Once upon a time, Columbus Destroyers wide receiver Rasheed Marshall quarterbacked the West Virginia University Mountaineers and left defenders baffled in the process.
As the defense wondered whether they were going to be beaten by Marshall’s feet or his arm, the Pittsburgh native was busy putting his imprint all over the West Virginia record books, ranking in the top-five all-time in six different categories. In 2004, Marshall was named the Big East Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year.
A fifth-round selection in the 2005 NFL Draft, Marshall switched coasts as well as positions. Playing in 12 games for the San Francisco 49ers during the 2006 season, he was converted into a wide receiver and return specialist, returning 26 kickoffs for 488 yards and 17 punts for 87 yards.
After spending part of 2007 with the St. Louis Rams, he took his game to AFL.
Marshall’s skills have shown no ill-effects in transferring to the Arena Football League as he currently leads the League in kickoff return yard average (21.3), ranks second among rookies in all-purpose yards (686), third among rookies in scoring (42) and fourth among rookies in receptions (24).
A measuring stick game looms for Marshall as he and the Destroyers take on arguably the League’s best team this Monday night in the undefeated and Eastern Division leading, Philadelphia Soul.
If Marshall’s past is any indication, he should do just fine.
Rasheed Marshall can be seen on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday, April 21st on ESPN2 at 8:00 P.M. ET when the Columbus Destroyers (2-5) host the Philadelphia Soul (7-0).
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
AFL PROFILE: TRAVIS COLEMAN, KC
By Neil Bisman
When Kansas City Brigade defensive back Travis Coleman and his relatives get together for a family picnic, the talent in the family football game might be a little bit better than your traditional game of backyard pigskin.
That’s because Coleman is a relative of Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Art Monk, in addition to current Tennessee Titans linebacker David Thornton.
Coleman, who played collegiately at Hampton University, has played in the National Football League as well.
The former Hampton Pirate played in seven games for the Chicago Bears in 2002, starting on special teams in kick-off and punt-return coverage.
This season, Coleman has seen limited action due to a bout with turf toe. In just two games, Coleman has tallied one interception and eight-and-a-half tackles. When healthy, he is one of the better tacklers on the Brigade roster.
Coleman, along with defensive back teammates Will Holder and Jerald Brown, have teamed up to give Kansas City one the league’s best defensive passing attacks. The trios’ five interceptions are currently equal to or better than nine teams, which is more than half the teams in the League.
The Kansas City defensive backfield should have their hands’ full this Monday night when they lock horns with one of the League’s all-time great quarterbacks, the Chicago Rush’s Sherdrick Bonner.
Bonner ranks second all-time in League history in passing attempts (5,434), passing touchdowns (854) and passing yards (42,263).
Bonner currently sits just 266 yards shy of passing Georgia Force QB Andy Kelly for the all-time lead.
Rest assured, Travis Coleman and company will do everything in their power to make sure no records are set this Monday night in Kansas City.
Travis Coleman and the rest of his Brigade teammates can be seen on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday, April 14th on ESPN2 at 8:30 P.M. ET when the Kansas City Brigade (0-5) host the Chicago Rush (4-2).
When Kansas City Brigade defensive back Travis Coleman and his relatives get together for a family picnic, the talent in the family football game might be a little bit better than your traditional game of backyard pigskin.
That’s because Coleman is a relative of Pro Football Hall of Fame wide receiver Art Monk, in addition to current Tennessee Titans linebacker David Thornton.
Coleman, who played collegiately at Hampton University, has played in the National Football League as well.
The former Hampton Pirate played in seven games for the Chicago Bears in 2002, starting on special teams in kick-off and punt-return coverage.
This season, Coleman has seen limited action due to a bout with turf toe. In just two games, Coleman has tallied one interception and eight-and-a-half tackles. When healthy, he is one of the better tacklers on the Brigade roster.
Coleman, along with defensive back teammates Will Holder and Jerald Brown, have teamed up to give Kansas City one the league’s best defensive passing attacks. The trios’ five interceptions are currently equal to or better than nine teams, which is more than half the teams in the League.
The Kansas City defensive backfield should have their hands’ full this Monday night when they lock horns with one of the League’s all-time great quarterbacks, the Chicago Rush’s Sherdrick Bonner.
Bonner ranks second all-time in League history in passing attempts (5,434), passing touchdowns (854) and passing yards (42,263).
Bonner currently sits just 266 yards shy of passing Georgia Force QB Andy Kelly for the all-time lead.
Rest assured, Travis Coleman and company will do everything in their power to make sure no records are set this Monday night in Kansas City.
Travis Coleman and the rest of his Brigade teammates can be seen on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday, April 14th on ESPN2 at 8:30 P.M. ET when the Kansas City Brigade (0-5) host the Chicago Rush (4-2).
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