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Grand Prairie Trojans are looking for players

February 21, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Grand Prairie Trojans

The Trojans are a new team playing in the EFL Minor League football league.

We are still looking for players for our team. We are especially looking for Offensive Linemen. If you have an interest in playing for a new team looking to take it all feel free to contact us.  Jimmy Miller, Offensive Coordinator

Just a little back ground.

Donnie Davis, Head Coach – 214-560-7263
Anthony Ballard, Asst. Head Coach – 469-693-4273
Jimmy Miller, Off. Coordinator – 469-274-2128.
We all played and coached with the last season Champions, Dallas Bulldogs.
Our website is www.gptrojans.webs.com.
You can also check out the league’s website www.elfl.webs.com.

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The DFW Texans will hold an open player tryout on February 25, 2012

February 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

DFW Texans

The DFW Texans will hold an open player tryout on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at Frisco Indoor Sports located in Frisco, TX. The Texans scouting staff will be evaluating all players in attendance. Kickers will be evaluated at this tryout.

“We continue to look at all prospects as we build a championship team,” said Ward. “We were pleased with the talent level at the last combine on January 28.”

All participants can pre-register before Friday, February 24 at www.dfwtexans.com/tryouts. The cost of the tryout is $50 for those who pre-register and $65 at the door by cash or money order only. All fees are non-refundable. On the day of the tryout, registration will begin at 8 a.m., with stretching starting promptly at 9 a.m.

Players will be tested on their 40-yard time, and short shuttle with other position-specific drills and one-on-ones to follow. Please bring appropriate workout gear and shoes/cleats. Testing will take place on field turf – no metal cleats are permitted.

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African-American football pioneers have paved the way for many

February 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Black History

Source: Enokson's photostream

By Todd E. Jones

Todd E. Jones

Todd E. Jones

I believe, personally, that football would not be the same without African-American players.  The game has changed tremendously in the past 40 years, and the result is a more entertaining product.

Nowadays, the game caters toward speed and athleticism.  Great athletes of various ethnic backgrounds make up the landscape, but black athletes carry the banner.

It’s no doubt that other ethnicities can contribute and be great athletes.  One can look to basketball where the seven-foot tall German, Dirk Nowitzki, helped win an NBA title for the Dallas Mavericks in 2011.  Dirk’s athleticism and skill is almost unmatched, especially for someone his size.

In New York, the Knicks and their fans are experiencing Linsanity as Jeremy Lin has taken the NBA and New York City by storm as the new point guard for the NBA franchise.  Lin, of course, is an Asian-American.

We are all better off when we look as athletes as just that, athletes, and not by the color of their skin. Unfortunately, some forty or fifty years ago, that was not the case. Few ethnic minorities were allowed to step on to the field, the baseball diamond or even the basketball floor.

Football, however, has a history of African-American football players that goes back over 100 years.  Nevertheless, that doesn’t mean that the past 50 years hasn’t been an uphill battle.

Professional Football

Charles W. Follis is believed to be the first African-American football player to play professionally.  He played in the Ohio League for the Shelby Blues.  Follis, known as “ The Black Cyclone,” played halfback between 1902 and 1904 for the Blues.

Several years later, in 1921, Frederick Douglas “Fritz” Pollard would be the first black coach as he played and coached the Akron Pros in the new NFL.  Just a few years later, he and nine other black players were removed and by 1933 there were no more black players in the NFL.

A black athlete would not play again, in what is now the most popular professional league in the world, until 1946 when the Cleveland Rams moved to Los Angeles and signed two black players from UCLA to fulfill a contractual obligation with Los Angeles Coliseum.

College Football

Playing football in the South, especially collegiately, has also been a challenge. Two African-American football players took on the challenge and lived to tell the tale.

Thom Gossom, Jr. was a walk-on African-American for the Auburn Tigers in the early 1970’s. Gossom’s dream was to play for the Tigers from the time he was a boy.  He did not realize the impact of his decision until he began his odessey at the school.  Gossom chronicles his journey in the book Walk-On: A Memoir by Thom Gossom, Jr. The book is a powerful reminder of perseverance and dreams.

Fans in the DFW Metroplex remember the story of Jerry LeVias who played wide receiver for the SMU Mustangs.  LeVias helped to break the color barrier in the old Southwest Conference between 1965-1968.  LeVias’ story was told in the HBO documentary Breaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football. The documentary takes on the hard issue of black college football players in the South.

Recent Years

In recent years, we have seen the proliferation of various ethnic backgrounds to be stars in the NFL.  There has been everything from Samoan, Haitian (John Pierre-Paul), and Vietnamese (Dat Nguyen) as well as others.  African-American football pioneers did so much more than just make a way for other black players, they opened up football to everyone from all races.

And for that, we are better off.

Learn More:

History.com

African-American History Month

LA Sentinel

Pro Football Hall of Fame

African American Registry

 Wikipedia

Fox50.com

Pro Football Reference

LA Sentinel 

Ivy50.com Black Ivy League History

Biography.com, Ernie Davis

 

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Drug Bust sends TCU Horned Frogs reeling

February 16, 2012 By Leave a Comment

my two cents

By Todd E. Jones
Todd E. Jones

You can stand me up at the gates of hell, but I won’t back down — Won’t Back Down, Tom Petty

TCU head football coach Gary Patterson has leaned on this song by Tom Petty in the past, and now, in the wake of the TCU football drug scandal, he will need to lean on it again, but for different reasons.

I don’t need to defend Patterson.  I have done that in the past. I don’t need to defend the TCU Horned Frog football team. The Horned Frogs have done something few schools in a non-BCS conference have done.

TCU has been mentioned as a potential BCS Buster for almost 10 years.  Yes, that’s right, 10 years. The Horned Frogs nearly busted through in 2003 before a late season loss to Southern Miss.

TCU logo

In that span of that time, there has been little said about TCU that was negative, and for good reason.  Patterson and his staff have mostly recruited, and won, with good kids.

They have won time and time again against teams such as Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Iowa State, Boise State, Oregon State, Baylor, USC and several other profiles who have had recent success.  They went to the Rose Bowl two years ago and went toe-to-toe with the best BCS program to not make the national title game that year, Wisconsin, and won the game with its vaunted Horned Frog defense.

In years past, Patterson had to rely on a bevy of non five-star recruits because TCU
simply wasn’t getting those players.

Paterson and his staff were able to win with good kids like Andy Dalton, Curtis Clay, Tommy Blake, Jerry Hughes, Ryan Christian, Jason Phillips, Rafael Priest, Marcus Cannon, Marshall Newhouse and many more players who exemplified who the Horned Frogs were.

These players excelled on the field, in the classroom and in life.  Several of those players are in the NFL and excelling.

According to reports, four TCU Horned Frog football players were arrested out of eighteen people including linebacker Tanner Brock. Four out of a roster of around 100 would hardly be a widespread problem, but one nonetheless.

Andy Dalton

Andy Dalton helped give TCU a good image

Four players, and the concern of a recruit, prompted Patterson to order a drug test.  I’ll spare the details of the results as well as the rest of the news on the drug scandal.  It is all over the internet.

Having been around the program, I don’t think this is what Gary Patterson wants.  I believe he will be diligent in cleaning up this mess.

Patterson is obsessed with his kids winning the “right way” as I have heard him say so many times.

In recent years, the Horned Frogs have started getting their share of four and five-star recruits beating out schools such as Oklahoma and Texas.  On wonders if the players have become a little entitled, a little spoiled.  Something tells me that will change this Spring.

However, with this mess, one has to wonder, at what price does TCU place on winning as they move in to the Big 12 Conference.  Something tells me that there will be some soul searching this Spring and that many players are going to have reaffirm their commitment to the Patterson way.

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TCU Horned Frogs release 2012 football schedule

February 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

TCU logo

Fort Worth, TX–TCU’s complete 2012 football schedule, marking its debut season in the Big 12, was released Tuesday by the conference office.

Kickoff times and television plans for each Horned Frog game, through the Big 12′s package with ABC/ESPN and FOX Sports, will be announced this fall.

A Sept. 8 home date with Grambling State will mark the 2012 season opener as well as the first game in Amon G. Carter Stadium after completion of its $164 million renovation.

TCU will make its Big 12 debut Sept. 15 when it travels to Kansas. The Horned Frogs will be playing the Jayhawks for the first time since a 17-10 loss in Lawrence in 1997.

Following back-to-back non-conference games versus Virginia (Sept. 22) and SMU (Sept. 29), TCU returns to Big 12 action Oct. 6 when it makes its conference home debut versus Iowa State. The Horned Frogs and Cyclones last met in the 2005 Houston Bowl with TCU taking a 27-24 decision.

TCU will travel to Baylor on Oct. 13. The Horned Frogs and Bears will be meeting for the second straight year in Waco. The all-time series between TCU and Baylor is tied at 50 with seven ties.

TCU returns home Oct. 20 to face Texas Tech. The Horned Frogs and Red Raiders will be meeting for the first time since a 12-3 TCU win in Fort Worth in 2006.

The Horned Frogs will have back-to-back weeks on the road when they travel to Oklahoma State (Oct. 27) and fellow Big 12 newcomer West Virginia (Nov. 3). The Horned Frogs and Cowboys have not met since 1993, when Oklahoma State took a 27-22 decision in Stillwater. The only previous meeting between TCU and West Virginia was a 31-14 Mountaineer victory in the 1984 Bluebonnet Bowl.

TCU will host Kansas State, alma mater of Horned Frog head coach Gary Patterson, on Nov. 10. The Horned Frogs and Wildcats have not met since a 35-22 TCU win in Fort Worth in 1986. Patterson is a 1983 Kansas State graduate.

Following an open date on Nov. 17, TCU will travel to Austin on Nov. 24 to face Texas. The Horned Frogs and Longhorns have met just once, in 2007, since the Southwest Conference dissolved after the 1995 season. The Longhorns represent the third-most common opponent for the Horned Frogs in their history. The 82 meetings between TCU and Texas trail only Baylor (107) and SMU (91).

TCU will close the regular season with a Dec. 1 home contest against Oklahoma. Prior to the Horned Frogs’ invitation to join the Big 12, the Sooners were originally scheduled to come to Fort Worth this fall as a non-conference opponent. TCU and Oklahoma have played twice in Norman in the last seven seasons, with the Horned Frogs winning 17-10 in 2005 before a 35-10 Sooner victory in 2008. Oklahoma will be playing at TCU for the first time since a 10-9 win in 1998.

2012 TCU Football Schedule
Sept. 8 – vs. Grambling State
Sept. 15 – at Kansas*
Sept. 22 – vs. Virginia
Sept. 29 – at SMU
Oct. 6 – vs. Iowa State*
Oct. 13 – at Baylor*
Oct. 20 – vs. Texas Tech*
Oct. 27 – at Oklahoma State*
Nov. 3 – at West Virginia*
Nov. 10 – vs. Kansas State*
Nov. 24 – at Texas*
Dec. 1 – vs. Oklahoma*

*Big 12 game
Note: All kickoff times and TV plans will be announced later

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Dfwfootball we attend AEFL opening weekend!

February 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Dfwfootball will be represented at opening weekend of the AEFL, Sunday, February 12, 2012.

We will do a live show beginning at 1 pm and lasting until 3 pm.

Look for the Dfwfootball.net Banner, although, we may be in the press box with the heavy winds.

Our writer, Chase Rader will be on hand to interview players and do a little bit of calling the games. Chase will have a guest. Find out who he brings with him!

Todd E. Jones, Dfwfootball.net owner, will join in over the internet.

If you see the banner, be sure and stop to say hi to Chase!

We go live on Blog Talk Radio at 1 pm.  Don’t miss it!

dfwfootball radio show

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Sachse Stallions gallop in to the AEFL for the first time

February 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Sachse Stallions' Jersey

Stallions' Jersey

By Chase Rader (@chaserader)

Chase Rader

Chase Rader

When the American Eightman Football League (AEFL) kicks off the season this Sunday, February 12th, The Sachse Stallions will make their franchise debut during the 12:00pm game against the North Texas Sharks.

Pete Espinosa put the Stallions together and serves as owner, head coach, and offensive coordinator.

Coach Espinosa has been associated with the AEFL since 2007.  He was the offensive coordinator and head coach of the Rockwall Rage.  The Rage are not competing this year in the AEFL, but a handful of former Rage players along with some former players of the old Mid-Cities Militia have joined a crop of guys who have yet to compete in the AEFL.

Coach Espinosa says of his new team, “We’ve got a lot of new talent, a strong team…they are football smart and hungry.”  Coach Espinosa’s main goal for building the Stallions was to, “put together a group of guys that could play together.”

Sachse Stallions Defense

Linebacker Eric McCann (#12) serves as defensive captain.  McCann has been named to the All-AEFL team for the last 2 years.

Safety Dez Sherrer (#13) is played college football at Navarro Junior College and Midwestern State University.  Sherrer was All-AEFL last season.

A.J. Guiette (#41) begins his first year in the AEFL at defensive end.  Guiette was a standout at The Colony High School and played collegiately at Midwestern State University.

Sachse Stallions Offense

Stallions' Helmet

Stallions' Helmet

QB Tye Perkins (#9) is the offensive captain for the Stallions.  “He has good pocket presence…can deliver the passes all over the field,” said Head Coach Espinosa.

Ray Ray Jones (#15) “is one of the smallest guys in the league, but he’s so versatile and elusive.”  Jones lines up at tailback and plays slot receiver and will also return kicks.  Espinosa goes on to say that Jones is, “super quick and shifty.”

Running Back Dustin Woods (#24) was named the AEFL 2011 elite running back and AEFL All-Star in his first year last spring.

Joining Espinosa on the coaching staff are two AEFL veterans.  Defensive coordinator Marcus Cole competed in the league the last three years.  Lineman coach Ted Brown has 4 year of AEFL experience under his belt.

All AEFL games are played on Sunday’s at Pennington Field located at 1501 Central Drive, Bedford, TX, 76022.  Kickoff times start at 10:00am and run until every game is finished, with games scheduled to start every two hours.

Stallions Schedule:

2/12 – 12:00pm – North Texas Sharks

2/19 – 8:00pm – North Texas Jaguars

2/29 – 6:00pm – DFW Hawks

3/04 – 2:00pm – Fort Worth Rams

3/11 – 8:00pm – Lewisville Savage

3/18 – 6:00pm – Arlington Longhorns

3/25 – 8:00pm – Dallas Warriors

4/01 – 4:00pm – DFW Vipers

For more information on the Stallions visit their website at:

www.sachsestallions.com

check out some of their videos under the “Stallions Highlights” tab.

facebook: Sache Stallions

or follow them on twitter: @sachestallions

For information about the American Eightman Football League stop by their website:

www.eightman.org

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Coach Lee looks to release the Lewisville Savage on the AEFL

February 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Savage Logo

By Chase Rader (@chaserader)

Chase Rader

Chase Rader

“Whatever you do, you better do it whole hearted & bring a smash mouth team.”

“I truly believe that,” said Head Coach and Owner of the Lewisville Savage, Yosef Lee, about his coaching philosophy.

When asked about one of his reasons for coaching, Coach Lee gave us this classic; He wants to provide a “cure for the old man and all-madden blues.”

“If you don’t want to get hit, you better head hunt!”  Coach Lee’s style is simple and it has worked for him in the past.

Lee’s Background

Coach Lee has a history of taking guys and turning them in playoff caliber teams.  Before Coach Lee came down to Texas, his coaching career began in Kansas.  He began with Pop Warner when he was tricked into becoming a head coach.  Coach Lee took the kids nobody wanted and made them successful.

Lee later ran into an old college buddy of his who was the defensive coordinator for the Kansas Coyotes.  Coach Lee drew up some plays with him and before he knew it he was coaching in an arena league.  “I was just watching T.V. and got the call to be an assistant on defense, and before I knew it, I was coaching linebackers…in front of 8-10 thousand people,” said Lee.  “Man, I’m really doing this!”

Not long after parting ways with the Coyotes, Coach Lee was the head man for a team he started called the Topeka Savage.  The idea was planted in his head by former players of his urging him to start a team, so he started “designing plays on my workbench.”  Coach Lee said he took a bunch of “scrappy guys” and made the playoffs their first year in the Central Plains Football League.

Smashmouth Savage Football

Smashmouth football at its best ~ By Sarah Sweny-Smith

Lewisville Savage

Fast forward to 2011, which was the inaugural year for the Lewisville Savage, they made the American Eightman Football Leauge (AEFL) playoffs.   They had a strong second half of the season to finish 4-5.

This year, Coach Lee said about his team, “We’ve got a good crop of guys…they’re going to do some damage.”  “Everyone is going to have to make room for the Savage.”

The man who helped “turn the season around”, said Coach Lee, is nose tackle Eric “Locke Down” Locke (#72).  “He’s an awesome player we picked up in the middle of the season.”

Coach Lee believes in letting his players be themselves.  Come out to watch the Savage play and you will see guys with nicknames on their back like the old XFL.

Brice “Big Berg” Hohenberger is a 6’2”, 275lbs RB! and defensive end.

Coach Lee says teams are going to have a hard time catching Darrius “Redd” Teamer (#27), who is a RB/SS/LB.

Another player to look out for is Darrius “Dee Jobe” Jobe (#6), a fullback and linebacker.

When asked about whom fans need to look out for, Coach Lee gave us:

Linebacker Ryan Ballard (#51), Phillip “Rhino” Renaldo, QB John “J-RO” Hopkins (#5), WR/QB Xavier Anderson (#81), and hybrid DE/LB DaJoun Debrain (#50).

Headhunters

Savage Headhunters ~ By Sarah Sweny-Smith

Coach Lee laid out the challenge to the AEFL, “keep us out of the end zone!”

The Savage are the first game of the afternoon for the kickoff of the 2012 season this Sunday, February 12th at 10:00am, when they play the Fort Worth Rams.  “We plan on having Ram Chops for lunch,” said an enthusiastic Coach Lee.

All AEFL games are played on Sunday’s at Pennington Field located at 1501 Central Drive, Bedford, TX, 76022.  Kickoff times start at 10:00am and run until every game is finished, with games scheduled to start every two hours.

2012 Savage Schedule:

2/12 – 10:00am – Fort Worth Rams

2/19 – 10:00am – North Texas Trojans

2/26 – 2:00pm – North Texas Sharks

3/04 – 10:00am – Arlington Longhorns

3/11 – 8:00pm – Sachse Stallions

3/18 – 8:00pm – DFW Hawks

3/25 – 12:00pm – North Texas Jaguars

4/01 – 12:00pm – Denton Dragons

To listen to Coach Lee’s interview with us on the dfwfootball.net show on blogtalkradio.com visit:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/chaserader/2012/02/08/dfwfootballnet-radio-show

To listen to just Coach Lee’s interview, fast forward to 99:40 in the broadcast.  LB Dajoun DeBraine joins him later in the interview.

For more information about the Savage, you can find him on Facebook: Lewisville Savage

Or visit the AEFL’s website at:

www.eightman.org

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Texas TakeOver makes its move to the top of the AEFL

February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Texas TakeOver Logo

By Chase Rader (@chaserader)

Chase Rader

Chase Rader

The Texas TakeOver begins their 2nd year in the American Eightman Football League (AEFL) ready to make the move to the top spot.  In their inaugural season last year, the TakeOver posted a 5-4 record and made the AEFL playoffs.

Oscar Cedillo and Bobbie Thomas own the team.  Cedillo and Thomas played together with the Texas Smash organization.  Bobbie Thomas serves as the head coach, while Oscar Cedillo is the assistant head coach.  When they started the TakeOver Coach Thomas and Coach Cedillo wanted, “good men over good football players,” says Coach Thomas.  It turns out they have both.

TakeOver Offense

WR Donta Malcolm (#3) is the captain of what promises to be an explosive offense this year.  Malcolm also is the kick returner for the TakeOver.  “Best KR in the league,” says Coach Thomas.  Last year Malcom returned two kicks for scores and owns the AEFL record with a 106 yard kickoff return for a touchdown.

Malcolm leads a group of wide receivers that includes, Duane “Ears” Guyton.  Coach Thomas said that Guyton was the top receiver in the league in 2011.  Guyton hauled in 10 TD passes last year.

Other receivers include Anthony Alexander (#19) who played at Northeastern Oklahoma State and WR/RB Chris Lee (#2) who played at Alcorn State.

Jones

TE Cameron Jones for the TakeOver ~ By Sarah Sweny-Smith

TE Cameron Jones (#18), “is the best tight end this league has ever seen,” according to Coach Thomas.  Jones is 6’5” 270 lbs, and has been an “all-star since he’s been here.”  Coach Thomas went on to say about Jones, “expect him to tear the league apart this season!”

Montrell Vann (#21) returns to the running back position.  His first run in the AEFL was a 65 yard touchdown.  Vann was an all-conference back at Friends University of Central Kansas.

Fred Davis (#7) was the QB of the year in 2009.  Davis has tossed 36 touchdowns over the past three seasons, including 20 last year.  Davis also led the TakeOver in rushing TD’s in 2011.  Davis is, “very steady…competitive, and accurate when he’s on,” according to Coach Thomas.

TakeOver Defense

On the defensive side of the ball, defensive lineman William Hackney (#44) serves as the TakeOver’s captain.  Hackney has tallied 20 sacks over the past 3 seasons.

Joining Hackney on the line will be David Jackson (#23).  Jackson will bring his 4.38 speed to the defensive end position this year.  Jackson also designed the TakeOver’s offseason workout.

Coach Thomas states that, LB Cornelius Houston (#1), is a “beast of a player…very smart, very intelligent football player.”

TakeOver - Jackson

David Jackson for the TakeOver ~By Sarah Sweny-Smith

Kelle Dye (#5) joins the team this year to play outside linebacker and Terrence Weatherspoon (#4) will be in the secondary.

Carson-Newman graduate Robbie Milem (#16) handles the kicking duties for the TakeOver.

Derek Whisenand and Jonathan McCain split defensive coordinator duties, while Coach Thomas handles the play calling duties.

All AEFL games are played on Sunday’s at Pennington Field located at 1501 Central Drive, Bedford, TX, 76022.  Kickoff times start at 10:00am and run until every game is finished, with games scheduled to start every two hours.

The TakeOver start their season as one of the AEFL games of the week.  They have the 4:00pm kickoff against the DFW Vipers.

2012 TakeOver Schedule:

2/12 – 4:00pm – DFW Vipers

2/19 – 2:00pm – FW Rams

2/26 – 4:00pm – Dallas Warriors

3/04 – 6:00pm – North Texas Trojans

3/11 – 12:00pm – Denton Dragons

3/18 – 2:00pm – North Texas Jaguars

3/25 – 4:00pm – DFW Hawks

4/1 – 8:00pm – Arlington Longhorns

For more information on the TakeOver, visit their website at:

www.texastakeoverfootball.com

or

www.eightman.org

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Dallas Warriors are cementing Legendary Status

February 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Dallas Warriors Logo

By Chase Rader (@chaserader)

Chase Rader

Chase Rader

Brothers Efrain and Ruben Pillado started the Dallas Warriors in 2002.  When you visit the American Eightman Football League website, you will find them under the “Legendary Franchises” tab.  According to AEFL website they are the, “oldest active franchise.”

The Pillado brothers continue to run the team today with Ruben serving as head coach.  The Warriors have a 47-30 record since their conception in 2002.  The 47 wins are the most by a head coach in AEFL history.

The Warriors won the AEFL title in 2002, but, have been in a drought since.  They came close in 2010 only to fall short to the upstart DFW Hawks.  Last year, in 2011, the Warriors made it to the semi-finals.

Warriors Offense

Dallas Warriors TD

The Warriors have scored many TD's in their history

Offensively, the Warriors are led by their QB, Eric Foreman (#7).  Foreman has tallied 35 TD passes in the past two seasons.

Foreman’s targets include; WR Jake Pickering (#24) and WR Marvin Williams (#10).  Pickering has hauled in 10 TD’s in the past two seasons and Williams has 13 TD’s receptions over the 2009 and 2011 seasons.

Calvin Brent (#6) only stands 5’9” and weighs around 145 lbs, but was clocked at 4.1 sec. in the 40!  Brent serves as DB, kick returner, and RB for the Warriors.

Lining up in the backfield with Brent is RB Lee Smalls (#4).

Center Dale Willis (#61) and Guard Nelson Salgado (#99) are two of the anchors on the O-line.

Warriors Defense

LB Willie Hernandez (#11) serves as the Warriors defensive captain.

Ross Huffstetler (#98), who has one of the better football names, is a 6’3” 225 defensive end.

Warriors Catch

Warriors have been ball hawks

Quinta “Tu-Tu” Becks (#1) picked off 5 passes in 2010.  Along with playing DB, Becks is also a KR and WR.

Former University of Texas Longhorn, Gayland Minor (#2), joins Becks in the secondary.

Two other players to keep an eye out for are Chad Jackson (#74) and Gus Valentine (#89).  Both of them have been playing with the Warriors from the start of the organization in 2002, and have played alongside the Pillado brothers since 1999.

All AEFL games are played on Sunday’s at Pennington Field located at 1501 Central Drive, Bedford, TX, 76022.  Kickoff times start at 10:00am and run until every game is finished, with games scheduled to start every two hours.

The Warriors begin their 2012 season Feb. 12th at 8:00pm.

Warriors’ regular season schedule:

2/12 – 8:00pm – Denton Dragons

2/19 – 12:00pm – Arlington Longhorns

2/26 – 4:00pm – Texas TakeOver

3/04 – 4:00pm – DFW Vipers

3/11 – 6:00pm – North Texas Jaguars

3/18 – 4:00pm – North Texas Trojans

3/25 – 8:00pm – Sachse Stallions

4/01 – 6:00pm – Fort Worth Rams

For more information about the Warriors, check out their website:

http://www.leaguelineup.com/welcome.asp?url=warriors2002

or the AEFL website at:

www.eightman.org

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