kauleinamoku and wide receiver Chris Duvalt, respectively, resulting in the 67-50 Philadelphia victory.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 5 Orlando Predators 76, Cleveland Gladiators 56

In front of 13,429 fans, the team’s largest home crowd of the year, the Cleveland Gladiators were defeated by the undefeated Orlando Predators (5-0) on Friday at The Q by a final score of 76-56. With the loss, the Gladiators fell to 1-4 on the season and remain alone in third place in the AFL’s National Conference standings.

The Predators capped a three-play scoring drive with an eight-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Randy Hippeard to Brandon Thompkins early in the opening quarter before the Gladiators tied the game on their next possession on a three-yard touchdown rush by Larry Beavers. Orlando re-claimed the lead late in the first quarter with another Hipperad to Thompkins touchdown throw, but Beavers provided Cleveland with another response with just under five minutes remaining in the quarter by returning the ensuing kickoff 57 yards for the Gladiators’ first kickoff-return touchdown of the season.

The Predators continued Friday’s see-saw first half with a 28-yard touchdown toss from Hippeard to Thompkins before Cleveland capped the quarter with a 30-yard touchdown connection from Northeast Ohio native Arvell Nelson to Collin Taylor, marking Taylor’s 21st-consecutive game with at least one touchdown reception. Orlando reclaimed the lead late in the second quarter on a fumble return for a touchdown, before Nelson completed a four-yard touchdown pass to Quentin Sims to again draw the Gladiators even on the scoreboard. With just over three minutes remaining in the second quarter, Hippeard and Thompkins connected again to pull the Predators ahead by a score of 34-28, but Nelson found a familiar target in veteran wideout Dominick Goodman with just under two minutes remaining in the half to put Cleveland in front 35-34 after a successful Adrian Trevino PAT.

The first half’s scoring was far from over, however, as a two-yard rushing touchdown from Thompkins put Orlando up 41-35 with just 34 seconds remaining in the second quarter, but yet again, Nelson and the Gladiators punched back, as the Glenville native striped a touchdown pass into the hands of Sims to put Cleveland up 42-41 with just 17 seconds left in the half. The Gladiators stayed hot to start the third quarter, as Nelson and Taylor hooked up for a 23-yard TD pass to make it 49-41 before Thompkins registered his sixth TD of the game on a 56-yard touchdown return of the ensuing kickoff for Orlando just under five minutes into the third to draw the Predators back within just one point at 49-48. After Nelson threw his first interception of the game in the GEICO Blue Zone with just over six minutes to go in the third quarter, Hippeard completed a 45-yard touchdown strike, again to Thompkins, to give the Predators a 55- 49 advantage.

A lengthy Gladiators drive ensued, culminating in Nelson’s sixth touchdown throw of the night, and third to Taylor, in the third quarter’s final minute to, after another successful point after from Trevino, reclaim the edge for Cleveland at 56-55. A 40 yard passing play for the Predators set up a goal-line stand for the Gladiators’ defense, but after pushing Orlando to third down, Kippeard connected with offensive lineman Jordan McCray on a one-yard shovel pass for a Predators touchdown, making it 62-56 for the visitors.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 6 Cleveland Gladiators 41, Jacksonville Sharks 40

In front of 8,056 fans at Quicken Loans Arena, the Gladiators defense clamped down on Jacksonville in the second half and quarterback Arvell Nelson found wide receiver Collin Taylor for the game-winning 26-yard touchdown to cap off 20 unanswered points and a 41-40 home victory over the Sharks. Nelson threw for 221 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing for three more in the win. Taylor finished the game with six receptions for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Jacksonville wide receiver Joe Hills finished with 14 receptions for 131 yards and four touchdowns in the loss.

After a Gladiators turnover on downs, the Sharks opened up the scoring when quarterback Tommy Grady hooked up with Hills for an eight-yard touchdown on Jacksonville’s opening drive. A missed extra point by kicker Marco Capozzoli gave the Sharks a 6-0 lead to start the game. Cleveland answered on the next possession when Nelson plunged ahead from three-yards out to give the Gladiators the early lead, 7-6. Jacksonville reclaimed the lead when fullback Derrick Ross took a hand-off and ran 23 yards untouched into the end zone, giving the Sharks a 13-7 lead at the end of the first quarter.

On the first drive of the second quarter, Nelson would find pay dirt once again, capping a four-play, 45-yard drive with a sneak from one-yard out to give the Gladiators the lead right back. The Shark offense answered quickly once again when Grady found Hills for his second score of the game, a 14-yarder that put Jacksonville back in front, 19-14. After the Gladiators turned the ball over on downs for the second time of the game, Hills would catch his third touchdown of the game, this time a three-yarder from Grady to extend the Sharks lead to 26-14 going into the half.

On the opening drive of the second half, Grady would find Hills for his fourth touchdown of the night, a 19-yarder to push the Sharks lead to 33-14. The Cleveland offense countered with Nelson’s third rushing touchdown of the night, another three-yard scamper to close the deficit to 33-21 with 4:46 remaining in the third quarter. On Jacksonville’s ensuing possession, wide receiver Tiger Jones would catch his first touchdown of the night from Grady, a six-yarder that capped off a three-play, 16-yard drive. Cleveland’s next drive saw Nelson find Taylor for a 32-yard touchdown, his 22nd consecutive game with a touchdown, to pull the Gladiators to within 40-28 as the game entered the fourth and final quarter.

Cleveland’s defense would step up and force a Jacksonville turnover on the next series when defensive back Marvin Ross stripped Hills of the ball and pounced on it for the recovery. The Gladiators capitalized seven plays later as Nelson hit wide receiver Quentin Sims for an eight-yard score to close the gap to 40-35 with 8:19 remaining in the game.

The Sharks would turn the ball over on downs on their next possession, setting up the Gladiators offense with a first ten at mid-field with 42 seconds remaining. On the next play, Nelson hit Taylor on the deep fade for a one-handed 24-yard score. A missed two-point conversion would put Cleveland ahead 41-40 with 34 seconds remaining in the contest. Capozzoli’s game-winning field goal attempt clanked off the left upright as time expired to secure the Gladiators victory.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 7 Cleveland Gladiators 55, Portland Steel 48 (OT)

The Steel began the scoring when former Gladiator quarterback Shane Austin led a five-play, 47-yard drive capped off with a touchdown to another former Gladiator, wide receiver Tom Gilson for a 21-yard touchdown to put Portland on top 7-0 early. The Gladiators offense responded on the following drive by marching 38 yards in six plays with Arvell Nelson finding wide receiver Quentin Sims for a six-yard score to even things up 7-7. On the ensuing possession, Austin found Gilson once again for a 13-yard score to put the Steel in front 14-7, but a five-yard touchdown run from Nelson saw the first quarter end with the score all tied up, 14-14. After defensive end Curtis Young intercepted Austin on a screen pass attempt on the first drive of the second quarter, Nelson found Sims once again on the following play for a 23-yard score in the corner of the end zone to put the Gladiators in front for the first time on the night, 21-14.

The Gladiators struck again on the next series when Nelson found wide receiver Collin Taylor for a 35-yard touchdown. A missed extra point by kicker Adrian Trevino made the score 27-21 in favor of Cleveland. The next drive for Portland saw an odd turn of events as 6’3”, 330 lb. offensive lineman Deveric Gallington took a hand-off from Austin and rumbled to the two yard line before fumbling into the end zone, where fellow offensive lineman John Collins pounced on it for the Steel touchdown after a wild scrum. The extra point by kicker Ernesto Lacayo put Portland back in front, 28-27. Nelson followed that up with another rushing score, this time from eight yards out to put Cleveland on top once again, 34-28, with a minute remaining in the half.

Cleveland would open the second half with the ball but a Nelson fumble on the third play of the drive would give the ball back to the Steel. Portland couldn’t capitalize, however, as the Steel offense turned the ball over on downs, leading to a 33-yard strike from Nelson to wide receiver Thyron Lewis to extend the Gladiators lead to 41-28. Portland would turn it over again on the next drive as Austin would be picked off for the second time by Robinson. Robinson would return the interception 45 yards for a Gladiators score, bumping the score to 48-28.

Austin and the Portland offense answered with a six-yard throw-and-catch touchdown to Goard to make the score 48-35 with ten minutes remaining in the game. Nelson would be intercepted on the next two drives, with the first leading to an 11-yard touchdown from Austin to defensive back Christian Wise to trim the Gladiators lead to 48-42. The second interception, made by Wise, led to the Steel offense getting the ball back with under a minute to go. With 2.4 seconds left in the game, Austin would find Goard for a five-yard touchdown as time expired to tie the game. However, an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty pushed the ball back to the 12-yard line, making Lacayo’s extra point a 27-yard attempt. The kick pushed wide left, sending the game into overtime.

Gladiators opened up the extra frame on offense. Six plays later, Nelson found Taylor for his second touchdown of the game, a 10-yard strike that put Cleveland back on top 55-48. On Portland’s next drive, Austin would be picked off for the fourth time, this time by defensive back Marvin Ross, to seal the 55-48 win.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 8 Cleveland Gladiators 70, Tampa Bay Storm 63 (OT)

The Storm opened the scoring when Boltus hooked up with veteran wide receiver T.T. Toliver for a 31-yard touchdown on Tampa Bay’s opening drive. Kicker Delbert Alvarado’s extra point gave the Storm an early 7-0 lead. The Gladiators answered right back on the next drive when wide receiver Larry Beavers took a reverse hand-off from Nelson and then, to the defense’s surprise, threw a five-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Quentin Sims in the corner of the end zone to even things up at 7 with 9:27 remaining in the opening quarter. After Tampa Bay turned the ball over on downs on the ensuing possession, Nelson found wide receiver Collin Taylor on a quick hit for a six-yard score to give Cleveland their first lead of the night, 13-7 to end the first quarter.

Boltus gave the lead back to the Storm on the first drive of the second quarter by finding wide receiver Phillip Barnett for a 20-yard touchdown, making the score 14-13. Tampa Bay looked to extend their lead after the Gladiators turned the ball over on downs but Boltus’ pass on 3rd-and-10 would be picked off by rookie defensive back Jamie Bender and returned 30 yards for the defensive score, giving Cleveland a 20-14 edge. The Storm offense recovered on the next possession when Boltus found offensive lineman Anthony Parker for an 11-yard score, re-claiming the lead once again for Tampa Bay. Alvarado’s attempted onside kick on the ensuing kick-off backfired when defensive back Joe Powell recovered and stumbled five yards into the end zone for a Cleveland touchdown.

The seesaw battle continued as the Storm struck again when Boltus found wide receiver Julius Gregory for a 13-yard touchdown to tie the game at 28. However, another failed onside kick attempt set up the Gladiators for a quick score when fullback Phillipkeith Manley took a hand-off from Nelson and scored from four yards out to give Cleveland a 35-28 lead. Sticking with the theme of the first half, Gregory would catch a two-yard touchdown from Boltus on the final play of the half to again even the score at 35 going into the break.

The teams traded touchdowns to open the second half when Nelson tossed a 22-yard touchdown to Sims and Boltus finding Toliver for a 23-yard strike. Then, after Nelson scored again, this time on a run from three yards out, Boltus hit Toliver for his third touchdown of the night: this time, a 20-yarder to tie the game up at 49 with 11:29 remaining in the game. The following drive saw Cleveland’s offense turn it over for the first time when Nelson was picked off by defensive back Cortez Stubbs. Six plays later, Boltus plunged into the end zone from one-yard out to give Tampa Bay the lead, 56-49, with 4:34 remaining in the game.

Nelson and the Gladiators offense responded, as Taylor snared a 30-yard touchdown reception at the wall despite being blanketed by coverage, his second of the game, to tie it up once again at 56 with 2:47 remaining in the contest. On the next drive, Boltus connected with Gregory for his third touchdown of the game, a 33-yarder, to give the Storm a 63-56 lead with 54 seconds remaining. Taylor came up big on the next drive, catching a 12-yard touchdown pass, his third of the game, to send the game into overtime tied at 63.

On the first drive of overtime, Nelson connected with Beavers for a 24-yard score to give the Gladiators the lead, 70-63. On Tampa’s possession, defensive back Marvin Ross came through for the second time in as many weeks, intercepting Boltus to seal the game and the victory.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 9 Cleveland Gladiators 63, Philadelphia Soul 49

In front of 11,278 fans at Quicken Loans Arena for Military Salute Night, the Cleveland Gladiators defeated the Philadelphia Soul on Saturday night 63-49. The win improves Cleveland’s record to 5-4 as they sit in second place in the National Conference. Quarterback Arvell Nelson threw for 307 yards and seven touchdowns in the win while wide receiver Quentin Sims caught 10 passes for 114 yards and three touchdowns. For the third game in a row Marvin Ross intercepted a pass, a 19-yarder, that he returned for a touchdown to essentially seal the win for the Gladiators. Philadelphia’s quarterback Dan Raudabaugh threw for 342 yards, seven touchdowns, and an interception in the loss.

After Raudabaugh found wide receiver Shaun Kauleinamoku on the first play of the game for a 40-yard gain to set up first-and-goal from the four yard line, Cleveland’s defense stood tall and forced a turnover on downs. Five plays later, Nelson found wide receiver Collin Taylor for a 10-yard scoring strike as the Gladiators jumped out to an early 7-0 lead. The Soul responded on the next drive when Raudabaugh found wide receiver Ryan McDaniel in the corner of the end zone for a 24-yard touchdown to even things up, 7-7. On the ensuing possession, Nelson found wide receiver Larry Beavers on a quick slant for a 49-yard touchdown. Philadelphia countered with two scores, a 29-yard throw-and-catch from Raudabaugh to wide receiver Darius Reynolds, and an 11-yard throw-and-catch from Raudabaugh to Kauleinamoku after a Beavers fumble to give the Soul their first lead, 21-14.

Cleveland struck again quickly on the next series when Nelson found Sims for an incredible 39-yard, one-handed touchdown grab along the wall to even the score again at 21-21 early in the second quarter. After a Soul turnover on downs, Nelson found Sims once again on a jump ball in the corner of the end zone for a four-yard touchdown, re-claiming the lead for the Gladiators 28-21 with 7:43 remaining in the first half. It didn’t take long for the Soul to answer, though, as Raudabaugh hit Reynolds for his second touchdown of the night on the next possession, a 37-yarder to tie it up once again, 28-28. But it was the Sims show in the second quarter, as Nelson converted on 4th-and-9 and hit Sims for this third touchdown of the game, a 14-yarder to push Cleveland ahead 35-28 at the break.

The Gladiators opened up the second half by driving 38 yards on three plays, capped off by a 26-yard touchdown pass from Nelson to Beavers. Philadelphia quickly answered when Raudabaugh hit McDaniel on a 10-yard out to cut the Cleveland lead to 42-35 with 9:37 remaining in the third quarter. After a failed onside kick attempt from the Soul, the Gladiators scored two players later when fullback Phillipkeith Manley rumbled into the end zone, extending the Cleveland lead to 49-35. After McDaniel caught his third touchdown of the night on the next possession, Nelson would answer with a 16-yard strike of his own to Taylor, his second touchdown of the game, to again extend the Cleveland lead to 56-42 at the end of three quarters.

Raudabaugh would keep the Soul within striking distance, hitting Reynolds for his third touchdown of the game on a four-yard connection cut into the Gladiators lead, 56-49. After a Cleveland turnover on downs, the Soul offense took the field only to see Raudabaugh get sacked twice and then throw an interception to Ross on 4th-and-22. Ross returned the pick 19 yards for the score, driving the Gladiators lead back up to 63-49.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 10 Arizona Rattlers 77, Cleveland Gladiators 62

It was the Gladiators who got on the board first when Nelson found wide receiver Collin Taylor in the corner of the end zone for a 17-yard touchdown pass, giving Cleveland the early 7-0 lead. The touchdown extended Taylor’s streak to 26 straight games hitting pay dirt. The former Arena Football League MVP Davila answered on the next series, finding Windsor for a 22-yard touchdown, tying the game 7-7. On the next drive, Nelson capped off a 10-play, 45-yard drive that took up 7:55 of the first quarter, by connecting with Sims on an impressive one-handed, two-yard touchdown catch up against the back wall, giving the Gladiators the lead once again, 14-7.

The Rattlers responded again on the first drive of the second quarter when Davila hooked up with wide receiver Maurice Purify for a 12-yard scoring strike to even up the score once again, 14-14. Cleveland kept the score-trading trend going when Nelson found wide receiver Devin Wilson for his first career catch, a 22-yard touchdown on fourth-and-10 to push the Gladiators back in front of Arizona, 21-14, with 6:46 remaining in the half. Windsor caught his second touchdown pass of the game on the ensuing possession for Arizona, a 2-yard strike from Davila to once again knot the score up at 21-21. After a failed onside kick attempt from kicker Alex Zendejas, Nelson hit Sims on the following play for an eight-yard touchdown. Kicker Adrian Trevino’s extra point pushed Cleveland in front 28-21 with 1:50 left in the first half.

The Rattlers quickly answered as Davila hit wide receiver Chase Deadder on a 32-yard touchdown on the first play of their next series, evening things up at 28. After another failed onside kick attempt from Zendejas, Nelson would connect with offensive lineman D.J. Brandel for a nine-yard touchdown. After another failed onside kick attempt from Trevino this time, Davila and Windsor hooked up for Windsor’s third touchdown of the game giving Arizona their first lead of the game, 35-34 with 44 seconds remaining in the half. However, yet another failed onside kick led to another Cleveland touchdown as Nelson completed a 12-yard pass to Sims, leading to a score and a 41-35 Gladiators lead with 28 seconds left to play in the second quarter. Arizona concluded first-half scoring with a touchdown pass from Davila to fullback Mykel Benson.

Arizona started fast in second half when Davila threw a 19-yard touchdown strike to Purify, his second of the game to increase the Rattler lead to 49-41. After the teams traded turnovers on downs, Nelson found Taylor for his second touchdown of the game, a 23-yarder to close the gap to 49- 48 with 4:47 left in the third quarter. On the next series, a bubble screen from Davila saw Windsor scamper 16 yards into the end zone to extend the Rattlers lead to 56-48.

Benson would tack on two more touchdown runs in the fourth quarter to distance themselves from the Gladiators, 70-48, with 11:20 remaining in the contest. The Gladiators would end that run when wide receiver Larry Beavers scored on a reverse to close the Rattler lead to 70-55. The Rattlers would tack on one final score when Davila found offensive lineman Michael Simons on fourth down for a 17-yard screen for a touchdown, once again extending their lead to 77-55 with 2:30 remaining in the game.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 11 Orlando Predators 59, Cleveland Gladiators 56

In front of 11,117 fans at the Amway Center, the Cleveland Gladiators fell on Saturday night to the Orlando Predators on a late field goal, 59-56. With the loss the Gladiators record drops to 5-6 on the season where they remain in second place in the National Conference. Quarterback Arvell Nelson threw for 296 yards and eight touchdowns in the loss, with wide receiver Quentin Sims catching eight passes for 108 yards and four touchdowns. Predators quarterback Randy Hippeard threw for 316 yards and four scores and ran in two more touchdowns in the win, with wide receivers Brandon Thompkins and Greg Carr each catching two scores.

Orlando jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead after a one-yard touchdown run from Hippeard. Then, following a Gladiators turnover, a 26-yard touchdown pass from Hippeard to wide receiver Brandon Thompkins gave the Predators an early 14-0 advantage. Cleveland got on the board on the first play of the next drive when Nelson found wide receiver Larry Beavers for a 37-yard touchdown to pull to 14-7. The Predators answered right back, scoring on the first play of their next possession, a 32-yard strike from Hippeard to Thompkins, extending the Orlando lead to 21-7.

In the second quarter, Nelson connected with wide receiver Devin Wilson on fourth down for a 14-yard touchdown, closing the gap to 21-14. The Predators answered when Hippeard rushed for his second touchdown of the night, a 11-yarder to push their lead to 28-14. Nelson and the Gladiators followed suit when Nelson found wide receiver Quentin Sims for a six-yard touchdown, once again shrinking the Orlando lead to 28-21. However, just before halftime, Hippeard would hit wide receiver Greg Carr for a two-yard touchdown, sending the Predators to a 35-21 lead at the break.

The Gladiators offense got off to a fast start in the second half when Nelson found wide receiver Collin Taylor for a 33-yard touchdown. After the Cleveland defense recovered an Orlando fumble, the Gladiators were able to capitalize with a four-yard touchdown reception by Sims.

Similar to the previous quarter, Cleveland struck quickly when Nelson hit Sims on a 37-yard touchdown pass. Orlando responded when wide receiver Greg Carr caught a touchdown from Hippeard, giving the Predators a 49-42 lead. Sims continued to light up the scoreboard, as Nelson found him with a 30-yard touchdown pass to even the game with 3:44 remaining. The Predators regained the lead after Martinez punched in his second 1-yard rushing touchdown to put Orlando ahead 56-49 in the final minute of play. After a failed onside kick by Orlando, the Gladiators successfully knotted the game on a 4-yard touchdown completion to wide receiver Larry Beavers with 25 seconds left. In the next possession, Predators’ kicker Mark Lewis made a 23-yard field goal with just two seconds to go.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 12 Cleveland Gladiators 58, Portland Steel 49

Thanks to a seven-touchdown performance from quarterback Arvell Nelson, the Cleveland Gladiators defeated the Portland Steel in front of 4,516 fans at the Moda Center in Portland, OR on Saturday by a final score of 58-49. With the win, the Gladiators improved to 6-6 on the season and remain alone in second place in the AFL’s National Conference standings. Nelson got the scoring started early for Cleveland as the Northeast Ohio native connected with wide receiver Quentin Sims for a 35-yard touchdown early in the first quarter to make it 7-0 Gladiators. Portland responded with a 3-yard TD toss from former Gladiator Shane Austin to wideout Rashaad Carter to tie the game at seven before Cleveland WR Larry Beavers took a 23-yard Nelson pass to the house late in the opening quarter to help the Gladiators claim a 14-7 advantage heading into the second quarter.

Nelson hooked up with wideout Devin Wilson early in the second stanza for a 23-yard scoring strike to make it 21-7 Glads before a one-yard James Shaw touchdown run for the Steel drew Portland within seven at 21-14. Later in the second quarter, Cleveland receiver Collin Taylor hauled in a nine-yard touchdown pass from Nelson to make it 28-14 Gladiators before a two-yard strike from Nelson to Sims gave Cleveland its largest lead of the game at 35-14 with just 18 seconds left in the first half. Portland’s Austin orchestrated a buzzer-beating drive late in the second quarter, however, that culminated in a three-yard TD reception for Carter with no time left on the clock that drew the Steel within two scores at the half at 35-21.

In the third quarter, Portland started quickly with a 23-yard Austin-to-Shaw TD pass that drew the Steel within a touchdown at 35-28, but Nelson and Taylor hooked up for a 15-yard TD strike shortly thereafter to put the Gladiators back up by 14 points. Portland’s Austin and Carter then connected for the third time in the game to make it 42-35 Cleveland before the Gladiators closed out the third quarter with a 14-yard Nelson-to- Devin connection that made it 48-35 Glads heading into the final frame.

In the first minute of the fourth quarter, Gladiators DB Marvin Ross delivered the defensive play of the game when he returned an Austin interception 42 yards to the house to claim a 55-35 lead for Cleveland. Portland hung tough though, as back-to-back touchdown passes from Austin, to Shaw and Jared Perry respectively, drew the Steel within six points at 55-49 before another Austin pick paved the way for a 22-yard Adrian Trevino field goal, the Gladiators kicker’s first field goal conversion of the season, that iced a 58-49 Gladiators victory with 1:19 remaining in regulation.

Nelson completed 21 of 35 passes for 249 yards and seven touchdown passes while Taylor extended his franchise-record streak of now 28 consecutive games with at least one touchdown catch by virtue of 90 receiving yards on eight receptions with a pair of touchdown grabs to his credit. Sims finished with eight catches of his own for 83 yards and two scores while Cleveland WR Devin Wilson hauled in two catches for 38 yards and two scores. Additionally, Larry Beavers’ two receptions resulted in 32 yards and one touchdown for Cleveland as well.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 13 Cleveland Gladiators 48, Jacksonville Sharks 47

Thanks to six total touchdowns from QB Arvell Nelson, five combined touchdown receptions from WR’s Collin Taylor and Devin Wilson and three turnovers forced by their defense, the Cleveland Gladiators defeated the Jacksonville Sharks by a final score of 48- 47 on Saturday in front of 10,645 fans at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, FL. With the win, the Gladiators swept the Sharks in the two teams’ two-game season series, have won six of their past eight games, are now 7-6 on the year and remain alone in second place in the AFL’s National Conference standings.

Nelson and Taylor opened the scoring by connecting on a seven-yard touchdown strike early in the first quarter before Jacksonville QB Tommy Grady sailed a 42-yard TD pass into the hands of Sharks WR Joe Hills on the ensuing possession to tie the game at seven. After a one-yard Nelson rush made it 13-7 Gladiators, the Sharks tied the game on a four-yard TD pass from Grady to Hills at the start of the second quarter.

Cleveland DB Joe Phinisee returned a fumble by Grady for the Gladiators’ league-best ninth defensive score of the season on the ensuing Jacksonville possession and led 20-13 before a 33-yard Nelson-to-Taylor scoring strike with 41 seconds remaining in the half gave Cleveland their largest lead at 27-13. The catch was Taylor’s 400th career AFL grab and the Indiana native’s 100th career AFL TD catch.

The Sharks proceeded to rattle off 27 straight points to take a 40-27 lead before Nelson and Devin Wilson hooked up for a 12-yard score early in the fourth quarter to make it 40-34 until Jacksonville WR London Crawford found the end zone on a one-yard TD run that made it 47-34 with less than eight minutes remaining in the game. With time winding down in the fourth quarter, Nelson and Wilson struck again, this time for a 25-yard bomb with less than six minutes left to draw within one score at 47-41.

Then, with just 47 seconds left in regulation, Nelson and Wilson combined for Wilson’s third TD grab of the game, a four-yard connection, to put the Gladiators on top 48-47, but left former AFL MVP Grady and Jacksonville with plenty of time with which to work. After the Sharks marched all the way to the Cleveland two-yard line on the ensuing possession, Phinisee iced the win with his second fumble recovery of the game with just ten seconds left to play to deliver the Gladiators a one-point victory.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 14 Philadelphia Soul 83, Cleveland Gladiators 62

Despite 404 passing yards and eight total touchdowns from QB Arvell Nelson, the Cleveland Gladiators fell to the Philadelphia Soul in a Week 15 road clash in front of 5,593 fans on Saturday at the PPL Center in Allentown, PA. With the loss, the Gladiators are now 7-7 on the season and remain alone in second place in the AFL’s National Conference standings.

Soul QB Dan Raudabaugh started the scoring with a two-yard TD pass to OL/TE Adam Smith mid-way through the first quarter before a missed Philly extra point gave way to Cleveland’s first score, a 10-yard Nelson to Collin Taylor hookup that extended Taylor’s franchise-record streak to 30 consecutive games with at least one touchdown catch. Philadelphia’s Jeramie Richardson capped the first-quarter scoring with a one-yard touchdown run to make it 13-7 Soul heading into the second.

The Gladiators responded with a 34-yard bomb to start to second quarter from Nelson to WR Quentin Sims that, after an unsuccessful extra point try, left the game tied at 13 apiece. Another Richardson TD scamper made it 20-13 Philadelphia with just under 12 minutes left in the first half before Cleveland WR Devin Wilson hauled in a 24-yard scoring strike from Nelson to tie the game at 20. A 37-yard Soul TD pass from Raudubaugh to Darius Reynolds put Philly back in front with eight minutes left in the second before the Glads once again pulled even on a one-yard Larry Beavers TD run with less than five minutes to go in the half.

After Philadelphia parlayed a successful onside kick attempt into 14 more first half points, the Soul scored their third unanswered TD on the first possession of the third quarter on a 10-yard Raudabaugh-to-Shaun Kauleinamoku connection that pushed the Soul edge to three scores at 48-27. A 12-yard TD grab from Taylor, courtesy of Nelson, cut the Philly advantage to 14 points with 10 minutes left in the third quarter, but the Soul rattled off two more unanswered touchdowns to claim their largest lead, a 28-point edge, at 62-34.

In the fourth quarter, a 35-yard Nelson-to-Beavers bomb started things in the right direction for Cleveland to make it 62-41, before Raudabaugh connected with Reynolds for a five-yard score. The Gladiators benefitted from back-to-back eight-yard Nelson touchdown passes, to Wilson and Sims respectively, to get back to within two touchdowns at 69-55, but the Soul posted two of the game’s final three scores to claim victory by the final score of 83-62.

With the win, Philadelphia claimed the four-game season series vs. the Gladiators three games to one, while Raudabaugh finished the game completing all but one of 21 pass attempts for 335 yards and eight touchdowns. Sims led the way for the Gladiators’ receiving corps with 128 receiving yards on 10 catches for two scores, barely outpacing another big performance from Taylor (10 catches, 101 yards, two TD’s).

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 15 Los Angeles KISS 63, Cleveland Gladiators 61

Despite eight total touchdowns from QB Arvell Nelson, the Cleveland Gladiators were defeated by the LA KISS on Saturday in front of 8,069 fans at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., by a final score of 63-61. With the loss, the Gladiators fell to 7-8 on the season and currently sit alone in third place in the AFL’s National Conference standings.

Nelson started the scoring for the Gladiators with a 19-yard strike to WR Quentin Sims early in the first quarter before LA tied the game at seven thanks to a six-yard touchdown pass from QB Nathan Stanley to KISS WR Donovan Morgan shortly thereafter. Later in the frame, Nelson delivered a three-yard rushing TD before Stanley connected with Morgan once more to knot things up at 14 apiece. Cleveland WR Collin Taylor had the last opening-quarter laugh, however, as the Indiana native reeled in a 28-yard TD heave from Nelson as time expired in the first to extend his franchise-record streak to 31 straight games with at least one touchdown reception.

In the second quarter, Stanley connected with OL/TE Colin Madison on a four-yard TD pass to tie the game at 21 before Nelson and Sims combined on a seven-yard pitch-and-catch to deliver the Gladiators a 28-21 advantage. However, LA once again rallied to tie the game as Stanley and wideout DJ Stephens hooked up for an 11-yard score with just seconds remaining in the half.

In the third and early fourth quarters, LA rattled off 21 unanswered points before Nelson hit Sims for another passing TD, this one from 15 yards out, to start a Gladiators comeback at 49-34 midway through the final stanza. After a successful onside kick attempt, Nelson launched a 38-yard bomb, again to Sims, to continue the rally before an eight-yard passing score from LA’s Stanley to Morgan stopped the bleeding for the KISS and pushed LA’s edge to 56-41. The ensuing drive resulted in a one-yard Nelson QB sneak that made it 56-48 and led to another successful onside kick that was batted all the way inside the KISS 10-yard line before it was scooped up by Cleveland rookie DL Nick Seither, who took it to the house, hoisting the Glads to within a single score at 56-54.

LA recovered the ensuing onside kick attempt though and benefitted from Stanley's eighth TD pass of the night with less than one minute remaining in the game, a seven-yard connection to Stephens, and, after a 19-yard Nelson to Sims hookup for Cleveland, the KISS held on for a dramatic 63-61 victory.

Nelson finished with 21 completions on 31 pass attempts for 332 yards and eight total touchdowns (two rushing), while Sims paced the Gladiators’ receiving corps with 12 catches for 197 yards and five touchdowns and Taylor supplied four grabs for 81 yards and one score.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 16 Arizona Rattlers 68, Cleveland Gladiators 20

In the team’s final game of the 2016 AFL regular season, the Cleveland Gladiators were defeated by the Arizona Rattlers on Sunday at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, Ariz., by a final score of 68-20 in front of 12,823 fans. With the loss, the Gladiators finished the campaign at 7-9 to end the year in third place in the AFL’s National Conference standings. Cleveland will face the second-place LA KISS on the road in the first round of the AFL Postseason on August 6th with the time of the game currently TBD.

After the Rattlers registered a safety on the Gladiators’ first play from scrimmage, Arizona’s Anthony Amos returned the ensuing Cleveland kickoff 56 yards for a touchdown to give the Rattlers a 9-0 edge. Arizona pushed their lead to 15-0 less than five minutes into the game when Rattlers QB Nick Davila connected with WR Rod Windsor for an 11-yard touchdown strike.

The Gladiators responded with a 16-yard touchdown pass from QB Arvell Nelson to WR Larry Beavers to make it a one-score game, but multiple Cleveland turnovers led to 20 unanswered Arizona points to make it 35-7 Rattlers late in the second quarter. With just over two minutes remaining before halftime, the Gladiators’ offense perked up and delivered a 16-yard Nelson touchdown toss to wideout Collin Taylor that extended Taylor’s franchise-record streak to 32 consecutive games with at least one touchdown reception. Arizona added a late second quarter Davila-to-Windsor score, however, to take a 42-14 lead into halftime.

From the start of the third quarter into the early stages of the final frame, Arizona piled up three more unanswered scores to make it 61-14 before Taylor reeled in another Gladiators TD, this time from backup QB Stephen Panasuk, to make it 61-20. The touchdown pass was Panasuk’s first in his AFL career and it came with just 6:05 remaining in the game. A nine-yard TD pass from backup signal- caller Shane Boyd to Windsor with 2:30 remaining in the fourth quarter was the cherry on top for Arizona in a 68-20 Rattlers victory.

Nelson threw for 155 yards on 13-of-34 passing with two touchdowns, while Taylor led all Cleveland receivers with six receptions for 88 yards and two scores and Beavers caught five balls for 71 yards and one TD. On the other side, Davila turned in a 223-yard performance on 20-of-25 passing with six touchdowns and one interception, hauled in by Gladiators DB Joe Powell in the first half. Arizona’s Windsor reeled in seven catches for 75 yards and five scores while Amos led all Rattler receivers with 96 yards on six receptions. Arizona WR Maurice Purify was solid as well, catching five passes for 57 yards and two touchdowns.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 17 Cleveland Gladiators 56, LA KISS 52

In round one of the 2016 AFL Postseason, the Cleveland Gladiators defeated the LA KISS on Sunday in front of 4,269 fans at Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, CA by a final score of 56-52. With the win, the Gladiators advanced to the 2016 National Conference Championship Game vs. the Arizona Rattlers with the opening kickoff set for 9:30 pm EST on Saturday, August 13th at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix, AZ with a trip to ArenaBowl XXIX on the line.

The Gladiators took a 6-0 lead early in the first quarter when Cleveland QB Arvell Nelson connected with FB P.K. Manley for a 21- yard score before LA tied the game on a two-yard Rory Nixon rushing touchdown less than one minute later. Just 43 seconds after that, Cleveland’s Larry Beavers returned the ensuing kickoff 58 yards for a touchdown and on the very next KISS drive, LA QB Nathan Stanley was intercepted by Glads DB Joe Powell in the end zone before Powell scampered 50 yards for a touchdown to make it 20-6 Cleveland.

Stanley connected with LA WR Donovan Morgan on a 44-yard pitch-and-catch to start the second quarter to make it 20-12 Gladiators before a long scoring drought ended with a four-yard Stanley-to-D.J. Stephens pass that drew the KISS within a point at 20-19 with four minutes remaining in the half. Manley responded with a four-yard rushing score on Cleveland’s next possession to make it 27-19 before LA capped the second quarter with a seven-yard Stanley-to-Morgan passing TD made it a one-point game at the half.

In the third quarter, a nine-yard Nixon rushing score for LA led to a 27-yard connection between Stanley and Morgan that made it 39-27 KISS with 3:52 remaining in the frame. The Gladiators got back in it moments later when Nelson found Cleveland WR Collin Taylor in the end zone from 16 yards out to make it 39-34 KISS and extend Taylor’s franchise-record streak to 33 consecutive games with at least one touchdown reception.

In the fourth quarter, LA started fast with a two-yard Nixon rushing touchdown that pushed the KISS lead to 46-34 before the Gladiators rattled off three straight scores, starting with a 27-yard Nelson TD strike to Devin Wilson that came on 4th and 15 with less than seven minutes remaining in the game. Cleveland parlayed that momentum into a defensive stop that led to a lengthy drive culminating in a one-yard Nelson rushing touchdown with a successful two-point conversion. Beavers added a second special teams score with just 30 seconds remaining in the game when he recovered a Gladiators kickoff off the KISS net and ran it in for a critically- important score. Leading 56-46 in the final minute, Cleveland allowed an inconsequential eight-yard Stanley-to-Fred Williams TD pass, but held on for the victory.

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2016 GAME SUMMARIES Game 18 National Conference Championship Arizona Rattlers 82, Cleveland Gladiators 41

In front of 15,103 fans at Talking Stick Resort Arena Saturday night, the Cleveland Gladiators fell to the Arizona Rattlers, 82-41, in the National Conference Championship, ending their 2016 season with an 8-10 overall record. Wide receiver Quentin Sims was a bright spot in the loss, racking up 14 receptions for 172 yards and three touchdowns. Quarterback Arvell Nelson passed for 248 yards and three touchdowns in the defeat. For the Rattlers, quarterback Nick Davila passed for seven touchdowns, with wide receivers Rod Windsor, Maurice Purify, and Anthony Amos each catching three touchdowns. Arizona advances to ArenaBowl XXIX where they will take on the winner of the American Conference Championship game between the Jacksonville Sharks and Philadelphia Soul.

The Rattlers got off to a fast start, jumping out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter after a one-yard touchdown run by fullback Mykel Benson as well as a five-yard scoring strike from Davila to Amos. The Cleveland offense would respond on their next possession when Nelson found Sims for the first of his three touchdowns, a 12-yarder to close the gap to 14-7 at the end of the first quarter.

To open the second quarter, Davila found Windsor for his first touchdown of the night, a 13-yarder to give Arizona a 21-7 lead. On the next drive, defensive back Jeremy Kellem intercepted a Nelson pass and returned it 25 yards for the score, increasing the Rattler lead to 28-7 with 11:19 remaining in the first half. The Gladiators offense would find the end zone on the next series when Nelson connected with Sims once again for a 29-yard throw-and-catch touchdown to trim the Rattlers lead to 28-14.

After two more Rattlers drives resulted in touchdowns to extend the Arizona lead to 42-14, defensive back Joe Powell fielded an onside kick attempt from the Rattlers and waltzed into the end zone for an eight-yard score, once again closing the gap to 42-20. The Rattlers would, however, find the end zone once again when Benson plunged into the end zone from one-yard out, giving Arizona a 48-20 lead heading into the break.

The Gladiators opened the second half with an eight-play, 34-yard drive, capped off with a three-yard touchdown reception by Sims. Kicker Adrian Trevino’s extra point made the score 48-27. Arizona answered quickly on the next drive, with Davila hitting Purify for a 24-yard touchdown, giving the Rattlers a 54-27 lead with 8:08 left in the third quarter. Then, as a result of turnovers on each of the next two Cleveland drives, Davila hit Purify and Windsor for two more touchdowns, further extending their lead to 68-27 early in the fourth quarter. The Gladiators never backed down, however, as wide receiver Larry Beavers returned the kickoff 58 yards for a quick Cleveland score. The Gladiators tacked on another score in the form of a 17-yard rushing touchdown from fullback Phillipkeith Manley with 8:15 left in the game, pulling Cleveland to a 68-41 score.

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Overall Team Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS CLE OPP SCORING 826 934 Points Per Game 51.6 58.4 Points Off Turnovers 118 163 FIRST DOWNS 310 358 Rushing 37 38 Passing 226 261 Penalty 47 59 RUSHING YARDAGE 339 369 Yards gained rushing 357 376 Yards lost rushing 18 7 Rushing Attempts 101 109 Average Per Rush 3.4 3.4 Average Per Game 21.2 23.1 TDs Rushing 22 21 PASSING YARDAGE 4100 4534 Comp-Att-Int 336-572-20 389-593-19 Average Per Pass 7.2 7.6 Average Per Catch 12.2 11.7 Average Per Game 256.2 283.4 TDs Passing 85 104 TOTAL OFFENSE 4439 4903 Total Plays 697 713 Average Per Play 6.4 6.9 Average Per Game 277.4 306.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 98-1519 96-1515 FG RETURNS: #-Yards 1-7 2-1 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-416 20-264 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 15.5 15.8 FG RETURN AVERAGE 7.0 0.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE 21.9 13.2 FUMBLES-LOST 19-14 12-6 PENALTIES-Yards 122-777 134-917 Average Per Game 48.6 57.3 KICKOFFS-Yards 117-6323 131-7013 Average Per Kick 54.0 53.5 Net kick average 40.0 40.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:02 30:14 3RD-DOWN Conversions 45/105 51/94 3rd-Down Pct 43% 54% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 24/46 13/33 4th-Down Pct 52% 39% SACKS BY-Yards 11-55 24-101 MISC YARDS -12 18 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 119 135 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 1-4 2-3

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ON-SIDE KICKS 4-20 3-15 RED-ZONE SCORES (54-64) 84% (69-82) 84% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (53-64) 83% (68-82) 83% 4-point drop-kick FGs 0-0 0-0 PAT-ATTEMPTS (103-112) 92% (116-134) 87% 2-point drop-kick PATs 0-0 0-0 ATTENDANCE 88372 69542 Games/Avg Per Game 8/11046 8/8693 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Cleveland Gladiators 173 264 152 223 14 826 Opponents 213 299 194 228 0 934

Overall Individual Statistics

RUSHING GP Att Gain Lss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G

NELSON, Arvell 16 59 212 0 212 3.6 11 14 13.2

HAVRILLA, D. 4 7 36 0 36 5.1 3 21 9.0

MANLEY, Phillip- 16 17 39 6 33 1.9 3 8 2.1 Keit BEAVERS, Larry 16 8 27 1 26 3.2 4 13 1.6 DIEKER, C. 1 3 26 0 26 8.7 1 23 26.0 TAYLOR, Collin 16 5 13 9 4 0.8 0 8 0.2 WILSON, Devin 7 2 4 2 2 1.0 0 4 0.3

Total...... 16 101 357 18 339 3.4 22 23 21.2

Opponents...... 16 109 376 7 369 3.4 21 23 23.1 PASSING GP Rating Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards TD Long Avg/G NELSON, Arvell 16 113.3 261-439-11 59.5 3425 70 49 214.1 HAVRILLA, D. 4 88.0 52-89-4 58.4 535 11 35 133.8

DIEKER, C. 1 45.4 19-35-4 54.3 196 2 33 196.0

Panasuk, Stephe 1 45.8 3-8-1 37.5 40 1 17 40.0 BEAVERS, Larry 16 127.1 1-1-0 100.0 5 1 5 0.3 TEAM 13 39.6 0-0-0 0.0 -101 0 0 -7.8 Total...... 16 103.5 336-572-20 58.7 4100 85 49 256.2 Opponents...... 16 114.8 389-593-19 65.6 4534 104 46 283.4

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RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G TAYLOR, Collin 16 110 1437 13.1 32 43 89.8 SIMS, Quentin 12 92 1112 12.1 27 39 92.7 BEAVERS, Larry 16 50 703 14.1 8 49 43.9 LEWIS, Thyron 8 25 362 14.5 4 35 45.2 GOODMAN, D. 4 24 188 7.8 3 22 47.0 WILSON, Devin 7 21 262 12.5 9 25 37.4 MANLEY, Phillip-Keit 16 7 78 11.1 0 27 4.9 BRANDEL, DJ 15 5 36 7.2 2 11 2.4 SOMSEL, J 15 2 23 11.5 0 20 1.5 Total...... 16 336 4201 12.5 85 49 262.6 Opponents...... 16 389 4589 11.8 104 46 286.8 FG RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long BEAVERS, Larry 1 7 7.0 0 7 Total...... 1 7 7.0 0 7 Opponents...... 2 1 0.5 0 1 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yards Avg TD Long ROSS, Marvin 6 97 16.2 3 42 POWELL, Joe 5 160 32.0 3 52 ROBINSON, Demarcus 3 63 21.0 1 45 RODGERS, Kelvin 1 2 2.0 0 2 YOUNG, Curtis 1 5 5.0 0 5 NELSON, Arvell 1 8 8.0 0 8 STEPHENS, B. 1 49 49.0 0 49 BENDER, Jamie 1 32 32.0 1 32 Total...... 19 416 21.9 8 52 Opponents...... 20 264 13.2 4 49 KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long BEAVERS, Larry 90 1488 16.5 1 58 LEWIS, Thyron 2 11 5.5 0 9 GOODMAN, D. 1 4 4.0 0 4 ROBINSON, Demarcus 1 0 0.0 0 0 PHINISEE, Joe 1 0 0.0 0 0 POWELL, Joe 1 5 5.0 1 5 SIMS, Quentin 1 3 3.0 0 3 TAYLOR, Collin 1 8 8.0 0 8 Total...... 98 1519 15.5 2 58 Opponents...... 96 1515 15.8 3 56 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long PHINISEE, Joe 2 2 1.0 1 2 RODGERS, Kelvin 1 0 0.0 0 0 SEITHER, Nick 1 12 12.0 1 12 HAVRILLA, D. 0 8 0.0 0 8

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Total...... 4 22 5.5 2 12 Opponents...... 3 26 8.7 3 22 PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass 2PT Saf Points TAYLOR, Collin 32 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 192 SIMS, Quentin 27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 162 TREVINO, Adrian 0 1-4 98-107 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 101 BEAVERS, Larry 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78 NELSON, Arvell 11 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 1-3 0 0 68 WILSON, Devin 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 LEWIS, Thyron 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 26 POWELL, Joe 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 GOODMAN, D. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 20 ROSS, Marvin 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 HAVRILLA, D. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-3 0 0 18 MANLEY, Phillip-Keit 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 BRANDEL, DJ 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 DIEKER, C. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BENDER, Jamie 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ROBINSON, Demarcus 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SEITHER, Nick 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PHINISEE, Joe 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 STRIEFSKY, Jon 0 0-0 5-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 5 Total...... 119 1-4 103-112 1-1 2 2-6 0 0 826 Opponents...... 135 2-3 116-134 0-1 0 0-0 0 1 934 TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G NELSON, Arvell 16 498 212 3425 3637 227.3 HAVRILLA, D. 4 96 36 535 571 142.8 DIEKER, C. 1 38 26 196 222 222.0 Panasuk, Stephe 1 8 0 40 40 40.0 MANLEY, Phillip-Keit 16 17 33 0 33 2.1 BEAVERS, Larry 16 9 26 5 31 1.9 TAYLOR, Collin 16 5 4 0 4 0.2 WILSON, Devin 7 2 2 0 2 0.3 TEAM 13 0 0 -101 -101 -7.8 Total...... 16 673 339 4100 4439 277.4 Opponents...... 16 702 369 4534 4903 306.4 FIELD GOALS Made-Att Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blkd TREVINO, Adrian 1-4 25.0 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 22 1 FG SEQUENCE Cleveland Gladiators Opponents Philadelphia Soul - - Tampa Bay Storm - (25) LA KISS 31,35 - Philadelphia Soul - - Orlando Predators - -

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Jacksonville Sharks - 30 Portland Steel - - Tampa Bay Storm - - Philadelphia Soul - - Arizona Rattlers - - Orlando Predators - (23) Portland Steel (22) - Jacksonville Sharks 27 - Philadelphia Soul - - LA KISS - - Arizona Rattlers - - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn TREVINO, Adrian 111 5994 54.0 24 2

STRIEFSKY, Jon 6 329 54.8 1 0

Total...... 117 6323 54.0 25 2 15.8 40.0 9 Opponents...... 131 7013 53.5 32 5 15.5 40.7 9 2-POINT DK PATS: None. 4-POINT DK FGS: None. ALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rcv FG KR IR Total Avg/G BEAVERS, Larry 16 26 703 7 1488 0 2224 139.0 TAYLOR, Collin 16 4 1437 0 8 0 1449 90.6 SIMS, Quentin 12 0 1112 0 3 0 1115 92.9 LEWIS, Thyron 8 0 362 0 11 0 373 46.6 WILSON, Devin 7 2 262 0 0 0 264 37.7 NELSON, Arvell 16 212 0 0 0 8 220 13.8 GOODMAN, D. 4 0 188 0 4 0 192 48.0 POWELL, Joe 8 0 0 0 5 160 165 20.6 MANLEY, Phillip-Keit 16 33 78 0 0 0 111 6.9 ROSS, Marvin 16 0 0 0 0 97 97 6.1 ROBINSON, Demarcus 14 0 0 0 0 63 63 4.5 STEPHENS, B. 9 0 0 0 0 49 49 5.4 HAVRILLA, D. 4 36 0 0 0 0 36 9.0 BRANDEL, DJ 15 0 36 0 0 0 36 2.4 BENDER, Jamie 2 0 0 0 0 32 32 16.0 DIEKER, C. 1 26 0 0 0 0 26 26.0 SOMSEL, J 15 0 23 0 0 0 23 1.5 YOUNG, Curtis 11 0 0 0 0 5 5 0.5 RODGERS, Kelvin 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.4 Total...... 16 339 4201 7 1519 416 6482 405.1 Opponents...... 16 369 4589 1 1515 264 6738 421.1

Overall Defensive Statistics

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Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BU PD Qbh Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 4 ROSS, Marvin 16 72 25 84.5 . . 6 - 97 24 30 . 1 - 0 2 . . 3 ROBINSON, Demarcus 14 63 25 75.5 . . 3 - 63 14 17 . . . . . 1 STEPHENS, B. 9 35 14 42.0 . . 1 - 49 7 8 . . 1 . . 21 POWELL, Joe 8 30 22 41.0 . . 5 - 160 6 11 . . . . . 20 PHINISEE, Joe 12 22 14 29.0 . . . 6 6 . 3 - 2 . . . 9 RODGERS, Kelvin 5 21 7 24.5 . . 1 - 2 2 3 . 1 - 0 . . . 22 KEOSHIAN, Collin 15 17 9 21.5 3.0 - 19 2.5 - 18 . 3 3 7 . 2 . . 18 SIMS, Quentin 12 16 8 20.0 ...... 96 COLLING, Randy 16 14 11 19.5 6.0 - 29 4.5 - 28 . . . 11 . . . . 2 NELSON, Arvell 16 12 8 16.0 . . 1 - 8 . 1 . . . . . 11 KOROMA, Alim 9 10 6 13.0 2.0 - 8 2.0 - 8 . . . . . 2 . . 93 YOUNG, Curtis 11 5 16 13.0 0.5 - 0 . 1 - 5 . 1 6 . 1 1 . 17 TAYLOR, Collin 16 7 3 8.5 . . . 1 1 . . . . . 13 WILSON, Devin 7 6 5 8.5 ...... 33 Brikowski, Brian 5 6 5 8.5 2.0 - 2 1.0 - 1 ...... 8 DUNNING, Isiah 10 5 5 7.5 . . . 2 2 2 . . . . 10 BEAVERS, Larry 16 6 3 7.5 ...... 19 TREVINO, Adrian 15 6 1 6.5 ...... 24 BENDER, Jamie 2 4 5 6.5 . . 1 - 32 1 2 . . . . . 7 LITTLE, R. 1 3 1 3.5 . . . 3 3 . . . . . 6 LEWIS, Thyron 8 3 1 3.5 ...... 9 ROSE, Robert 3 . 7 3.5 0.5 - 1 . . 1 1 . . . . . 74 MADSEN, Joe 15 3 . 3.0 ...... 42 WILLIAMS, M. 4 1 3 2.5 . . . . . 2 . 1 . . 69 BRANDEL, DJ 15 2 . 2.0 ...... 44 MANLEY, Phillip-Keit 16 1 1 1.5 ...... 78 JASPERSE, Chris 7 1 1 1.5 ...... 66 SOMSEL, J 15 1 1 1.5 ...... 16 GOODMAN, D. 4 1 . 1.0 ...... 99 SEITHER, Nick 2 1 . 1.0 ...... 1 - 12 . . . 45 HARDISON, M. 2 . 1 0.5 . . . . . 2 . . . . 12 HAVRILLA, D. 4 ...... 0 - 8 . . . Total...... 16 374 208 478.0 14 - 59 11 - 55 19 - 416 70 89 30 6 - 22 9 1 . Opponents...... 16 346 196 444.0 31 - 111 24 - 101 20 - 264 60 80 27 14 - 26 16 3 1

Combined Team Statistics

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES (7-9) (4-4) (3-5) (0-0) CONFERENCE (2-3) (1-2) (1-1) (0-0) NON-CONFERENCE (5-6) (3-2) (2-4) (0-0)

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DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------Apr 01, 2016 PHILADELPHIA SOUL L 41-69 12944 Apr 09, 2016 TAMPA BAY STORM W 41-29 11892 Apr 16, 2016 LA KISS L 42-47 12243 Apr 23, 2016 at Philadelphia Soul L 50-67 7057 Apr 29, 2016 ORLANDO PREDATORS L 56-76 13429 May 07, 2016 JACKSONVILLE SHARKS W 41-40 8056 May 16, 2016 PORTLAND STEEL W OT 55-48 6733 May 23, 2016 at Tampa Bay Storm W OT 70-63 9722 May 28, 2016 PHILADELPHIA SOUL W 63-49 11278 Jun 03, 2016 ARIZONA RATTLERS L 62-77 11797 Jun 11, 2016 at Orlando Predators L 56-59 11117 Jun 18, 2016 at Portland Steel W 58-49 4516 Jun 25, 2016 at Jacksonville Sharks W 48-47 10645 Jul 09, 2016 at Philadelphia Soul L 62-83 5593 July 16,2016 at LA KISS L 61-63 8069 Jul 24, 2016 at Arizona Rattlers L 20-68 12823

TEAM STATISTICS CLE OPP FIRST DOWNS 310 358 Rushing 37 38 Passing 226 261 Penalty 47 59 RUSHING YARDAGE 339 369 Rushing Attempts 101 109 Average Per Rush 3.4 3.4 Average Per Game 21.2 23.1 TDs Rushing 22 21 PASSING YARDAGE 4100 4534 Comp-Att-Int 336-572-20 389-593-19 Average Per Pass 7.2 7.6 Average Per Catch 12.2 11.7 Average Per Game 256.2 283.4 TDs Passing 85 104 TOTAL OFFENSE 4439 4903 Average Per Play 6.4 6.9 Average Per Game 277.4 306.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 98-1519 96-1515 FG RETURNS: #-Yards 1-7 2-1 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 19-416 20-264 FUMBLES-LOST 19-14 12-6 PENALTIES-Yards 122-777 134-917 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 31:02 30:14 3RD-DOWN Conversions 45/105 51/94 4TH-DOWN Conversions 24/46 13/33 Score by quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Cleveland Gladiators 173 264 152 223 14 826 Opponents 213 299 194 228 0 934 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G NELSON, Arvell 16 59 212 0 212 3.6 11 14 13.2 HAVRILLA, D. 4 7 36 0 36 5.1 3 21 9.0

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MANLEY, Phillip-Keit 16 17 39 6 33 1.9 3 8 2.1 BEAVERS, Larry 16 8 27 1 26 3.2 4 13 1.6 DIEKER, C. 1 3 26 0 26 8.7 1 23 26.0 TAYLOR, Collin 16 5 13 9 4 0.8 0 8 0.2 WILSON, Devin 7 2 4 2 2 1.0 0 4 0.3 Total...... 16 101 357 18 339 3.4 22 23 21.2 Opponents...... 16 109 376 7 369 3.4 21 23 23.1 PASSING GP Rating Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yards TD Long Avg/G NELSON, Arvell 16 113.3 261-439-11 59.5 3425 70 49 214.1 HAVRILLA, D. 4 88.0 52-89-4 58.4 535 11 35 133.8 DIEKER, C. 1 45.4 19-35-4 54.3 196 2 33 196.0 Panasuk, Stephe 1 45.8 3-8-1 37.5 40 1 17 40.0 BEAVERS, Larry 16 127.1 1-1-0 100.0 5 1 5 0.3 TEAM 13 39.6 0-0-0 0.0 -101 0 0 -7.8 Total...... 16 103.5 336-572-20 58.7 4100 85 49 256.2 Opponents...... 16 114.8 389-593-19 65.6 4534 104 46 283.4 RECEIVING GP No. Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G TAYLOR, Collin 16 110 1437 13.1 32 43 89.8 SIMS, Quentin 12 92 1112 12.1 27 39 92.7 BEAVERS, Larry 16 50 703 14.1 8 49 43.9 LEWIS, Thyron 8 25 362 14.5 4 35 45.2 GOODMAN, D. 4 24 188 7.8 3 22 47.0 WILSON, Devin 7 21 262 12.5 9 25 37.4 MANLEY, Phillip-Keit 16 7 78 11.1 0 27 4.9 BRANDEL, DJ 15 5 36 7.2 2 11 2.4 SOMSEL, J 15 2 23 11.5 0 20 1.5 Total...... 16 336 4201 12.5 85 49 262.6 Opponents...... 16 389 4589 11.8 104 46 286.8 FIELD GOALS Made-Att Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Long Blkd TREVINO, Adrian 1-4 25.0 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-0 0-0 22 1 PATs SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass 2PT Saf Points TAYLOR, Collin 32 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 192 SIMS, Quentin 27 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 162 TREVINO, Adrian 0 1-4 98-107 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 101 BEAVERS, Larry 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78 NELSON, Arvell 11 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 1-3 0 0 68 WILSON, Devin 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 LEWIS, Thyron 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 26 POWELL, Joe 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 GOODMAN, D. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 20 HAVRILLA, D. 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-3 0 0 18 ROSS, Marvin 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 MANLEY, Phillip-Keit 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18

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BRANDEL, DJ 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 BENDER, Jamie 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 PHINISEE, Joe 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 119 1-4 103-112 1-1 2 2-6 0 0 826 Opponents...... 135 2-3 116-134 0-1 0 0-0 0 1 934 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yards Avg TD Long ROSS, Marvin 6 97 16.2 3 42 POWELL, Joe 5 160 32.0 3 52 ROBINSON, Demarcus 3 63 21.0 1 45 NELSON, Arvell 1 8 8.0 0 8 BENDER, Jamie 1 32 32.0 1 32 YOUNG, Curtis 1 5 5.0 0 5 RODGERS, Kelvin 1 2 2.0 0 2 STEPHENS, B. 1 49 49.0 0 49 Total...... 19 416 21.9 8 52 Opponents...... 20 264 13.2 4 49 FG RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long BEAVERS, Larry 1 7 7.0 0 7 Total...... 1 7 7.0 0 7 Opponents...... 2 1 0.5 0 1 KICK RETURNS No. Yards Avg TD Long BEAVERS, Larry 90 1488 16.5 1 58 LEWIS, Thyron 2 11 5.5 0 9 SIMS, Quentin 1 3 3.0 0 3 PHINISEE, Joe 1 0 0.0 0 0 GOODMAN, D. 1 4 4.0 0 4 POWELL, Joe 1 5 5.0 1 5 TAYLOR, Collin 1 8 8.0 0 8 ROBINSON, Demarcus 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total...... 98 1519 15.5 2 58 Opponents...... 96 1515 15.8 3 56 ALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rcv FG KR IR Total Avg/G BEAVERS, Larry 16 26 703 7 1488 0 2224 139.0 TAYLOR, Collin 16 4 1437 0 8 0 1449 90.6 SIMS, Quentin 12 0 1112 0 3 0 1115 92.9 LEWIS, Thyron 8 0 362 0 11 0 373 46.6 WILSON, Devin 7 2 262 0 0 0 264 37.7 Total...... 16 339 4201 7 1519 416 6482 405.1 Opponents...... 16 369 4589 1 1515 264 6738 421.1 TOTAL OFFENSE GP Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G NELSON, Arvell 16 498 212 3425 3637 227.3 HAVRILLA, D. 4 96 36 535 571 142.8 DIEKER, C. 1 38 26 196 222 222.0 Panasuk, Stephe 1 8 0 40 40 40.0

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MANLEY, Phillip-Keit 16 17 33 0 33 2.1 Total...... 16 673 339 4100 4439 277.4 Opponents...... 16 702 369 4534 4903 306.4 Tackles Sacks Pass Defense Fumbles Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BU PD Qbh Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 4 ROSS, Marvin 16 72 25 84.5 . . 6 - 97 24 30 . 1 - 0 2 . . 3 ROBINSON, Demarcus 14 63 25 75.5 . . 3 - 63 14 17 . . . . . 1 STEPHENS, B. 9 35 14 42.0 . . 1 - 49 7 8 . . 1 . . 21 POWELL, Joe 8 30 22 41.0 . . 5 - 160 6 11 . . . . . 20 PHINISEE, Joe 12 22 14 29.0 . . . 6 6 . 3 - 2 . . . Total...... 16 374 208 478.0 14 - 59 11 - 55 19 - 416 70 89 30 6 - 22 9 1 . Opponents...... 16 346 196 444.0 31 - 111 24 - 101 20 - 264 60 80 27 14 - 26 16 3 1

Game Superlatives

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 9 NELSON, Arvell at Jacksonville Sharks (Jun 25, 2016) Yards Rushing 35 HAVRILLA, D. at Philadelphia Soul (Apr 23, 2016) TD Rushes 3 NELSON, Arvell vs Jacksonville Sharks (May 07, 2016) Long Rush 23 DIEKER, C. vs Philadelphia Soul (Apr 01, 2016) Pass attempts 44 NELSON, Arvell at Tampa Bay Storm (May 23, 2016) Pass completions 32 NELSON, Arvell at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) Yards Passing 404 NELSON, Arvell at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) TD Passes 8 NELSON, Arvell at Orlando Predators (Jun 11, 2016) Long Pass 49 NELSON, Arvell vs Philadelphia Soul (May 28, 2016) Receptions 13 TAYLOR, Collin vs LA KISS (Apr 16, 2016) Yards Receiving 198 SIMS, Quentin at LA KISS (July 16,2016) TD Receptions 5 SIMS, Quentin at LA KISS (July 16,2016) Long Reception 49 BEAVERS, Larry vs Philadelphia Soul (May 28, 2016) Field Goals 1 TREVINO, Adrian at Portland Steel (Jun 18, 2016) Long Field Goal 22 TREVINO, Adrian at Portland Steel (Jun 18, 2016) Long MFG Return 7 BEAVERS, Larry vs Jacksonville Sharks (May 07, 2016) Long Kickoff Return 58 BEAVERS, Larry vs Orlando Predators (Apr 29, 2016) Tackles 13.5 ROSS, Marvin vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) Sacks 1.0 KEOSHIAN, Collin vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 09, 2016) COLLING, Randy vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 09, 2016) KEOSHIAN, Collin vs LA KISS (Apr 16, 2016) COLLING, Randy vs Philadelphia Soul (May 28, 2016) COLLING, Randy vs Arizona Rattlers (Jun 03, 2016) COLLING, Randy at Orlando Predators (Jun 11, 2016)

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Brikowski, Brian at Portland Steel (Jun 18, 2016) KOROMA, Alim at Jacksonville Sharks (Jun 25, 2016) KOROMA, Alim at Arizona Rattlers (Jul 24, 2016) Tackles For Loss 2.0 COLLING, Randy vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 09, 2016) Brikowski, Brian at Portland Steel (Jun 18, 2016) Interceptions 2 POWELL, Joe vs Philadelphia Soul (Apr 01, 2016) POWELL, Joe vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 09, 2016) ROBINSON, Demarcus vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 10 at Portland Steel (Jun 18, 2016) at Jacksonville Sharks (Jun 25, 2016) Yards Rushing 53 at Philadelphia Soul (Apr 23, 2016) Yards Per Rush 7.6 at Philadelphia Soul (Apr 23, 2016) TD Rushes 3 at Philadelphia Soul (Apr 23, 2016) vs Jacksonville Sharks (May 07, 2016) Pass attempts 45 at Tampa Bay Storm (May 23, 2016) Pass completions 32 at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) Yards Passing 385 at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) Yards Per Pass 10.6 at LA KISS (July 16,2016) TD Passes 8 at Orlando Predators (Jun 11, 2016) Total Plays 52 at Tampa Bay Storm (May 23, 2016) Total Offense 409 at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) Yards Per Play 9.1 at LA KISS (July 16,2016) Points 70 at Tampa Bay Storm (May 23, 2016) Sacks By 3 at Jacksonville Sharks (Jun 25, 2016) First Downs 29 at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) Penalties 16 at Orlando Predators (Jun 11, 2016) Penalty Yards 90 at Orlando Predators (Jun 11, 2016) Turnovers 5 vs Philadelphia Soul (Apr 01, 2016) Interceptions By 4 vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) Long MFG Return 7 vs Jacksonville Sharks (May 07, 2016) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 10 RICHARDSON, Jer, at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) Yards Rushing 48 ROSS, Derrick, vs Jacksonville Sharks (May 07, 2016) TD Rushes 3 RICHARDSON, Jer, at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) Long Rush 23 ROSS, Derrick, vs Jacksonville Sharks (May 07, 2016) Pass attempts 56 AUSTIN, Shane, vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) Pass completions 36 AUSTIN, Shane, vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) Yards Passing 363 AUSTIN, Shane, vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) TD Passes 9 DAVILA, Nick, vs Arizona Rattlers (Jun 03, 2016) Long Pass 46 RAUDABAUGH, Dan, at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) Receptions 16 GILSON, Tom, vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016)

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Yards Receiving 160 GILSON, Tom, vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) TD Receptions 5 THOMPKINS, Bran, vs Orlando Predators (Apr 29, 2016) HILLS, Joe, at Jacksonville Sharks (Jun 25, 2016) WINDSOR, Rod, at Arizona Rattlers (Jul 24, 2016) Long Reception 46 KAULEINAMOKU, S, at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) Field Goals 1 PETERSON, Craig, vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 09, 2016) LEWIS, Mark, at Orlando Predators (Jun 11, 2016) Long Field Goal 25 PETERSON, Craig, vs Tampa Bay Storm (Apr 09, 2016) Long MFG Return 1 THOMAS, Clevan, vs LA KISS (Apr 16, 2016) Long Kickoff Return 56 THOMPKINS, Bran, vs Orlando Predators (Apr 29, 2016) AMOS, Anthony, at Arizona Rattlers (Jul 24, 2016) Tackles 10.0 BELTON, Tracy, at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) Sacks 2.0 FRITZ, Rodney, at Arizona Rattlers (Jul 24, 2016) GLASPER, Tyre, at Arizona Rattlers (Jul 24, 2016) Tackles For Loss 3.0 FRITZ, Rodney, at Arizona Rattlers (Jul 24, 2016) Interceptions 2 HOLLIS, Dwayne, vs Philadelphia Soul (Apr 01, 2016) OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 14 at Orlando Predators (Jun 11, 2016) Yards Rushing 48 vs Jacksonville Sharks (May 07, 2016) Yards Per Rush 6.0 at Jacksonville Sharks (Jun 25, 2016) TD Rushes 4 at Orlando Predators (Jun 11, 2016) Pass attempts 56 vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) Pass completions 36 vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) Yards Passing 363 vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) Yards Per Pass 16.0 at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) TD Passes 9 vs Arizona Rattlers (Jun 03, 2016) Total Plays 64 vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) Total Offense 401 vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) Yards Per Play 11.5 at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) Points 83 at Philadelphia Soul (Jul 09, 2016) Sacks By 5 at Arizona Rattlers (Jul 24, 2016) First Downs 31 vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) at Orlando Predators (Jun 11, 2016) Penalties 16 vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) Penalty Yards 126 at LA KISS (July 16,2016) Turnovers 4 vs Portland Steel (May 16, 2016) Interceptions By 4 vs Philadelphia Soul (Apr 01, 2016) Long MFG Return 1 vs LA KISS (Apr 16, 2016)

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SCORING OFFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Points Avg/G 1. Arizona Rattlers 16 156 0 120 5 0 1 1068 66.8 2. Philadelphia Soul 16 141 2 125 2 0 1 983 61.4 3. Orlando Predators 16 127 4 111 1 0 2 891 55.7 4. Jacksonville Sharks 16 124 1 86 1 0 0 835 52.2 5. Cleveland Gladiators 16 119 1 103 3 0 0 826 51.6 6. LA KISS 16 109 1 73 3 0 0 736 46.0 7. Portland Steel 16 97 4 76 0 0 0 670 41.9 8. Tampa Bay Storm 16 83 2 64 0 0 0 568 35.5

SCORING DEFENSE G TD FG XPT 2XP DXP Saf Points Avg/G 1. LA KISS 16 108 1 87 3 0 2 748 46.8 2. Arizona Rattlers 16 111 2 88 3 0 0 766 47.9 3. Jacksonville Sharks 16 111 3 95 1 0 1 774 48.4 Philadelphia Soul 16 112 4 84 3 0 0 774 48.4

5. Orlando Predators 16 115 1 84 2 0 0 781 48.8 6. Tampa Bay Storm 16 127 0 102 2 0 0 868 54.2 7. Portland Steel 16 137 2 102 1 0 0 932 58.2 8. Cleveland Gladiators 16 135 2 116 0 0 1 934 58.4

TOTAL OFFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G 1. Jacksonville Sharks 16 432 4453 723 4885 6.8 118 305.3 2. Philadelphia Soul 16 354 4406 630 4760 7.6 126 297.5 3. Arizona Rattlers 16 323 4308 645 4631 7.2 138 289.4 4. Orlando Predators 16 336 4131 651 4467 6.9 115 279.2 5. Cleveland Gladiators 16 339 4100 673 4439 6.6 107 277.4 6. LA KISS 16 154 4074 699 4228 6.0 102 264.2 7. Portland Steel 16 305 3729 763 4034 5.3 90 252.1 8. Tampa Bay Storm 16 248 3779 699 4027 5.8 77 251.7

TOTAL DEFENSE G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Avg/G 1. Tampa Bay Storm 16 267 3675 646 3942 6.1 110 246.4 2. LA KISS 16 404 3826 672 4230 6.3 97 264.4 3. Portland Steel 16 455 3809 618 4264 6.9 121 266.5 4. Philadelphia Soul 16 236 4107 700 4343 6.2 100 271.4 5. Orlando Predators 16 151 4261 689 4412 6.4 109 275.8 6. Jacksonville Sharks 16 322 4246 716 4568 6.4 103 285.5 7. Arizona Rattlers 16 287 4522 740 4809 6.5 108 300.6 8. Cleveland Gladiators 16 369 4534 702 4903 7.0 125 306.4

RUSHING OFFENSE G Att Yards Avg. TD Yards/G 1. Jacksonville Sharks 16 126 432 3.4 24 27.0 2. Philadelphia Soul 16 119 354 3.0 23 22.1 3. Cleveland Gladiators 16 101 339 3.4 22 21.2 4. Orlando Predators 16 115 336 2.9 23 21.0 5. Arizona Rattlers 16 111 323 2.9 24 20.2 6. Portland Steel 16 105 305 2.9 22 19.1 7. Tampa Bay Storm 16 81 248 3.1 13 15.5 8. LA KISS 16 88 154 1.8 18 9.6

RUSHING DEFENSE G Att Yards Avg. TD Yards/G 1. Orlando Predators 16 95 151 1.6 19 9.4 2. Philadelphia Soul 16 82 236 2.9 15 14.8 3. Tampa Bay Storm 16 114 267 2.3 20 16.7 4. Arizona Rattlers 16 84 287 3.4 18 17.9 5. Jacksonville Sharks 16 116 322 2.8 25 20.1

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6. Cleveland Gladiators 16 109 369 3.4 21 23.1 7. LA KISS 16 127 404 3.2 26 25.2 8. Portland Steel 16 119 455 3.8 25 28.4

PASS OFFENSE G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards Avg. TD Avg/G 1. Jacksonville Sharks 16 403 597 7 67.5 4453 7.5 94 278.3 2. Philadelphia Soul 16 349 511 13 68.3 4406 8.6 103 275.4 3. Arizona Rattlers 16 366 534 11 68.5 4308 8.1 114 269.2 4. Orlando Predators 16 344 536 11 64.2 4131 7.7 92 258.2 5. Cleveland Gladiators 16 336 572 20 58.7 4100 7.2 85 256.2 6. LA KISS 16 353 611 20 57.8 4074 6.7 84 254.6 7. Tampa Bay Storm 16 336 618 24 54.4 3779 6.1 64 236.2 8. Portland Steel 16 379 658 30 57.6 3729 5.7 68 233.1

PASS DEFENSE G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards Avg. TD Avg/G 1. Tampa Bay Storm 16 341 532 8 64.1 3675 6.9 90 229.7 2. Portland Steel 16 315 499 10 63.1 3809 7.6 96 238.1 3. LA KISS 16 344 545 19 63.1 3826 7.0 71 239.1 4. Philadelphia Soul 16 356 618 25 57.6 4107 6.6 85 256.7 5. Jacksonville Sharks 16 379 600 18 63.2 4246 7.1 78 265.4 6. Orlando Predators 16 397 594 18 66.8 4261 7.2 90 266.3 7. Arizona Rattlers 16 345 656 19 52.6 4522 6.9 90 282.6 8. Cleveland Gladiators 16 389 593 19 65.6 4534 7.6 104 283.4

PASS EFFICIENCY G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards TD Effic. 1. Philadelphia Soul 16 349 511 13 68.3 4406 103 123.9 2. Jacksonville Sharks 16 403 597 7 67.5 4453 94 123.9 3. Arizona Rattlers 16 366 534 11 68.5 4308 114 123.8 4. Orlando Predators 16 344 536 11 64.2 4131 92 118.7 5. Cleveland Gladiators 16 336 572 20 58.7 4100 85 103.5 6. LA KISS 16 353 611 20 57.8 4074 84 98.7 7. Tampa Bay Storm 16 336 618 24 54.4 3779 64 82.6 8. Portland Steel 16 379 658 30 57.6 3729 68 80.5

PASS DEFENSE EFFIC. G Comp Att Int Pct. Yards TD Effic. 1. Philadelphia Soul 16 356 618 25 57.6 4107 85 95.3 2. Arizona Rattlers 16 345 656 19 52.6 4522 90 96.9 3. LA KISS 16 344 545 19 63.1 3826 71 102.0 4. Jacksonville Sharks 16 379 600 18 63.2 4246 78 104.2 5. Orlando Predators 16 397 594 18 66.8 4261 90 112.9 6. Cleveland Gladiators 16 389 593 19 65.6 4534 104 114.8 7. Tampa Bay Storm 16 341 532 8 64.1 3675 90 117.6 8. Portland Steel 16 315 499 10 63.1 3809 96 117.7

KICKOFF RETURNS G No. Yards TD Avg. 1. Orlando Predators 16 106 1847 7 17.4 2. Tampa Bay Storm 16 105 1796 5 17.1 3. Arizona Rattlers 16 86 1448 5 16.8 4. Portland Steel 16 112 1749 4 15.6 5. Cleveland Gladiators 16 98 1519 2 15.5 6. Philadelphia Soul 16 84 1288 5 15.3 7. LA KISS 16 79 1200 0 15.2 8. Jacksonville Sharks 16 80 1173 1 14.7

FG RETURNS G No. Yards TD Avg. 1. Orlando Predators 16 1 54 1 54.0 2. Arizona Rattlers 16 2 45 0 22.5

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3. Cleveland Gladiators 16 1 7 0 7.0 4. LA KISS 16 1 1 0 1.0 5. Tampa Bay Storm 16 0 0 0 0.0 Philadelphia Soul 16 0 0 0 0.0

Jacksonville Sharks 16 1 0 0 0.0

Portland Steel 16 0 0 0 0.0

INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yards TD Avg. 1. Philadelphia Soul 16 25 364 9 14.6 2. Arizona Rattlers 16 19 279 8 14.7 3. Cleveland Gladiators 16 19 416 8 21.9 4. LA KISS 16 19 360 4 18.9 5. Orlando Predators 16 18 118 1 6.6 6. Jacksonville Sharks 16 18 231 3 12.8 7. Portland Steel 16 10 128 0 12.8 8. Tampa Bay Storm 16 8 127 0 15.9

KICKOFF COVERAGE G No. Yards Avg. Return TB Net Avg. 1. Arizona Rattlers 16 157 8388 53.4 1735 38 41.2 2. Philadelphia Soul 16 134 7334 54.7 1663 35 41.0 3. Cleveland Gladiators 16 117 6323 54.0 1515 25 40.0 4. Orlando Predators 16 124 6421 51.8 1361 30 39.6 5. LA KISS 16 112 5751 51.3 1362 22 38.2 6. Portland Steel 16 95 4938 52.0 1290 13 37.7 7. Tampa Bay Storm 16 91 4498 49.4 1166 8 36.2 8. Jacksonville Sharks 16 129 6694 51.9 1928 21 36.1

FIELD GOALS G Made-Att Pct. 1. Orlando Predators 16 4-4 1.000 Philadelphia Soul 16 2-2 1.000

LA KISS 16 1-1 1.000

4. Portland Steel 16 4-6 .667 5. Tampa Bay Storm 16 2-4 .500 6. Jacksonville Sharks 16 1-3 .333 7. Cleveland Gladiators 16 1-4 .250 8. Arizona Rattlers 16 0-0 .000

PAT KICKING G Made-Att Pct. 1. Cleveland Gladiators 16 103-112 .920 2. Orlando Predators 16 111-123 .902 3. Philadelphia Soul 16 125-139 .899 4. Arizona Rattlers 16 120-146 .822 5. Tampa Bay Storm 16 64-78 .821 6. Portland Steel 16 76-93 .817 7. Jacksonville Sharks 16 86-117 .735 8. LA KISS 16 73-102 .716

SACKS BY G No. Yards 1. Arizona Rattlers 16 29 135 2. Philadelphia Soul 16 22 120 3. Jacksonville Sharks 16 18 91 4. Portland Steel 16 15 83 5. Orlando Predators 16 13 74 6. LA KISS 16 12 36 7. Cleveland Gladiators 16 11 55 8. Tampa Bay Storm 16 8 41

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SACKS AGAINST G No. Yards 1. Philadelphia Soul 16 5 24 2. Arizona Rattlers 16 8 47 3. Jacksonville Sharks 16 10 55 4. LA KISS 16 19 113 Tampa Bay Storm 16 19 106

6. Portland Steel 16 21 96 7. Orlando Predators 16 22 93 8. Cleveland Gladiators 16 24 101

FIRST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 1. Jacksonville Sharks 16 46 247 59 352 22.0 2. Arizona Rattlers 16 37 255 40 332 20.8 3. Philadelphia Soul 16 38 246 32 316 19.8 4. Orlando Predators 16 39 226 49 314 19.6 5. Cleveland Gladiators 16 37 226 47 310 19.4 6. Portland Steel 16 38 206 50 294 18.4 7. LA KISS 16 30 214 44 288 18.0 8. Tampa Bay Storm 16 27 196 36 259 16.2

OPPONENT 1ST DOWNS G Rush Pass Pen Total Avg/G 1. Philadelphia Soul 16 26 207 50 283 17.7 2. Arizona Rattlers 16 31 228 37 296 18.5 3. Portland Steel 16 42 213 42 297 18.6 4. Tampa Bay Storm 16 32 211 55 298 18.6 5. LA KISS 16 48 217 34 299 18.7 6. Jacksonville Sharks 16 44 234 33 311 19.4 7. Orlando Predators 16 31 245 47 323 20.2 8. Cleveland Gladiators 16 38 261 59 358 22.4

3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. Orlando Predators 16 61 103 59.2 2. Jacksonville Sharks 16 56 98 57.1 3. Arizona Rattlers 16 50 88 56.8 4. LA KISS 16 53 110 48.2 5. Philadelphia Soul 16 34 72 47.2 6. Portland Steel 16 58 135 43.0 7. Cleveland Gladiators 16 45 105 42.9 8. Tampa Bay Storm 16 47 117 40.2

OPP 3RD-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. Arizona Rattlers 16 40 113 35.4 2. Philadelphia Soul 16 50 116 43.1 3. Orlando Predators 16 49 101 48.5 4. Tampa Bay Storm 16 53 105 50.5 5. LA KISS 16 49 97 50.5 6. Cleveland Gladiators 16 51 94 54.3 7. Jacksonville Sharks 16 62 114 54.4 8. Portland Steel 16 50 88 56.8

4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. Orlando Predators 16 20 32 62.5 2. Philadelphia Soul 16 17 29 58.6 3. Arizona Rattlers 16 18 32 56.2 4. LA KISS 16 27 51 52.9 5. Cleveland Gladiators 16 24 46 52.2 6. Jacksonville Sharks 16 17 34 50.0

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7. Portland Steel 16 25 63 39.7 8. Tampa Bay Storm 16 15 59 25.4

OPP 4TH-DN CONVERT G Conv. Att. Pct. 1. Arizona Rattlers 16 22 59 37.3 2. Cleveland Gladiators 16 13 33 39.4 3. Philadelphia Soul 16 23 56 41.1 4. Jacksonville Sharks 16 20 44 45.5 5. LA KISS 16 20 39 51.3 6. Portland Steel 16 16 30 53.3 7. Orlando Predators 16 23 41 56.1 8. Tampa Bay Storm 16 26 44 59.1

PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1. Arizona Rattlers 16 92 674 42.1 2. Philadelphia Soul 16 123 759 47.4 3. Cleveland Gladiators 16 122 777 48.6 4. Portland Steel 16 123 799 49.9 5. Jacksonville Sharks 16 120 874 54.6 6. Tampa Bay Storm 16 152 911 56.9 7. LA KISS 16 134 950 59.4 8. Orlando Predators 16 132 1025 64.1

OPPONENT PENALTIES G No. Yards Avg/G 1. Jacksonville Sharks 16 139 947 59.2 2. Portland Steel 16 131 945 59.1 3. Cleveland Gladiators 16 134 917 57.3 4. Orlando Predators 16 141 876 54.8 5. Philadelphia Soul 16 124 824 51.5 6. Arizona Rattlers 16 122 791 49.4 7. Tampa Bay Storm 16 100 754 47.1 8. LA KISS 16 107 715 44.7

TIME OF POSSESSION G Poss. Time Avg/G 1. Portland Steel 16 517:13 32:19 2. Cleveland Gladiators 16 496:33 31:02 3. Jacksonville Sharks 16 490:47 30:40 4. LA KISS 16 489:40 30:36 5. Tampa Bay Storm 16 488:35 30:32 6. Arizona Rattlers 16 469:12 29:19 7. Orlando Predators 16 463:09 28:56 8. Philadelphia Soul 16 444:49 27:48

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TURNOVER MARGIN G Fumb Int Total Fumb Int Total Margin Per/G 1. Arizona Rattlers 16 16 19 35 7 11 18 +17 1.06 2. Orlando Predators 16 10 18 28 6 11 17 +11 0.69 3. LA KISS 16 15 19 34 6 20 26 +8 0.50 4. Philadelphia Soul 16 6 25 31 13 13 26 +5 0.31 Jacksonville Sharks 16 7 18 25 13 7 20 +5 0.31

6. Cleveland Gladiators 16 6 19 25 14 20 34 -9 -0.56 7. Tampa Bay Storm 16 10 8 18 9 24 33 -15 -0.94 8. Portland Steel 16 9 10 19 11 30 41 -22 -1.38

Red Zone Touchdowns Field Goals Lost possession RED ZONE OFFENSE G Scores-Chances Pct. TDs Rush-Pass Made-Att Fumb Int. Downs Other

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1. Orlando Predators 16 70-81 86.4 66 21-45 4-4 1 3 5 2 2. Cleveland Gladiators 16 54-64 84.4 53 21-32 1-1 3 5 2 0 3. Jacksonville Sharks 16 68-81 84.0 67 19-48 1-1 5 2 6 0 4. Arizona Rattlers 16 78-94 83.0 78 24-54 0-0 2 5 8 1 5. LA KISS 16 51-63 81.0 50 18-32 1-1 1 4 6 1 6. Philadelphia Soul 16 71-88 80.7 69 23-46 2-2 4 3 4 6 7. Portland Steel 16 58-79 73.4 55 22-33 3-3 2 5 12 2 8. Tampa Bay Storm 16 39-58 67.2 38 12-26 1-1 1 5 12 1

Red Zone Touchdowns Field Goals Lost possession RED ZONE DEFENSE G Scores-Chances Pct. TDs Rush-Pass Made-Att Fumb Int. Downs Other 1. LA KISS 16 57-75 76.0 56 24-32 1-1 6 6 5 1 2. Philadelphia Soul 16 54-71 76.1 50 14-36 4-4 1 6 9 1 3. Arizona Rattlers 16 53-69 76.8 51 16-35 2-2 0 4 11 1 4. Orlando Predators 16 62-78 79.5 62 18-44 0-0 3 6 5 2 5. Tampa Bay Storm 16 64-80 80.0 64 19-45 0-0 5 2 6 3 6. Jacksonville Sharks 16 68-82 82.9 65 25-40 3-3 1 4 9 0 7. Cleveland Gladiators 16 69-82 84.1 68 20-48 1-1 2 3 6 2 8. Portland Steel 16 62-71 87.3 60 24-36 2-2 1 1 4 3

ON-SIDE KICKS BY G On-side Pct. 1. LA KISS 16 5-12 41.7 2. Orlando Predators 16 5-19 26.3 3. Philadelphia Soul 16 4-19 21.1 4. Cleveland Gladiators 16 4-20 20.0 5. Portland Steel 16 2-17 11.8 6. Jacksonville Sharks 16 1-10 10.0 7. Arizona Rattlers 16 1-13 7.7 8. Tampa Bay Storm 16 0-10 0.0

ON-SIDE KICKS AGAINST G On-side Pct. 1. Arizona Rattlers 16 1-20 5.0 2. Orlando Predators 16 1-10 10.0 3. LA KISS 16 2-13 15.4 4. Philadelphia Soul 16 5-26 19.2 5. Jacksonville Sharks 16 3-15 20.0 Cleveland Gladiators 16 3-15 20.0

7. Portland Steel 16 3-13 23.1 8. Tampa Bay Storm 16 4-8 50.0

ATTENDANCE Home Avg Away Avg Neutral Avg Total attend Avg Arizona Rattlers 8-100694 12587 8-67840 8480 0-0 0 16-168534 10533 Cleveland Gladiators 8-88372 11046 8-69542 8693 0-0 0 16-157914 9870 Jacksonville Sharks 8-80026 10003 8-67585 8448 0-0 0 16-147611 9226 LA KISS 9-63505 7056 7-69437 9920 0-0 0 16-132942 8309 Orlando Predators 8-93464 11683 8-73527 9191 0-0 0 16-166991 10437 Philadelphia Soul 8-64663 8083 8-79168 9896 0-0 0 16-143831 8989 Portland Steel 7-35389 5056 9-87709 9745 0-0 0 16-123098 7694 Tampa Bay Storm 8-71838 8980 8-83143 10393 0-0 0 16-154981 9686 Totals 64-597951 9343 64-597951 9343 0-0 0 128-1195902 9343

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FRANCHISE ALL-TIME ROSTER (All players listed appeared on the roster during the season)

PLAYERS Alford, Dominic OL 2014 Alston, Mike DL 2015 Amey, Otis WR 2008 Anderson, Brandon DB 2013 Arp, Donovan DL 2008,2010 Aumaitre, Nyere WR 2012 Austin, Shane QB 2014-15 Ball, Jason K 2008 Barksdale, Rashad DB 2014 Bassuener, Matt QB 2012 Baston, Jaron DL 2011 Battles, Adrian OL 2015 Beavers, Larry WR 2016 Bell, Dustin DB/LB 2012 Bender, Jamie DB 2016 Bergeron, Troy WR 2011 Berube, Drew DL 2011-12 Black, Luke DL 2014 Blanks, Joe DL 2011 Bonner, Cornelius WR/LB 2008 Bowers, Ryan DB 2008 Boyd, Derrick DB 2012 Bragg, Mike DB 2010-11 Branch, Darren DL 2013 Breen, Shannon OL 2013-14 Brikowski, Brian DL 2012-16 Browden, Terrell FB 2010 Brown, Levy DB 2010-12 Brandel, D.J. OL 2016 Bryant, Colin DL 2011 Butler, Gary MLB 2014 Byrd, Terrill DL 2013 Caldwell, Lance DB 2013 Camay, Craig K 2013 Campbell, Carlos DB 2010 Carter, Darnell LB 2012 Carter, Jalil WR/DB 2012 Cerami, Rudy DL 2014

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Cheatwood, Tim DL/LB 2010-12, 2015 Clavell-Head, Jamie DL 2014 Cobb, C.J. OL 2013-15 Colling, Randy DL 2013-16 Collins, Tyrone WR 2014 Cooke, Kris DL 2013 Coston, Trevor DB 2015 Crittenton, Jarrett DL 2012 Cruse, Andy WR 2015 Dace, Devon DB 2015 Daniels, Alex DL 2014 Davey, Rohan QB 2008 Davis, Eric OL 2012 Davis, Jose QB 2008 Degrate, Anthony DL 2014-15 Demary, Silas DL 2008 Denny, Matt K 2010-11 Denson, Brandon FB/LB 2012-13 Dieker, Chris QB 2013-16 Dillon, Ronald DB 2013 Dingle, Johnny OL 2010 Dixon, Denayne DL/LB 2012 Douzart, Byron FB/LB 2010 Downey, Carlos FB/LB 2011 Dunning, Isiah DL 2016 Dutton, John QB 2010-12 Dyer, Michael OL/DL 2012 Economou, James OL 2012 Eisenhardt, Billy OL 2010-11 Fletcher, Donnie DB 2015 Ford, Larry DL 2014 Franklin, Carlese WR 2013 Fusilier, Donald WR/DB 2013 Galassi, Michael OL/DL 2010 Gibson, Aaron OL 2008 Gilson, Tom WR 2014 Goodman, Dominick WR 2011-16 Gornall, Ross K 2013 Hannah, Justin DB 2015 Hardison, Matt DL 2016 Hardwick, Jacob DL 2013-14 Harrell, Clay FB 2013 Harris, Erick DB 2010 Harrison, Larry DL 2010 Haver, Ron OL 2012-14 Havrilla, Dennis QB 2016 Hefflin, Brandon DB 2008 Heimburger, Craig OL 2008 Heyman, Earl DL 2011 Hines, Andrico QB 2011-13 Hodge, Alphonso DB 2008

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Hoke, Anthony DL 2010-11 Holderman, A.J. MLB 2015 Holmes, Brent WR 2010 Holt, Josiah WR 2015-16 Horn, Joe WR 2012 Howard, Corey FB 2014-15 Howard, Jamar WR 2013 Hymes, Randy WR 2008 Jackson, Alvin Ray JLB 2014 Jackson, Amarri WR 2015 Jackson, LaRoche DB 2013-14 Jackman, Leslie DB 2011 Jackson, Marlion FB/LB 2008 Jasperse, Chris OL/FB 2016 Johnson, Chris WR 2010 Johnson, Ron WR/LB 2008 Jones, Dominic DB 2012; 2014-15 Jones, Jason OL 2010-11; 2014 Jones, Kimani OL 2008 Kegg, AJ WR 2011 Keoshian, Collin DL 2016 Koroma, Abe DL 2016 Lewis, Jermaine WR 2010 Lewis, Thyron WR 2011-16 Little, Ray DB 2016 Louis, Cliff OL 2011 Love, Jamar DB 2013 Maddux, Jeff OL/TE 2011-12 Madsen, Joe OL 2016 Magner, Cole WR 2010 Manley, Phillip-Keith OL/FB 2015-16 Marshall, Willis WR/LB 2008 McCabe, Kevin QB 2010 McCauley, Tango OL 2008 McCullough, Andy WR 2008 McFadden, Mike FB/LB 2010 McGinnis, Willie DL 2014-15 Minucci, Joe DL 2008 Mitchell, Davion DB 2010-12 Monk, Russell FB/LB 2010-11 Mosely, Kendrick WR 2008 Moye, Jermaine WR 2010 Narcisse, Antonio OL 2008 Nelson, Arvell QB/JLB 2016 Nelson, Ben WR 2010 Norman, Marrio DB 2013-15 Nzegwu, Louis DL 2014 O’Brien, Kitt OL 2013-15 Palmgren, Jayson OL 2015 Panasuk, Stephen QB 2016 Parrish, Augustus OL 2010

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Patterson, Nick DB 2010 Payne, Quorey WR 2011, 2015 Pearcy, Cody WR 2013 Pedescleaux, Everette DL 2011 Peterson, Jesse OL 2015 Pettrey, Aaron K 2012-14 Phillips, Al DB 2008 Phinisee, Joe DB 2010-16 Philyaw, Raymond QB 2008 Pollard, Royce WR 2014 Powell, Joe DB 2016 Purnell, Prentice DL 2011-12 Redd, Robert WR/DB 2008, 2011 Reed, Elex DL 2008 Reilly, Conor DL 2011 Reese, Rico DL 2010 Richardson, Jeramie DL 2012, 2015 Richardson, Ramon OL/DL 2008 Riley, Karon DL 2008 Robinson, Bryan DL 2010 Robinson, Demarcus DB 2011, 2016 Rocco, Kurt QB 2011 Rodgers, Kelvin DB 2016 Rose, Robert DL 2014, 2016 Ross, Marvin DB 2016 Royal, Chris DB 2008 Rue, Joshua FB/LB 2008 Sanders, Steve WR 2010 Sanders, Terrance DB 2015 Schofield, Chad OL 2013-16 Schott, Steven K 2015 Scott, Sean WR/LB 2008 Scott, Tony DB 2008 Seither, Nick DL 2016 Sewell, Almondo DL 2012 Sharon, Charles WR 2010 Shaw, Bryant DL 2008 Shaw, Fred DB 2015 Sims, Quentin WR 2016 Somsel, Jesse OL 2016 Southwick, Danny QB 2013 Stanchek, Ryan OL 2010 Steiner, Derik FB/LB 2012-13 Stephens, Brandon DB 2014-16 Sterling, Aslam OL 2016 Storm, Todd DL 2013 Striefsky, Jon K 2016 Tadisch, Adam OL 2010-11 Tatum, Tony JLB 2014 Taylor, Collin WR 2014-16 Teems, Alex DB 2008

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Thurman, Andrae WR 2015 Trevino, Adrian K 2015-16 Tucker, Nate OL 2011 Turner, Pierre DL 2011 Ville, Zach LB/DL 2010 Wallace, Nick K 2012 Ward, Michael OL 2011-12 Watkins, TJ OL 2010 Way, Colby DL 2015 Weatherhead, Troy QB 2011 Whalen, Dan QB 2011 Wicks, Lenny DB 2012-13 Williams, Maurice WR 2012-13 Williams, Meshak DL 2016 Williams, Victor WR/LB 2010-11 Wilson, Calvin OL 2011 Wilson, Devin WR 2016 Wilson, Jonathan WR 2013 Wilson, Kyle OL 2011 Wise, Christian DB 2014 Witherspoon, Lance DL 2010 Woods, Pierre DL 2013 Word, Mark DL 2008 Wright, Sakeen WR/LB 2008 Young, Curtis DL 2012, 2015-16 Zbydniewski, Brian QB 2013

ALL-TIME HEAD COACHES Thonn, Steve 2010-16 Wilpolt, Mike 2008

ALL-TIME ASSISTANT COACHES Bell, Whitney 2011 Booth, Brennen 2010 Cheatwood, Tim 2014 Freshwater, Jason 2010-12 Gussman, Gary 2015 James, Ron 2015 Johnson, Chris 2013 Johnson, Lee 2008 Miller, Rod 2010 Partlow, Brian 2008 Poinsett, Dave 2012 Selesky, Ron 2010-14, 2016 Smith, Mike 2010-16 Smith, Tim 2013 Taylor, Brandon 2015 Ward, Nick 2011-12 Wood Jr., Willie 2008

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ALL-ARENA SELECTIONS 2016 Joe Madsen OL 1st Team 2016 Randy Colling DL 1st Team 2016 Collin Taylor WR 2nd Team 2016 DJ Brandel OL 2nd Team 2016 Marvin Ross DB 2nd Team 2016 Larry Beavers KR 2nd Team 2015 Willie McGinnis DL 2nd Team 2014 Dominick Goodman WR 1st Team 2014 Marrio Norman DB 1st Team 2014 Shane Austin QB 2nd Team 2014 Shannon Breen OL 2nd Team 2014 Willie McGinnis DL 2nd Team 2012 Dominick Goodman WR 2nd Team 2011 Adam Tadisch OL 1st Team 2011 Tim Cheatwood LB 2nd Team 2010 Ben Nelson WR 1st Team 2010 Adam Tadisch OL 1st Team 2010 Anthony Hoke DL 2nd Team 2008 Marlion Jackson FB/LB 1st Team 2008 Otis Amey WR 2nd Team

COACH OF THE YEAR SELECTIONS 2014 Steve Thonn 2008 Mike Wilpolt

ASSISTANT COACH OF THE YEAR SELECTIONS 2014 Ron Selesky

AL LUCAS HERO TEAM 2008 Otis Amey WR 2012 John Dutton QB

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2017 CLEVELAND GLADIATORS BROADCAST TEAM

TONY BROWN – PLAY-BY-PLAY BROADCASTER

A 28-year old Rochester, Minnesota native and 2010 graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, Tony Brown is currently in the midst of his second season as the voice of the Arena Football League’s Cleveland Gladiators, calling regular-season and postseason action on the radio on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland, and state- wide on television Fox Sports Ohio and SportsTime Ohio. Brown also serves as the voice of the AHL's Cleveland Monsters on radio and TV, calling all regular-season and playoff action on 99X in Cleveland, with select games simulcast on Fox Sports Ohio, SportsTime Ohio and WUAB CLE 43.

Prior to his time in Cleveland, Brown called games for the expansion Indy Fuel during their inaugural 2014-15 season in the ECHL on CBS Sports 1430 in Indianapolis. Brown spent the 2013-14 campaign broadcasting for the USHL's Omaha Lancers following two years as the radio voice of the NAHL's Odessa (TX) Jackalopes from 2011 to 2013.

Brown spent the summer of 2010 as the inaugural voice of the Northwoods Baseball League's expansion Willmar (MN) Stingers and served as a producer and host at Syracuse, New York's ESPN Radio affiliate

DUSTIN FOX – COLOR COMMENTATOR

Dustin Fox returns for his sixth season providing color commentary for all Cleveland Gladiators home broadcasts. Fox, who can be heard weekdays from 2:00-7:00 p.m. as co-host of 92.3 The Fan’s “Bull & Fox” show, brings a wealth of football experience to Gladiators broadcasts.

Fox, a Canton native and graduate of GlenOak high school, was a member of the 2002 Ohio State National Championship football team.

After completing his four years as a starter with the Buckeyes, the defensive back was selected in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings.

Between 2005 and 2008, Fox played in the NFL with the Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles and Buffalo Bills.

In addition to co-hosting a daily talk show, Fox also serves as an analyst on the Cleveland Browns radio network, working on the pregame and postgame shows.

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ADAM THE BULL – FILL-IN PLAY-BY-PLAY VOICE

Entering his second season as the fill-in voice for the Cleveland Gladiators, Adam the Bull has been talking sports on the radio since he was a senior at Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn, NY. His radio career began when he did play by play for a football game that aired on a local college radio station.

In the spring of 1999 The Bull earned his first paid gig as the play-by-play voice of the Batavia Muckdogs of the New York Penn League. During his three summers in Batavia Adam was able to watch as Marlon Byrd, Ryan Madson, Chase Utley and Ryan Howard cut their teeth with the Muckdogs. He graduated from SUNY Brockport in 2000, where he majored in Communications on the broadcasting track.

From 2002-2007 The Bull hosted sports talk shows for several stations in Utica, NY. During his time in central New York, Adam also called football, basketball and hockey games for Utica College and the now defunct UHL team the Mohawk Valley Prowlers. He also did the play-by-play for three Major League Baseball Hall of Fame Games.

In 2007 The Bull returned to NYC to work for Sports Radio 66-WFAN. When he started at WFAN Adam split his time as a host and update anchor for the station. Over the next three years, The Bull was one of the most versatile sports announcers for WFAN in all dayparts.

Adam “The Bull” now begins a new chapter as the afternoon drive host on the new Sports Radio 92.3 The Fan. Within a week of being in town Adam knew that Cleveland had the kind of fans that could match his passion for sports. He is excited to be able to talk sports five days a week with the people of Northeast Ohio.

A native New Yorker, Adam was born and raised in Brooklyn. He is a die-hard fan of the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Bengals. The Bull tied the knot in October 2010. He and his beautiful wife Elizabeth reside in Lakewood, OH. In addition to sports, Adam enjoys reading the novels of Lee Child, Michael Connelly and many other mystery and thriller authors, going to the movies, hanging out with his bride, and a great slice of pizza.

KENNY RODA – SIDELINE REPORTER

Veteran sports broadcaster Kenny Roda brings a quarter-century of experience to Cleveland Gladiators broadcasts, serving as the on-field reporter.

Roda, a graduate of Baldwin Wallace University, currently serves as the host of “The Kenny Roda Show”, weekdays from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on WHBC-AM 1480 in Canton, Ohio.

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2017 CLEVELAND GLADIATORS

THE COACHES

RON SELESKY Head Coach

Ron Selesky enters his seventh season with the Gladiators but his first as Head Coach. Selesky served as Assistant Head Coach from 2013-2014, 2016, and as Director of Player Personnel in 2010 and 2011. Selesky spent the 2015 season as a U.S. scout for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League.

Selesky was named the AFL’s Assistant Coach of the Year in 2014 after helping lead the Gladiators to a historic 17-1 regular season, an American Conference Championship and a trip to ArenaBowl XXVII. During that run, Selesky commanded a defense, nicknamed the "No Fly Zone," that allowed a mere 43.4 points per game, the third-fewest in the AFL that season, and recovered a league-high 17 fumbles en route to the AFL’s third-best turnover margin (+16).

Prior to joining Cleveland, Selesky was the Defensive Coordinator/Director of Player Personnel for the Grand Rapids Rampage in 2008, helping the team advance to the American Conference Championship after a five year playoff drought.. He boasts several years of Arena Football experience at both head coaching and assistant coaching positions. He returned to the AFL in 2008 season after serving two years (2006-07) as head coach of arenafootball2’s Alabama Steeldogs.

Selesky began his Arena Football coaching career as the director of player personnel and assistant coach for the AFL’s Tampa Bay Storm from 1997-99, helping to lead the team to a 31-11 regular-season record and a 1998 ArenaBowl appearance. Selesky spent the 2000 season as director of player personnel/line coach for the expansion Carolina Cobras.

He then took his first head coaching position with the af2’s Louisville Fire in 2001 and, the following year, earned af2 Coach of the Year honors after guiding the Albany Conquest to a 13-3 regular-season mark and a Northeast Division title.

Upon returning to the AFL in 2003, Selesky led the Buffalo Destroyers as their head coach and director of football operations for one season before the team relocated to Columbus, Ohio. He then joined the Carolina Cobras in 2004, serving as the team’s defensive coordinator before taking the reins as an interim head coach for the team’s final six games. Selesky rejoined the Columbus Destroyers in 2005, serving as defensive coordinator for one year before returning to the af2 and the Steeldogs.

Selesky also spent several years as a lineman at both the collegiate and professional levels. He played his college ball at North Central College.

Selesky went on to play in two games for the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings in 1987, and attended training camps with the San Diego Chargers in 1988, the Miami Dolphins in 1990, and the Detroit Lions in 1992. He also spent three years (1995-97) as a scout for ProQuest Management.

The New Brunswick, N.J., native and his wife, Michelle, have four children: Mallorie, 7; Erin, 13; Madelyn, 17; and Brandt, 19, who is currently a redshirt freshman long-snapper at Southeast Missouri State University.

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DOMINIC JONES Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator

Dominic Jones enters his second season on the Gladiators coaching staff as Assistant Head Coach/Director of Football Operations. Jones served as Defensive Backs Coach in 2016.

An Arena Football League veteran of four seasons, Jones spent three of those in Cleveland and totaled 335 tackles, nine interceptions, five forced fumbles, and seven total touchdowns over the course of his career. Jones also owns two franchise records with most missed field goal return yards in both career and in a single season with 52.

In his final season as a player in 2015, Jones recorded 82.5 tackles, 23 pass break-ups, and one interception.

In 2014, as the leader of the ‘No Fly Zone’ secondary, Jones posted 93.5 tackles, 27 pass break-ups, four interceptions, four fumble recoveries, and four forced fumbles as the Gladiators posted a 17-1 regular season record en route to an American Conference Championship victory over the Orlando Predators and a birth in ArenaBowl XXVII.

Jones earned Second-Team All-Arena as a kick returner in 2013 in his lone season with the Orlando Predators, setting the franchise record with 1,795 kick return yards and posting 91.5 tackles and two interceptions. Before joining Orlando, Jones made 70 tackles and two interceptions as a rookie in 2012 with Cleveland.

Prior to his professional career, Jones player two seasons at the University of Minnesota (2005-2006), totaling 137 tackles, two and a half tackles for loss, two interceptions, and five pass break-ups as a Golden Gopher before finishing his collegiate career at Otterbein University in 2010 where he notched 66 tackles, 13 tackles-for-loss, four sacks and two interceptions while being named All-OAC, All-Region, and All-America in his lone season.

The Columbus, OH, native prepped at Brookhaven High School where he was first-team All-District, All-State, and was Defensive Player of the Year.

Off the field, Jones has made just as big an impact as he did when he was on it. He is a sought-after motivational speaker, delivering speeches all over the United States. He continues on his quest to give back to his community through local charities and businesses, including the American Red Cross, Big Brother Big Sister, The Driven Foundation, The Salvation Army, Help for Humanity, Toys for Tots and Champions of Choices, Inc.

In 2011, Dominic, along with Nationwide Children’s Hospital, formed the Holiday Gospel Charity Classic where he raised $10,000 to benefit a young child battling cancer. In 2013 he joined the “Power 107.5 City School Tour”, during which he traveled to inner city schools in the Columbus area and spoke out against violence. Jones then went on to acquire the Mifflin Sharks Little League Organization in hopes of continuing to educate young athletes on the fundamentals of football while emphasizing the importance of education. Dominic started a company called Start Local End Global, an organization geared towards bettering the lives of others through motivational speaking, mentoring and partnering with charities and outreach programs. In 2014, Dominic Jones was honored with an NAACP Image Hometown Champion Award due to his charitable work in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Dominic, also affectionately known as "DJ", is a firm believer and living example that if “you can change one person, you can change the world!”

Jones has a fiancé, Heather, and four children: Domiyon, 11; Dominic Jr., 10; Damaiya, 8; Dillan, 7.

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SIAHA BURLEY Offensive Coordinator/Asst. Director of Player Personnel

Siaha Burley enters his first season on the coaching staff with the Gladiators as Offensive Coordinator and Director of Player Personnel and is in his sixth season as a coach in the Arena Football League.

Burley comes to Cleveland from Arizona, where he spent the 2016 season as the Rattlers Offensive Coordinator and Director of Football Operations. He spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons as the Offensive Coordinator for the Orlando Predators. During his time in Orlando, the Predators consistently ranked in the top three on offense, including ranking first in the league in 2015 in yards per offensive play, averaging 7.1 yards per attempt, and in rushing offense, earning 4.0 yards per rush. Burley was named the 2015 Assistant Coach of the Year.

Prior to his stint with the Predators, Burley was the Offensive coordinator for the Central Division champion Chicago Rush in 2013. That year, the Rush finished in the top five in total offense. In 2011, Burley was named the wide receivers coach for the Arizona Rattlers. As a player, Burley spent the 2004-05 seasons, as well as the 2008 and 2010 seasons with the Arizona Rattlers. In 2005, he set a franchise record with 45 touchdown receptions. Additionally, Burley also spent time with the Utah Blaze where he earned his second AFL Offensive Player of the Year award in 2007 when he set the league record for reception yards in a season (2,129). Burley began his playing career with the Orlando Predators, where he earned AFL All-Rookie Team honors in 2001. Burley was named to the All-Arena team three times throughout the course of his career.

The Mesa, AZ, native attended Central Florida University, where he led his team in receiving yards for two straight seasons.

Burley has two daughters, Sia Jonet, 12, and N’Lae, 8.

CHAD SCHOFIELD Offensive Line Coach

Chad Schofield enters his first season on the staff as Offensive Line Coach as well as Football Outreach/Community Ambassador. Schofield played four seasons in the Arena Football League, all with the Gladiators, before retiring at the end of the 2016 season. Over the course of his four seasons, Chad appeared in 33 games as a fullback or along the offensive line as a center.

Schofield started in all 18 regular season games in 2014 when the Gladiators posted a 17-1 regular season record, featuring an American Conference Championship and a birth in ArenaBowl XXVII.

Prior to joining the AFL, Schofield played one season in the Indoor Football League with the Colorado Ice in 2012.

Schofield played collegiately at Marshall University where he played in 30 games over three seasons at Center for the Thundering Herd. He was named Second-Team All-Conference USA in 2010 and was named the team’s Lifter of the Year in 2008.

The Strongsville, OH native and his wife Shawna welcomed their first child, Capri, in August.

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CLAY HARRELL Defensive Line Coach

Clay Harrell joins the Gladiators staff for the 2017 season as Defensive Line/Strength Coach. Harrell comes to Cleveland after serving as Offensive/Defensive Line Coach for the Orlando Predators in 2016.

Harrell spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons serving in the same role as Offensive/Defensive Line Coach for the Portland Thunder, where he developed a unit that surrendered the fifth fewest sacks, 19, in the Arena Football League in 2015.

He began his coaching career with the Spokane Shock in 2012, serving as the team's line coach.

Prior to his coaching career, Harrell started every game at fullback for the Spokane Shock during the 2010 and 2011 seasons. As a runner, he totaled 135 yards with nine touchdowns on 24 carries in helping Spokane win ArenaBowl XXIII in 2010.

Harrell began his Arena Football career in 2006 as a member of the af2's Everett Hawks, where he earned All-af2 Second-Team honors as a defensive lineman. He entered the Arena Football League the following year with the Nashville Kats and converted to the offensive line. Harrell joined the Los Angeles Avengers in 2008, where he caught seven passes for 79 yards and four touchdowns. Harrell played his final year with the Gladiators in 2013, playing seven games, before retiring and joining the Thunder coaching staff in 2014.

A native of West Sacramento, CA, Harrell played collegiately at Northern State University where he earned All- Conference honors as a senior in 2005.

JEFF LAMBERT-SHEMO AIMEE CLINE BRENT OVERHOLT GIOVANNI DISIENA ANDRES GISPERT Athletic Trainer Head Athletic Trainer Equipment Mgr. Asst. Equipment Mgr. Video Coordinator

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2017 CLEVELAND GLADIATORS THE TEAM

DL Shubert Bastien #97 6’5 252 08/20/93 Middle Tennessee

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators as a rookie.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately at Middle Tennessee State University.  Appeared in 49 games over the course of his collegiate career.  All-Honorable Mention Conference USA in 2012.  From Riviera Beach, Florida.

QB Shane Boyd #8 6’1 225 09/18/82 Kentucky

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators.  Played last two season with the Arizona Rattlers, appearing in 11 games.  Passed for 581 yards, 13 touchdowns, and two interceptions.  Spent 2014 seasons with the San Antonio Talons.  Passed for 2,295 yards, 38 touchdowns, and 23 interceptions in 10 games.  Spent 2013 season with the Tampa Bay Storm; appeared in three games.  Spent 2012 rookie season with Milwaukee Mustangs; appeared in 3 games.  3,430 yards, 60 touchdowns, and 27 interceptions in his AFL career.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Spent brief time in the CFL with the Montreal Alouettes in 2009.  Briefly played for the Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers, and Tennessee Titans in the NFL.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiate football at the University of Kentucky.  Appeared in 36 games with the Wildcats over his four seasons.  Finished his college career with 2,484 passing yards and 13 touchdowns.  Gained another 845 rushing yards on 191 carries and ran for 13 more touchdowns throughout his college career.

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WR Larry Brackins #1 6’4 225 11/05/82 Pearl River CC (MS)

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators.  Played the last two seasons with the Orlando Predators.  Totaled 99 receptions for 1,071 yards and 43 touchdowns over the last two years in Orlando.  Split the 2014 season between Orlando and the Philadelphia Soul.  Combined for 55 receptions, 685 yards, and 17 touchdowns with both teams in 2014.  Returned for his second stint with the Soul from 2011-2013.  Made 88 receptions for 484 yards and 40 touchdowns during his three seasons with the Soul.  Spent the 2010 season with the Dallas Vigilantes where he caught 61 passes for 734 yards and 20 touchdowns.  Played first two seasons in the AFL with the Philadelphia Soul (2007-08).  Totaled 163 receptions for 2,198 yards and 50 touchdowns in his first two seasons in the league.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Spent time in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Jets in 2008.  Also spent time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2005 and 2006.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiate football at Pearl River Community College.  Caught 101 passes for 1,834 yards and 19 touchdowns during his collegiate career.  Named First-Team NJCAA All-American, All-MACJC, and All-Region 23 in 2004.  Named All-MACJC and All-Region 23 in 2003.

DL Darryl Cato-Bishop #2 6’4 260 01/26/90 North Carolina State

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators.  Appeared in 11 games with the Orlando Predators in 2016.  Collected 20.5 tackles, four sacks, two forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in 2016.  Played his first two seasons in the AFL with the LA KISS (2014-2015).  Appeared in 20 games over the course of two season with the KISS.  Totaled 28 tackles and five sacks over the course of his two years in LA.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiate football at North Carolina State University.  Appeared in 48 games during his career with the Wolfpack.  Made 24 tackles, including four and a half tackles for loss in nine games as a senior at North Carolina State.  Collected 99 tackles, 20.5 TFL, and 11 sacks during his collegiate career.

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OL David Griffin #79 6’6 320 09/15/91 Hawaii

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators as a rookie.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Played last two seasons in Indoor Football League with the Iowa Barnstormers.  Spent 2014 season with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately at the University of Hawaii.  Appeared in five games in 2013 with the Warriors.  Prior to transferring to Hawaii, played at Mesa Community College.  Earned First-Team All-Conference Honors.  From Tallahassee, Florida.

DB Jordan Holland #24 5’10 190 03/15/94 Prairie View A&M

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators as a rookie.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately at Prairie View A&M University.  From Missouri City, Texas.

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OL Jaylen Hunter #54 6’4 300 08/10/93 Middle Tennessee

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators as a rookie.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks in 2016.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately at Middle Tennessee State University.  Helped produce first 3,000 yard passer and 1,000 yard rusher in school history.  Named First-Team All-Conference USA in 2015.  From Jacksonville, Florida.

DB Arness Ikner #21 5’8 180 07/19/90 Middle Tennessee

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators.  Played 2016 season with the Portland Steel.  Appeared in eight games in 2016, collecting 40.5 tackles and ten pass break-ups.  Played the 2014-15 seasons with the Orlando Predators.  Totaled 55.5 tackles and 11 pass break-ups in two seasons in Orlando.  Played rookie season with the Utah Blaze in 2013.  Made 37 tackles while collecting five pass break-ups and three interceptions in 2013.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately at Middle Tennessee State University.  Appeared in 25 games over two seasons with the Blue Raiders.  From Pasadena, California.

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DB Rayshaun Kizer #7 5’10 190 02/03/85 Walsh

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators.  Played five games for the LA KISS in 2016, totaling 17 tackles and two interceptions.  Appeared in 14 games for the KISS and New Orleans VooDoo in 2015.  Earned Second-Team All-Arena in 2015 after making 67 tackles, 21 pass break-ups, and five interceptions.  Played with Philadelphia Soul from 2012-2014.  Totaled 264.5 tackles, 90 pass break-ups, 29 interceptions, 7 fumble recovered over three seasons in Philadelphia.  Earned Second-Team All-Arena Honors in 2013-2014 seasons.  Played first two AFL seasons with the Orlando Predators in 2010-2011.  Earned First-Team All-Arena both seasons in Orlando, totaling 171 tackles, 24 pass break-ups, and 28 interceptions.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Spent time in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with Hamilton in 2011 and Montreal in 2007,2008, and 2011.  Signed as undrafted free agent with the New York Jets (NFL) in 2007.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiate football at Walsh University.  14 career interceptions at Walsh, returning five for touchdowns.  Named First-Team All-American and First-Team All-Conference as a sophomore at Walsh.

OL Joe Madsen #74 6’3 315 09/01/89 West Virginia

AFL CAREER NOTES  Appeared and started in 15 games on the OL during the 2016 season.  Enters second season with the Gladiators.  Spent two seasons with LA KISS in 2014-15.  Named First-Team All-Arena as an OL.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Spent training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2013.  Signed to the Green Bay Packers practice squad in January, 2015.  Appeared in training camps with the Browns and Lions in 2015.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Four-Year starter at West Virginia, starting 50 games.  Earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors as a senior in 2012.  Prepped at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio.

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OL Phillipkeith Manley #44 6’4 340 05/07/90 Toledo

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters third season with the Gladiators.  Appeared and started in all 16 games at FB and OL in 2016.  Rushed for three touchdowns while also catching seven passes for 78 yards during 2016 campaign.  Started nine games in 2015 on the offensive line and as fullback  Played in one game with the Orlando Predators in 2014.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Signed as an undrafted free agent with the Atlanta Falcons in 2012.  Spent Mini-camp with the Carolina Panthers in 2014.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Two-Year Starter at the University of Toledo.  Prepped at Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Ohio.

QB Tanner Marsh #12 6’4 215 05/29/90 Arkansas Tech

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators as a rookie.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Spent three seasons in the Canadian Football League with the Montreal Alouettes.  Won his first game as a starter 9/13/2013 when he defeated the Toronto Argonauts.  Appeared in 44 games from 2013-15 where he passed for 1,351 yards.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately one season at Arkansas Tech.  Transferred from West Texas A&M.  From Carrollton, Texas.

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DL Willie McGinnis #56 6’3 305 01/03/89 Rhode Island

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters third season with the Gladiators, first since 2015.  Appeared and started in all 16 games for the Orlando Predators in 2016.  Made 16 tackles and four sacks for Orlando in 2016  Appeared in 16 games for the Gladiators in 2015  Made 31 tackles, 13 tackles-for-loss, 9.5 sacks and forced three fumbles in 2015 for Cleveland  Named Second-Team All-Arena as a DL in 2015.  Team-leading 10 tackles-for-loss and nine sacks in 2014 with Cleveland  Recorded 25 tackles and 4 sacks in 16 starts as a rookie for the Pittsburgh Power in 2012.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately at Rhode Island.  Played 36 games over four season with the Rams.  Prepped at Bainbridge-Guilford High School in New York.

JLB Terence Moore #5 6’2 225 03/05/87 Troy State

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators.  Played the past two seasons with the Orlando Predators.  Totaled 61 tackles and two interceptions with Orlando in 2016.  Totaled 79.5 tackles, ten pass break-ups, and four interceptions with Orlando in 2015.  Named Second-Team All-Arena as a JLB in 2015 with the Predators.  Spent first three seasons in AFL with the Spokane Shock from 2012- 2014.  Totaled 85 tackles, seven fumble recoveries, and five interceptions in 2014 with Spokane.  Made 67 tackles, five fumble recoveries, and three interceptions in 2013 with the Shock.  Collected 47 tackles and three interceptions/forced fumbles/fumble recoveries as a rookie in 2012 with Spokane.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately at Troy State University.  Played in eight games as a senior where he intercepted six passes, returning one for a touchdown.  Nine career interceptions while with the Trojans.  From Columbus, Georgia.

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DB Fredrick Obi #6 6’1 190 09/07/90 San Diego

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators.  Played 2016 season with the LA KISS.  Collected 91.5 tackles, 18 pass break-ups, and five interceptions in 16 games with the KISS in 2016.  Earned Second-Team All-Arena honors in 2016 as a Defensive Back.  Played rookie season with the San Jose Sabercats in 2015.  Appeared in seven regular season games with San Jose where he collected 48 tackles and four interceptions.  Played in all three postseason games with the Sabercats in 2015 and won ArenaBowl XXVIII.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately at University of San Diego.  From Inglewood, California.

WR Michael Preston #19 6’5 213 06/01/89 Heidelberg

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators.  Spent rookie season with the Utah Blaze in 2011.  Played in three games for the Blaze, catching 26 passes for 319 yards and five touchdowns.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Briefly spent time with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League in 2016.  Spent 2015 season in the National Football League with the Miami Dolphins.  Played for the Tennessee Titans from 2013-15.  Caught two touchdowns in his NFL debut with the Titans on December 15th, 2013.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately at Heidelberg University from 2007-10.  Appeared in 39 games for the Student Princes.  Career totals of 167 receptions, 2,748 yards, and 27 touchdowns.  From Euclid, Ohio.

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DB Kent Richardson #4 6’0 200 04/21/87 West Virginia

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators.  Played in 14 games for the Orlando Predators in 2016.  Made 59 tackles and intercepted three passes with Orlando in 2016.  Spent his first four AFL seasons with the Philadelphia Soul (2011-12, 2014-15).  Named Defensive Back of the Year and First-Team All-Arena in 2012.  Totaled 214 tackles, 40 pass break-ups, 23 interceptions, and eight fumble recoveries during his time with the Soul.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Spent time in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Toronto Argonauts in 2014.  Briefly spent time with the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) in 2013.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiate football at West Virginia.  Earned Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll in 2008 at West Virginia.

DL Nick Seither #99 6’3 270 03/02/93 Georgetown College

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters second season with the Gladiators.  Appeared in two games in 2016, recovering a fumble on special teams for a touchdown on July 16th against the LA KISS.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Spent Rookie Mini-camp with the Arizona Cardinals in 2015.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  NAIA All-American and MSC Player of the Year at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Ky.  All-Conference, All-County and All-Ohio Defensive Lineman at Stephen T. Badin High School in Hamilton, Ohio.

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WR Quentin Sims #18 6’3 205 07/11/90 Tennessee-Martin

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters second season with the Gladiators.  Caught 92 passes for 1,112 yards and 27 touchdowns in his first season with Cleveland in 2016.  Earned Cutters Catch of the Week honors in Week 9.  Played in one game with the Arizona Rattlers in 2015, catching 3 passes and 2 touchdowns in a Week 20 win vs. Portland.  Played in one game with the Orlando Predators in 2014.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Played four games in the preseason with the New England Patriots in 2013.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Finished college career at Tennessee-Martin from 2011-12.  Caught 140 passes for 1,804 yards and 26 touchdowns for the Skyhawks.  Started college career at Georgia Tech.  Prepped at Colerain High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.

OL Jesse Somsel #69 6’4 315 06/25/91 Saginaw Valley State

AFL CAREER NOTES  Entering second season with the Gladiators.  Appeared and started in 15 games as a rookie during the 2016 season.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Attended Mini-Camp with the Minnesota Vikings in 2015.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Four-Year Starter at Saginaw Valley State.  Prepped at Rockford High School in Rockford, Mich.  Was part of state champion football and wrestling teams.

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FB Alstevis Squirewell #40 6’0 275 09/17/92 Newberry

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators as a rookie.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Signed as undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers in 2016.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately at Newberry College as a defensive lineman.  From Great Falls, South Carolina.

DL Derrick Summers #50 6’1 260 08/18/84 Toledo

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators.  Played in 16 games for the LA KISS in 2016  Made 19 tackles and registered three and a half sacks with LA in 2016  Played 2014-15 seasons with the Spokane Shock.  Totaled 87 tackles, 22 sacks, and three forced fumbles during 2014-15 in Spokane  Played first three AFL seasons with the Jacksonville Sharks from 2011- 2013.  Totaled 63 tackles, 16 sacks, seven forced fumbles, and six fumble recoveries in those three seasons with the Sharks.  Earned Second-Team All-Arena as a rookie in 2011.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Spent time in the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2012 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiate football at the University of Toledo.  Posted 135 tackles and five sacks during his four-year career with the Rockets.

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WR Collin Taylor #17 6’1 195 02/28/87 Indiana

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters fourth season with the Gladiators  Caught 110 passes for 1,437 yards and 32 touchdowns in 2016, which were all team-highs.  Awarded Al Lucas Hero Jason Foundation Award in 2016 for his contributions to both his community and the game of Arena Football  Named Second-Team All-Arena as a WR.  Earned Cutters Catch of the Week in Week 6, J. Lewis Small Playmaker the Week in Week 8 and AFL Highlight of the Week in Week 13.  Caught 144 passes for 1,597 yards and 43 touchdowns in 2015.  Recorded 15.5 tackles and an interception as a JLB in 2015.  Caught 80 passes for 976 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2014 as a Gladiator.  Recorded an interception as a JLB in 2014 as a Gladiator.  Caught 25 passes for 272 yards and 2 touchdowns during 2013 season with the Iowa Barnstormers.  Caught 63 passes for 670 yards and 7 touchdowns in 2012 season with Iowa Barnstormers.  Spent his 2010 rookie season with the Tulsa Talons.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately at Indiana.  Played wide receiver for 3 seasons before switching to safety as a senior.  Prepped at Carmel High School in Carmel, Ind

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WR Brandon Thompkins #14 5’10 185 10/09/87 Arkansas State

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators.  Appeared in 16 games for the Orlando Predators in 2016.  Named AFL’s Playmaker of the Year in 2016.  Caught 134 passes for 1,630 yards and 38 touchdowns with Orlando.  Returned 95 kickoffs for 1,775 yards and six more scores with Orlando.  Appeared in 17 games for the Predators in 2015.

 Named Second-Team All-Arena as a Kick Returner in 2015.  Returned 91 kickoffs for 1,916 yards and six scores in 2015.  Caught 100 passes for 1,266 yards and 23 touchdowns in 2015.  Split 2014 season with LA KISS and Spokane Shock.  Caught 78 passes for 888 yards and 17 touchdowns in 2014.  Split 2013 season with Spokane Shock and Utah Blaze.  Caught 92 passes for 1,257 yards and 20 touchdowns in 2013.  Played first two AFL seasons with the Spokane Shock in 2011-2012.  Caught 87 passes for 275 yards and 29 touchdowns over two seasons with the Shock.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Spent time with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL) in 2011.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiate football at Arkansas State University.  Caught 128 passes for 1,701 yards and seven touchdowns in his collegiate career.  Returned 124 kickoffs for 2,696 yards during career with Red Wolves.

WR Antonio Vaughan #11 5’9 175 01/19/92 Old Dominion

AFL CAREER NOTES  Enters first season with the Cleveland Gladiators.  Spent 2016 rookie season with the Arizona Rattlers.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL NOTES  Signed as an UFA with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2015.

COLLEGE/PERSONAL NOTES  Played collegiately at Old Dominion University.  Holds career records at ODU for receptions (230), receiving yards (3,267), and touchdowns (37).  First-Team All-Conference USA as a Senior.  From Ahoskie, North Carolina.

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