Blaze pair earn All-Arena honors
Wednesday June 25, 2008
Germaine, Whittaker earn AFL recognition
SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Blaze QB JOE GERMAINE (6-2,238, Ohio State) and WR HUEY WHITTAKER (6-5, 228, South Florida) have earned All-Arena honors for their performances this season by the Arena Football League.
Whittaker earned First Team All-Arena for ending the 2008 regular season with 126 catches for 1,541 yards and 32 touchdowns. Whittaker tied for ninth in the League for receptions (126), sixth in the League for receiving yards (1,541) and tied for 10th in the League for receiving touchdowns (32).
Germaine earned Second Team All-Arena and completed the 2008 regular season atop many of the League’s passing statistics. The former Rose Bowl MVP finished second in passing touchdowns (97), second in passing average per game (303.7) and third in pass completions (411).
Germaine, currently in his third season with the Blaze, was re-signed on January 30th in a deal that secures him with the Blaze through 2012. Germaine is the first player in AFL history to ink a five-year contract.
| 2008 ALL-ARENA FIRST TEAM | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OFFENSE | DEFENSE | ||||
| QB | Matt D’Orazio | Philadelphia | DL | Aaron McConnell | Colorado |
| FB | Marlion Jackson | Cleveland | DL | Colston Weatherington | Dallas |
| C | Will Rabatin | Columbus | DL | Henry Taylor | New York |
| OL | Phil Bogle | Philadelphia | MLB | Steve Watson | San Jose |
| OL | Martin Bibla | Philadelphia | JLB | DeJuan Alfonzo | Chicago |
| WR | Chris Jackson | Philadelphia | DB | Dennison Robinson | Chicago |
| WR | Huey Whittaker | Utah | DB | Marquis Floyd | San Jose |
| WR | T.T. Toliver | Orlando | DB | Billy Parker | New York |
| K | A.J. Haglund | San Jose | |||
| 2008 ALL-ARENA SECOND TEAM | |||||
| OFFENSE | DEFENSE | ||||
| QB | Joe Germaine | Utah | DL | Bryan Save | Philadelphia |
| FB | Brian Johnson | San Jose | DL | Gabe Nyenhuis | Philadelphia |
| C | Kyle Moore-Brown | Colorado | DL | Tim McGill | Tampa Bay |
| OL | Howard Duncan | Columbus | MLB | Duke Pettijohn | Dallas |
| OL | Shane Grice | Georgia | JLB | Norman LeJeune | New Orleans |
| WR | Otis Amey | Cleveland | DB | Clevan Thomas | San Jose |
| WR | Kenny Higgins | Grand Rapids | DB | Eddie Moten | Philadelphia |
| WR | Damian Harrell | Chicago | DB | Kenny McEntyre | Orlando |
| K | Remy Hamilton | Dallas | |||
