ADT DEFENSIVE: Trufant, (5-7, 160, Eastern Washington) registered 4.5 tackles, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, one interception and four passes defensed as the Kansas City Brigade defeated the Las Vegas Gladiators, 65-31, at the Orleans Arena on Sunday. Trufant, in his first AFL season, forced and recovered a fumble during the Gladiators second series of the game. Leading 7-3, Trufant’s forced fumble and recovery turned into 27 consecutive points for the Brigade (3-2), and helped put the game out of reach at 34-3. On the first play of the fourth quarter with the Gladiators driving, Trufant intercepted a pass by Las Vegas QB Shaun King and recorded two pass breakups during the final two offensive series by the Gladiators to help seal the victory. Kansas City will host Grand Rapids this Saturday, April 14, at 8 p.m. ET.
IRONMAN: Pettis, (6-0, 200, Midwestern St.) caught 10 passes for 130 yards and four touchdowns to help Dallas (6-0) overcome an early 30-point deficit and defeat the Columbus Destroyers, 53-50, at the American Airlines Center on Thursday. Trailing 37-7 in the second quarter, Pettis caught two touchdown passes on consecutive drives to begin the rally. In the fourth quarter, he caught a 26-yard touchdown pass to put the Desperados ahead 43-40, and an eight yard touchdown reception to put Dallas ahead 50-44. After a Columbus touchdown, Pettis recovered the Destroyers on-side kick attempt on the Columbus 17-yard line, setting up K Todd Sievers for the game-winning 16-yard field goal as time expired. Pettis also registered 5.5 tackles on defense, and posted 136 yards on six returns on special teams. Pettis, the Ironman of the Week for Week 4, was also the Ironman of the Month for the month of March. Dallas will host the Philadelphia Soul this Monday, April 16, at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and ESPN360.com.
Offensive Player of the Week candidates included: Austin’s QB Adrian McPherson, Grand Rapids’ QB Chad Salisbury, San Jose’s QB Mark Grieb, Dallas’ QB Clint Dolezel, Chicago’s WR Bobby Sippio, and Kansas City’s WR/DB Charles Frederick.
ADT Defensive Player of the Week candidates included: Chicago’s DB DeJuan Alfonzo, Grand Rapids’ DB Angel Estrada, Kansas City’s DB Kenny McEntyre, Tampa Bay’s DB Khalid Naziruddin and DB Jeroid Johnson.
Ironman of the Week candidates included: San Jose’s DB Rodney Wright, Kansas City’s WR Boo Williams and Grand Rapids’ WR/DB Jerome Riley.
PREVIOUS 2007 WINNERS:
Week 1: Georgia’s Chris Greisen (Offensive), Kansas City’s Kenny McEntyre (Defensive), Utah’s Ryan Dennard (Ironman)
Week 2: Las Vegas’ Kevin Prentiss (Offensive), Philadelphia’s Eddie Moten (Defensive), Utah’s Ryan Dennard (Ironman)
Week 3: Dallas’ Josh White (Offensive), Chicago’s DeJuan Alfonzo (Defensive), Colorado’s Robert Thomas (Ironman)
Week 4: Philadelphia’s Tony Graziani (Offensive), Nashville’s Ahmad Hawkins (Defensive), Dallas’ Will Pettis (Ironman)
Week _5: Chicago’s Bobby Sippio (Offensive), Philadelphia’s Eddie Moten (Defensive), Colorado’s Robert Thomas (Ironman)
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