2016 SCHEDULE WEEK DATE MATCHUP TIME 01 FRIDAY, APRIL 1 AT PORTLAND STEEL 7:00 PM 02 SATURDAY, APRIL 9 AT LOS ANGELES KISS 8:00 PM 03 SATURDAY, APRIL 16 VS TAMPA BAY STORM 6:00 PM 04 SATURDAY, APRIL 23 AT JACKSONVILE SHARKS 4:00 PM 05 SATURDAY, APRIL 30 VS PORTLAND STEEL 6:00 PM 06 SATURDAY, MAY 7 AT ORLANDO PREDATORS 4:30 PM 07 SATURDAY, MAY 14 AT PHILADELPHIA SOUL 3:30 PM 08 SATURDAY, MAY 21 VS LOS ANGELES KISS 6:00 PM 09 SUNDAY, MAY 29 AT TAMPA BAY STORM 11:00 AM 10 FRIDAY, JUNE 3 AT CLEVELAND GLADIATORS 4:00 PM 11 SATURDAY, JUNE 11 VS PORTLAND STEEL 6:00 PM 12 FRIDAY, JUNE 17 VS PHILADELPHIA SOUL 7:00 PM 13 SUNDAY, JUNE 26 AT LOS ANGELES KISS 3:00 PM 14 BYE WEEK 15 SATURDAY, JULY 9 VS JACKSONVILLE SHARKS 6:30 PM 16 MONDAY, JULY 18 VS ORLANDO PREDATORS 6:30 PM 17 SUNDAY, JULY 24 VS CLEVELAND GLADIATORS 6:00 PM 18 BYE WEEK AWAY GAMES HOME GAMES » Date/time subject to change PATENT AND TRADEMARK NOTICE: AFL, AFL & Design, AFL Arena Football League & Design, AFL Images, AFL Media & Design, Arena Authentic, Arena Flag Football League, Arena Football, Arena Football & Design, Arena Football League, Arenaball, ArenaBowl, Arena Football Get It All, Fire Breathing Football, Football’s In the House, The 50-Yard Indoor War, Football with a Bite, In Your Face Football, Pacific Rim Training Camp, War on the Floor, Don’t Blink, The Fastest Game on Turf, High Scorin! Heart Stoppin! Helmet Poppin!, Brawl Inside the Wall, Wall2Wall Brawl, Real Fun. Real Close. Real Football., There’s a Rumble in the House, and all names, symbols, emblems, logos and colors of the AFL and the AFL member teams are trademarks and service marks owned by Arena Football One, LLC. IRONMAN is a trademark of World Triathlon Corporation, Tarpon Springs, Florida and is under license. The Arena Football Game System and Method of play is protected under U.S. Patent No. 4911443; Canadian Patent No. 1314062, Japanese Patent No. 2654822 and Mexican Patent No. 168556. AZRATTLERS.COM @ArizonaRattlers 1 /AZRATTLERS @arizonarattlers TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA POLICIES 3 TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA 4 SEASON TICKET INFORMATION 5 2016 ARIZONA RATTLERS STAFF 9 2016 ARIZONA RATTLERS PLAYERS 26 2015 SEASON IN REVIEW 54 2015 COMMUNITY IN REVIEW 100 RATTLERS ALL-TIME HISTORY 102 ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE 127 ARIZONA RATTLERS MAILING ADDRESS 201 E. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 PRACTICE FACILITY 4125 E. McKellips Road Mesa, Arizona 85215 CONTACT INFORMATION 602.514.TDTD Ticket Office 602.910.5427 Fax [email protected] Email www.azrattlers.com Web www.facebook.com/azrattlers Facebook @ArizonaRattlers Twitter @arizonarattlers Instagram RATTLERS 2016 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS: Written and Edited by Peter Garbow Photos by Matt Hinshaw AZRATTLERS.COM @ArizonaRattlers 2 /AZRATTLERS @arizonarattlers MEDIA POLICIES Welcome to the 2016 Arena Football League season. In an effort to continue to provide a professional working environment, the following guidelines have been established for the upcoming season. CREDENTIALS Access to Arizona Rattlers football games for accredited working media will require proper credentials. All credentials are non-transferable, and any unauthorized use will subject bearer to ejection from Talking Stick Resort Arena and confiscation of the credential. Season credentials will be issued to recognized newspapers, magazines, television and established radio stations making reasonable requests on company letterhead. Please indicate those persons who will be using each credential. Season and single-game credentials will be issued only to those who make requests on company letterhead. These requests can be sent by email to [email protected] and must be requested by Wednesday prior to the game. Pre-arranged credentials may be picked up at the media will-call at the northeast press entrance two hours before game time. No credentials will be mailed. Media must wear credentials in plain view at all times within the arena. Working media with credentials will have access to the press room at designated times, as well as an assigned seat. Your cooperation is required to maintain a professional working atmosphere. PHOTOGRAPHERS Photo credentials will be issued in the same manner as other credentials. Field access will be available to photographers from media outlets that have received credentials from the Rattlers media office. Photographers with the proper credentials will enter the arena through the press entrance and proceed down the stairway to the field level. Shooting areas are limited. PARKING Members of the media who are covering the Rattlers game will be able to park in our parking garage. The garage entrance lot is located south of the building on the corner of First Street and Jackson. All media that contact media relations will be on a list to receive access into the garage. These requests should be made at the same time as credential requests. PRESS ENTRANCE The press entrance is located on the northeast corner of the Talking Stick Resort Arena. Media members with proper Rattlers credentials will be admitted through this entrance. If a media representative requested credentials for a single game, they also can be picked up at this location. The press entrance will open two hours before game time. Credentials will not be recognized at other arena entrances. PRESS ROOM The Rattlers media work room is located in the northeast corner of the building on the field level. It can be reached through the press entrance and by walking down the stairs to the field level. The media work room, equipped with telephones, electrical outlets and press materials, will be open two hours before kick-off, during halftime intermission and for post-game work. GAME-NIGHT SERVICES Statistics will be furnished, including pre-game notes, halftime and final stats. All information will be available in the media work room. Fax service also will be available. RADIO AND TELEVISION Electronic media representing the visiting team must contact the Rattlers media relations office to ensure broadcast locations and lines. Three business telephones for visiting radio will be furnished by the Rattlers, but specific broadcast loops will have to be ordered by the station. Additional lines or information can be requested through Ashley Mercereau at (602) 379-2058. Statisticians and spotters are available to assist radio and television broadcasts by contacting Media Relations. PRACTICES All Rattlers practices are open to the media. Contact Media Relations Front Office to confirm practice schedules from week-to-week. For questions or assistance, contact Peter Garbow at [email protected]. AZRATTLERS.COM @ArizonaRattlers 3 /AZRATTLERS @arizonarattlers TALKING STICK RESORT ARENA Talking Stick Resort Arena, formerly known the US Airways Center and as America West Arena, has established itself as the premier sports and entertainment venue in the Southwest. Opened on June 5, 1992, the arena has hosted major sporting events, including the 1993 NBA Finals, the 1993 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, an Oscar de la Hoya bout in 1993, the 1995 and 2009 NBA All-Star Game, the 1999 and 2004 NCAA men’s basketball West Regional Finals, ArenaBowl XI and XVIII, and the 2000 WNBA All-Star game. In addition to the Arizona Rattlers, Talking Stick Resort Arena serves as home to the NBA’s Phoenix Suns and the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury. The arena also has featured entertainers ranging from Billy Joel, Celine Dion, George Strait and Elton John, to stage shows such as Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus, WWE Wrestling and Disney on Ice. Talking Stick Resort Arena seats 14,398 for Rattler’s games. » Talking Stick Resort Arena AZRATTLERS.COM @ArizonaRattlers 4 /AZRATTLERS @arizonarattlers 2016 TICKET PRICES ARIZONA RATTLERS 2016 MEMBERSHIP PRICING B1 B2 B3 B4 B5 B6 B7 B8 B9 B10 B11 B12 B13 A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 A11 A12 31 30 A13 B63 28 29 28 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 B14 26 26 26 26 26 26 27 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 26 25 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 25 A14 123 UW 25 24 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 24 24 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 23 B15 B 23 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 21 P6 21 20 COPPERPOINT 19 19 19 19 19 20 123 20 19 31 18 18 18 18 18 18 16 30 17 17 17 17 17 29 17 28 16 16 16 16 16 27 26 16 25 27 15 15 15 15 15 26 25 15 24 24 P5 ANNEXUS 124 14 101 14 102 14 103 14 104 14 23 B17 B18 26 23 14 22 25 13 13 13 13 13 25 22 13 21 24 TERRACE CLUB 21 12 12 12 12 12 23 24 12 20 23 20 11 11 11 11 22 22 105 21 19 21 10 10 10 10 10 20 19 18 20 EBW 18 9 9 9 9 9 17 8 8 8 8 8 16 122 15 7 7 7 7 7 14 6 6 6 6 6 13 122 12 B1 31 5 5 5 5 5 25 28 30 11 24 27 2016 MEMBERSHIP PRICING 29 106 23 9B 25 4 4 4 4 28 4 10 22 26 24 27 21 23 26 3 3 3 3 3 9 20 22 21 8 20 2 2 2 2 2 25 7 24 25 1 1 1 19 23 1 1 6 18 S 24 22 19 17 23 5 21 18 16 22 20 15 21 14 20 20 13 12 Sideline Row 1* $1260 ANNEXU 107 CLUB 121 Sideline Rows 2-4* $945 B2 1B 20 21 22 23 24 25 COPPERPOIN 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 27 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 26 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 27 31 30 29 28 Sideline Rows 5-11 $540 19 18 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 25 24 23 22 21 26 Sideline Rows 12-19/ 22 $486 108 North Corner/Endzone 120 T B2 TERRAC Sideline Rows 20-28 $360 3B 20 21 22 23 24 25 20 25 24 23 22 21 26 26 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 27 10 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 27 18 31 30 29 28 19 South Endzone Low/ E 20 21 22 23 24 25 ARIZONA RATTLERS 2016 MEMBERSHIP PRICING 109 24 20 25 24 23 22 21 $288 26 Corners 9 12 11 South Endzone Middle $216 13 B2 14 15 ANNEXUS 20 16 5B 21 17 22 18 20 5 23 21 19 24 6 22 1 1 18 1 1 25 23 CLUB 7 19 11 South Endzone High/ 24 2 20 2 8 2 2 2 25 21 0 9