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2021 SCHEDULE WEEK DATE OPPONENT TIME 01 SUNDAY, MAY 16 AT NORTHERN AZ WRANGLERS 3:05 PM 02 SATURDAY, MAY 22 AT SIOUX FALLS STORM 5:10 PM 03 BYE WEEK 04 FRIDAY, JUNE 4 AT GREEN BAY BLIZZARD 5:05 PM 05 SATURDAY, JUNE 12 VS TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS 5:10 PM 06 SATURDAY, JUNE 19 AT DUKE CITY GLADIATORS 5:05 PM 07 FRIDAY, JUNE 25 VS SPOKANE SHOCK 7:05 PM 08 SATURDAY, JULY 3 AT TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS 6:05 PM 09 SATURDAY, JULY 10 VS NORTHERN AZ WRANGLERS 6:05 PM 10 SUNDAY, JULY 18 AT MASSACHUSETTS PIRATES 10:05 AM 11 SATURDAY, JULY 24 VS SIOUX FALLS STORM 6:05 PM 12 SATURDAY, JULY 31 VS DUKE CITY GLADIATORS 6:05 PM 13 SUNDAY, AUGUST 8 VS TUCSON SUGAR SKULLS 3:05 PM 14 FRIDAY, AUGUST 13 AT SPOKANE SHOCK 4:05 PM 16 SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 VS FRISCO FIGHTERS 6:05 PM AWAY GAMES HOME GAMES » Date/time subject to change AZRATTLERS.COM @ArizonaRattlers AZRattlers 1 /AZRATTLERS @arizonarattlers TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDIA POLICIES 3 PHOENIX SUNS ARENA INFORMATION 4 SEASON TICKET INFORMATION 5 2021 ARIZONA RATTLERS STAFF 8 2021 ARIZONA RATTLERS PLAYERS 21 2019 SEASON IN REVIEW 55 RATTLERS ALL-TIME HISTORY 93 ARIZONA RATTLERS MAILING ADDRESS 201 E. Jefferson St. Phoenix, AZ 85004 PRACTICE FACILITY 4125 E. McKellips Road Mesa, AZ 85215 CONTACT INFORMATION 602.514.8274 Ticket Office 602.910.5427 Fax [email protected] Email www.azrattlers.com Web www.facebook.com/azrattlers Facebook @ArizonaRattlers Twitter @ArizonaRattlers Instagram @AZRattlers Snapchat RATTLERS 2021 MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS: Written & Edited by Steven Cusumano Contributions by Zach Netcher and Jose Solis Photos by Matt Hinshaw AZRATTLERS.COM @ArizonaRattlers AZRattlers 2 /AZRATTLERS @arizonarattlers MEDIA POLICIES Welcome to the 2021 Indoor 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 Gila River 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. All photographers must comply with space assignments and shooting regulations. Photographers must shoot from designated areas only. Shooting areas are limited. PARKING Members of the media who are covering the Rattlers game will be able to park in the media garage. The garage entrance 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 at Gate 1, which is the South-East corner of the 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 90 minutes before game time. Credentials will not be recognized at other arena entrances. PRESS ROOM The Rattlers media work room can be accessed through the press entrance and by taking the elevator down to the event level. The media work room, equipped with telephones, electrical outlets and press materials, will be open90 minutes 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. 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 Steven Cusumano at [email protected]. AZRATTLERS.COM @ArizonaRattlers AZRattlers 3 /AZRATTLERS @arizonarattlers PHOENIX SUNS ARENA For more than a quarter-century, our downtown arena has been vital to the growth and development of our city’s urban core. The transformation of Phoenix Suns Arena places us as among the top sports and entertainment destinations in the country and makes Downtown Phoenix a true 24-hour city. The reimagined arena features state-of-the-art improvements that will allow us to deliver a world-class guest experience to all who step inside the doors for years to come. + The Pavilion design creates a new main entry experience and grand lobby that welcomes fans into a celebratory space. The Pavilion has been significantly opened up, allowing guests to see straight through into the bowl with sights of the new center hung scoreboard. Anchoring the reimagined Pavilion is Arizona’s largest sports bar, which stretches 60 feet long and is surrounded by more than 7,000 square feet of high-resolution LED video walls that will feature dynamic content for game days, concerts and events. The curved LED walls feature more than 40.8 million LEDs + Two new Corner Bars will be marquee destinations for all arena guests to enjoy on the northeast and northwest corners of the lower concourse. + New Daktronics center hung scoreboard is six times larger than predecessor, stretching 3,100 square feet and the resolution is six times clearer. Measures 26 feet tall by 36 feet wide and weights more than 50,000 pounds. New center hung features 8.1 million LEDs and roughly the size of nearly 300 60-inch televisions. + Two new LED ribbon boards, which stretch more than 1,900 feet in total ring the upper and lower bowls, replacing the static signage and previous single ribbon. + In partnership with Verizon, Phoenix Suns Arena now features new 5G Ultra Wideband Service for the entire venue – one of the few professional sports facilities in the country with Verizon 5G + Arena system features new musco lighting system which will provide “theater lighting” for game days. Upgraded arena sound systems to provide crystal-clear audio for fans. + 15,100 brand-new, cushioned seats were installed to replace every single seat in the upper and lower bowls. » PHOENIX SUNS ARENA AZRATTLERS.COM @ArizonaRattlers AZRattlers 4 /AZRATTLERS @arizonarattlers 2021ARIZONA TICKET RATTLERS SEATING MAP PRICES9th MAN 2021 SEASON EAST 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 B63 A13 28 28 28 28 B14 27 27 27 27 26 26 TABLE 16 26 26 25 25 25 25 A14 24 24 24 24 B15 P6 TABLE 15 23 23 23 23 22 22 22 21 21 TABLE 14 20 20 B16 19 19 19 19 18 18 18 18 28 17 17 17 17 27 P5 16 16 16 16 26 B17 TABLE 13 15 15 25 15 15 24 14 14 14 14 TABLE 12 13 13 13 13 124 12 101 12 102 12 103 12 104 B18 11 11 11 11 19 EBW 10 10 10 10 18 17 CORNER BAR 9 9 9 9 16 TABLE 11 8 8 8 8 15 14 7 7 7 7 105 13 122 6 6 6 6 12 B19 BL15 5 5 5 5 11 10 4 4 4 4 9 3 3 3 3 8 2 2 2 2 7 6 BL14 1 1 1 1 5 106 B20 BL13 121 B21 TABLE 10 TABLE 107 BL12 B22 SOUTH BL11 TABLE 9 TABLE 120 108 B23 BL10 NORTH TABLE 8 TABLE NORTH LOUNGE BL9 B24 20 109 BL8 TABLE 7 TABLE 119 B25 5 BL7 1 1 1 1 6 7 2 2 2 2 8 3 3 3 3 9 110 4 4 4 4 10 B26 11 5 5 5 5 12 BL6 6 6 6 6 13 118 14 7 7 7 7 15 8 8 8 8 16 9 9 9 9 17 B27 TABLE 6 TABLE 111 18 10 10 10 10 19 11 11 11 11 20 WBW 12 12 12 12 21 22 13 13 13 13 B28 23 14 14 14 14 TABLE 5 5 TABLE 116 115 114 113 112 24 25 CORNER BAR CORNER 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 16 26 BL5 27 TABLE 4 TABLE 17 17 17 17 28 B29 18 18 18 18 19 19 19 19 20 20 20 20 BL4 21 21 21 21 B30 TABLE 3 TABLE 22 22 22 22 A31 23 23 23 23 E 2 E ABL BL3 24 24 24 24 T 25 25 25 25 B31 26 26 26 26 A32 TABLE 1 TABLE 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 BL2 B32 A44 A43 A42 A41 A40 A39 A38 A37 A36 A35 A34 A33 B44 B43 B42 B41 B40 B39 B38 B37 B36 B35 B34 B33 BL1 WEST 9th MAN MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS REVISED 5/17/21 RAT_BO_206818» First right of refusal for playoff tickets 602.514-TDTD AZRATTLERS.COM » Pre-Season BBQ at training camp on scrimmage day » Two (2) complimentary tickets good for best available seat up to your seat price-level* » 15% discount at Team shop kiosks » Opportunity to purchase additional single game tickets at member price* » Game Exchange Program (Full Season ARIZONA RATTLERS FOOTBALL FRONT OFFICE Members Only)* 201 E.

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