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2014 SEASON SCHEDULEWeek One Bye WeekWeek Two Wednesday, October 15th vs. Boston MCU Park 7:30 PM SNYWeek Three Friday, October 24th vs. Omaha MCU Park 7:30 PM SNYWeek Four Friday, October 31st at Boston Harvard Stadium 7:30 PM SNYWeek Five Friday, November 7th vs. Blacktips MCU Park 7:30 PM N/AWeek Six Wednesday, November 12th at Omaha TD Ameritrade Park 8:00 PM SNY

Brooklyn Bolts vs. Boston BrawlersOctober 15, 2014 -- 7:30 PM -- MCU Park - Coney Island, NY

Bolts Coaching StaffJohn Bock - Head Coach

Marvin Jones - Linebackers CoachJames Brown - Offensive Line Coach

Nate Poole - WR Coach / Special TeamsJoey Smith - Def. Coordinator / DB CoachGlenn Holt - WR / Special Teams / VideoBobbi Bucci - DB Coach / Quality Control

Kelvin Kinney - Defensive Line CoachWayne Anderson - Off. Coordinaor

Today’s OfficialsKarlton Darrick - RefereeHasani Carter - Umpire

Barron Ballester - Line JudgeChris Pierro - Head LinesmanDuane Burrell - Field Judge

Jose Garcia - Side JudgeSean O’Callaghan - Back Judge

Game Information

National Anthem - Domini KroiPre-Game - Breast Cancer AwarenessPromo Info - Pink Shirts (First 1,000)

Broadcast Info - SNY, ESPN 3Halftime - Fireworks

Postgame - Meet the Players on Field

Football in NY: Today marks the first profes-sional football game played in the borough of Brooklyn since 1949 when the Brooklyn Dodg-ers football team last played...It marks the first professional football game played in New York City since the Jets departed Shea Stadium for New Jersey following the 1983 season.

MCU PARK: Following SuperStorm Sandy in October of 2012, the playing surface at the ballpark was redone with Field Turf as opposed to natural grass...Since the installation of the synthetic grass surface, the ballpark has hosted over 300 baseball games, concerts for as many as 15,000 fans, the Brooklyn Half Marathon, the Big East Baseball Tournament, Professional Wrestling and more.

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS: The Bolts have partnered with Maimonides Medical Center for tonight’s Paint the Park Pink....The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive a pink Bolts T-Shirt, and the Bolts team will be joined on the field pre-game by survivors and caregivers.

WHAT THE BOLT?: The Bolts were named af-ter the ThunderBolt Rollercoaster located just beyond the left field wall...The modern version, which opened up in June, sits on the same site as the classic Thunderbolt that was in operation from 1925 to 1982.

LOCAL TALENT: RB Kareem Huggins was born in Irvington, New Jersey and attended Hofs-tra University on Long Island...OL Erle Ladson attended Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx before playing at Delaware.

GANG GREEN: Head Coach John Bock, Line-backers coach Marvin Jones and Offensive Line coach James Brown were all teammates with the New York Jets...Bock, played in the NFL for six seasons with the Jets (‘95) and Dolpings (‘96-’00)...Marvin Jones was an All-American linebacker at Florida State before playing 10 seasons with the Jets from 1993-2003...He re-corded 711 tackles in 142 games...Jones had a career-high 135 tackles in 2001...James Brown was an offensive tackle during his nine year pro career with the Jets (‘92-’95), Dolphins (‘96-’99) and Cleveland Browns (‘00).

# LAST FIRST POS. HEIGHT WEIGHT SCHOOL LAST NFL EXPERIENCE 5 ROBINSON Corey QB 6-1 205 Troy Cleveland Browns14 BROWNING Kolton QB 6-1 219 Univ. of Louisiana - Monroe Dallas Cowboys27 FANNIN Mario RB 5-11 236 Auburn Denver Broncos22 HUGGINS Kareem RB 5-9 205 Hofstra New York Jets19 FOSTER D.J. WR 6-3 194 SE Missouri Chicago Bears88 PAYTON Quintin WR 6-4 212 NC State Tampa Bay Bucaneers15 ELLIOTT Kevin WR 6-3 205 Florida A&M Buffalo Bills11 SPENCER Diontae WR / RET 5-9 174 McNeesese State St. Louis Rams81 LEONARD A.C. TE 6-2 250 Tennessee State Minnesota Vikings80 THOMPSON Ian TE 6-3 248 Univ. of Louisiana - Lafayette Tampa Bay Bucaneers67 GOLIC Mike OL 6-4 300 Notre Dame New Orleans Saints60 HALL Aaron OL 6-7 365 Southern Univ. Arizona Cardinals68 PETERSON Jesse OL 6-5 302 Wheaton (IL) 66 BULLARD Alex OL 6-2 302 Tennessee Detroit Lions65 SIMMONS Will OL 6-5 342 East Carolina Pittsburgh Steelers64 LADSON Erle OL 6-6 346 Delaware Oakland Raiders33 FOGG Kevin DB / RET 5-10 185 Liberty Miami Dolphins32 WILSON Deron DB 5-9 185 Southern Miss. 21 KEARNEY Vernon DB 6-2 185 Lane College Kansas City Chiefs28 LOVE Jordan DB 5-11 189 Towson 31 BRANDON Tevrin DB / RET 5-10 180 Monmouth (NJ) Kansas City Chiefs42 DANGERFIELD Jordan DB 5-11 200 Towson Pittsburgh Steelers 34 PARKER Michael DB 6-2 205 Richmond 26 WALLACE Devin DB 5-11 205 Virginia Union 52 WILLIAMS Korey LB 6-2 240 Southern Miss. New York Giants53 MILLARD Johnny LB 6-2 234 Cal Poly St. Louis Rams55 STANLEY Glen LB 6-2 250 Albany State Pittsburgh Steelers 54 ROBERTSON Stephon LB 5-11 227 James Madison Washington Redskins91 MERRELL Jamil DL 6-4 256 Rutgers Chicago Bears92 TRIPP Kiante DL 6-6 276 Georgia Cleveland Browns93 THOMPSON Everette DL 6-6 272 Washington Arizona Cardinals99 OKINE Earl DL 6-6 286 Florida Houston Texans90 REDDING Kris DL 6-4 275 Wake Forest Detroit Lions98 ROSS Lakendrick DL 6-5 365 Virginia - Lynchburg Cincinnati Bengals94 AKEMON Jon LS 6-0 245 Anderson (IN) Tennessee Titans10 MARSH Nick P / K 5-11 198 Utah / Rutgers New England Patriots

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#5 Corey Robinson QB #14 Kolton Browning QB

#22 Kareem Huggins RB #27 Mario Fannin RB

#19 D.J. Foster WR #88 Quintin Payton WR

#15 Kevin Elliott WR

• Signed as non-drafted free agent with the Browns on May 11, 2014.• Finished his career at Troy University as the leader in 11 different

offensive categories. • Ranks ninth all-time with 13,344 passing yards, just 140 yards behind

NFL Pro Bowl QB Philip Rivers.• Also ranks sixth all-time with 1,179 completions.• Set an NCAA single-game record for completetion percentage when he

completed 30 of 32 passes against UAB on August 31, 2013. • Set a national high school record with 91 TD’s during his senior year at

Loak Oak High School.

• Invited to mini-camp with the Dallas Cowboys.• Was a four year starter for the University of Louisiana - Monroe War-

hawks...Missed some time during his senior year due to a leg injury.• Was a finalist for the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award as the best offen-

sive player in Division I Football from the state of Texas.• Had his top performance during his senior campaign against Troy

when he went 21-34 for 354 yards and five touchdowns. • Named the Sun Belt Conference’s Offensive Player of the Year in 2012.• Was also named All-State in baseball at Mabank High School going 6-1

with a 0.89 ERA as a lefthanded pitcher.

• Was a member of the New York Jets practice squad in 2013...Has also spent time with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Bucs.

• Was the backup running back for the Bucs in 2010, behind Cadillac Williams, but a knee injury in Week Six ended his season and landed him on injured reserve.

• Attended Hofstra Universtiy and signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Bucs in 2009.

• Graduated from Baylet Ellard High School in Madison, New Jersey...Was born in Irvington, New Jersey.

• Spent two years on Injured Reserve with the Denver Broncos prior to getting released.

• Missed the 2011 season with a torn ACL and then missed the 2012 season after suffering an achilles injury.

• Ran a 4.37 40-yard-dash at at the 2011 NFL Scouting Combine.• At the time of his graduation, was the Auburn University leader in re-

ceptions and receiving yards by a running back.• Was a member of the BCS National Championship Team at Auburn in

2011 when they defeated the Oregon Ducks.

• Invited to Chicago Bears mini camp in 2014.• Attended Southeast Missouri State University.• During his final season with the RedHawks, caught 33 passes for 364

yards and three touchdowns in 12 games. • Finished his college career with 98 receptions for 1,244 ards and 12

touchdowns.• Led the RedHawks in receiving during the 2011 and 2012 seasons.

• Was claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Bucs by the Detroit Lions on July 29th.

• Was signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Bucs in May.• During his final season at NC State he caught 23 passes for 481 yards

and three touchdowns.• Led the ACC with an average of 20.8 yards per reception in 2013.• Had a standout junior year with the Wolfpack, with 51 catches for 798

yards in 2012...Had four catches for 129 yards in the ‘12 season open-er....Was the highest output for a ‘Pack WR since 2010.

• Waived by the Buffalo Bills on August 18, 2014...Missed the 2013 season after tearing his ACL win the second pre-season game.

• Originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as a non-drafted free agent in 2012.

• Appeared in 13 games, making one start, with the Jags in 2012...Caught 10 passes for 108 yards.

• Had 41 catches for 720 yards during his senior season at Florida A&M.

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#11 Diontae Spencer WR #81 A.C. Leonard TE

#80 Ian Thompson TE #67 Mike Golic OL

#60 Aaron Hall OL #68 Jesse Peterson OL

#66 Alex Bullard OL #65 Will Simmons OL

• Originally signed with the Chicago Bears...Signed as non-drafted free agent with the Rams on May 27, 2014.

• Ran a 4.27 40-yard-dash at his pro day.• Known as the “Swiss Army Knife” at McNeese State.• Had a school-record 365 all-purpose yards against Stephen F. Austin...

Had two kick returns for touchdowns and a punt return for a score in that game.

• Led the team with 50 receptions fo 835 yards with nine touchdowns.• Averaged 29.41 yards per kick return and 7.60 yards per punt return

during his senior season.

• Invited to mini-camp with the Minnesota Vikings.• Ran a 4.43 40-yard-dash...Had the fastest time of any TE at the 2014

NFL Combine and the third fastest for a tight end since 2006.• Ended his college career at Tennessee State University after starting at

the University of Florida, was behind Washington’s Jordan Reed at UF which led to his transfer.

• In two years with TSU, caught 85 passes for 1,174 yards and 11 touch-downs.

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Tampa Bay Bucs on August 24, 2014...Assigned to their practice squad on September 24th and was released on September 30th.

• Known for his blocking, caught 10 passes for 66 yards during his se-nior campaign at the University of Louisiana Lafayette...Appeared in 13 games, making six starts.

• Signed with the New Orleans Saints in May and was released in June...Spent the 2013 preseason with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

• Started 13 games at guard during the 2012 season for Notre Dame, including the BCS National Championship Game.

• Also appeared at center during his time with the Fighting Irish.• His father, Mike, and uncles Bob and Greg, all played at Notre Dame.

• Participated in Rookie Mini Camp for the Arizona Cardinals.• Missed most of the 2012 season after tearing his MCL, PCL and ACL.

• Made the New Orleans VooDoo roster in the Arena Football League in March, 2014...Appeared in sixt games with the Voodoo this season.

• Was an All-College Conference of Illinois Wisconsin Selection at Offen-sive Tackle with the Wheaton Thunder during the 2012 season.

• Began his collegiate career as a tight end but added 90 pounds during his four years of college.

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent by the Detroit Lions in 2014...Was released from camp at the last cut on August 23rd.

• Played in 11 games, with 10 starts at left guard during his senior year with the Tennessee Vols.

• The Vols ran for 2,261 yards in 2013, the most since 2004.• Began his collegiate career at Notre Dame before transferring to Ten-

nessee in 2011.

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Pittsburgh Steelers.• Spent three-years as the starter at right guard for the East Carolina

Pirates.• Earned All-Conference USA honors as a junior and senior.

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#64 Erle Ladson OL #33 Kevin Fogg CB

#32 Deron Wilson S #21 Vernon Kearney CB

#28 Jordan Love CB #31 Tevrin Brandon CB

#42 Jordan Dangerfield S #34 Michael Parker DB

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent with the Oakland Raiders.• Originally from Bronx, New York.• Appeared in 48 games over fours years at Delaware...Started the final

23 games of college career at left tackle for the Blue Hens.• As a senior, he won the Offensive MVP Award.

• Signed by the Dolphins on June 19th.• Was named All-Big South First Team after his senior season with Liberty

in 2013...Ranked sixth on the team in tackles and had four intercep-tions.

• Finished his career with nine interceptions for the Flames. • Missed most of the 2012 injury due to injury.• Was an All-American return specialist in 2011 when he led the countr

with three kickoff returns for touchdowns.

• After starting 39 straight games for Southern Miss, missed almost all of the 2013 season with an akle injury that required surgery.

• Prior to his injury was named to the Jim Thorpe Award Watch List as one of the best defensive backs in the country.

• Was honorable mention All-Conference USA in 2012...Ranked third on the team with 61 tackles and one interception.

• Was one of the last cuts in Kansas City Chiefs camp this season...Was invitied to Cleveland Browns mini camp in 2013...Originally signed by the Buffalo Bills as a non-drafted free agent.

• During his senior season as Lane, had 24 tackles, two interceptions and six pass deflections.

• Began his time at Lane College as a Wide Receiver before switiching to cornerback for his Junior Campaign.

• Was named ALL-CAA Football First Team in 2013 following his senior season with Towson.

• Made 62 tackles and ranked second on the team with 10 pass break-ups.

• Named Pre-Season All-Conference in 2013.• Began his collegiate career at Georgia before transferring to Towson...

Appeared in 21 career games for the Bulldogs before leaving.

• Signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as a non-drafted free agent.• Ran a 4.34 40-yard dash at the 2014 NFL Draft Combine.• Started all 12 games at cornerback for Monmouth University during

his senior season in 2013.• His 12 pass breaksups ranked fourth most among FCS players...

Ranked second on the team with 43 solo tackles...Also blocked a pair of kicks.

• Began his college career at UConn....Played in 12 games in 2011 be-fore tranferring.

• Had an impressive training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers before being one of the final cuts from the roster in 2014...Began his pro ca-reer as a non-drafted free agent signing by the Bills in 2013.

• Was a two-time All-Colonial Athletic Association first team selection at Towson.

• Named an FCS All-American in 2012...Ranked third on the team with 69 tackles and six pass breakups.

• As a junior, had a team-hihg 93 tackles despite missing two games with an injury.

• Began his collegiate career at Richmond University before transferring to Charleston Southern for his final year of eligibility.

• Had 22 tackles and one sack in 10 games played for the CSU Bucs.

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#26 Devin Wallace S #52 Korey Williams LB

#53 Johnny Millard LB #55 Glen Stanley LB

#54 Stephon Robertson LB #91 Jamil Merrell DL

#92 Kiante Tripp DL #93 Everette Thompson DL

• Record 42 tackles for the Virginia Union Pnathers in 2013 and was named to the All-American Team.

• Had 18 pass break-ups during his senior season. • Began his college career at the University of Virgina.

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent with the New York Giants in 2012.• Missed most of his senior season at Southern Miss with a knee injury.• Was honorable mention All-Conference USA in 2011 (his junior sea-

son)...Led the team in tackles with 80.• Named to the pre-season Bronko Nagursky Trophy Watch List.

• Participated in St. Louis Rams training camp in 2014 as a non-drafted free agent.

• Was named second-team All-Big Sky conference in 2013, his senior campaign at Cal Poly-State.

• Started 12 games at strong side linebacker in 2013 and was named team captian.

• Finished the year with 108 tackles.• Is the son of Keith Millard and Sallie Ferber...His father wasa defensive

lineman for the Vikings, Eagles, Seahawks and Packers during a 10-year NFL Career.

• Worked out with the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2014.• Played his final season with Albany State University...It was his sixth

school.• Began his college career at Bowling Green and was named to the fresh-

man All-American Team...A transfer was not granted after his freshman year so he spent one season at Eastern Arizona Community College...Committed to Tennessee, but followed Lane Kiffin to USC...Transferred from USC after they received NCAA sanctions...Tranferred to Florida State but did not become eligible so he transferred to West Texas A&M.

• Joined the Washington Redskins for rookie camp in 2014.• Was named All-CAA Football first-team at James Madison after the

2013 season...Was runner up for the Buck Buchanan Award for the na-tion’s top defensive player...Finished his senior season wtih 141 total tackles, 17.0 tackles for loss, 5.0 sacks.

• Was the two-time CAA Defensive Player of the Year including in 2012 and 2013.

• Finished his career with 445 tackles in 46 career starts...Had 26 career double-digit tackle efforts.

• Signed with the Chicago Bears on June 20th.• Appeared in 34 games with 18 starts over four seasons with Rutgers,

collecting 81 tackles, 8.5 sacks, 16 tackles for loss.• Was named team captain during his senior season with the Scarlet

Knights.

• Signed with the Cleveland Browns in 2011, spent most of his season on the practice squad before appearing in three games late in the season.

• Spent two seasons in the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tiger-Cats. in 2013 and 2014.

• At the University of Georgia, began his career as an offensive lineman before transitioning to the defensive line.

• Signed with the Arizona Cardinals in August, 2012.• Was a two-year starter at defensive end with the Washington Huskies

and finished his career with 101 tackles, seven sacks, and 17 tackles for loss.

• Appeared in 46 games, including 26 starts...Started all 13 games as a senior.

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#99 Earl Okine DL #90 Kris Redding DL

#98 Lakendrick Ross DL #94 Jon Akemon LS

#10 Nick Marsh K/P

• Signed as a non-drafted free agent in 2013 with the Houston Texans.• Spent the 2014 season with the Orlando Predators of the Arena Foot-

ball League...Collected 22 tackles and 5.5 sacks in 15 games.• At the University of Florida saw action in 42 games.• During his senior campaign, appeared in all 13 games, finished the

season with 12 tackles and one blocked field goal.

• Signd with the Detroit Lions as a non-drafted free agent on July 31, 2014.

• Went undrafted out of Wake Forest where he played in 41 games for the Demon Deacons...Tallied 61 tackles, four sacks and two forced fumbles.

• Signed with the Cincinnati Bengals on July 21, 2014.• Played only one year of football in high school and spent just one sea-

son playing at Virginia-Lynchburg.• Played in six games in 2012, tallied 19 tackles with 4.0 sackes and 5.0

tackles for loss.

• Invited to rookie camp in 2014 by the Tennessee Titans.• Attended Anderson College (Indiana)

• Ended his collegiate career with Rutgers after beginning at Utah.• Was a punter throughout college...Had a career average of 40.4 yards

per kick on 88 punts.• Had 65 punts during his final season with Rutgers.• Did not attempt a field goal during his collegiate career.

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TransactionsOctober 7th - OL Jordan McCray sign with the Green Bay Packers...WR Kevin Hardy, TE Kyle Auffray, P/K Michael

Palardy were waived.

OFFENSEMost Yards Passing, Team ...........................................Most Yards Passing, Individual ...................................Longest Completion ...................................................Most Yards Rushing, Team ..........................................Most Yards Rushing, Individual ..................................Longest Run ................................................................Most Yards Receiving, Individual ...............................Most Yards Receiving, WR ..........................................Most Yards Receiving, RB ...........................................Most Yards Receiving, TE ...........................................Longest Reception .....................................................

Season HighsDEFENSE

Most Tackeles, Individual ...........................................Most Tackles, DL .........................................................Most Tackles, LB .........................................................Most Tackles, DB ........................................................Most Sacks, Individual................................................Most Interceptions .....................................................Most Passes Defensed ................................................Most Fumbles Forced .................................................Most Fumbles Recovered ...........................................

Special TeamsLongest Field Goal .....................................................Longest Punt...............................................................Longest Punt Return ...................................................Longest Kick Return ...................................................Most Special Teams Tackles ........................................