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2016 Portland Steel Season ...
The Portland Steel season was the third and final season for the arena football franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Ron James and played their home games at the Moda Center. Standings Schedule Regular season The 2016 regular season schedule was released on December 10, 2015. Playoffs Roster References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Portland Steel Season Portland Steel Portland Steel seasons Portland Steel Portland Portland most commonly refers to: * Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States * Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron James (American Football)
Ron James (born April 28, 1964) is an American football coach who was most recently the head coach of the Atlantic City Blackjacks of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Siena College. He has been a football coach since 1986. Before becoming the Blackjacks' head coach for their inaugural 2019 season, James coached for the Las Vegas Gladiators from 2005 to 2006, the Utah Blaze from 2010 to 2013, the Pittsburgh Power in 2014, the Portland Steel in 2016, and the Tampa Bay Storm in 2017. James grew up in Albany, New York, where he played football at Christian Brothers Academy. He then enrolled at Siena College, and played offensive line on the Siena Saints football team from 1982 to 1985. College career James accepted a scholarship offer from Siena College, where he was an All-American offensive lineman. Coaching career After multiple stops coaching in the NCAA and assistant jobs in the Arena Football League (AFL), James was named the head coach of the L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Jacksonville Sharks Season
The Jacksonville Sharks season was the seventh season for the franchise in the Arena Football League (AFL). The team was coached by Les Moss for the first fourteen games of the season before he was fired and replaced by interim head coach Bob Landsee Robert John Landsee (born March 21, 1963) is a former American football player and coach. He was also the head coach and owner of the Milwaukee Mustangs of the Arena Football League (AFL) till the team folded. He is a former American football cen .... The Sharks played their home games at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena. Standings Schedule Regular season The 2016 regular season schedule was released on December 10, 2015 Playoffs Roster References {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Jacksonville Sharks Season Jacksonville Sharks Jacksonville Sharks seasons Jacksonville Sharks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Collins (American Football)
John Collins may refer to: Arts and entertainment * John Collins (poet) (1742–1808), English orator, singer, and poet * John Churton Collins (1848–1908), English literary critic * John H. Collins (director) (1889–1918), American director and screenwriter * John Collins (jazz guitarist) (1913–2001), American jazz guitarist * John Collins (cartoonist) (1917–2007), Canadian cartoonist * Johnny Collins (1938–2009), British folksinger * John D. Collins (born 1942), British actor known for ''Allo 'Allo'' * John Collins (theatre director) (born 1969), American experimental theater director * John Collins (Australian musician) (born 1971), bass guitarist for Powderfinger * John Collins (musician/researcher), musician in the West African music scene * John Collins (Canadian musician), musician with the New Pornographers and the Smugglers Military * John Collins (Bengal Army officer) (died 1807), British colonel in the Bengal Native Infantry * John Collins (VC) (1880–1951) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Truesdell
Nicholas Truesdell (born March 14, 1990) is an American football tight end who is a free agent. He was signed by the Colorado Ice as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at the University of Cincinnati before transferring to Grand Rapids Community College. Early life Born to Richard Scantlebury and Teresa Truesdell, Truesdell attended Anderson High School in his native Cincinnati, Ohio. Standing at 6'7", 215 lb, Truesdell lettered all four years playing as a wide receiver and punter under coach Jeff Gesting. In 2007, he was named All-City Honorable Mention by ''The Cincinnati Enquirer'' after helping his high school football team go 13-2 and win the Ohio Division II crown. For his senior season efforts, he was named the Redskins' Offensive MVP as he registered 17 catches for 264 yards (including a season-long 55-yard catch and run) and six touchdowns. College career Truesdell decided to stay close to home and enrolled at the University of Cincinnati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jabin Sambrano
Jabin Sambrano (born March 13, 1990) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Montana. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 ... as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 30, 2012. He was signed to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers active roster on December 19, 2012. On December 23, 2013, he was signed the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice squad. He was signed to the team's active roster at the conclusion of the 2013 regular season. On March 5, 2015, Sambrano was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS. On May 20, 2015, Sambrano was traded to the Spokane Shock to complete the trade of Danny Southwick to the KISS. On October 16, 2015, Sambrano was assigned to the Portland Thunder. Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Perry
Jared Perry (born August 27, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Missouri. Perry has also been a member of the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the AFL Rookie of the Year in 2012. Perry joined the Arizona Rattlers in 2013, helping the Rattlers to their second straight ArenaBowl title. On April 15, 2014, Perry was placed on reassignment by the Rattlers, and was claimed the next day by the Iowa Barnstormers. After refusing to report to the Barnstormers, Perry was traded back to Arizona for Louis Nzegwu. On May 6, 2014, Perry was traded to Iowa for Nzegwu. On May 12, 2014, Perry was traded back to the Rattlers for Future Considerations. On April 10, 2015, Perry was placed on reassignment by the Rattlers. On April 11, 2015, he was claimed by the Portland Thunder The Portland Steel were a professional arena football team based in Portland, Oregon and members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Gilson (American Football)
Thomas Gilson, Jr (born November 6, 1988) is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL). He played college football at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has been a member of the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks, Cleveland Gladiators, Los Angeles Kiss, Portland Steel and Washington Valor. Early years Gilson played high school football at Mansfield High School in Mansfield, Massachusetts. He lettered two years each at quarterback and wide receiver. He led the team to the state championship in 2003 and 2004 with a 25–0 record at quarterback. Gilson helped the team win league titles in 2005 and 2006 with a 19–2 overall record. He earned Sun Chronicle All-Star honors his junior and senior seasons. He also garnered Hockomock League All-Star recognition his senior year and was named a Brockton Enterprise All-Star as a junior. Gilson played in the Shriner's All-Star Game. He accumulated 54 receptions for 1,154 yards and a scho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashaad Carter
Jeremy Rashaad Carter (born October 18, 1989) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Tusculum College. Early years He attended Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was selected to 2006 All-County and All-Region teams and also was the 2006 Offensive Player of the Year. College career He was named to the Consensus Draft Services Preseason All-American and was selected to the Preseason All-South Atlantic Conference First-team. Professional career Baltimore Ravens On May 13, 2013, he signed with the Baltimore Ravens as an undrafted free agent. On August 25, 2013, he was waived by the Ravens. Spokane Shock On February 20, 2014, Carter was assigned to the Spokane Shock of the Arena Football League (AFL). After an injury to the Shock's starting quarterback Erik Meyer, Carter was pressed into service as the Shock's quarterback during the May 4, 2014 contest against the Los Angeles Kiss, LA KISS. Portland Steel On November 5, 2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darron Thomas
Darron Varnell Thomas (born May 23, 1990) is a former American football quarterback. He was the starting quarterback for the University of Oregon football team that reached the 2011 BCS National Championship Game and won the 2012 Rose Bowl. Early life Thomas was born in Houston, Texas on May 23, 1990 to Latina Thomas and Darren Waters. Thomas attended Aldine High School in Aldine, Texas. As a freshman at Aldine, Thomas played as a running back. During summer practice before Thomas' sophomore year, Aldine head coach, Bob Jones, had the idea of switching Thomas to quarterback to run his spread offense. Thomas was opposed to the switch, but made it anyway. During his senior season, Thomas verbally committed to Louisiana State University. When the LSU recruiting class for quarterbacks became 3 members, Thomas de-committed. Thomas committed to the University of Oregon on December 14, 2007, choosing Oregon over scholarships from Florida, LSU, Miami (FL), Minnesota, Missouri, Nebr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Austin
Shane Austin (born June 14, 1989) is a former American football quarterback. He played college football at University of Hawaiʻi. Austin went undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft and signed with the Everett Raptors of the Indoor Football League (IFL) after the draft. After starting the Raptors final games of the season, Austin was able to gain the attention of the Pittsburgh Power of the AFL. Austin was named the starting quarterback for the Power, but a broken hand caused him to miss two months of the season. Austin then was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators where he was named the backup to Chris Dieker. With Dieker struggling for the Gladiators, Austin was given the opportunity to start and lead the Gladiators to a 14–1 record as a starter and a berth in ArenaBowl XXVII. The Gladiators lost to Arizona Rattlers in the ArenaBowl, but Austin was named Second Team All-Arena. Early life Born June 14, 1989 in Santa Monica, California to Cathy and Dave Austin. He attended Rio Mesa Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amalie Arena
Amalie Arena (officially stylized as AMALIE Arena) is a multipurpose arena in Tampa, Florida, that has been used for ice hockey, basketball, arena football, concerts, and other events. It is mainly used as the home for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League. The building opened in 1996 and was originally known as the Ice Palace. In August 2002, the building's naming rights were sold to the ''St. Petersburg Times'', which became the ''Tampa Bay Times'' in January 2012; accordingly, the arena was known as the St. Pete Times Forum (2002–2012) and Tampa Bay Times Forum (2012–2014). In September 2014, the arena was renamed Amalie Arena when the naming rights were transferred to Amalie Oil Company. History The venue, located in Downtown Tampa's Channelside District, was a secondary location chosen after the failure of Tampa Coliseum Inc. to secure funding to construct an arena on Tampa Sports Authority land near Tampa Stadium. The city of Tampa paid $86 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
