Two-Time ArenaBowl Champion Joe Goosby Signs with Brigade

Tuesday March 19, 2019

 Defensive Lineman Rodney Austin also returns to team

BALTIMORE, MD – The Baltimore Brigade announced today the signing of two-time ArenaBowl Champion (2016 and 2017), linebacker Joe Goosby, who is entering his ninth season with the Arena Football League.

Goosby, who played with the Philadelphia Soul for seven seasons, ranked third in tackles (33.5) last year for the Soul. Over his AFL career, Goosby has tallied an impressive 514.5 total tackles (415 solo), 37 pass break-ups, 18 forced fumbles, 13 fumble recovers, and five sacks. His career totals also include 18 interceptions for 212 yards and eight defensive touchdowns.

During his time with the Soul, Goosby made four ArenaBowl appearances. He was named to the First Team All-Arena in 2016 and earned spots on the Second Team All-Arena in 2017 and 2018. Prior to joining the Soul, Goosby played one season with the Dallas Vigilantes where he racked up 51 total tackles, one forced fumble, and one interception.

“Joe has played at a high level in the AFL for a long time,” said Baltimore Brigade Head Coach Omarr Smith. “He is a natural leader and has great knowledge of the arena game. I look forward to working with him.”

Before his season with the Vigilantes, Goosby joined the Indoor Football League’s San Angelo Stampede Express in 2010 and the Bossier-Shreveport Battle Wings in 2009. During his three seasons at Tulane University (2004-2006), Goosby had a total of 100 tackles (60 solo) in 33 career games.

Returning to Baltimore for a second season is defensive lineman Rodney Austin. Austin played in 11 regular season games for the Brigade and finished the season with six solo tackles. Also signed to the Brigade is defensive lineman Thomas Dover, who enters his third AFL season. In 2018, Dover started in 10 of 12 games for the Soul and had 8.5 total tackles.

The Brigade also signed offensive linemen Jarell Broxton from Baylor University, Lene Maiava from University of Arizona and Antoine Everett from McNeese State. Broxton, the All Big-12 first team selection, is from Gaithersburg, Maryland and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Baltimore Ravens practice squad in 2016. Maiava joins the Brigade from the Alliance of American Football league where he briefly played with the Arizona Hotshots. Everett was signed as an undrafted free agent with the practice squad of both the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Pittsburg Steelers.

ABOUT THE BALTIMORE BRIGADE

The AFL’s Baltimore Brigade are owned and operated by Monumental Sports & Entertainment, which is one of the largest integrated sports and entertainment companies in the country with one of the most diverse partnership groups in all of sports. MSE owns and operates seven professional sports teams: the Brigade, 2018 ArenaBowl Champion Washington Valor, NBA's Washington Wizards, NBA G League’s Capital City Go-Go, NBA 2K League’s Wizards District Gaming, WNBA’s Washington Mystics and the 2018 NHL Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals. Monumental Sports & Entertainment is also co-owner of aXiomatic, which has controlling interest in global esports franchise Team Liquid, and owns and operates Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Monumental Sports & Entertainment also manages MedStar Capitals Iceplex, the state-of-the-art training facility for the Capitals and EagleBank Arena on George Mason University's campus. In conjunction with the District of Columbia and Events DC, MSE is a partner in a new sports and entertainment facility in Southeast DC on the St. Elizabeth’s East campus that opened in September 2018.