2006 RAMPAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Season: Voted team’s Most Valuable Player.
Feb. 12 vs. Los Angeles: Made his first Rampage start and become just the fourth quarterback in team history to win his first start (McEwen, Dolezel and Bishop). Finished 16-of-27 for 177 yards and six touchdowns.
Feb. 19 vs. San Jose: Became just the second Rampage quarterback (Dolezel) to win his first two starts after completing 17-of-29 passes for 224 yards. Totaled five passing touchdowns and one rushing score.
March 5 at Colorado: Set a career high with 30 completions and 350 passing yards. Tossed for six scores and ran in another while posting a 132.04 rating.
March 10 at Las Vegas: Posted his first career back-to-back 300-yard passing games after competing 28-of-47 passes for 306 yards.
March 16 vs. Utah: Went over 8,000 career passing yards with his 231 yard performance.
March 26 at Chicago: Surpassed his single-season career mark in touchdowns, as his five touchdown performance put him over his previous best of 32.
April 8-15: Did not see any time as quarterback due to an oblique strain, however, he did participate as holder.
April 29 vs. Nashville: Completed 21-of-38 passes for 321 yards and tied a career best with seven touchdowns.
May 13 vs. Chicago: Attempted a career-high 49 passes and tied a career best with 30 a career-high with 30-of-49 passes for 300 yards with 5 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.
ARENA CAREER NOTES
• Has played for five AFL teams (New England SeaWolves, 2001; Toronto Phantoms, 2001-02; Chicago Rush, 2003-04; Columbus Destroyers, 2005; and the Grand Rapids Rampage, 2006).
• Briefly on the Georgia Force practice squad in 2005 before joining the Rampage.
• Completed 65.0% of his passes for 1,657 yards with 31 touchdowns and just six interceptions with the SeaWolves his rookie season. Won his first start in the AFL, beating the Tampa Bay Storm on the road.
COLLEGE NOTES
• Split his college career between New Mexico State University (1995-1996) and the University of Buffalo (1997-1998).
• Threw for 2,291 yards and 11 touchdowns as a sophomore at New Mexico State.
• Finished his career in Buffalo’s top five in completions (372), attempts (671), yards (4,947) and touchdowns (31).
• Earned honorable mention All-America honors from the Football Gazette after the 1997 season.
PERSONAL
• Was a two-time All-State selection in football and basketball at Frazier High School in Perryopolis, Pennsylvania.
• Nickname is “Big Country” and is the tallest QB in the AFL.
• His daughter’s name, Braylin, was chosen after he heard former University of Michigan wide receiver Braylon Edwards’ name numerous times while watching the 2004 UM-MSU game. |
