Here's the final 51 man roster, for the newest "expansion" franchise in the booming UFL - the Omaha Nighthawks. (EDIT: Look how I totally forgot they have been in this league for a season already!)
A week ago, when I took to Twitter in an attempt to find out just when these rosters were supposed to be released, the Nighthawks were the ONLY team to tweet back with a response, and they did it in under 5 minutes! Clearly someone is way to enthusiastic about this and will surely soon be beaten down like their fellow compatriots. (One or two bounced cheques oughta do it.)
One thing they DIDN'T do is make their roster available ANYWHERE....well, except to the Omaha World-Herald, who fortunately put it online. Birthdays were missing, so I have filled in where the UFL website had them.
70 Garrett Anderson OL 07/13/88 6-4 315 South Carolina 90 Christian Anthony DE 06/09/88 6-4 292 Grambling 99 Kevin Basped * DE 05/19/88 6-4 247 Nevada 19 Andrew Brewer * WR 09/27/86 6-2 220 Northwestern 13 Maurice Clarett * RB 10/29/83 5-11 236 Ohio State 23 Ricardo Colclough* CB 04/18/82 5-10 194 Tusculum 74 Damion Cook * OL 04/16/79 6-4 332 Bethune-Cookman 9 Eric Crouch QB 11/16/78 5-11 207 Nebraska 55 Angelo Crowell LB 08/16/81 6-0 243 Virginia 96 Walter Curry DT 06/18/81 6-3 297 Albany State 12 Chris Davis WR 01/23/84 5-10 186 Florida State 7 Noel Devine RB 02/18/88 5-7 179 West Virginia 94 Dusty Dvoracek * DT 03/01/83 6-2 299 Oklahoma 28 Devonte Edwards CB 10/17/82 5-10 186 N. Carolina St. 61 Mitch Erickson * OT 05/14/85 6-4 285 S. Dakota State 38 DeMarcus Faggins * CB 06/13/79 5-10 195 Kansas State 71 Dan Gay * OT 08/29/86 6-4 303 Baylor 24 Eric Green * S 02/16/77 5-11 196 Virginia Tech 56 Morlon Greenwood * LB 07/17/78 6-0 236 Syracuse 34 John Griffin RB 12/17/88 5-11 208 Massachusetts 88 Roy Hall * WR 12/08/83 6-2 228 Ohio State 93 Claude Harriott DE 04/08/81 6-3 260 Pittsburgh 42 Clinton Hart * S 07/20/77 6-0 205 Central Florida 67 Nick Hennessey OL 6-6 296 Colgate 22 Reynaldo Hill CB 08/28/82 5-11 196 Florida 17 Chad Jackson WR 03/06/85 6-0 212 Florida 62 Zach Kendall OL 04/25/88 6-2 304 Kansas State 3 Phillip Livas WR 5-7 180 Louisiana Tech 83 Chad Lucas WR 11/07/81 6-0 206 Alabama State 2 Tom Mante P/K 5-11 205 Yale 8 Jeremiah Masoli QB 08/24/88 5-11 239 Mississippi 95 Justin Mincey DT 03/05/86 6-4 268 Florida State 44 Jay Moore * DE 08/16/83 6-4 246 Nebraska 26 Mike O’Connell S 5-10 206 Iowa State 51 Steve Octavien LB 6-0 263 Nebraska 85 Greg Orton WR 12/17/86 6-2 210 Purdue 47 Matt Overton * LS 07/06/85 6-0 239 W. Washington 89 Aubrey Quarles WR 5-11 195 Kansas State 57 Donovan Raiola * C 12/13/82 6-2 293 Wisconsin 77 Greg Ryan OL 09/22/85 6-4 304 Western Kentucky 20 Stuart Schweigert* S 06/21/81 6-1 213 Purdue 25 Keith Smith CB 03/20/80 5-11 200 McNeese State 45 Kendall Smith LB 12/03/87 6-1 238 Florida State 1 Troy Smith QB 6-0 216 Ohio State 54 Patrick Thomas * LB 01/26/83 6-1 243 N. Carolina St. 65 Orrin Thompson OL 6-6 339 Duke 86 Lee Vickers * TE 03/13/81 6-6 270 North Alabama 31 Aaron Weathers S 05/17/85 6-0 201 North Texas 53 Michael Wilhoite LB 12/07/86 6-0 241 Washburn 21 Shaud Williams * RB 02/10/80 5-7 203 Alabama *on the 2010 Nighthawks roster
Now, I only count 50 players here, so...just be aware there's probably one more dude somewhere that should be on this roster.
Jeff Garcia is gone, but fortunately they retained Gay AND Faggins. (tee hee)
This is the only head coach whose name I don't immediately recognise: Joe Moglia. He's also listed as President of the team, which may have something to do with it. He ALSO doesn't tweet, but you can still follow him at @UFLJoeMoglia.
The excellent customer service of the Nighthawks team Twitter can be experienced by checking out @OmahaNighthawks.
Recognize a lot more names on this roster than the others, but that's not really a good thing. QB's Eric Crouch, Jerimiah Masoli and Troy Smith....eww.
Originally posted by CRZThis is the only head coach whose name I don't immediately recognise: Joe Moglia. He's also listed as President of the team, which may have something to do with it. He ALSO doesn't tweet, but you can still follow him at @UFLJoeMoglia.
You might know him better as the former CEO of TD Ameritrade (sportsillustrated.cnn.com). He started out in coaching, moved to investing after his marriage fell apart, and now is back in football.
You wanted the best, you got... the Out of Context Quote of the Week.
"£8.70 for a measly 16 out of your average fag machine." (dMr)
I was looking forward to seeing these guys Click Here (ufl-football.com) coached by the great Jerry Glanville. Would he still have saved seats for Elvis? Would he have needed to?
Here's a new "final" 51 man roster - compiled from the UFL website and the post above (because somehow I have more birthday information than the freakin' UFL website does).
70 Garrett Anderson C 07/13/88 6-4 315 South Carolina 90 Christian Anthony DE 06/09/88 6-4 292 Grambling 99 Kevin Basped * DE 05/19/88 6-5 247 Nevada 19 Andrew Brewer * WR 09/27/86 6-2 220 Northwestern 13 Maurice Clarett * RB 10/29/83 5-11 220 Ohio State 23 Ricardo Colclough * CB 04/18/82 5-11 194 Tusculum 74 Damion Cook * OL 04/16/79 6-5 330 Bethune-Cookman 9 Eric Crouch QB 11/16/78 6-0 207 Nebraska 55 Angelo Crowell LB 08/16/81 6-1 246 Virginia 96 Walter Curry DT 06/18/81 6-3 297 Albany State 5 Chris Davis WR 01/23/84 5-10 181 Florida State 7 Noel Devine RB 02/18/88 5-7 179 West Virginia 94 Dusty Dvoracek * DT 03/01/83 6-3 299 Oklahoma 28 Devonte Edwards CB 10/17/82 5-10 180 North Carolina State 61 Mitch Erickson * OT 05/14/85 6-4 290 South Dakota State 38 Demarcus Faggins * CB 06/13/79 5-10 182 Kansas State 72 George Foster * OT 06/09/80 6-5 338 Georgia 71 Dan Gay * OG 08/29/86 6-4 303 Baylor 24 Eric Green * DS 02/16/77 5-11 196 Virginia Tech 56 Morlon Greenwood * LB 07/17/78 6-0 236 Syracuse 34 John Griffin RB 12/17/87 5-11 208 UMass 88 Roy Hall * WR 12/08/83 6-2 228 Ohio State 93 Claude Harriott DE 04/08/81 6-3 260 Pittsburgh 42 Clinton Hart * S 07/20/77 6-0 205 Central Florida CC 67 Nick Hennessy OT 07/02/86 6-6 296 Colgate 22 Reynaldo Hill CB 08/28/82 5-11 196 Florida 17 Chad Jackson WR 03/06/85 6-1 212 Florida 91 Curtis Johnson DE 02/16/85 6-2 261 Clark-Atlanta 3 Phillip Livas WR 04/24/89 5-7 180 LA Tech 83 Chad Lucas WR 11/07/81 6-1 194 Alabama State 83 Tom Mante K/P 11/24/87 6-1 206 Yale 8 Jeremiah Masoli QB 08/24/88 5-11 239 Mississippi 44 Jay Moore * DE 08/24/88 6-4 264 Nebraska 26 Mike OConnell S 09/26/87 5-11 206 Iowa State 51 Steve Octavien LB 11/25/84 6-0 263 Nebraska 85 Greg Orton WR 12/17/86 6-3 194 Purdue 47 Matt Overton * LS 07/06/85 6-0 239 Western Washington 95 Demario Pressley DT 11/03/85 6-3 290 North Carolina State 89 Aubrey Quarles WR 02/08/88 6-0 195 Kansas 57 Donovan Raiola * C 12/13/82 6-2 293 Wisconsin 77 Greg Ryan G 09/22/85 6-4 315 Western Kentucky 20 Stewart Schweigert* DS 06/21/81 6-1 213 Purdue 50 Kendall Smith LB 12/03/87 6-1 238 Florida State 1 Troy Smith QB 07/20/82 6-0 216 Ohio State 54 Patrick Thomas * LB 01/26/83 6-1 237 NC State 65 Orrin Thompson OL 11/11/82 6-6 339 Duke 86 Lee Vickers * TE 03/13/81 6-6 270 North Alabama 31 Aaron Weathers S 05/17/85 6-0 201 North Texas 53 Michael Wilhoite LB 12/07/86 6-1 241 Washburn 21 Shaud Williams * RB 02/10/80 5-7 193 Alabama 6 Jeff Wolfert * K 10/22/86 6-2 188 Missouri *on the 2010 Nighthawks roster