Soul rout Cleveland Gladiators, 49-21
Philadelphia Inquirer

Failure motivates Shock receiver Greg Orton
The Spokesman Review

Spokane downs stubborn Soul, 75-54
Philadelphia Inquirer

Soul escapes one hole, but falls into another in loss to Spokane ...
Philadelphia Daily News

Alfonzo, Davila and Martin earn week 12 honors
AFL Press Release
Chicago wide receiver DEJUAN ALFONZO, Arizona quarterback NICK DAVILA and Chicago defensive back CHRIS MARTIN have been named the JLS Ironman, Russell Athletic Offensive Player and Riddell Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, for Week 12 of 2010.

Rush DB Chris Martin named Riddell defensive player of the week
Chicago Rush Press Release

Rampage's roster for 2009 season taking shape
MLive.com
A year ago, the Grand Rapids Rampage roster was a shambles.

Rampage report card: Final game of season
MLive.com
Here is my report card on the Grand Rapids Rampage's 81-55 loss to the San Jose SaberCats in the AFL American Conference championship game Saturday.

Arena Football League's Chris Martin is no ordinary rookie
New York Daily News
While technically a rookie, the 1996 Lincoln HS grad isn't inexperienced. After playing two seasons at Washington State, he spent four years in the CFL and another two in the AFL2.

Rampage DB Martin, DL/LB McFadden named to AFL All-Rookie team
Grand Rapids Rampage Press Release
Following the end of the regular season, the Arena Football League named Grand Rapids Rampage defensive back Chris Martin (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and defensive lineman/linebacker Michael McFadden (Saginaw, Mich.) to its 2008 All-Rookie Team.

Nine af2 alumni named to 2008 AFL All-Rookie team
af2 Press Release
The arenafootball2 league (af2) announced today that nine (9) former players who have moved up to the Arena Football League have been recognized for their stellar individual efforts in their first AFL season.

Rampage's Martin deserves recognition from AFL
MLive.com
It's unfortunate the Arena Football League doesn't put a high enough value on the importance of kick returners to recognize them for inclusion in the league's official postseason honor roll. If it did, Chris Martin might get a plaque.

Rampage return man Martin always a threat
MLive.com
The 5-foot-11, 190-pound Martin, who also plays defensive back, leads the league with six touchdown returns and 1,612 kickoff return yards.

Rampage win 2nd straight contest
Grand Haven Tribune
Despite scoring nine touchdowns on the night, the Grand Rapids Rampage offense needed its defense to make a key fourth-down stop in the game's closing seconds to clinch a key 63-60 victory over the Columbus Destroyers Saturday.

Rampage don't crumble against Crush
MLive.com
Quarterback James MacPherson tossed a franchise-record 10 touchdown passes and the Rampage erupted for 37 points in the second quarter to pulverize the Colorado Crush 84-65 in front of a crowd of 7,766.

Rampage coach: Record doesn't tell whole story
MLive.com
The first-year coach of the Grand Rapids Rampage acknowledges that is not reflected in the team's 3-10 record, but the rebuilding effort of a once-proud Arena Football League franchise remains on schedule.

Arena ball serves many purposes for old Cougs
Cougfan.com
For superstar Chris Jackson, it’s a lucrative living that finds him rubbing shoulders with the likes of Jon Bon Jovi. And for Jason Gesser, it’s a classroom experience helping prep him for a life in coaching.

Injuries taking their toll on slumping Rampage
MLive.com
The Grand Rapids Rampage's injured list is becoming awfully crowded just six games into the Arena Football League season.

Three keys to Rampage-Predators matchup
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
The Rampage quarterback had come off back-to-back starts against Kansas City and Los Angeles where he was nearly perfect.

Rampage report card: No bite in Big Apple
MLive.com

Three keys to Rampage-Dragons matchup
MLive.com
The league's hottest and highest-rated quarterback (140.3) no longer has anyone looking over his shoulder. The starting quarterback in the first two games of the season, Adrian McPherson, left the team Thursday and has been placed on the injured reserve list with a bruised left shoulder. He did not travel with the team to New York. His roster spot has been taken by six-year veteran quarterback John Fitzgerald, whom the Rampage claimed off waivers from the Kansas City Brigade.

Rampage profile: Defensive back Chris Martin
MLive.com
Martin set a pair of Rampage franchise records when he returned three kickoffs for touchdowns and totaled 249 yards on eight return chances in an 84-59 victory Sunday afternoon against the Los Angeles Avengers at Van Andel Arena.

Quarterback Adrian McPherson leaves Rampage
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
The team's No. 2 quarterback, benched following an 0-2 start, was a no-show at practice and is expected to be waived, pending the results of a MRI exam on his bruised left shoulder.

Rampage report card: All A's against Avengers
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Here's my report card on the Grand Rapids Rampage following their 84-59 victory over the Los Angeles Avengers in a Week 5 matchup at Van Andel Arena.

AFLWA Player of the Week (Week 5): Chris Martin, Grand Rapids Rampage
AFLWA Press Release
For the second consecutive week, a member of the Grand Rapids Rampage is the Arena Football League Writers Association’s Player of the Week. In an 84-59 win over Los Angeles last Sunday, Chris Martin returned eight kicks for 249 yards and three touchdowns.

Defense, special teams key in Rampage's win
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
It isn't just the Grand Rapids Rampage's high-scoring offense that's responsible for a two-game winning streak. Don't forget the defense or special teams. Both played important roles in the Rampage's 84-59 rout of the Los Angeles Avengers on Sunday afternoon at Van Andel Arena.

Timon Marshall returns to Grand Rapids -- as a foe
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Marshall, who played for the Grand Rapids Rampage of the Arena Football League for three seasons, returned here Sunday as a wide receiver for the Los Angeles Avengers. Marshall struggled along with his team, which lost 84-59 at Van Andel Arena.

Kicker Brian Gowins suffers concussion
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
The Rampage placekicker suffered a concussion while making a touchdown-saving tackle of San Jose SaberCats return man Trestin George at midfield in the fourth quarter.

No time for Rampage to sulk
The Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
Defining moments don't always happen late in the season. Sometimes they happen the very first week, the very first game, with the football bouncing crazily on the turf, and hearts leaping, and fates swelling and subsiding, and an awkward pause for an officials' caucus on whether you get to play for a tie.