Jun 22 2006

Here come the Arenaballers

Published by Dave at 2:19 pm under Old DFB Archives

Few ever make the jump from Arena Football to the NFL, but the first guy to do it in 2006 just signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. Jerald Brown was a defensive specialist for the Columbus Destroyers and the AFL’s defensive player of the year. He was also second in the AFL in interceptions with 11, so he might help the Chiefs’ secondary fairly cheaply.

Brown probably won’t be the last AFL player to make a jump before training camp, but he may be the only one that gets a 2-year deal. I’d wish him luck, but the Chiefs face the Steelers in Week 6. So I’ll just wish him luck against the Bengals, Browns and Ravens.

3 Responses to “Here come the Arenaballers”

  1. # The Grumbleron 22 Jun 2006 at 4:14 pm

    i would think qb’s, db’s, and wr’s would have a fairly easy time going from arena to nfl. the speed of the passing game would be like super intense practice for nfl passing game. but off the top of my head, i can only think of oronde gadsen and kurt warner as sucessful arena to nfl transfers.

  2. # Anonymouson 23 Jun 2006 at 1:18 pm

    hey man, just herd your comment on DSC, props

  3. # Skion 26 Jun 2006 at 7:18 pm

    not sure if he was the first but Arena Football Rookie of the Year Ben Nelson signed with the Bucs two weeeks ago

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