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Eddie Moten     

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Born: August 30, 1981
Hometown: Dallas, TX
5' 10", 185
College: Texas A&M-Kingsville

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2015 Arena Football League Records and Milestones
Adam Markowitz, ArenaFan.com
The 2015 AFL regular season is said and done with, and as is the case each and every year, many records have been set and milestones have been reached.

Arena League folds struggling Las Vegas Outlaws
Las Vegas Review-Journal
as Review-JournalArena League folds struggling Las Vegas OutlawsLas Vegas Review-JournalOn Sunday, the AFL decided to pull the plug. For Las Vegas, this is the third time an arena football franchise has failed. In 1996, the Sting moved to Anaheim after two seasons. In 2008 the Gladiators moved to Cleveland after an unsuccessful five-year run.and more »

Arena League folds struggling Las Vegas Outlaws
Las Vegas Review-Journal

Patched-up offense delivers for Rattlers in win over Las Vegas Outlaws
azcentral.com
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Power eliminated from AFL playoffs
Tribune-Review

Preds coach leads former teammates in pursuit of another title
Orlando Sentinel (blog)

VooDoo overcome injuries, deficit to down Predators
SportsNOLA.com

VooDoo seek first win of season against Predators
SportsNOLA.com

Ryan Perrilloux to start in VooDoo home opener against Gladiators
SportsNOLA.com

VooDoo Back In The Graveyard, Welcome Cleveland Saturday
SportsNOLA.com

New Orleans VooDoo lose opener at Tampa Bay 62-57 as Ryan Perrilloux ...
The Times-Picayune
Ryan Perrilloux made his Arena Football League debut as the New Orleans VooDoo opened the season Friday night and lost to the Tampa Bay Storm 62-57, at the Tampa Bay Times Forum, in Tampa, Fla. The former LSU quarterback replaced injured starter ...and more »

VooDoo With Winner Take All Game At Orlando
SportsNOLA.com

VooDoo continue playoff push at Utah
SportsNOLA.com

VooDoo grabs big road win at Pittsburgh
SportsNOLA.com

VooDoo in must-win mode at Power
SportsNOLA.com

Soul rallies past VooDoo in second half
SportsNOLA.com

VooDoo look to build on win against Soul
SportsNOLA.com

Changes for VooDoo end losing streak with win over Gladiators
SportsNOLA.com

VooDoo hoping changes for Cleveland end losing streak
SportsNOLA.com

VooDoo Finally Home, Make Many Changes For Chicago
SportsNOLA.com
After a three-game road trip, the VooDoo (1-7) return home to host the Chicago Rush (4-5) Saturday night at 7 p.m. at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. You can watch the game live on Cox 4 and listen live on Rush Radio 99.5, WRNO and at www.wrno.com.

VooDoo, Shock seek to end losing skids
SportsNOLA.com

VooDoo to make Dome debut Saturday against SaberCats
SportsNOLA.com

Orlando Predators rally to force OT but lose Arena Football League opener 51-45 in New Orleans
Orlando Sentinel

Arena Football: Soul at Predators
Philadelphia Inquirer

Preds show support for military families
MyFoxOrlando.com
Members of the Orlando Predators football team and front office staff spent Saturday afternoon showing support for the United States Armed Forces and their families at Winter Park FreedomFest, where on display was the Rolling 911 Memorial along with food vendors and amusements for children.

Tampa Bay Storm wins season finale 57-44 over San Jose SaberCats
Tampabay.com

Tampa Bay Storm rallies to win season finale 57-44 over San Jose SaberCats
Tampabay.com

San Jose SaberCats win again in late playoff push
Inside Bay Area

San Jose SaberCats dealing with late-game blues
Enterprise-Record

Arena Football League: Power beats SabreCats, 54-48
Pittsburgh Post Gazette

SaberCats rally past Talons
Tulsa World

San Jose outlasts Talons
Tulsa World

Three-time All-AFB DB Moten joins SaberCats
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area

3-time all-AFL DB Eddie Moten joins SaberCats; WR/DB Rodney Wright placed on reassignment
San Jose SaberCats Press Release
The SaberCats today announced three-time All-AFL DB Eddie Moten has joined San Jose for the 2011 season.

Championship repeat falls just out of reach
San Jose Mercury News
Philadelphia held off a late SaberCats surge to claim a 59-56 victory Sunday in ArenaBowl XXII, denying San Jose's bid for a second consecutive championship before 17,244 fans at the New Orleans Arena.

Soul ready to bring a trophy home
Cherry Hill Courier Post
The Soul will take on the San Jose SaberCats at 3 p.m. today in the Virgin Mobile ArenaBowl XXII, an matchup that pins the top two teams against each other in what could be a no holds barred dogfight for the title.

Ex-Javs Moten, Holmes to suit up for today's ArenaBowl XXII
Corpus Christi Caller Times
Brent Holmes knew he wanted to keep playing football after a standout senior season at Texas A&M-Kingsville, he just didn't know where.

Arena Football League gaining credibility
phillyBurbs.com
Today's ArenaBowl XXII won't garner Super Bowl TV ratings, but you can bet that a flock of NFL scouts will be watching when the Philadelphia Soul take on the San Jose SaberCats.

Soul Hold On To Win First ArenaBowl, 59-56
MyFox Philadelphia
Matt D'Orazio threw seven touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead the Philadelphia Soul to their first ArenaBowl victory, beating defending AFL champion San Jose 59-56 on Sunday.

Soul wins ArenaBowl
Philadelphia Inquirer
But in a game in which touchdowns come one after another and the points usually keep piling up, it was not that easy for the Soul. Before they could finally claim a 59-56 victory over the San Jose SaberCats, the Soul had to sweat it out after the defending champions erased all but three points of a 17-point deficit.

Soul, Sabercats set for ArenaBowl
Boston Herald
When the Soul take on the San Jose SaberCats in ArenaBowl XXII on Sunday in New Orleans, they will be out to earn the franchise’s first league title against a defending champion that has claimed the crown three times in the last six years.

Graveyard Showdown
bestofneworleans.com
Philadelphia is only a 5-year-old franchise but its public profile is greater than some of its more seasoned counterparts. For starters, the Soul has a rock star for an owner. No, really, a legitimate rock star — Jon Bon Jovi is a co-majority owner of the team.

Jaworski hopes area fans embrace Soul's title chase
Cherry Hill Courier Post
So even though Jaworski is hoping area fans will jump on the bandwagon for the Soul, the newly crowned National Conference champions of the Arena Football League, the team president knows he may have a tough sell.

Soul reach ArenaBowl with rout of Cleveland
Blinq
As the crowd of 13,389 celebrated, players hugged fans, laughed, and even drenched coach Bret Munsey with a cooler of Powerade to celebrate the biggest victory of the five-year-old franchise.

Soul punch ticket to ArenaBowl
Cherry Hill Courier Post
That championship fever is back in Philadelphia, and championship-starved local sports fans can thank the Philadelphia Soul defense for this latest revival.

Win sends Soul to ArenaBowl
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Soul (15-3), who set a postseason franchise record for points, will face defending champion San Jose in ArenaBowl XXII on July 27 in New Orleans. The SaberCats defeated the Grand Rapids Rampage, 81-55, Saturday for the American Conference title.

Soul must control ball to reach final
Cherry Hill Courier Post
With their title hopes on the line, the Philadelphia Soul will meet a familiar -- and perhaps their most difficult -- opponent this afternoon in the Cleveland Gladiators.

ArenaBowl adds some Soul
The Phanatic
ArenaBowl XXII in New Orleans will have a nice dose of Soul this year. Backed by Matt D’Orazio’s eight touchdown passes and a solid effort by the Eddie Moten-led defense, Philadelphia handed the Cleveland Gladiators a 70-35 defeat in the National Conference Championship Game to earn its first-ever trip to the Arena Football League’s title game.

Bourbon St. special: Bowl of Soul
Delaware County Daily Times
Saturday, there was no clunk. It was replaced by a thump - the sound of the Soul pounding on the Cleveland Gladiators.

Soul is serious about enjoying playoff run
Philadelphia Daily News
"From Day 1, we knew on paper that we were a championship-caliber team," Soul wideout Chris Jackson said. "And as the season started to unfold, we realize that we had the talent not just on paper, but that we were the best team in Arena Football."

Moten Is The Soul's Minister Of Defense
Evening Bulletin
Soul defensive back Eddie Moten has risen up the ranks as one of the premier defensive backs in the Arena Football League, though admittedly, defense isn't a high priority in a league that has teams scoring 50 or more points on a regular basis.

Soul offense should cause Dragons trouble
Cherry Hill Courier Post
So, are the New York Dragons just one-shot playoff wonders or this season's Cinderella among the Arena Football League's 2008 postseason entries?

Soul clinches division title, homefield advantage for AFL playoffs
Philadelphia Daily News
Fifteen minutes after the Soul had beaten New York, coach Bret Munsey emerged from the locker room soaking wet.

Wright's return a pleasant one aside from loss
Gloucester County Times - NJ.com
The trip didn't exactly have the happy ending he was looking for, but Sakeen Wright's first visit to the area as a professional football player was a good one.

My night with the Philadelphia Soul and how I almost blew the game
Bleeding Green Nation
Saturday Night, thanks to the sweet hookup of FrankD over at Pensburgh , I caught my first arena football game. The Philadelphia Soul vs the Cleveland Gladiators.

D'Orazio leads Soul to victory
Cherry Hill Courier Post
back Eddie Moten made an interception on a 2-point conversion attempt to give the Soul a critical Arena Football League victory over Cleveland. ...

Soul 'D' makes difference
Cherry Hill Courier Post
There's a perception that the better offensive team is the one that usually wins an Arena Football League game, and in some cases that may be true.

Soul's depth a key to staying perfect
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Soul tore apart the Dallas Desperados in every phase of the game Monday, scoring 57 points against the Arena Football League's top-ranked defense and intercepting Dallas quarterback Clint Dolezel four times.

Soul must leap mental barrier in order to stay undefeated
Cherry Hill Courier Post
Tonight, they will face a tough mental challenge. That's because -- with only four days to prepare -- the Soul (9-0) must play the Cleveland Gladiators (4-4) in Cleveland.

Soul sink Desperados in battle of unbeatens
Philadelphia Inquirer
Last night's game between the unbeaten Soul and Dallas Desperados was billed as a Broad Street Brawl.

Soul crushes Desperados in AFL battle of unbeatens
Philadelphia Daily News
It doesn't matter the time of year, if a professional football team comes to this town sporting a big, blue star on its helmets, you're gonna have some excitement.

Dallas Desperados loses for first time this season
Dallas Morning News
The Desperados' regular-season winning streak came to a screeching halt Monday night as they fell, 57-28, to the Philadelphia Soul in a matchup of Arena Football League unbeatens.

The Soul overruns the Dallas Desperados, 57-28
Dallas Morning News
The Desperados' regular-season winning streak came to a screeching halt Monday night as they fell, 57-28, to the Philadelphia Soul in a matchup of Arena Football League unbeatens.

Dallas gets demolished by Soul
Philadelphia Inquirer
Tonight's game between the unbeaten Soul and Dallas Desperados was billed as a Broad Street Brawl.

Soul not taking winless Blaze lightly
Cherry Hill Courier Post
The 5-0 Soul will take on the 0-5 Utah Blaze in a 7 p.m. Arena Football League game today at the Wachovia Spectrum, and the records indicate this shouldn't be a very tough game for the home team.

Soul beat Storm with offense and defense
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Soul's offense has propelled the team all season. That unit didn't falter yesterday against the Tampa Bay Storm, but the defense should be credited for the Soul's 59-51 Arena Football League win at the Wachovia Center.

Breaking it down - 2008 Week Three
Andy Lopusnak, ArenaFan.com
With Week Three of the 2008 Arena Football League season in the books, here are some breakdowns of this past week’s AFL action based on interesting statistical and historical notes, weekly leaders and other things from each game.

Soul season ready to kick off
Cherry Hill Courier Post
The Soul begins its fifth Arena Football League season Saturday night amid high hopes that the team is equipped to make a strong run for an Arena Bowl championship.

Moten is at center of Soul's success
Cherry Hill Courier Post
There are a lot of reasons the Soul have been able to get off to their best start in franchise history, but one of the more obvious factors has been the play of defensive back Eddie Moten.