Oklahoma is Hogging all the Receivers
Mick Cornett
Sunday March 11, 2001
 Johnson and Abdul-Salaam were a tough pass-catching duo during 2000. Image courtesy of Jeff Marshall |
Jeff Loots, who played some quarterback for the Wranglers last year and is projected as a starter this year for Chicago, recently called one of his former teammates in Oklahoma City.
“You guys are hogging all the receivers,” Loots said.
Chicago, and many other teams in the Arena Football League, will be waiting for Cortese to start cutting down his roster. No doubt, they’d like to look at some of the Wrangler castoffs before making any final roster decisions.
Here’s the skinny on some of the Wrangler receivers expected at camp:
Kusanti Abdul-Salaam -Returning starter
Rico Cannon -Former Oakland Raider
Wes Caswell -Former TU star has a year of arena ball under his belt
Antonio Chandler -Backup a year ago, very versatile
Lamont Cooper -Returned seven kickoffs for touchdowns last year in Milwaukee
 Bobby McGowens is just another name on the Wranglers` long list of outstanding receivers. Image courtesy of Drew Kennedy |
Jarrail Jackson -Former Sooner played in AF2 last year
Carlos Johnson -Returning starter, led AFL in receptions
Bobby McGowens -Returning starter, once AFL player of the week
Melvin Phillips -Returning starter, scored 12 touchdowns last year
And this is not a complete list.
Important Dates-
Saturday, March 17-Individual game tickets go on sale.
Sunday, March 18-Fan Appreciation Day at the Myriad. Monday, March 26-First Exhibition game at Carolina.
Saturday, April 7-Home Exhibition against Buffalo.
Mick Cornett was a writer for ArenaFan Online from 2000 to 2001.
