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Tampa Bay's Samuels closes in on all-time receptions record

Wednesday May 28, 2008

NEW YORKTampa Bay Storm WR/LB LAWRENCE SAMUELS can become the AFL’s all-time receptions leader when the Storm (6-6) travel to The Arena at Gwinnett Center to face the Georgia Force (7-5) on Saturday, May 31 at 7 p.m. ET.

Samuels needs six receptions to pass BARRY WAGNER and become the AFL’s all-time receptions leader with 992 career. He needs only 14 receptions to become the first player in AFL history to record 1,000 career.

CAREER RECEPTIONS
Player REC
Barry Wagner 991
Lawrence Samuels 986
Damian Harrell 971
Chris Jackson 963
Eddie Brown 950
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