Grieb, Robinson and Hammond receive ArenaFan Online Week 16 honors
Joe Kauffman
Thursday May 18, 2006
Offensive Player of the Week: Mark Grieb threw for 302 yards and eight touchdowns to lead the San Jose SaberCats to a 68-47 victory over Columbus, eliminating the Destroyers from a possible playoff berth. Grieb completed 26 of his 42 pass attempts and also threw one interception. He completed passes to seven different receivers. This is the second time Grieb has earned this 2006 honor from ArenaFan, which he also won in Week 10.
Other players considered for the ArenaFan Online Week 16 Offensive Player of the Week were Siaha Burley (Utah), Clint Dolezel (Dallas), Damian Harrell (Colorado), Wes Ours (Philadelphia), and Bobby Sippio (Chicago).
Defensive Player of the Week: Dennison Robinson forced one fumble and intercepted two passes for 27 yards as the Chicago Rush defeated the Grand Rapids Rampage 70-47. Robinson also had 8 total tackles, and, as a two-way player also added one reception for 11 yards on offense. He is in his fifth AFL season.
Other players considered for the ArenaFan Online Week 16 Defensive Player of the Week were Rashad Floyd (Colorado), Bernard Holsey (Austin), Jermaine Jones (Dallas), Mont Montgomery (Nashville), and Eddie Moten (Philadelphia).
Two-Way Player of the Week: Darryl Hammond caught three passes for 45 yards and two touchdowns on offense, four tackles, one interception and one pass breakup on defense in the Nashville Kats 66-50 win over the Tampa Bay Storm. Hammond added a six-yard kickoff return on special teams. In his 16th season in the AFL, Hammond has been named to All-Arena team three times and the All-Ironman team four times.
Other players considered for the ArenaFan Online Week 16 Two-Way Player of the Week were Aaron Boone (Kansas City), Dane Krager (Austin), Troy Mason (Dallas), Wes Ours (Philadelphia), Tom Pace (Utah), James Roe (San Jose), Josh White (Dallas).
2006 ArenaFan Online Award Winners
Offensive Player of the Week
Week 1 – Damian Harrell (OS, Colorado Crush)
Week 2 – Terrill Shaw (OS, Dallas Desperados)
Week 3 – Siaha Burley (OS, Utah Blaze)
Week 4 – Shane Stafford (QB, Tampa Bay Storm)
Week 5 – Shane Stafford (QB, Tampa Bay Storm) (2)
Week 6 – Damian Harrell (OS, Colorado Crush) (2)
Week 7 – Clint Dolezel (QB, Dallas)
Week 8 – Clint Dolezel (QB, Dallas) (2)
Week 9 – Chris Jackson (OS, Georgia)
Week 10 – Mark Grieb (QB, San Jose)
Week 11 – Sherdrick Bonner (QB, Arizona)
Week 12 – Andy Kelly (QB, Utah)
Week 13 – Bobby Sippio (WR/LB, Chicago)
Week 14 – John Dutton (QB, Colorado)
Week 15 – Bobby Sippio (WR/LB, Chicago) (2)
Week 16 – Mark Grieb (QB, San Jose SaberCats) (2)
Defensive Player of the Week
Week 1 – Frank Carter (FB/LB, Nashville Kats)
Week 2 – Damon Mason (DS, Austin Wranglers)
Week 3 – Rashad Floyd (DS, Colorado Crush)
Week 4 – Chris Brown (DS, Georgia Force)
Week 5 – Jeremy Unertl (DS, Chicago Rush)
Week 6 – Colston Weatherington (OL/DL, Dallas Desperados)
Week 7 – Jeroid Johnson (DS, Orlando)
Week 8 – Jerald Brown (DS, Columbus)
Week 9 – Brandon Hefflin (DS, Columbus)
Week 10 – Rashad Floyd (DS, Colorado) (2)
Week 11 – Rashad Floyd (DS, Colorado) (3)
Week 12 – Clevan Thomas (DS, San Jose)
Week 13 – Thal Woods (DS, Utah)
Week 14 – Johnnie Harris (DS, Grand Rapids)
Week 15 – Eddie Moten (DS, Philadelphia)
Week 16 – Dennison Robinson (WR/DB, Chicago Rush)
Two-Way Player of the Week
Week 1 – Kevin Ingram (WR/LB, Los Angeles Avengers)
Week 2 – Will Pettis (WR/DB, Dallas Desperados)
Week 3 – Lawrence Samuels (WR/LB, Tampa Bay Storm)
Week 4 – Timon Marshall (WR/DB, Grand Rapids Rampage)
Week 5 – Lawrence Samuels (WR/LB, Tampa Bay Storm) (2)
Week 6 – Joe Douglass (WR/LB, Las Vegas Gladiators)
Week 7 – Orshawante Bryant (WR/DB, Utah Blaze)
Week 8 – Josh Bush (WR/DB, Grand Rapids)
Week 9 – Randy Gatewood (WR/DB, Arizona)
Week 10 – Dialleo Burks (WR/LB, Dallas)
Week 11 – Phil Glover (FB/LB, San Jose)
Week 12 – Sean Scott (WR/DB, Phildaelphia)
Week 13 – Mike Brown (WR/DB, Philadelphia)
Week 14 – Derek Lee (WR/LN, Georgia)
Week 15 – Wilson Thomas (WR/LB, Arizona)
Week 16 – Darryl Hammond (WR/LB, Nashville Kats)
About ArenaFan Online
ArenaFan Online (http://www.arenafan.com) is the only independent Web site dedicated to covering all of the Arena Football League and arenafootball2. On-line since 1998, the site provides original stories, an interactive section, a thorough statistical database covering the league's 20-year history, and numerous other features.
Joe Kauffman is President and Editor in Chief of Arenafan Online, having joined the staff in 2000. He graduated from Florida State University in 1998 with a degree in communications andbuilds ecommerce sites for a day job. Joe has enjoyed Arena Football since 1991 and has been a member of the Arena Football Internet community since 1995. Prior to Joining Arenafan, he was a co-founder and Technical Editor of the Storm Shelter, which covered the Tampa Bay Storm from 1996-99. Joe and his wife Erika live in Hackettstown, New Jersey with their two daughters.
