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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | January 12, 1988||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Henderson (NV) Coronado | ||||||||
College: | Southern Utah | ||||||||
Undrafted: | 2011 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Player stats at ArenaFan.com |
Tysson Poots (born January 12, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent. [1] [2] [3]
Poots played high school football at Coronado High School in Henderson, Nevada. He was a two-time All-Statewide receiver. He finished his career with a total 2,014 receiving yards, 270 tackles, 19 sacks and 8 interceptions. [4]
Poots also lettered in basketball & nominee of McDonald's All-American. [4]
Poots had a career total of 43 touchdowns and 3,970 yards. [5] He was named as a Great West Conference all conference receiver in three of his four seasons with the Thunderbirds. [4] He was a Walter Payton camp nominee. [6]
Poots went undrafted in the 2011 NFL draft, but was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent on August 1, 2011. Poots was released during final cuts.
Poots was assigned to the Utah Blaze of the Arena Football League on September 30, 2011.
Poots spent time with the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League in 2012. [7]
Poots was assigned to the Arizona Rattlers in 2013, helping the Rattlers advance to ArenaBowl XXVI against the Philadelphia Soul. Poots had a 14-yard touchdown reception in the ArenaBowl. [8]
On February 19, 2015, Poots was assigned to the Las Vegas Outlaws.
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Erik Meyer is a former professional American football quarterback and current coach. He is the co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, a position he has held since 2024. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at Eastern Washington. He was also a member of the Cologne Centurions, Seattle Seahawks. Oakland Raiders, Utah Blaze, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Spokane Shock, San Jose SaberCats and Washington Valor.
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Maurice "Mo" Purify is an American football coach and former wide receiver who is currently the wide receivers coach for College of the Redwoods. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Nebraska. Purify also played for the Georgia Force, Omaha Nighthawks, Arizona Rattlers, and San Jose SaberCats. Having scored over 150 touchdowns and over 6,000 receiving yards in his career, as well as winning four consecutive ArenaBowls with two teams, Purify is considered one of the best receivers in AFL history.
Clifford Dukes is a former American arena football defensive lineman. He played college football at Michigan State from 2000 to 2004. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams in 2005. Dukes has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints. After not having a chance to play in the NFL, Dukes signed with the Tampa Bay Storm of the AFL in 2008. In 2010, he saw his first chance for real playing time with the Storm. As a result, he was named to the All-Arena team in 2010. In 2011, he led the league with 12.5 sacks and was named the 2011 Game Tape Exchange Defensive Lineman of the Year. He was traded to the Kansas City Command in 2012, only to be traded to the Arizona Rattlers two days later.
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Gregory Carlton Orton is a former American football wide receiver. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Purdue.
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