Arena Football: Last week's castoffs rejoin 0-9 Blaze
Salt Lake Tribune
Former BYU offensive lineman Jake Kuresa was cut by the Utah Blaze last week. Against the Kansas City Brigade on Saturday, Kuresa will likely not only play for the Blaze, but start at offensive guard.

Blaze: 'We just miss him'
Salt Lake Tribune
Jacob Skaggs, who turned 6 on Tuesday, was on his way to an indoor soccer game last fall when he got a stomachache. He asked his mother if they could go home, but before Tara Skaggs could get the car turned around, the son of deceased Utah Blaze receiver Justin Skaggs had a change of heart.

What's this? Blaze may actually try to run the ball, too
Deseret News
Arena football is a pass-happy game. Running the football just isn't usually an effective way of moving the football down the field in the AFL. The running back is really more of a fourth lineman protecting the quarterback than he is a ball-carrier.

Blaze suffer a big loss as Olsen ends career
Deseret News
Olsen, the former BYU star, has been released from his contract by the Blaze at his request, Olsen confirmed Tuesday afternoon on 1280 AM (the Zone).

Utah Blaze: Lineman Gatrell Re-Signs
Salt Lake Tribune
The Utah Blaze re-signed free agent offensive lineman Rob Gatrell to a one-year contract today, the Arena Football League franchise announced. Gatrell spent the 2007 season with the Blaze after the club acquired the veteran from Las Vegas.

Blaze re-sign OL Rob Gatrell
Utah Blaze Press Release
The Utah Blaze announce the re-signing of offensive lineman ROB GATRELL (6-4, 290, Fresno State) to a one-year contract today.

Utah Blaze: Two re-sign as Burley waits
Salt Lake Tribune
The three- and two-year deals came on the heels of Tuesday's news that the franchise had re-signed receiver Aaron Boone to a two-year contract. Last week, the team re-upped linemen Chris Janek and Thaddeus Bullard. Noticeably absent from the Blaze's list