Career Notes:
Is
in his eighth season in Arena Football and first with the Cleveland
Gladiators...has spent time with the Georgia Force, Dallas Desperados, Colorado
Crush and Grand Rapids Rampage during his career...originally signed with the
Georgia Force for the 2008 season, but was released on March
28th...played in 16 games with the Dallas Desperados in 2007...named
All-Arena Second Team in 2002, and earned All-Arena Ironman Team honors in 2005
and 2006...was a member of the 2005 Colorado Crush team that won ArenaBowl
XIX.
2008
(Georgia):
Signed with the Georgia Force for training camp...released at the end of
camp...signed with the Force on March 5th...appeared in three games,
recording 11 rushes for 20 yards and two touchdowns...he caught two passes for 19
yards and added 21 kickoff returns for 354 yards...released by the Force on March
28th.
2007
(Dallas): Finished
third on the team in receiving with 66 catches for 747 yards and 12 touchdowns
in 16 games...added 29 kickoff returns for 485 yards on special teams, in addition
to posting 13.5 tackles and one interception on defense...grabbed five receptions
for 65 yards and one touchdown versus Orlando on March 26...led the team in
receiving with 10 catches for 134 yards and one touchdown versus Austin on March
31, while logging 55 kickoff return yards on four returns...versus Philadelphia on
April 16, led the Desperados with 95 yards receiving on five catches and two
touchdowns.
2006 (Colorado):
Logged career highs
in receptions (100), receiving yards (992), rushing attempts (22), rushing yards
(72), kickoff returns (79) and kickoff return yards (1,580) in 16 games for the
Colorado Crush...ranked third in the AFL in all-purpose yards (2,667) which set a
new franchise single-season high and was named to the AFL’s All-Ironman Team for
his performance...hauled in seven catches for 54 yards and two to touchdowns,
while adding 5.5 tackles on defense and was named Ironman of the Game versus
Chicago on January 29...named Offensive Player of the Game and Ironman of the Game
versus Las Vegas on February 12 after recording 126 kickoff return yards on five
attempts on special teams and eight catches for 80 yards with two
touchdowns...notched a career-high nine kickoff returns for 126 yards on special
teams at Nashville on February 18 in addition to 45 yards on six catches...posted
275 all-purpose yards vs. Grand Rapids on March 5th, tallying 198
kickoff return yards on seven attempts and 77 receiving yards on four catches
and one touchdown...recorded a season-high 103 yards on 10 receptions with three
carries for nine yards and one score at San Jose on May 6.
2005 (Colorado):
Registered
79 catches for 890 yards with 13 touchdowns in addition to recording five yards
on 15 carries with six touchdowns on offense in 15 games for Colorado. Added 932
kickoff return yards on 42 attempts on special teams and tallied 29.5 tackles,
four passes defensed and one forced fumble on defense...named to the AFL’s
All-Ironman Team for his efforts. Tallied 106 receiving yards on seven catches
with four touchdowns on offense at Dallas (3/25) and added 2.5 tackles on
defense...hauled in 12 grabs for 110 yards with one touchdown at New Orleans (5/8)
and logged 101 kickoff return yards on four attempts... Collected 11 receptions
for 109 yards with one touchdown and added two carries for two yards with two
touchdowns on offense vs. Nashville (5/13), and was named Ironman of the Game.
2004
(Colorado): Posted
854 receiving yards on 86 receptions with 13 touchdowns in 16 games with the
Crush and ranked second on the club in receptions (86) and scoring among
non-kickers (120)...tallied one net recovery for a touchdown in his Crush debut
vs. Las Vegas (2/6)...registered three catches for 32 yards with two touchdowns on
offense vs. Detroit (3/4) and added 2.5 tackles and three passes defended on
defense...logged a season-high 10 receptions for 93 yards at San Jose (3/14)...led
the team in receiving with nine grabs for a season-high 98 yards with three
touchdowns vs. Chicago (5/30).
2003 (Grand
Rapids):
Tallied
team highs in kickoff returns (31) and kickoff return yards (732) and ranked
second on the team in all-purpose yards (1,741) in addition to recording 75
receptions for 904 yards with 15 touchdowns in 16 games for Grand
Rapids..registered a season-high 11 catches for 98 yards with three touchdowns
at Dallas (3/16).
2002
(Grand Rapids): Named
second-team All-Arena after leading Grand Rapids in catches (80), receiving
yards (973), kickoff return yards (813) and all-purpose yards (1,791) in
addition to posting 15 receiving touchdowns in 14 games...posted a season-high 118
receiving yards on five grabs with one touchdown at Arizona
(5/31).
2001
(Grand Rapids): Member
of ArenaBowl championship team with the Rampage after hauling in 35 receptions
for 440 yards with five touchdowns in seven games as a rookie, in addition to
collaring 14 tackles on defense.
Other Professional
Experience: Invited
to work out for the Kansas City Chiefs and Denver Broncos in 2004...played for the
Calgary Stampeders of the CFL from 1998-99, where he won a Grey Cup in ’98 with
current Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia as his quarterback.
College:
Four-year
letter winner at Youngstown State University, where his teams won three Division
I-AA championships under current Ohio State coach Jim Tressel...finished career
with 74 receptions for 892 yards as a wide receiver after beginning his career
as a defensive back...led the team in receiving as a senior with 40 catches for
490 yards with one touchdown en route to the Penguins third Division I-AA
Championship in four years...tallied 24 grabs for 305 yards with one touchdown as
a junior and recorded 10 receptions for 97 yards as a sophomore...collared four
tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a freshman from the
defensive back position...earned a bachelor’s degree in advertising and
communications.
Personal:
Participated
in football, basketball and track at Brother Rice (Detroit, MI) High School,
where he won a State Championship in football in 1990...favorite players growing
up were Walter Payton and Billy Simms...co-Owner of 4ward Motion, an event and
party planning company in Detroit...Cousin of former Dallas Cowboys and Georgia
Force fullback Robert Thomas...appeared in Disney’s movie The Game Plan as a
defensive back and running back...born Willis Thurman Marshall III on August 12,
1975 in Detroit, Michigan. |
