Post by 50yardfan on Aug 17, 2011 11:14:21 GMT -5
Green Bay sends QB and OL to Bloomington for two veteran WRs
www.nbc26.com/news/local/127887728.html
Green Bay, WI: The Green Bay Blizzard announces that they have reached a trade agreement with the Bloomington Extreme. The Blizzard will send QB Willie Copeland (Valdosta State) and OL Tim Mueller (St. Norbert College) to Bloomington for WR James Walton (Truman State) and WR Johnny Gray (Northern Iowa).
James Walton, 6'3" 215 lbs. - Walton will enter his seventh season of professional indoor football. Walton spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the Bloomington Extreme before being sent to the Billings Outlaws in a trade for the 2009-2010 seasons.
Walton was a member of the All-IFL team in back to back seasons (2009 and 2010) and played in the 2007 and 2008 United Indoor Football All-Star games representing the Extreme in both games. During the 2009 and 2010 seasons, Walton was a finalist for IFL MVP honors while helping lead Billings to back to back league championships.
This past season with the Extreme, Walton caught 55 passes for 724 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Johnny Gray, 5'9" 185 lbs. - Gray spent the 2011 season as a member of the Bloomington Extreme. Gray saw action in 14 games and led all receivers in catches with 79. Gray compiled 663 yards and 9 touchdowns. He averaged 8.4 yards a catch and 47.4 yards per game.
Gray played his collegiate football at Northern Iowa University where he collected 141 receptions and 1,912 receiving yards, while compiling 3,724 all-purpose yards over the course of his collegiate career. The Deerfield Beach, Florida native known as "Big Play Johnny Gray" was selected as a 1st Team Gateway Conference Wide Receiver and Punt Returner, as well as a Sports Network All-American Wide Receiver and Punt Returner.
www.nbc26.com/news/local/127887728.html
Green Bay, WI: The Green Bay Blizzard announces that they have reached a trade agreement with the Bloomington Extreme. The Blizzard will send QB Willie Copeland (Valdosta State) and OL Tim Mueller (St. Norbert College) to Bloomington for WR James Walton (Truman State) and WR Johnny Gray (Northern Iowa).
James Walton, 6'3" 215 lbs. - Walton will enter his seventh season of professional indoor football. Walton spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons with the Bloomington Extreme before being sent to the Billings Outlaws in a trade for the 2009-2010 seasons.
Walton was a member of the All-IFL team in back to back seasons (2009 and 2010) and played in the 2007 and 2008 United Indoor Football All-Star games representing the Extreme in both games. During the 2009 and 2010 seasons, Walton was a finalist for IFL MVP honors while helping lead Billings to back to back league championships.
This past season with the Extreme, Walton caught 55 passes for 724 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Johnny Gray, 5'9" 185 lbs. - Gray spent the 2011 season as a member of the Bloomington Extreme. Gray saw action in 14 games and led all receivers in catches with 79. Gray compiled 663 yards and 9 touchdowns. He averaged 8.4 yards a catch and 47.4 yards per game.
Gray played his collegiate football at Northern Iowa University where he collected 141 receptions and 1,912 receiving yards, while compiling 3,724 all-purpose yards over the course of his collegiate career. The Deerfield Beach, Florida native known as "Big Play Johnny Gray" was selected as a 1st Team Gateway Conference Wide Receiver and Punt Returner, as well as a Sports Network All-American Wide Receiver and Punt Returner.