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Colorado Crush (4-5) vs. Utah Blaze (1-9) - Game 10 Notes

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-RELEASE No. 11- May 10, 2008. (WEEK 11)

FOR STARTERSThe Colorado Crush had quite the performance last week as the team set numerous club records in their big-gest victory of the season. The Crush secured their second largest margin of victory in franchise history last week in a 63-28 win over Central Diuvision rival Grand Rapids. The 35-point victory is the Crush’s largest since a 30-point swing against the Nashville Kats on April 1, 2006 and is second only to a 39-point difference against the same Grand Rapids Rampage on April 24, 2004. After putting a challenge to his defensive line, as-sistant coach Tony Federico was pleased with his defensive line’s five sack effort against the Rampage. The five sacks tied for the most in franchise history for a single game and DL Aaron McConnell set a team game-high record with three of those sacks against Grand Rapids. McConnell is just one sack shy of tying former DL Dustin Barno for most sacks in a season with 6.0. This week the Crush travel to Utah to take on the 1-9 Blaze in Salt Lake City. The Crush have never beaten the Blaze, losing both games, in this the Blaze’s third season in the AFL.

2008 SEASON SCHEDULEDate Opponent TV/Radio Time/Result Sun, Mar. 2 Columbus Destroyers None 2:00 PM/W (50-47) 7-9 2-1Mon, Mar. 17 @ Dallas Desperados ESPN2 6:00 PM/L (40-51) 15-1 1-3Sat, Mar. 22 @ Chicago Rush FSN 6:00 PM/L (35-70) 12-4 4-9Sun, Mar. 30 New Orleans VooDoo FSN 2:00 PM/L (51-54) 5-11 2-0Fri, Apr. 4 Los Angeles Avengers None 7:00 PM/W (67-54) 9-7 2-3Fri, Apr. 11 @ Cleveland Gladiators# None 8:30 PM/W (69-66) 2-14 4-1Sat, Apr. 19 @ Kansas City Brigade FSN/AM 1510 4:00 PM/L (53-55) 10-6 4-0Fri, Apr. 25 Chicago Rush None/AM 1510 7:00 PM/L (52-65) 12-4 4-9Fri, May. 2 Grand Rapids Rampage None/AM 1510 7:00 PM/W (63-28) 4-12 5-4Sat, May. 10 @ Utah Blaze FSN/AM 1510 7:00 PM/ 8-8 0-2Sat, May. 17 Cleveland Gladiators# FSN/AM 1510 6:00 PM/ 2-14 4-1Sat, May. 24 @ San Jose SaberCats FSN 8:30 PM/ 13-3 1-7Mon, Jun. 2 New York Dragons ESPN2/AM 1510 8:30 PM/ 5-11 1-3Sat, Jun. 7 @ Grand Rapids Rampage None 5:00 PM/ 4-12 5-4Mon, Jun. 16 @ Arizona Rattlers ESPN2 8:00 PM/ 4-12 4-3Sat, Jun. 21 Kansas City Brigade FSN RM/AM1510 6:00 PM/ 10-6 4-0

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-BYE WEEK: Week 2; #: Spent last season as the Las Vegas Gladiators

‘07record Series

SPRING HAS SPRUNGWith the impressive win last week against the Rampage the Crush now have a winning record in every month of the season except June. Prior to last week the Crush were 8-8 in May and Colorado will look to get back to the .500 mark on the season this week at Utah.

Friday May 10, 2008. 7 p.m. (MST) EnergySolutions Arena (15,336), Salt Lake City, UT; TV - FSN Rocky Mountain; Radio- AM 1510 Mile High Sports Radio (COL.) OFFICIALS - Referee: Pat Garvey, Umpire: Paul King, Head Linesman: Bill Ward, Line/Back Judge: Bob McElwee/James DeBell

Utah Blaze (1-9)

NEED TO KNOW...STATSpeaking of margin of victory, the Crush suffered their worst loss of the season a year ago against the Blaze in Utah. Colorado was only able to muster 14 points in a 37-point tilt, 51-14. However, the 37-point loss is not the worst in Crush history. That record belongs to the San Jose SaberCats, who blew out the Crush 41-89, a difference of 48 points. Oddly enough that disparaging loss came in the Crush’s 2005 ArenaBowl Championship season.

IRONMAN MILESTONEOL Kyle Moore-Brown will be making his AFL record 200th consecutive career regular season start this weekend at Utah.

2008 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NO. POS. Last Name First Name HGT WGT EXP DOB College 17 QB Beutjer Jon 6.05 220 R 8/15/1980 Illinois 21 DB Byrum Dion 5.11 190 R 2/18/1983 Ohio University 8 QB Dutton John 6.04 225 8 9/20/1975 Nevada 4 DB Floyd Rashad 5.09 180 6 4/7/1978 Portland St 50 DL Goddard Johnathan 6.01 255 R 5/11/1981 Marshall 25 DB Harmon Jason 5.11 209 1 4/3/1982 Michigan St 66 OL Hollenbeck Joey 6.04 320 1 2/26/1980 Washington St 13 WR Hosack Aaron 6.05 210 R 11/28/1981 Minnesota 2 DB Hughley Delvin 5.11 215 5 4/18/1978 Jacksonville St 52 OL Huyser Brett 6.04 310 1 2/11/1980 Air Force 20 DB Malone Antonio 5.11 200 R 1/24/1984 Toledo 91 DL McConnell Aaron 6.03 295 3 7/8/1980 Pittsburg St KS 96 OL Moore-Brown Kyle 6.04 310 13 2/26/1971 Kansas 81 WR Nelson Ben 6.03 191 2 8/21/1979 St. Cloud St 29 DB Norton Zach 6.00 185 R 11/19/1981 Cincinnati 9 WR Owens Chad 5.08 180 R 4/3/1982 Hawaii 6 WR Pyatt Brad 5.11 187 1 4/16/1980 Northern Colorado 80 WR Quinnie Willie 6.02 176 1 10/3/1980 UAB 94 DL Rogers Nick 6.02 270 R 5/31/1979 Georgia Tech 97 DL Sape Lauvale 6.01 296 R 8/29/1980 Utah 59 DL Syptak John 6.02 250 R 3/16/1984 Rice 98 DL Taylor Charrod 6.02 286 R 5/20/1980 Georgia Southern 33 FB Watton Chris 6.03 291 2 10/6/1977 Baylor 10 K Yaussi Deric 5.11 197 R 8/13/1983 Wyoming ------INJURED RESERVE------- 3 K Rush Clay 6.03 220 9 10/27/1973 Missouri Western St 5 QB Kirsch Brandon 6.02 213 1 10/13/1983 Purdue 11 FB/LB Nagle Kevin 6.01 255 3 4/30/1975 East Stroudsburg 44 FB/LB Thomas Robert 6.01 252 4 12/1/1974 Henderson St

COACHESHead Coach – Mike DaileyDefensive Coordinator – Ernesto PurnsleyOffensive Coordinator –Chris BodenDefensive Line/Strength Coach – Tony FedericoSpecial Teams/Wide Receivers – Matt GardnerCoaching Intern – Joe ZawistowskiHead Athletic Trainer – Kyle BlackmonEquipment Manager – Artie VerdiVideo Coordinator – Steve Boxer

CRUSH PRONUNCIATION Brett Huyser (HIGH-ser)Delvin Hughley (HYOOG-lee)Willie Quinnie (KWIN-ee)Charrod Taylor (sha-RAWD)Brad Pyatt (PIE-at)

ROSTER MOVES/RECENT TRANSACTIONS

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KEY DATESFebruary 25 - Rosters cut down to maximum of 24 players.February 29 - Regular season beginsApril 30 - Trading deadline, 5 p.m. ETJune 22 - Regular season endsJune 27-29 - Wild Card RoundJuly 4–6 - Divisional RoundJuly 12 - Conference ChampionshipsJuly 27 - ArenaBowl XXII

IN UNIFORM; ROSTER BREAKOUTROOKIES

#13-Aaron Hosack,#59-John Syptak,#29-Zach Norton, #9- Chad Owens, #20-Antonio Malone, #98-Charrod Taylor, #21- Dion Byrum, #94-Nick Rogers, # 17 - Jon Beutjer, #50-Johnathan God-dard, #97-Lauvale Sape, #10-Deric Yaussi

VETERANS (on team last year)#8 John Dutton, #4 Rashad Floyd, #25 Jason Harmon, #66 Joey Hollenbeck #2 Delvin Hughley, #52 Bret Huyser, #5 Brandon Kirsch#96 K. Moore-Brown,, #6 Brad Pyatt, 80 Willie Quinnie, #44 Robert Thomas, #33 Chris Watton

#91 Aaron McConnell, (Nash.) #11 Kevin Nagle, (Orlando)#81 Ben Nelson (S.J.)

FREE AGENTS

MARCH 3/27 - SIGNED - DL John Syptak (Rice) 3/29 - ACTIVATED FROM IR - DB Zach Norton (Cincinnati) - PLACE ON IR - WR Aaron Hosack (Minnesota) 3/31 - RELEASED - DB Chris Angel (Western Oregon)

APRIL4/2 - SIGNED TO PRACTICE SQUAD - WR Chad Owens (Hawaii) 4/9 - SIGNED - DB Antonio Malone, WR Chad Owens - PLACED ON IR - DB Zach Norton4/15 - SIGNED FROM L.A. PRACTICE SQUAD-QB Andy Collins (Occidental)4/22 - SIGNED FROM ORLANDO PRACTICE SQUAD - DB Dion Byrum(Ohio) - SIGNED TO PRACTICE SQUAD - DL Nick Rogers (Georgia Tech)4/28- SIGNED FROM PRACTICE SQUAD- DL Nick Rogers (Georgia Tech) - RE-SIGNED - DB Jason Harmon (Michigan St) - RELEASED - DL Dustin Barno (East Stroudsburg)4/30 -SIGNED - DL Lauvale Sape (Utah); K Deric Yaussi (Wyoming) - PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE - K Clay Rush (Missouri Western St) FB Robert Thomas (Henderson St)5/5 - WAIVED - QB Andy Collins (Occidental College)5/6 - SIGNED - QB Jon Beutjer (Illinois); DL Johnathan Goddard (Marshall)

DAY IN DAY OUTMIKE DAILEY, Colorado (112-78, 12th Year): Dailey enters his fifth season in Colorado and 12th as a head coach in the AFL ... He became the Crush’s second head coach on June 26, 2003 ... Dailey joined the Crush fol-lowing 13 seasons in the Albany/Indiana Firebirds organization, including the final seven as head coach ... One of the most successful and well-respected coaches in AFL history, Dailey’s teams have compiled an overall re-cord of 112-78 record, a winning percentage of 58.7% ... His teams have also made nine postseason appearanc-es and he has won five division titles and two ArenaBowl championships ... Following the Crush’s 44-40 victory over Kansas City on March 10, 2007, Dailey became only the fourth head coach in AFL history to surpass the 100 win mark ... He currently stands as the league’s fifth all-time winningest coach.

In his first season in Colorado, Dailey helped guide the Crush to the largest turnaround in AFL history, in-heriting a 2-14 team and leading them to an 11-5 record in 2004 ... The Crush tied for third in the league for most wins over the last four years since Dailey’s arrival.

SINCE 2004

Team ‘04 ‘05 ’06 ‘07 TotalSan Jose 11 9 10 13 43Dallas 6 8 13 15 42Colorado 11 10 11 8 40Georgia 7 11 8 14 40Orlando 10 10 10 8 38New York 9 10 10 5 34

RECORDS SINCE 2004

HE KEEPS GOING AND GOING...A true AFL Ironman, Kyle Moore-Brown is in his 14th season in the league and has never missed a game ... ArenaBowl XIX marked his AFL record 176th consecutive start ... The first 139 all came with the Firebirds organization before he signed with the Crush prior to the 2004 season. Kyle’s career milestone of 200 came against the New York Dragons on April 15, 2007.

Player Reg. Season Playoffs TotalKyle Moore-Brown (Col) 199 21 220

AFL CONSECUTIVE GAME STREAK

FILLING THE SHOES NICELYWide receiver Ben Nelson was named the AFL Offensive Player of the Week for Week 6 after his 13 catch, 174 yard, 5 touchdown performance against the Los Angeles Avengers on April 4. It was the first time a Crush player was named Offensive Player of the Week this season and it is the second time in Nelson’s career he has received the honor. Through eight games of this season before Nelson was injured, he had 72 catches for 760 yards and 18 touchdowns, surpassing the number of catches, yards and touchdowns of former Crush receiver Damien Harrell had through eight games last season when Harrell caught 62 balls for 718 yards and 20 touch-downs. Nelson also sat out the entire game last week against Grand Rapids with an injury and did not record a reception. LOCAL TIES

-OL BRETT HUYSER played his collegiate football at the Air Force Academy. -WR BRAD PYATT has played football at all three levels of his career in Colorado (Arvada West High School, Northern Colorado and the Crush)-K DERIC YAUSSI grew up in Fort Collins and attended Poudre High School before kicking collegiately at the Univer-sity of

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RECEIVING OPTIONSThe Crush receiving corps have posted solid numbers so far this season and Brad Pyatt, Willie Quinnie, and Ben Nelson have all set or tied individual or team records this season. Pyatt moved into 4th All-time in Crush history with 31 career touchdown catches with his 12 touchdowns so far this season. He is jocking for position with Quinnie in many categories including TD receptions. Quinnie has 31 career touchdowns and is tied in 4th place all-time through week ten. Pyatt is just nine receptions, and 17 yards shy of moving into sole possession of 3rd place in those categories in the Crush record book. Nelson surpassed the 60 career touchdown plateau in just his third AFL season with his 18 touchdown catches this season.

AGAINST THE BLAZE - SERIES HISTORY

SALT LAKE CITY – The Colorado Crush dropped consecutive games for the first time this season falling to the Utah Blaze 51-14 Monday night. With the loss, Colorado misses an opportunity for a second straight week to clinch a playoff berth. Utah used a 37-point run to take control of the game and never look back. Both AFL and Colorado records were broken during the game. With seven tackles, Crush DB Rashad Floyd set a new League mark for most single-season tackles with 142.0. Also, Colorado WR Damian Harrell’s AFL record streak of 78 games with a touchdown came to a halt. Colorado’s 14 point output also established a new team record low for points in a game breaking the 21 points they scored vs. Columbus on March 25, 2006. Utah QB Joe Germaine threw five touchdowns on 20-of-32 passes for just 164 yards with one interception. Blaze WR Siaha Burley registered three receiving touchdowns on seven receptions with 56 yards. For Colorado, WR Willie Quinnie hauled in a game-high 10 catches for 97 yards and recorded the Crush only two scores of the night. Colorado would take a short lived lead scoring the game’s first points when QB John Dutton hit Quinnie on a 7-yard pass to give the Crush an early lead 7-0. Utah responded scoring the contest’s next 37-points over the next nearly three quarters. Germaine would tie the score at seven apiece on a one-yard and then complete touchdown strikes to Burley and J’Sharlo Jones of 11 and one-yard respectively to build a 21-7 Utah lead. Blaze K Steve Videtich would add a 20-yard field and Germaine another touchdown pass this time to WR Tom Pace to give Utah a 31-7 advantage at the break. The Blaze defense held the Crush offense scoreless over their final three possessions in the first half on an interception, a four-and-out and a missed field goal. Utah would also take advantage of a kickoff net recovery to set up one score. The seven first half points scored by Colorado tied a club record for least points in a half (three times- last vs. Columbus 3/25/06). Colorado’s defense came out to start the second half strong holding Utah to just six points in the third quarter on 22 and 26-yard field goals by Videtich. However, the Crush offense continued to struggle with an interception and a fumble walking away from the period with zero points and down 37-7. The Crush finally broke their scoring draught when Quinnie pulled in a 2-yard touchdown with 12:31 remaining in the game to bring the score to 37-14. Colorado would turn the ball over twice more on an WR Alonzo Nix fumble and Dutton fourth interception of the game. Burley added two more receiving touchdowns, the final one coming with 1:23 on the clock, to give Utah the 37-point victory.

SERIES QUICK FACTS - (PLAYED 2 TIMES)Crush Largest Margin of Victory - 0Blaze Largest Margin of Victory - 37 (6/4/07)Current Series Streak - Utah - 2W Crush Most Points - 40 (4/21/06)Crush Fewest Points - 14 (6/4/07)

Blaze Most Points - 52 (4/21/06)Blaze Fewest Points - 51 (6/4/07)Most Points, Both Teams - 92 (4/21/06)Fewest Points, Both Team - 65 (6/4/07)

THE LAST TIME OUT (6/4/07)SCORE 1 2 3 4 Final RecordsColorado 7 0 0 0 14 (8-6) Utah 14 17 6 14 51 (7-7)

A look at how Colorado and Utah match-up through week ten:

Category Rank Stat/game Rank Stat/gameScoring Offense 11th 53.3 8th 56.5Scoring Defense 10th 54.4 17th 63.8Total Offense (yds/g) 10th 287.0 1st 327.3Total Defense (yds/g) 9th 287.4 10th 290.4Touchdowns Scored(Total) 11th 69 5th 81Pass Offense 8th 278.2 1st 312.0 Pass Defense 7th 264.9 8th 272.8Rushing Offense 17th 8.8 10th 15.3Rushing Defense 11th 22.6 8th 17.6Kickoff Returns (y/rtn) T-8th 17.4 11th 17.2MFG Returns (y/rtn) 3rd 20.0 5th 15.5Turnover Margin 13th -4 12th -3Field Goals 11th 4-10 17th 2-8PATs 16th 48-60 4th 71-77First Downs 5th 204(total) 1st 230(total)Opp. First Downs 8th 192 13th 2043rd Down Conv. 2nd 54.7% 3rd 53.7%4th Down Conv. 11th 50.0% 15th 44.0%Penalties (yds/g) 3rd 43.4 4th 39.5Sacks By 16th 7 12th 9Sacks Against T-1st 3 14th 14Time of Possession 5th 30:28 8th 30:07Red Zone Offense 11th 81.4% 7th 83.7%Red Zone Defense 6th 81.1% 16th 88.5%

STATISTICALLY SPEAKING

COLORADO UTAH

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JUST LIKE KYLEWhile teammate OL Kyle Moore-Brown continues his AFL record for consecutive games played, QB John Dutton has strung together an impressive streak of his own. Since the 2004 season, Dutton along with San Jose QB Mark Grieb have started the most consecutive regular season games under center in the AFL.

CONSECUTIVE STARTS FOR A QB SINCE 2004 (REGULAR SEASON)

John Dutton Colorado 73*Mark Grieb San Jose 74

Last season the Crush secondary made a huge impact in the team’s overall success and the same can be said so far this season. The Colorado defense set a new club single-season record for interceptions with 20 last year, which ranked tied for fifth in the AFL. DB Rashad Floyd hauled in nine picks, which ranked tied for third in the AFL (the team’s individual single-season record is 10-Floyd in 2006). Floyd hauled in his fifth and sixth interceptions of the season against Cleveland and currently sits third in the AFL after eight games played.

UP FOR GRABS:

YEAR NUMBER 2003 10 2004 3 2005 17 2006 18 2007 20 *new team single-season record

INT’s PER SEASON

Last season FB/LB Robert Thomas made a huge impact in the Crush ground attack. Against the Chicago Rush (6/18/07), Thomas set a new single-season rushing touchdown mark with nine on the season. Thomas also moved in front of John Dutton and Rich Young for sole possession of second all-time in Colorado career rushing scores. Against L.A. he got his third of the season (12th career) from two-yards out in the first quarter and is only seven back of the all-time mark set by new Cleveland Gladiator Willis Marshall in his three seasons in Colorado.

WHAT A RUSH

CRUSH SINGLE-SEASON RUSHING TD RECORDRobert Thomas (2007) 9

Willis Marshall (2006) 7

CRUSH CAREER RUSHING TD RECORDWillis Marshall (2004-2006) 19Robert Thomas (2007-present) 12John Dutton (2003-present) 9Rich Young (2004-2006) 9Saul Patu (2003-2007) 8John Peaua (2004-2007) 7

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CENTURY CLUBCrush head coach Mike Dailey, now coaching in his 12th AFL season, has compiled a regular-season record of 101-72, which ranks fifith among active head coaches. Colorado Crush Head Coach Mike Dailey reached the century mark for regular season wins with the Crush’s victory over the Los Angeles Avengers on April 4. After the century win, Dailey was presented with a jersey with the No. 100 and his name on the back by offensive lineman Kyle Moore-Brown and the rest of the players and coaching staff. It was the second such Jersey Dai-ley has received; he was given one last season as well after reaching the 100 win mark for overall wins, which includes playoff victories as well. Dailey’s overall record as a head coach is now 110-78.

Coach Record Pct.Tim Marcum 168-74 .693Danny White 136-74 .648Mike Hohensee 108-90 .555Darren Arbet 103-44 .701Mike Dailey 102-71 .589

CAREER REGULAR SEASON VICTORIES

*Bye Week in week 2

#44 Robert Thomas Rushing TD’s in 2008Robert Thomas (2008) 4

Pulling a page out of Crush co-owner John Elway’s book, head coach Mike Dailey has claimed victory in the final minute of the game in seven contests since 2004.

- vs. Las Vegas (2/6)- QB John Dutton tosses two touchdown passes to WR Damian Harrell in the final 12 sec-onds to give Colorado a stunning 43-42 victory.- at Detroit (5/23)- QB John Dutton found WR/DB Willis Marshall for a 10-yard touchdown pass with one sec-ond on the clock as the Crush won 45-42.

- vs. Nashville (5/13)- K Clay Rush splits the uprights on a 31-yard field goal as time expires to give Colorado a 52-49 win.- vs. Georgia (6/12)- K Clay Rush connects on a 20-yard field goal as time expires to give the Crush a 56-48 victory in ArenaBowl XIX.

- vs. Chicago (1/29)- QB John Dutton hits WR Damian Harrell for a touchdown with one second remaining as the Crush go on to win 65-56. - at Georgia (2/5)- QB John Dutton finds WR Damian Harrell for a 13-yard touchdown with 45 seconds left to lift Colorado to a 61-59 victory.

- vs. Nashville (4/1)- Down by seven points (41-48) with 50 seconds left, Crush FB/LB Robert Thomas blocks a Kats 30-yard field goal attempt as Colorado scores four plays later to tie the game 48-48. Then Crush DB Chris Angel intercepts a Nashville pass with 32 seconds left and returns it to the Kats one-yard line. Thomas rushes in with six seconds remaining to lift Colorado to a 55-48 victory.

LIKE OWNER; LIKE COACH

2004

2005

2006

2007

TACKLE HAPPYFor the third time in the last four seasons, DB Rashad Floyd yet again broke his own AFL single-season record for tackles in 2007. Floyd lead the AFL with 156.0 tackles last season (43.0 tackles ahead of the second place player Arizona’s Keyuo Craver) and was just shy of averaging 10 tackles per game. Against New Orleans, (3/30) Floyd recorded a seson high 11.5 tackles and activley moved into third place All-Time in total tackles.

* After being released by Orlando at the midway of the point of the season, Mason joined Grand Rapids for the team’s final nine games. Mason missed both teams’ bye week, therefore, he played in 17 games. Typically, regular season statistics are based on a 16-game season.

Player Team Year Total Gms Avg.Rashad Floyd Colorado 2007 156.0 16 9.75Rashad Floyd Colorado 2006 136.5 16 8.53Damon Mason Orl/GRR 2005 133.5* 17 7.85Rashad Floyd Colorado 2005 129.5 15 8.63Rashad Floyd Colorado 2004 122.0 16 7.63Cornelius Coe Indiana 2001 121.5 14 8.68

AFL RECORD - MOST TACKLES IN A SEASON

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After allowing 13 sacks in 2003 (12 on Dutton), the Crush pass protection has been stellar under head coach Mike Dailey ... The team allowed just four sacks in 2004, and none after Week 6. In 2005, Colorado allowed just six sacks, while holding 10 opponents sackless on the year ... Since 2004, the Crush have allowed just 28 sacks in their last 69 regular season games (total of 3,057 plays; including games in 2008). They have given up just three sacks this year, which is good enough for first in the AFL.

STEEL CURTAIN

IRON WALL

The trio of offensive lineman Brett Huyser, Kyle Moore-Brown, and now Joey Hollenbeck have put up a sturdy wall around quarterback John Dutton so far this season, allowing only 3 sacks, good for fewest in the league. The Crush allowed 6 sacks all of last season, good for third fewest in the league.

FLOYD IN 2008 G UA A Total Avg.

9 59 14 66.0 7.33

Floyd is again moving atop the league in tackles. He has 66.0 total tackles, good for 6th in the league through nine games. Floyd led the league in tackles last season with 156.0 total tackles. Floyd has 701.5 total tackles in his career now, leaving him just 41 tackles shy of passing Barry Wagner into second All-Time in AFL his-tory.

AMERICAN CONFERENCECentral Division OVERALL POINTSTeam W L Pct PF PA Home Road Div. Con. Streak CHICAGO 8 2 .800 588 461 4-1 4-1 5-0 7-0 W4 COLORADO 4 5 .444 480 490 3-2 1-3 1-3 2-3 W1 GRAND RAPIDS 3 6 .333 511 535 2-3 1-3 2-3 3-4 L1 KANSAS CITY 1 8 .111 432 548 1-4 0-4 1-3 1-5 L2

Western Division OVERALL POINTSTeam W L Pct PF PA Home Road Div. Con. Streak SAN JOSE 5 5 .500 542 539 2-2 3-3 3-0 5-1 L1 ARIZONA 4 5 .444 460 531 2-2 2-3 1-3 1-4 L1 LOS ANGELES 4 6 .400 561 629 3-2 1-4 3-1 3-3 W1 UTAH 1 9 .100 565 644 1-4 0-5 0-3 1-3 W1

NATIONAL CONFERENCEEastern Division OVERALL POINTSTeam W L Pct PF PA Home Road Div. Con. Streak PHILADELPHIA 9 1 .900 640 495 5-0 4-1 3-1 5-1 L1 DALLAS 8 1 .889 429 401 4-0 4-1 4-1 6-1 W1 CLEVELAND 5 4 .556 516 539 3-1 2-3 3-2 3-3 W1 NEW YORK 5 4 .556 452 430 4-1 1-3 2-3 3-3 W4 COLUMBUS 2 7 .222 431 486 1-4 1-3 0-5 1-6 L3

Southern Division OVERALL POINTSTeam W L Pct PF PA Home Road Div. Con. Streak NEW ORLEANS 7 3 .700 574 498 5-0 2-3 2-1 3-2 L1 ORLANDO 7 3 .700 574 538 4-1 3-2 2-2 3-3 W1 GEORGIA 4 5 .444 521 486 3-2 1-3 1-3 1-4 W1 TAMPA BAY 3 6 .333 478 504 1-3 2-3 2-1 2-4 L1

2008 CURRENT OVERALL STANDINGS

2008 Colorado Crush Depth Chart (As of 4/30/08)

WRNelson

G1)Hollen-

beck

C1) Moore-

Brown2)Watton

QB1) Dutton2) Beutjer

TEHuyser

FBWatton

WRQuinnie

WRPyatt

Hosack

DL1) McConnell2)Hollenbeck

DL1) Syptak2) Rogers

DL1) Rogers2)Watton

MAC1) Taylor

JACK1) Harmon2) Thomas

S1) Floyd

C1) Malone

C1) Hughley

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OFFENSE

DEFENSE

SPECIALISTSK 10 YAUSSI, Deric H 5 DUTTON, John LS 91 McCONNELL, Aaron 67 WATTON, Chris

KR 25 HARMON, Jason 3 PYATT, Brad

2008 PLAYER CAPUSLES

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#8, QB, John Dutton 6-4, 224, 9/20/75, Nevada, 9 EXP300+ PASS YDS: 23 times (22 with Colorado).6+ PASS TDS: 47 times (46 with Colorado).40+ PASS ATT: 31 times (30 with Colorado).25+ PASS CMP: 34 times (34 with Colorado).2008 Highlights: - In the season opener vs. Columbus (3/2), threw for 259 yards and 6 touchdowns on 25-of-38 passing with one interception and was named the Offensive Player of the Game.-Went 12-of-12 in the first half against Dallas (3/17) before throwing three interceptions and finished 21-of-30 for 207 yards and 4 TDS. - Surpassed the 24,000 (24.381) yard mark for career passing yards against Dallas (3/17). On his 10th straight completion to start the game, he went over the mark by one yard to WR Brad Pyatt, setting up a score two plays later in the second quarter.- Had a season high for passing yards against Chicago (3/17) in a losing effort. Needs on 17 TD’s to reach 500.- Threw for season-highs in completions (32), attempts (50) and touchdowns (8) against Los Angeles (3/30). Also added a rushing TD- Threw for 500th (506) career touchdown and 25,000 (25,253) yards against Cleveland (4/11). Now sits as the seventh and eighth ranked passer in those categories all-time.- Threw for over 300+ yards for the third time this season against Chicago (4/25). -Threw for his highest completion percentage of the season vs Grand Rapids, completing almost 74 percent of his passes for 319 yards. PASSINGYr. Team GP/S Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. Yd/Att. TD INT LG Sack Yds./G3/2 vs.Columbus 1/1 25 38 65.8 259 6.6 6 1 25 0 2593/17 @Dallas 1/1 21 30 70.0 207 6.9 4 3 21 1 2073/22 @Chicago 1/1 23 34 67.6 271 7.9 4 0 40 0 2713/30 vs. New Orleans 1/1 28 46 60.9 232 5.0 7 1 22 0 2324/4 vs. Los Angeles 1/1 32 50 64.0 334 6.7 8 1 37 0-0 3344/11 @ Cleveland 1/1 33 48 68.8 314 6.5 8 2 34 0-0 3144/19 @ K.C. 1/1 23 39 59.0 191 4.9 5 2 17 1-4 1914/25 vs. Chicago 1/1 28 47 60.0 331 7.0 7 2 42 0 3315/2 vs.G.R. 1/1 34 46 73.9 319 6.9 5 0 19 0 3192008 TOTALS 9/9 248 379 65.4 2458 6.5 54 12 42 2-4 273.1

TOUCHDOWNS A-PLENTYQuarterback John Dutton has thrown for 6+ touchdowns 47 times in his career (46 in a Crush uniform) after his eight touchdown performance against the L.A. Avengers on April 4, and Cleveland on April 11 and a 7 touchdown game against Chicago(4/25). Dutton’s 54 touchdown tosses this season puts him in 2nd place in the league. Dutton’s 523 career touchdown tosses put him into seventh place in AFL history, and make him only the seventh player in AFL history to pass for 500 touchdowns or more.

DEFENSEDate Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds4/19 @ K.C. 1 2 3 3.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

#21, DB, Dion Byrum 5-11, 190, 2/18/83, Ohio, R EXP DEFENSEDate Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds5/2 vs. G.R. 1 3 1 3.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/25 vs. Chicago 1 5 0 5.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

#4, DB, Rashad Floyd 5-10, 180, 4/7/79, Portland State, 6 EXP2008 Highlights: - Was named the Defensive Player of the Game with 6.0 total tackles and 4 pass break-ups in the season opener vs. Columbus (3/2).- Led the team in total tackles against Dallas (3/17) with 7.0 total tackles and recorded his firs INT of the season; his 34th of his career.- Continued to increase his productivity against Chicago with a season high 8.5 tackles. Moved into 3rd All-Time in tackles in the AFL- Had a season high 11.5 tackles against New Orleans (3/30) to go along with his second interception of the season and 3 pass break-ups. - Named Defensive Player of the Week for week 7 for his 2 INT, 10 tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss and one pass breakup.- Once again led the team in tackles at K.C. (4/19) with 7 total tackles. DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 5 2 6.0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 6 2 7.0 0.0-0 1-0 0 0 0-03/22 @ Chicago 1 8 1 8.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/30 vs. New Orleans 1 11 1 11.5 0.0-0 1-24 3 0 0-04/4 vs. Los Angeles 1 5 1 5.5 0.0-0 2-4 3 0 0-04/11 @ Cleveland 1 9 2 10.0 0.0-0 2-12 1 0 0-04/19 @ K.C. 1 6 2 7.0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-04/25 vs. Chicago 1 5 0 5.0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-05/2 vs. G.R. 1 5 2 6.0 0.0-0 0-0 3 0 0-02008 TOTALS 9 59 14 66.0 0.0-0 6-40 13 0 0-0

2008 Highlights: -Was a Swiss Army knife in the season opener vs. Columbus (3/2), contributing 6.0 total tackles on defense along with a pass break-up, had one rush for 3 yards and what proved to be the game-winning touchdown, as well as contributing six returns, one on a missed field goal, for 77 yards. - Had his first interception of the season at K.C. (4/19), and is second on the team in total tackles with 29.5 at the mid-point of the season. RUSHING Date Team GP No Gain Loss Net TD Lg Avg3/2 vs. Columbus 1 1 3 0 3 1 3 33/17 @ Dallas 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 12008 TOTALS 2 2 4 0 4 1 3 2 DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 5 2 6.0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 5 0 5.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/22 @ Chicago 1 0 1 0.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 3/30 vs. New Orleans 1 6 1 6.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/4 vs. L.A. 1 4 0 4.0 0.0-0 0-0 1 2 0-04/11 @ Cleveland 1 3 4 5.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/19 @ K.C. 1 2 1 2.5 0.0-0 1-11 0 0 0-04/25 vs. Chicago 1 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-05/2 vs. G.R. 1 3 1 3.5 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-0 2008 TOTALS 9 29 10 34.0 0.0-0 1-11 3 2 0-0 RETURNS MFGs Kickoffs InterceptYr. Team GP No. Yds. Lg No. Yds. Lg No. Yds. Lg TOTAL3/2 vs. Columbus 1 1 15 15 5 62 40 0 0 0 773/17 @ Dallas 1 1 26 26 6 99 29 0 0 0 1263/22 @ Chicago 1 0 0 0 7 115 20 0 0 0 1153/30 vs. New Orleans 1 0 0 0 6 138 31 0 0 0 1384/4 vs. Los Angeles 1 0 0 0 3 52 23 0 0 0 524/11 @ Clevleand 1 1 19 19 2 50 35 0 0 0 694/19 @ K.C. 1 0 0 0 2 54 30 1 11 11 654/25 vs. Chicago 1 0 0 0 2 37 24 0 0 0 375/2 vs. G.R. 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 TOTALS 9 3 60 26 31 570 40 1 11 11 678

#25, DB, Jason Harmon 6-0, 204, 4/3/82, Michigan State, 2 EXP



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2008 Highlights: -Had 5 tackles and 2 pass break-ups in season opener vs. Columbus (3/2)- Played in his 75th career game in the AFL against Chicago (3/22). DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 5 0 5.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/22 @ Chicago 1 8 2 9.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/30 vs. New Orleans1 2 0 2.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/4 vs. L.A. 1 4 1 4.5 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 1-04/11 @Cleveland 1 1 2 2.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/19 @ K.C. 1 0 3 1.5 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-04/25 vs. Chicago 1 2 0 2.0 0.0-0 1-17 0 0 0-05/2 vs. G.R. ------------------------------DNP-------------------------------------------------------------------2008 TOTALS 8 23 5 28.0 0.0-0 1-17 2 0 1-0

#2, DS, Delvin Hughley 5-11, 215, 4/18/78, Jacksonville State, 6 EXP

#13, WR, Aaron Hosack 6-5, 210, 11/28/1981, Minnesota, R EXP2008 Highlights: - Hauled in the first three receptions of his AFL career for 12 yards against Columbus (3/2). - Had a breakout game in his return from the injured reserve with 4 touchdowns on 10 receptions for 88 yards. RECEIVINGYr. Team GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Avg./G3/2 vs. Columbus 1 3 12 4.0 0 5 123/17 @ Dallas - - - - - - -3/22 @ Chicago - - - - - - -INJURED RESERVE FOR 4 WEEKS5/2 vs. G.R. 1 10 88 8.8 4 15 882008 TOTALS 1 13 100 7.7 a 15 25

#66, OL, Joey Hollenbeck 6-4, 320, 2/26/80, Washington State, 2 EXP2008 Highlights:OFFENSE Yr. Team GP/S4/25 vs. Chicago 15/2 vs. G.R. 12008 TOTALS 2

DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/17 @ Dallas 1 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/22 @ Chi. 1 1 1 1.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 3/30 vs. N.O. 1 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/4 vs. L.A. 1 0 1 0.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/11 @ Cleve. 1 0 1 0.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/19 @ K.C. 1 0 0 0.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/25 vs. Chi. 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-05/2 vs. G.R. 1 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2008 TOTALS9 4 3 5.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

#52, OL, Brett Huyser 6-4, 310, 2/11/80, Air Force, 1 EXP2008 Highlights: OFFENSEYr. Team GP/S Yr. Team GP/S3/2 vs. Columbus 1/S 5/2 vs. G.R. 1/S3/17 @ Dallas 1/S 2008 TOTALS 9/S3/22 @ Chicago 1/S3/30 vs. N.O. 1/S4/4 vs. L.A. 1/S4/11 @Cleveland 1/S4/19 @ K.C. 1/S4/25 vs. Chicago 1/S

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#96, OL, Kyle Moore-Brown 6-4, 310, 2/26/71, Kansas, 14 EXP2008 Highlights: - Continued his AFL-record for consecutive starts with 216 against Los Angeles (4/4).OFFENSEYr. Team GP/S Yr. Team GP/S3/2 vs. Columbus 1/S 5/2 vs. G.R. 1/S3/17 @ Dallas 1/S 2008 TOTALS 9/S3/22 @ Chicago 1/S3/30 vs. N.O. 1/S4/4 vs. L.A. 1/S4/11 @ Cleveland 1/S4/19 @ K.C. 1/S4/25 vs. Chicago 1/S

#5, QB, Brandon Kirsch 6-2, 213, 10/13/83, Purdue, 2 EXP2008 Highlights: - Completed his first passes of season going 3-3 in the fourth quarter at Dallas (3/17).- Been on injured reserve since week 7 with a knee injury. PASSINGYr. Team GP/S Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. Yd/Att. TD INT LG Sack Yds./G3/2 vs. Columbus 1/0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 03/17 @ Dallas 1/0 3 3 1.000 37 12.3 1 0 16 1 373/22 @ Chicago 1/0 3 9 33.3 22 2.4 0 1 12 0 222008 TOTALS 3/0 6 12 1.000 59 4.91 1 1 16 1 19.6

#91, DL, Aaron McConnell 6-3, 295, 7/8/80, Pittsbug St. (KS), 3 EXP2008 Highlight:-Contributed first total tackle in a Crush uniform in home opener vs. Columbus (3/2)- Recorded his first sack in a Crush uniform at Dallas which resulted in an 11-yard loss- Recorded his team leading second sack of the season at K.C. (4/19)- Had a career day against the Rampage (5/2) with three sacks and two forced fumbles to go along with 3.5 total tackles. DEFENSEDate Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 0 2 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 1 0 1.0 1.0-11 0-0 0 0 0-03/22 @ Chicago 1 0 2 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/30 vs. New Orleans 1 0 0 0.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/4 vs. L.A. 1 0 0 0.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/11 @ Cleveland 1 0 1 0.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/19 @ K.C. 1 2 1 2.5 1.0-4 0-0 0 0 0-04/25 vs. Chicago 1 2 0 2.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-05/2 vs. G.R. 1 3 1 3.5 3.0-29 0-0 0 2 0-02008 TOTALS 9 8 7 11.5 5.0-44 0-0 0 2 0-0

2008 Highlights: -Played in his first career AFL game at Cleveland (4/11) DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds4/11 @Cleveland 1 5 1 5.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/19 @ K.C. 1 1 2 2.0 0.0-0 0-0 1 0 0-04/25 vs. Chicago 1 5 0 5.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-05/2 vs. G.R. 1 4 2 5.0 0.0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0 2008 TOTALS 4 15 5 17.5 0.0-0 0-0 3 0 0-0

#20, DB, Antonio Malone 5-11, 200, 1/24/1984, Toledo, R EXP

2008 PLAYER STATISTICS

#11, LB/FB, Kevin Nagle 6-1, 255, 4/30/75, East Stroudsburg, 3 EXP2008 Highlights: - Highly visible on defense, Nagle recorded his first half tackle for a loss against Dallas (3/17).- BEEN ON INJURED RESERVE SINCE 4/11. RUSHINGYr. Team GP Att. Yds Avg. TD LG3/2 vs. Columbus 1 0 0 0.0 0 02008 TOTALS 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 3 2 4.0 0.0-0 0-0 1 1 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 3 2 4.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/22 @ Chicago 1 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/30 vs. New Orleans 1 2 0 2.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/4 vs. L.A. 1 1 0 1.0 1.0-9 0-0 0 0 0-04/11 @ Cleveland 1 4 2 5.0 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 6 14 6 17.0 1.5-10 0-0 1 1 0-0#81, WR, Ben Nelson 6-3, 191, 8/21/79, St. Cloud St., 2 EXP2008 Highlights: - Played his first game for the Crush (3/2). Hauled in a game high 9 passes for a game-high 98 yards and a game-high 3 scores in the season opener vs. Columbus (3/2). His fifth catch of the game was the 200th catch of his career.- Led the team in receiving for the second week in a row compiling the same numbers in yards and touchdowns.- Had his third three-touchdown game of the season against New Orleans (3/30) and passed the 60 touchdown mark for his career.- Was named AFL Offensive Player of the Week for week 6 (4/4) in having his best game in a Crush uniform. RECEIVINGYr. Team GP Rec. Yds. Avg./Rec TD LG Avg./G3/2 vs. Columbus 1 9 98 10.8 3 22 983/17 @ Dallas 1 11 98 8.9 3 16 983/22 @ Chicago 1 8 88 11.0 0 17 883/30 vs. N.O. 1 11 83 7.5 3 13 834/4 vs. L.A. 1 13 174 13.4 5 37 1744/11 @ Cleveland 1 13 142 10.9 2 18 1424/19 @ K.C. 1 7 77 11.0 2 14 774/25 vs. Chicago 1 0 0 0 0 0 05/2 vs. G.R. -----------------------------------DNP------------------------------------------2008 TOTALS 8 72 760 10.6 18 37 108.5 DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds4/25 vs. Chicago 1 2 0 2.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 02008 TOTALS 1 2 0 2.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0

#29, DB, Zach Norton 6-0, 185, 11/19/1981, Cincinnatti, R EXP2008 Highlights:- Got his first career start against New Orleans replacing DB Chris Angel. Had three total tackles and two pass breakups.- Been on INJURED RESERVE SINCE 4/4. DEFENSEDate Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/30 vs. New Orleans 1 3 0 3.0 0.0-0 0-0 2 0 0-04/4 vs. L.A. 1 0 0 0.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 2 3 0 3.0 0.0-0 0-0 2 0 0-0

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#80, WR, Willie Quinnie 6-2, 176, 10/3/80, Alabama-Birmingham, 2 EXP2008 Highlights: - Tied for a game-high 9 catches for 85 yards and 3 touchdowns in season opener vs. Columbus.- Had a season high at Chicago (3/22) with 116 yards receiving and two touchdowns.- Had a season high for receiving yards with 118 against Grand Rapids (5/2), but did not see any touchdown passes thrown his way. RECEIVINGYr. Team GP Rec. Yds. Avg./Rec TD LG Avg./G3/2 vs. Columbus 1 9 85 9.5 3 23 853/17 @ Dallas 1 5 52 10.4 1 10 523/22 @ Chicago 1 6 116 19.3 2 40 1163/30 vs. N.O. 1 5 61 12.2 1 22 614/4 vs. L.A. 1 9 81 9 1 17 814/11 @ Cleveland 1 9 64 7.1 4 23 644/19 @ K.C. 1 8 55 6.9 2 16 554/25 vs. Chicago 1 8 71 8.9 3 17 715/2 vs. G.R. 1 10 118 11.8 0 19 1182008 TOTALS 9 69 703 10.2 17 40 78.1#6, WR, Brad Pyatt 5-11, 187, 4/16/80, Northern Colorado, 2 EXP2008 Highlights: - Hauled in 4 passes for 64 yards in season opener vs. Columbus RECEIVINGYr. Team GP Rec. Yds. Avg./Rec. TD LG Avg./G3/2 vs. Columbus 1 4 64 16.0 1 25 643/17 @ Dallas 1 7 84 12.0 1 21 843/22 @ Chicago 1 9 71 7.8 1 26 713/30 vs. N.O 1 8 55 6.9 3 14 554/4 vs. L.A. 1 3 16 5.3 1 7 164/11 @ Cleveland 1 10 74 7.4 2 12 744/19 @ K.C. 1 5 41 8.2 1 17 414/25 vs. Chicago 1 7 123 17.6 2 42 1235/2 vs. G.R. 1 6 45 7.5 1 11 452008 TOTALS 9 59 573 9.7 12 42 63.7

#9, WR, Chad Owens 5-8, 180, 4/3/82, Hawaii, R EXP RECEIVINGYr. Team GP Rec. Yds. Avg./Rec. TD LG Avg./G4/25 vs. Chicago 1 12 115 9.6 2 23 1155/2 vs. G.R. 1 7 53 7.5 0 12 532008 TOTALS 1 19 168 8.8 2 23 84.0 RUSHINGYr. Team GP Att. Yds Avg. TD LG4/19 @ K.C. 1 5 11 2.2 2 74/25 vs. Chicago 1 1 4 4 1 45/2 vs. G.R. 1 2 -5 -2.5 1 42008 TOTALS 3 8 10 1.25 4 7 RETURNS MFGs Kickoffs InterceptYr. Team GP No. Yds. Lg No. Yds. Lg No. Yds. Lg TOTAL4/11 @ Clevleand 1 0 0 0 3 61 23 0 0 0 614/19 @ K.C. 1 0 0 0 5 136 42 0 0 0 1364/25 vs. Chicago 1 0 0 0 6 103 27 0 0 0 1035/2 vs. G.R. 1 0 0 0 1 8 8 0 0 0 82008 TOTALS 3 0 0 0 32 382 42 0 0 0 382

#98, DL, Charrod Taylor 6-2, 286, 5/20/80, Georgia Southern, R EXP 2008 Highlight:-Contributed first assited tackle in Crush debut in home opener vs. Columbus (3/2)- Saw increased production in just his second professional game with 2.5 total tackles against Dallas (3/17) DEFENSEDate Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 0 1 .5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 2 1 2.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/22 @ Chicago 1 0 1 .5 0.0-0- 0-0 0 0 0-03/30 vs. N.O. 1 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/4 vs. L.A. 1 0 0 0.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/11 @ Cleveland 1 0 1 0.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/19 @ K.C. 1 0 4 2.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 7 3 8 7.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

#59, DL, John Syptak 6-2, 250, 3/16/84, Rice, R EXP DEFENSEDate Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds4/4 L.A. 1 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/11 @Cleveland 1 2 3 3.5 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0-04/19 @ K.C. 1 3 2 4.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/25 vs. Chicago 1 1FL 0 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-05/2 vs. G.R. 1 0 0 0.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 5 7 5 9.5 0.5-1 0-0 0 0 0-0


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#3, K, Clay Rush 6-3, 220, 10/27/1973, Missouri Western St., 9 EXP2008 Highlights:-Was 1-2 on field goals agianst Columbus (3/2). Made a 54-yard field goal; the fifth 50+ field goal of his career. FIELD GOALS EXTRA POINTS ALLYr. Team GP FGM FGA Pct. LG BLK PATM PATA Pct. TOT Pts.3/2 vs. Columbus 1 1 2 .500 54 0 5 7 .714 5 83/17 @ Dallas 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 .400 2 23/22 @ Chicago 1 0 2 0 0 2 5 5 1.000 5 53/30 vs. New Orleans 1 1 2 .500 27 0 6 6 1.000 6 94/4 vs. L.A. 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 10 .700 7 74/11 @ Cleveland 1 2 2 1.000 34 0 9 9 1.000 9 154/19 @ K.C. 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0.00 0 04/25 vs. Chicago 1 0 2 0.0 0 0 4 7 .571 4 42008 TOTALS 7 4 10 .400 54 2 38 50 .760 38 50FIELD GOAL BREAKDOWN DISTANCE (Yds) Yr. Team 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Pct. LG BLK3/5 vs. Columbus 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 50.0 54 03/17 @ Dallas 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 00.0 -- 03/22 @ Chicago 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 00.0 -- 23/30 vs. New Orleans 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 50.0 27 04/11 @ Cleveland 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 1.000 34 04/25 vs. Chicago 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 00.0 -- 02008 TOTALS 0-0 2-3 1-2 0-0 1-3 50.0 54 2

#94, DL, Nick Rogers 6-2, 270, 5/31/1979, Georgia Tech, R EXP DEFENSEDate Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds5/2 vs. G.R. 1 3 0 3.0 1.0-6 0-0 0 1 1-02008 TOTALS 1 3 0 3.0 1.0-6 0-0 0 1 1-0

#97, DL, Lauvale Sape 6-1, 296, 8/29/1980, Utah, R EXP DEFENSEDate Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds5/2 vs. G.R. 1 1 0 1.0 1.0-6 0-0 0 1 1-3/TD2008 TOTALS 1 1 0 1.0 1.0-6 0-0 0 1 1-3/TD

#44, FB/LB, Robert Thomas 6-1, 252, 12/1/74, Henderson State, 5 EXP 2008 Highlights: - Moved into second place in all-time rushing touchdowns with 10 with his one-yard TD run against Dallas (3/17). Also recorded his first reception of the season.- PLACED ON INJURED RESERVE AFTER THE CHICAGO (4/25) GAME RUSHINGYr. Team GP Att. Yds Avg. TD LG3/2 vs. Columbus 1 1 1 1.0 0 13/17 @ Dallas 1 1 1 1.0 1 13/22 @ Chicago 1 1 2 2.0 1 23/30 vs N.O. 1 1 3 3.0 0 34/4 vs. L.A. 1 5 22 4.4 1 124/11 @ Cleveland 1 4 13 3.2 0 52008 TOTALS 6 13 42 3.2 3 12 RECEIVINGYr. Team GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Avg./G3/17 @ Dallas 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 10.03/22 @ Chicago 1 3 18 6.0 1 9 18.03/30 vs. N.O. 1 2 12 6.0 0 12 12.04/4 vs. L.A. 1 3 44 14.6 0 22 444/11 @ Cleveland 1 1 34 34 0 34 342008 TOTALS 5 10 118 11.8 1 34 19.6 (in six games) DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds3/2 vs. Columbus 1 2 0 2.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/17 @ Dallas 1 3 0 3.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-03/22 @ Chicago 1 1 3 2.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/11 @ Cleveland 1 1 0 1.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0 2008 TOTALS 4 7 3 8.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0#33, FB, Chris Watton 6-3, 291, 10/6/77, Baylor, 3 EXP2008 Highlights: OFFENSE RECEIVINGYr. Team GP Yr. Team GP Rec. Yds. Avg. TD LG Avg./G3/2 vs. Columbus 1/S 3/30 vs. N.O. 1 1 11.0 11 0 11 113/17 @ Dallas 1/S 4/4 vs. L.A 1 2 9 4.5 1 6 93/22 @ Chicago 1/S 4/25 vs. Chicago 1 1 16 16 0 16 163/30 vs. N.O. 1/S 5/2 vs. G.R. 1 1 15 15 0 15 154/4 vs. L.A. 1/S 2008 TOTALS 4 5 51 10.2 1 16 12.84/11 @ Cleveland 1/S4/19 @ K.C. 1/S2008 TOTALS 6/S

RUSHINGYr. Team GP Att. Yds Avg. TD LG5/2 vs. G.R. 1 4 8 2.0 1 52008 TOTALS 1 4 8 2.0 1 5

DEFENSEYr. Team GP UT A TT Sack-Yds INT-Yds BrUp FF FR-Yds4/11 @ Cleveland 1 0 1 0.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-04/19 @ K.C. 1 0 1 0.5 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-05/2 vs. G.R. 1 2 0 2.0 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-02008 TOTALS 3 2 2 3 0.0-0 0-0 0 0 0-0

#10, K, Deric Yaussi 5-11, 197, 10/27/1973, Wyoming, R EXP

2008 Highlights:-In his first AFL game of his career was a perfect 8-8 in PATs. FIELD GOALS EXTRA POINTS ALLYr. Team GP FGM FGA Pct. LG BLK PATM PATA Pct. TOT Pts.vs. G.R. 1 0 0 0.00 0 0 8 8 1.000 8 8 FIELD GOAL BREAKDOWN DISTANCE (Yds) Yr. Team 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Pct. LG BLK


The 2008 season marks White’s 16th year as an Arena Football League head coach. White joined the

Blaze in 2006 for their inaugural season where he coached the team to a 7-9 regular-season record. The Blaze also qualified for the postseason in just their first year. In 2007, he led the Blaze to an 8-8 season and again qualified for the postseason. White now boasts an AFL overall coaching record of 156-84 and a postseason record of 20-12. White, who is a mem-ber of four Halls of Fame (Arizona Sports, Arizona State, College Football and Arena Football), is second in all-time wins. White, a living legend of football in Arizona, served as the first head coach and general manager of the Rattlers until 2004. He was named Arena Football League Coach of the Year in only his second season as head coach (1993). In 13 seasons, White led the Rattlers to ArenaBowl berths in 1994, 1997, 2002, 2003 and 2004, emerging as the ArenaBowl Champi-ons in 1994 and 1997. White finished his career with the Rattlers with an overall record of 141-65 (.684) ranking him No. 2 all-time in Arena Football history. He became an inductee for the Arena Football Hall of Fame class of 2002. One of the finest motivators of the game, White’s style has proven to be successful. White began his playing days at Mesa’s Westwood High, his collegiate career at Arizona State, and on through his profes-sional career first with the Memphis Southmen of the World Football League, and then in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys. Those fans of White know his intense desire for excellence. They also know that if Danny White was anything, he was a winner. Throughout his career as a player, White set seven NCAA passing records. In 1973, his passing and run-ning game placed him second in the nation in total offense (387-721). Sports Illustrated named White as the second-best rated collegiate quarterback of all-time, behind only Steve Young. The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame honored White in 1997 as an inductee into the College Hall of Fame. In addition to the AFL Hall of Fame and the NCAA Hall of Fame, White has been inducted into the State of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame and the Arizona State University Hall of Fame where his jersey number (11) was retired. White was also named Arizona Ath-lete of the Century in 2000 by the Arizona Republic.

Blaze Head Coach Danny White

TEAM STATISTICS COL OPP--------------------------------------------------------SCORING....................... 480 490 Points Per Game............. 53.3 54.4FIRST DOWNS................... 204 192 Rushing..................... 16 25 Passing..................... 163 145 Penalty..................... 25 22RUSHING YARDAGE............... 79 203 Yards gained rushing........ 90 211 Yards lost rushing.......... 11 8 Rushing Attempts............ 39 72 Average Per Rush............ 2.0 2.8 Average Per Game............ 8.8 22.6 TDs Rushing................. 12 21PASSING YARDAGE............... 2504 2384 Att-Comp-Int................ 390-253-13 337-207-8 Average Per Pass............ 6.4 7.1 Average Per Catch........... 9.9 11.5 Average Per Game............ 278.2 264.9 TDs Passing................. 55 45TOTAL OFFENSE................. 2583 2587 Total Plays................. 432 416 Average Per Play............ 6.0 6.2 Average Per Game............ 287.0 287.4KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 53-923 55-946FG RETURNS: #-YARDS........... 3-60 2-5INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 8-68 13-209KICK RETURN AVERAGE........... 17.4 17.2FG RETURN AVERAGE............. 20.0 2.5INT RETURN AVERAGE............ 8.5 16.1FUMBLES-LOST.................. 4-3 8-4PENALTIES-YARDS............... 56-391 74-425 Average Per Game............ 43.4 47.2TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 30:29 29:263RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 35/64 30/59 3rd-Down Pct................ 55% 51%4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS.......... 7/14 5/12 4th-Down Pct................ 50% 42%SACKS BY-YARDS................ 7-56 3-13MISC YARDS.................... 3 2TOUCHDOWNS SCORED............. 69 70FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 4-10 3-10 4-point drop-kick FGs....... 0-0 0-0PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 48-60 59-70 2-point drop-kick PATs...... 0-0 0-0ATTENDANCE.................... 56415 57748 Games/Avg Per Game.......... 5/11283 4/14437 Neutral Site Games.......... 0/0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total-------------------- --- --- --- --- ---COLORADO............ 106 137 117 120 - 480Opponents........... 105 149 120 116 - 490

COLORADO CRUSH TEAM STATS

2008 REGULAR SEASON TEAM STATISTICS AND VISITING TEAM COACH BIO

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2008 SCHEDULE Overall Date Opponent Score Record Time Attend ---- -------- ----- -------- ---- ------ Mar 02, 2008 COLUMBUS W 50-47 1- 0- 0 2:37 9265 Mar 17, 2008 at DALLAS 40-51 L 1- 1- 0 2:19 12576 Mar 22, 2008 at CHICAGO 35-70 L 1- 2- 0 2:32 16036 Mar 30, 2008 NEW ORLEANS 51-54 L 1- 3- 0 2:34 10350 Apr 04, 2008 LOS ANGELES W 67-54 2- 3- 0 2:27 11159 Apr 11, 2008 at CLEVELAND W 69-66 3- 3- 0 2:40 15079 Apr 19, 2008 at KANSAS CITY 53-55 L 3- 4- 0 2:31 14057 Apr 25, 2008 CHICAGO 52-65 L 3- 5- 0 2:36 11114 May 02, 2008 GRAND RAPIDS W 63-28 4- 5- 0 2:20 14527 May 10, 2008 at UTAH 9:00 May 17, 2008 CLEVELAND 8:00 May 24, 2008 at SAN JOSE 10:30 Jun 2, 2008 NEW YORK 10:30 Jun 7, 2008 at GRAND RAPIDS 7:00 Jun 16, 2008 at ARIZONA 10:00 Jun 21, 2008 KANSAS CITY 8:00

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G----------------------------------------------------------------Robert Thomas 7 18 47 0 47 2.6 4 12 6.7Chad Owens 4 8 19 9 10 1.2 4 7 2.5John Dutton 9 7 12 2 10 1.4 2 4 1.1Chris Watton 8 4 8 0 8 2.0 1 5 1.0Jason Harmon 9 2 4 0 4 2.0 1 3 0.4Total.......... 9 39 90 11 79 2.0 12 12 8.8Opponents...... 9 72 211 8 203 2.8 21 13 22.6

PASSING GP Rating Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G--------------------------------------------------------------------John Dutton 9 106.12 378-247-12 65.3 2458 54 42 273.1Brandon Kirsch 6 50.35 12-6-1 50.0 59 1 16 9.8TEAM 4 39.58 0-0-0 0.0 -13 0 0 -3.2Total.......... 9 104.26 390-253-13 64.9 2504 55 42 278.2Opponents...... 9 106.24 337-207-8 61.4 2384 45 47 264.9

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G------------------------------------------------------Ben Nelson 8 72 760 10.6 18 37 95.0Willie Quinnie 9 69 709 10.3 17 40 78.8Brad Pyatt 9 59 573 9.7 12 42 63.7Chad Owens 4 19 168 8.8 2 23 42.0Robert Thomas 7 13 136 10.5 1 34 19.4Aaron Hosack 3 13 100 7.7 4 15 33.3Chris Watton 8 5 51 10.2 1 16 6.4Brandon Kirsch 6 2 10 5.0 0 9 1.7John Dutton 9 1 10 10.0 0 10 1.1Total.......... 9 253 2517 9.9 55 42 279.7Opponents...... 9 207 2440 11.8 45 47 271.1

2008 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

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2008 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (CONTINUED)FG RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------Jason Harmon 3 60 20.0 0 26Lauvale Sape 0 0 0.0 1 0Total.......... 3 60 20.0 0 26Opponents...... 2 5 2.5 0 6

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------Rashad Floyd 6 40 6.7 0 24Jason Harmon 1 11 11.0 0 11Delvin Hughley 1 17 17.0 0 17Total.......... 8 68 8.5 0 24Opponents...... 13 209 16.1 1 50

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------Jason Harmon 33 607 18.4 0 40Chad Owens 15 308 20.5 0 42Ben Nelson 3 4 1.3 0 4Willie Quinnie 2 4 2.0 0 7Total.......... 53 923 17.4 0 42Opponents...... 55 946 17.2 2 54

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long--------------------------------------------Lauvale Sape 1 3 3.0 1 3Nick Rogers 0 0 0.0 1 0Total.......... 1 3 3.0 2 3Opponents...... 2 2 1.0 1 0 |------- PATs -------|SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass 2PT Saf Points--------------------------------------------------------------------Ben Nelson 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 110Willie Quinnie 17 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 104Brad Pyatt 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72Clay Rush 0 4-10 39-51 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 51Chad Owens 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36Robert Thomas 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30Aaron Hosack 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24Chris Watton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 14Lauvale Sape 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12John Dutton 2 0-0 0-0 0-2 0 2-5 0 0 12Deric Yaussi 0 0-0 9-9 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 9Nick Rogers 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6Jason Harmon 1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 6Brandon Kirsch 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 0Total.......... 69 4-10 48-60 0-3 3 3-6 0 0 480Opponents...... 70 3-10 59-70 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 490

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TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G---------------------------------------------------John Dutton 9 385 10 2458 2468 274.2Brandon Kirsch 6 12 0 59 59 9.8Robert Thomas 7 18 47 0 47 6.7Chad Owens 4 8 10 0 10 2.5Chris Watton 8 4 8 0 8 1.0Jason Harmon 9 2 4 0 4 0.4TEAM 4 0 0 -13 -13 -3.2Total.......... 9 429 79 2504 2583 287.0Opponents...... 9 409 203 2384 2587 287.4

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk-----------------------------------------------------------------RUSH 4-10 40.0 0-0 2-3 1-2 0-1 1-4 54 2

FG SEQUENCE COLORADO OPPONENTS----------------------------------------------------COLUMBUS 27,(54) 50,25,33DALLAS - (25),29,20CHICAGO 32,58 -NEW ORLEANS (27),51 40LOS ANGELES - -CLEVELAND (21),(34) (18),63KANSAS CITY - -CHICAGO 43,53 (34)GRAND RAPIDS - -UTAH - -CLEVELAND - -SAN JOSE - -NEW YORK - -GRAND RAPIDS - -ARIZONA - -KANSAS CITY - -

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn-------------------------------------------------------------Clay Rush 62 3052 49.2 16 2Deric Yaussi 10 553 55.3 3 1Ben Nelson 4 185 46.2 0 1Total.......... 76 3790 49.9 19 4 1041 36.2 13Opponents...... 78 3826 49.1 20 4 1023 35.9 14

2-POINT DK PATS: None. 4-POINT DK FGS: None.

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec FG KOR IR Tot Avg/G-----------------------------------------------------------Ben Nelson 8 0 760 0 4 0 764 95.5Willie Quinnie 9 0 709 0 4 0 713 79.2Jason Harmon 9 4 0 60 607 11 682 75.8Brad Pyatt 9 0 573 0 0 0 573 63.7Chad Owens 4 10 168 0 308 0 486 121.5Robert Thomas 7 47 136 0 0 0 183 26.1Aaron Hosack 3 0 100 0 0 0 100 33.3Chris Watton 8 8 51 0 0 0 59 7.4Rashad Floyd 9 0 0 0 0 40 40 4.4John Dutton 9 10 10 0 0 0 20 2.2Delvin Hughley 8 0 0 0 0 17 17 2.1Brandon Kirsch 6 0 10 0 0 0 10 1.7Total.......... 9 79 2517 60 923 68 3647 405.2Opponents...... 9 203 2440 5 946 209 3803 422.6

2008 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS (CONTINUED)

|--------Tackles--------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| BlkdDEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 Rashad Floyd 9 60 13 66.5 1.5-4 . 6-40 17 . . . . .25 Jason Harmon 9 29 10 34.0 . . 1-11 3 . . 2 . .2 Delvin Hughley 8 23 8 27.0 . . 1-17 4 . 1-0 . . .28 Chris Angel 4 20 4 22.0 . . . 3 . . . . .20 Antonio Malone 4 15 5 17.5 . . . 2 . . . . .11 Kevin Nagle 5 13 6 16.0 1.0-3 . . 3 . . . . .98 Charrod Taylor 8 8 9 12.5 0.5-1 . . . . . . 1 .91 Aaron McConnell 8 8 5 10.5 5.5-44 5.0-44 . . . . 2 1 .59 John Syptak 5 7 6 10.0 1.5-2 . . . . . . . .44 Robert Thomas 7 7 4 9.0 . . . . . . . . .97 Lauvale Sape 8 8 1 8.5 2.0-10 2.0-10 . . . 1-3 . . .21 Dion Byrum 2 8 1 8.5 . . . 1 . . . . .12 Andy Collins 2 3 5 5.5 . . . . . . . . .66 Joey Hollenbeck 9 4 3 5.5 . . . 1 . . . . .90 Dustin Barno 6 1 6 4.0 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .81 Ben Nelson 8 3 1 3.5 . . . . . . . . .5 Brandon Kirsch 6 3 . 3.0 . . . . . . . . .94 Nick Rogers 1 3 . 3.0 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . . 1-0 1 . .29 Zach Norton 1 3 . 3.0 . . . 2 . . . . .33 Chris Watton 8 2 2 3.0 . . . . . . . . .52 Brett Huyser 8 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . . . .96 Kyle Moore-Brown 8 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . . . .6 Brad Pyatt 9 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .8 John Dutton 9 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .80 Willie Quinnie 9 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . 1 . .3 Clay Rush 8 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .9 Chad Owens 4 . 1 0.5 . . . . . . . . .88 88 1 . 1 0.5 . . . . . . . . .TM TEAM 4 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . . Total.......... 9 226 90 271.0 13-67 7-56 8-68 36 . 4-3 6 2 . Opponents...... 9 240 74 277.0 5-24 3-13 13-209 41 3 3-2 . 2 1

2008 DEFENSIVE STATS

2008 INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 5 Robert Thomas vs LOS ANGELES (Apr 04, 2008) Chad Owens at KANSAS CITY (Apr 19, 2008) Robert Thomas at KANSAS CITY (Apr 19, 2008)Yards Rushing 22 Robert Thomas vs LOS ANGELES (Apr 04, 2008)TD Rushes 2 Chad Owens at KANSAS CITY (Apr 19, 2008)Long Rush 12 Robert Thomas vs LOS ANGELES (Apr 04, 2008)Pass attempts 50 John Dutton vs LOS ANGELES (Apr 04, 2008)Pass completions 34 John Dutton vs. GRAND RAPIDS (May 2, 2008)Yards Passing 334 John Dutton vs LOS ANGELES (Apr 04, 2008)TD Passes 8 John Dutton vs LOS ANGELES (Apr 04, 2008) John Dutton at CLEVELAND (Apr 11, 2008)Long Pass 42 John Dutton vs CHICAGO (Apr 25, 2008)Receptions 13 Ben Nelson vs LOS ANGELES (Apr 04, 2008) Ben Nelson at CLEVELAND (Apr 11, 2008)Yards Receiving 174 Ben Nelson vs LOS ANGELES (Apr 04, 2008)TD Receptions 5 Ben Nelson vs LOS ANGELES (Apr 04, 2008)Long Reception 42 Brad Pyatt vs CHICAGO (Apr 25, 2008)Field Goals 2 Clay Rush at CLEVELAND (Apr 11, 2008)Long Field Goal 54 Clay Rush vs COLUMBUS (Mar 02, 2008)Long MFG Return 26 Jason Harmon at DALLAS (Mar 17, 2008)Long Kickoff Return 42 Chad Owens at KANSAS CITY (Apr 19, 2008)Tackles 11.5 Rashad Floyd vs NEW ORLEANS (Mar 30, 2008)Sacks 3.0 Aaron McConnell vs. GRAND RAPIDS (May 2, 2008)Tackles For Loss 1.5 Rashad Floyd at CLEVELAND (Apr 11, 2008)Interceptions 2 Rashad Floyd vs LOS ANGELES (Apr 04, 2008) Rashad Floyd at CLEVELAND (Apr 11, 2008)

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Chad Owens #9Position: Wide ReceiverHeight: 5-8Weight: 180Birthdate: 4/3/82College: Hawaii

AFL Experience: Entering 1st AFL Season (1st with Crush)How Acquired: Signed as a free agent 4/1/08CAREER NOTESEntering his first season in the AFL and first with the Crush … Rookie with no AFL experience.OTHER PRO EXPERIENCEDrafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 185th pick in the 6th round of the 2005 NFL Draft…Played in 6 games as a Jaguar from 2005 to 2007, spending time on t he practice squad as well as the active roster…Re-turned 9 punts for 56 yards in four games in 2006 as a member of the Jaguars…Also spent time on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp roster prior to the 2007 season.COLLEGEPlayed at University of Hawaii after walking on from 2001-2004 … While at Hawaii, the former walk-on tied the NCAA record for most touchdowns scored on kick returns in a career with eight (six punts and two kick-offs), and set the NCAA record for most touchdowns scored on punt returns in a season with five during his senior year…. Caught a school-record 102 receptions for 1,290 yards and 17 touchdowns as a senior in 2004. Owens also returned 36 punts for 531 yards and five touchdowns, which earned him second-team All-American honors…. Owens finished his career as the school’s all-time leading receiver with 239 receptions for 3,031 yards (12.7 average) and 29 touchdowns in 44 games. He also returned 46 kickoffs for 1,354 yards, two touch-downs and a school career-record 29.4-yard average, plus gained a school-record 1,014 yards on 85 punt returns (11.9 average) and set another Hawaii mark with six touchdowns.

John Syptak #59Position: Defensive LinemanHeight: 6-2Weight: 252Birthdate: 3/16/84College: Rice

AFL Experience: Entering 1st AFL Season (1st with Crush)How Acquired: Signed as a free agent 3/27/08CAREER NOTESEntering his first season in the AFL and first with the Crush … Rookie with no AFL experienceOTHER PRO EXPERIENCEWas originally signed by Seattle as a rookie free agent on May 1, 2006 out of Rice…Waived by the Seahawks prior to the start of the regular season and spent some time on the New Orleans Saints practice squad…Signed with San Francisco 49ers prior to 2007 season and was waived at the end of training camp…Also spent some time with the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europa.COLLEGEPlayed at Rice University from 2001-2005 … 241 career tackles, including 28 for 124 yards in losses... Has 15.5 career sacks (fifth all-time at Rice) and 28 TFLs (tied for seventh)... Selected first-team all-Western Ath-letic Conference by the league coaches in 2004 and 2005.


Dion Byrum #21Position: Defensive BackHeight: 5-11Weight: 190Birthdate: 2/18/83College: Ohio University

AFL Experience: Entering 1st AFL Season (1st with Crush)How Acquired: Signed from Orlando Practice Squad 4/22/08

CAREER NOTESEntering his first season in the AFL and first with the Crush … Rookie with no AFL experience.OTHER PRO EXPERIENCEByrum was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Chicago Bears of the NFL after a stellar college career in 2006 but was released prior to the start of the season. He spent time in 2006 on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice roster and signed by the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 16, 2006. He played in three games for Carolina re-cording nine tackles and one pass defended. Released by Carolina on 8/4/07. Was most recently on the practice roster of the Orlando Predators.COLLEGEPlayed in every game of his college career at Ohio University earning All-American honors his senior year from the American Football Coaches Association ... Also earned second team All-American honors from Sports Illustrated and the Associated Press ... One of 12 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, which is presented to the nation’s best collegiate defensive back ... Named the Walter Camp Football Foundation National Defensive Player of the Week, the Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week, the USA Today National Player of the Week and College Sports Report’s I-A Performer of the Week after the Pitt game when he returned two interceptions for touchdowns, including the game-winning score in overtime ... PERSONALA sport industry major at Ohio ... Son of Tony and Charrise Byrum ... Born on Feb. 18, 1983.

Nick Rodgers #94Position: Defensive LinemanHeight: 6-2Weight: 270Birthdate: 4/3/82College: Georgia Tech

AFL Experience: Entering 1st AFL Season (1st with Crush)How Acquired: Signed as a free agent 4/22/08

CAREER NOTESEntering his first season in the AFL and first with the Crush … Rookie with no AFL experience.OTHER PRO EXPERIENCEDrafted by the Minnesota Vikings with the fifth pick in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft…played in 32 games in 2 seasons with the Vikings from 2002-03, starting 16 of those games and recording 69 tackles and 2 sacks…Signed with the Green Bay Packers in 2004 and played in 10 games recording four tackles…Signed with Indianapolis Colts in 2004 playing in one game and recording six tackles…Signed with Miami Dolphins in 2005 and played in 3 games recording 1 tackle…Recorded 80 tackles, two sacks and four forced fumbles over the course of a four year NFL career.COLLEGETwo-year starter and two-time all-conference selection at defensive end . . . One of the best all-around athletes on the team with excellent speed, strength and agility . . . Teamed with Greg Gathers to give Tech one of the nation’s best tandems at defensive end in 2000-01 . . . Over their last two seasons, Rogers and Gathers combined for 38 sacks and 63 tackles for loss . . . Ranks eighth in Tech history in career sacks (16.5) and seventh in career tackles for loss (31) . . . One of Tech’s permanent team captains for 2001 . . . Played in the All-Star Gridiron Classic in Orlando, Fla., following his senior season . . . Sixth-round draft pick by the Minnesota Vikings in 2002.PERSONALFull name is Nicholas Quixote Rogers . . . Parents are Fredrick and Theresa Rogers . . . Born May 31, 1979 . . . Older brother, Phillip, was a running back (1995-99) for the Yellow Jackets, while younger sister Dana is a freshman on Tech’s track team .. . . Earned his degree in Management in May 2003.


DERIC YAUSSI #10Position: KickerHeight: 5-11Weight: 197Birthdate: 8/13/83 College: Wyoming

AFL Experience: Entering 1st AFL Season (1st with Crush)How Acquired: Signed as a free agent 5/1/08 from the Colorado ICE of the UIFL

CAREER NOTESPlayed all 16 games for the Colorado Ice of the United Indoor Football League at kicker last year … went 27-for-67 on field goals and kicked off 97 times for 4,520 yards … hit a season-high four field goals in game one against Billings on (3/23/07) and against Omaha (7/14/08) … nailed a league record 60-yarder in game 15 against Omaha (7/14/08) … finished fifth in the league in field goal percentage … went 48-for-55 on point after attempts to lead the league … ranked tenth in the league with average points per game with 8.1 and third in kicking scoring … tried out with the AFL’s San Jose SaberCats last April.

COLLEGEFinished career ranked No. 6 in UW history in scoring with 219 career points...earned a BA in Physical Edu-cation. 2005: Ranked No. 13 in the nation for the 2004 season in field goals made, averaging 1.5 per game...ranked No. 6 among all NCAA Division I active placekickers in career field goals...national media recognized Yaussi among their preseason best entering the 2005 campaign...Sporting News ranked him as the No. 9 best place-kicker in the country...Street & Smith’s named him a preseason honorable mention All-American...Phil Steele’s ranked him as the No. 9 best place-kicker in the nation. 2004: Selected to the first team All-MWC...led the MWC in virtually all place-kicking categories...ranked No. 2 in the league (No. 1 among kickers) and No. 38 in NCAA in scoring, with a 7.5 point-per-game average...ranked No. 1 in the MWC and No. 13 in the nation in field goals, averaging 1.5 field goals per game...led the league in both field goal percentage (72.0 percent, 18 of 25) and PAT percentage (100.0 percent, 36 of 26)...named MWC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. San Diego State on Oct. 9, 2004...hit two of three field goals vs. SDSU and converted two PATs for eight total points. 2003: In first season as UW’s kicker, he led the MWC in PAT percentage, hitting 97.1 percent of his attempts (34 of 35)...ranked No. 5 in the league in field goal percentage, converting 12 of 17 field goal attempts (70.6 percent)...earned honorable mention All-MWC honors as a sophomore...ranked No. 9 overall in scoring in the conference...seventh in the MWC in field goals made per game (1.00 per game) and No. 54 in the NCAA in that category. 2002: Played in three games as a true freshman...didn’t attempt any field goals or extra points, but kicked-off in three games...earned first varsity letter. Attended Poudre High School in Fort Collins.

PERSONALGraduated in 2006 with a degree in Physical Education...born August 13, 1983.



LAUVALE SAPE #97Position: Defensive LineHeight: 6-1Weight: 296Birthdate: 8/29/80 College: Utah

AFL Experience: Entering 1st AFL Season (1st with Crush)How Acquired: Signed as a free agent 5/1/08

CAREER NOTESPlayed in seven games this season for the New Orleans VooDoo of the AFL … Recorded 7.5 tackles in nearly half a season with New Orleans … Went to 2007 training camp with the Tennessee Titans of the NFL after spending part of offseason with the Oakland Raiders … Originally selected by the Buffalo Bills in the sixth round (187th overall) of the 2003 Draft … Played in two games for th Bills as a rookie, and spent the next season on Buffalo’s practice squad … In 2005, saw action in nine games, recording eight stops and a fumble recovery. COLLEGEAt Utah close his career with 88 tackles (41 solo) and six sacks while starting 14 of 35 games … as a senior in 2002, was an All- Mountain West Conference second-team selection, while starting every game as nose guard and making 23 tackles with a sack, four stops for losses and three passes defended … As a junior in 2001, earned second-team All-Mountain West honors, lining up at nose guard and recorded 25 tackles and five sacks … As a sophomore in 2000, played in every game with one start and posted a career-high 36 tackles (17 solo)

PERSONALMajored in sociology… name is pronounced “la-VAH-lay sah-PAY”… Attended Leilehua (Hawaii) HS and was an All-State lineman and defensive MVP at the Island All-Star game… Born in the American Samoa and resides in Leilehua, Hawaii in the offseason.

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