Florida Tuskers

The UFL provides high-quality, professional football during a traditional fall season, while embracing innovation and fan interaction.  The UFL serves its local communities with pride and dedication and aims to provide every fan with an exciting and memorable game experience.  The inaugural 2009 champions, Las Vegas Locos, will battle the Florida Tuskers, Hartford Colonials, Omaha Nighthawks and Sacramento Mountain Lions for the William Hambrecht Trophy in 2010. UFL Virginia was launched in the summer of 2010 to begin play in the fall of 2011. The UFL will continue to grow in 2011 and beyond.

The UFL is owned by a consortium of private investors, including William Hambrecht of WR Hambrecht + Co and aol CEO Tim Armstrong, who founded the league. Paul Pelosi, William Mayer, Mark Cuban and other investors are also part of the UFL ownership team.

In 2009 UFL games were nationally broadcast on VERSUS and HDNet, as well as webcast on UFL-Football.com. During the upcoming season, our games will again be telecast and webcast nationally, in high definition.

UFL Mission Statement

"The UFL provides high-quality, professional football during a traditional fall season while, embracing innovation and fan interaction.  The UFL serves its local communities with pride and dedication, and aims to provide every fan with an exciting and memorable game experience.  The inaugural 2009 champions, Las Vegas Locos, will battle the Florida Tuskers, Hartford Colonials, Omaha Nighthawks and Sacramento Mountain Lions for the William Hambrecht Trophy in 2010.  The UFL is led by Commissioner Michael Huyghue and is funded by a consortium of private investors."

History of the UFL

In the mid-‘90s when the Los Angeles Rams moved to St. Louis and the Houston Oilers moved to Nashville, Bill Hambrecht was mystified.  It was illogical that NFL teams would be leaving two of the largest and best growth markets in the country.  From a marketing angle, he knew there was room for more football teams.  In conversations during this same period with coaching legend Bill Walsh, Hambrecht realized that there were lots of really good football players who could not fit onto NFL rosters.   

Fast forward ten years and this idea has now become a reality, as the United Football League played its “Premiere” season during the fall of 2009 and is currently preparing for a second season, set to kickoff in September of 2010.  

Although the UFL first reached the public spotlight in an article in The New York Times Magazine on June 3, 2007, Hambrecht was years into planning his disruptive business model for a professional football league that would complement the NFL.  Many, if not all, of the core tenets on which the League was conceived still remain today. The basic principles of the Hambrecht model was to provide quality football at affordable prices, in underserved markets. The average ticket price for a UFL game is $20.

Current Team Roster

# 

POS 

LAST 

FIRST 

SCHOOL 

HT 

WT 

DOB 
8 

QB 

BOLLINGER 

BROOKS 

WISCONSIN 

6010 

205 

11/15/79 

9 

K 

NOVAK 

NICK 

MARYLAND 

6000 

198 

8/21/81 

13 

P 

PARRISH 

KEN 

STROUDSBURG 

6010 

210 

6/22/84 

14 

QB 

GREISEN 

CHRIS 

NW MISSOURI ST 

6030 

220 

7/2/76 

15 

WR 

WHITTAKER 

HUEY 

SOUTH FLORIDA 

6050 

220 

6/19/81 

17 

WR 

PRICE 

MAURICE 

CHARLSTON SOUTHERN 

6010 

200 

9/11/85 

18 

WR 

FOSTER 

JAYSON 

GEORGIA
SOUTHERN
 

5070 

175 

7/22/85 

19 

WR 

GESSNER 

CHAS 

BROWN 

6050 

218 

8/17/81 

20 

DB 

RATLIFF 

KEIWAN 

FLORIDA 

5110 

188 

4/19/81 

23 

DB 

CARTER 

JEROME 

FLORIDA STATE 

5110 

219 

10/29/82 

24 

CB 

VINNETT 

DARRIUS 

BOSTON COLLEGE 

5090 

180 

9/30/84 

26 

CB 

CASTILLE 

SIMEON 

ALABAMA 

6000 

195 

10/12/85 

28 

RB 

CASON 

AVEION 

ILLINIOS STATE 

5100 

215 

7/12/79 

29 

DS 

DAVIS 

KEITH 

SAM HOUSTON STATE 

5110 

205 

12/30/78 

31 

CB 

IRONS 

DAVID 

AUBURN 

5100 

197 

10/9/82 

32 

DS 

REED 

J.R. 

SOUTH FLORIDA 

5110 

202 

2/11/82 

33 

RB 

RHODES 

DOMINIC 

MIDWESTERN STATE 

5090 

205 

1/17/79 

34 

CB 

BROWN 

FAKHIR 

GRAMBLING 

5110 

192 

9/21/77 

38 

FB 

RUNNELS 

J.D. 

OKLAHOMA 

5110 

237 

6/19/84 

40 

FB 

DEVELIN 

JAMES 

BROWN 

6030 

260 

7/23/88 

43 

RB 

HICKS 

MAURICE 

NORTH CAROLINA A&T 

5110 

205 

7/22/78 

44 

DB 

JONES 

HERANA-DAZE 

INDIANA 

5110 

206 

4/15/82 

49 

LS 

SENSER 

RYAN 

OHIO UNIVERSITY 

6030 

242 

7/21/84 

50 

LB 

TAYLOR 

TONY 

GEORGIA 

6000 

237 

7/21/84 

51 

LB 

SCHLEGEL 

ANTHONY 

OHIO STATE 

6010 

243 

3/1/81 

52 

LB 

THURMAN 

ODELL 

GEORGIA  

6000 

235 

4/9/83 

53 

DE 

CLERMOND 

JOE 

PITTSBURGH 

6020 

260 

11/13/84 

55 

LB 

MELTON 

TERRENCE 

RICE 

6010 

235 

1/1/77 

56 

DE 

CHUKWURAH 

PATRICK 

WYOMING 

6010 

250 

3/1/79 

57 

LB 

DACUS 

WESTON 

ARKANSAS 

6010 

232 

9/19/85 

58 

C 

LUCAS 

ENOKA 

OREGON 

6024 

302 

4/29/84 

59 

LB 

MCGARIGLE 

TIM 

NORTHWESTERN 

6000 

240 

10/25/83 

63 

OL 

CLARKE 

ADRIEN 

OHIO STATE 

6050 

330 

3/26/81 

66 

OT 

DAVIS 

ANTHONY 

VIRGINIA TECH 

6040 

322 

3/27/80 

68 

DT 

BOYKIN 

MCKINLEY 

OLE MISS 

6010 

289 

3/24/83 

70 

OL 

OLIVEA 

SHANE 

OHIO STATE 

6040 

325 

10/7/81 

71 

OL 

TOUDOUZE 

MICHAEL 

TEXAS CHRISTIAN 

6060 

303 

4/24/83 

72 

OL 

YOUNG 

KYLE 

FRESNO STATE 

6040 

315 

3/5/84 

73 

OT 

TUCKER 

TORRIN 

SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 

6060 

315 

12/25/79 

74 

DT 

MOORE 

LANGSTON 

SOUTH CAROLINA 

6010 

305 

7/17/81 

75 

T 

WAND 

SETH 

NW MISSOURI STATE 

6070 

330 

8/6/79 

79 

OL 

DENMAN 

CHRIS 

FRESNO STATE 

6060 

315 

10/7/83 

80 

TE 

POCIASK 

JASON 

WISCONSIN 

6030 

259 

2/9/83 

81 

WR 

HANKTON 

CORTEZ 

TEXAS SOUTHERN 

6000 

200 

1/20/81 

84 

TE 

STONE 

GALEN 

SAGINAW VALLEY STATE 

6020 

235 

9/1/88 

85 

TE 

WIGGINS 

JERMAINE 

GEORGIA 

6020 

270 

1/18/75 

88 

WR 

RUSSELL 

CALVIN 

TUSKEGEE 

6000 

190 

6/14/83 

91 

DL 

POWELL 

ERIC 

FLORIDA STATE 

6030 

284 

11/16/79 

93 

DT 

BURTON 

ANTWON 

TEMPLE 

6020 

308 

6/11/83 

97 

LB 

HARRISON 

ARNOLD 

GEORGIA 

6030 

241 

9/20/82 

98 

DE 

HARRINGTON 

CHRIS 

TEXAS A&M 

6050 

260 

1/19/85 

98 

DT 

SAVE 

BRYAN 

COLORADO STATE 

6012 

289 

12/16/81 









RESERVE - RIGHTS (4-MAN)

DE 

MOORE 

ERIC 

FLORIDA STATE 

6040 

270 

2/28/81 


OT 

PETITTI 

ROB 

PITTSBURGH 

6060 

327 

5/21/82 


NT 

SCOTT 

DARRION 

OHIO STATE 

6033 

289 

10/25/81 


NT 

WROTEN 

CLAUDE 

LSU 

6020 

295 

9/16/83 









RESERVE - REFUSED TO REPORT
11 

WR 

MAXWELL 

MARCUS 

OREGON 

6030 

210 

7/8/83 









PROFESSIONAL EXEMPT LIST:
3 

K 

BRYANT 

MATT 

BAYLOR 

5090 

200 

5/29/75 


OG 

DUCKWORTH 

TIM 

AUBURN 

6040 

318 

9/14/82 


OL 

FOSTER 

RENARDO 

LOUISVILLE 

6050 

330 

7/15/84 

81 

WR 

SPURLOCK 

MICHEAL 

OLE MISS 

5110 

200 

1/31/83 



Coaching Staff




Name

Position

Hometown

Jay Gruden 

Head Coach 

Tampa, FL 

Chuck Bresnahan 

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach 

Springfield, MA 

Kurt Beathard 

Running Backs Coach 

Manhattan Beach, CA 

Ike Hilliard 

Wide Receivers Coach 

Patterson, LA 

Bill Laveroni 

Offensive Line Coach 

San Francisco, CA 

Robert McFarland 

Tight Ends Coach 

Long Beach, CA 

Jerry Sisemore 

Offensive Line Assistant 

Plainview, TX 

James MacPherson 

Offensive Quality Control 

Tucson, AZ 

Bill Bradley 

Defensive Backs Coach 

Palestine, TX 

Kerry Locklin 

Defensive Line Coach 

Las Cruces, NM 

Bret Munsey 

Assistant Secondaries Coach 

Winter Park, FL 

Fred Pagac 

Defensive Quality Control 

Dublin, OH 

Al Roberts 

Special Teams Coach 

Seattle, WA 

Jim Lanford 

Special Teams Assistant 

Atlanta, GA 

John Hastings 

Strength & Conditioning Coach 

Ashburn, VA 

Hunter Smith 

Head Athletic Trainer 

Danville, IN 

Dr. Michael McCleary 

Team Physician 


Dr. Bryan Reuss 

Team Physician 


Dr. Randy Schwartzberg 

Team Physician 


Casey Turley 

Head of Equipment 

St. Albans, WV 

Tom Dillard 

Equipment Assistant 

Winter Springs, FL 

Bryan Wright 

Equipment Assistant 

Auburndale, FL 

Matt Holland 

Head of Video 

Providence, RI 

Ticket Information

For as little as $60, you can catch a full season of UFL action. For as little as $60, you and your family can make lasting memories. For information and/or to purchase season, group or single game tickets and avoid convenience charges, call the Tuskers Ticket Office at 407.545.8123 or visit Ticketmaster.

Staff List

Jay Gruden General Manager 

Diane Clarke Director, Football Operations 

Bret Munsey Player Personnel Director 

Windsor Hall Director of Business Operations

Billie O'Hara Director, Florida Tuskers Cheerleaders 

Dan Pearson Public Relations Director

Alyson McCoy Director of Operations

Joe Armington Director of Broadcasting

Marc Daniels Director of Broadcasting