Six players, who have made key contributions to the Bloomington Extreme indoor football team during the franchise's first two years of existence, will return for a third season, first-year Extreme coach Kenton Carr announced Monday.
Quarterback Dusty Burk headlines the list of returnees, along with kicker Peter Christofilakos, wide receiver Glenn Johnson and defensive players Quince Holman, Eric Johnson and Dion Brown.
All were instrumental in the Extreme reaching the championship game of the United Indoor Football League's Eastern Conference playoffs, one game short of the UIF championship contest. The Extreme finished the season with a 9-8 overall record.
Burk holds virtually every Extreme passing record and is the career leader in all Extreme passing departments. He has been the Most Valuable Player on offense during the two years the team has existed and was voted as the Most Valuable Player while leading the East to victory in the UIF All-Star Classic.
Christofilakos holds all the kicking records for the Extreme and has been the Most Valuable Player on special teams for two years. He is the team's all-time leading scorer and has played the most games in franchise history, appearing in 30 of 32 games.
Holman was a member of the winning Eastern Conference All-Stars last season and ranked seventh on the team in tackles from his defensive line position with 21 solos and 27 assists. He also had eight tackles for loss and 6.5 quarterback sacks.
Defensive lineman Eric Johnson, who announced his retirement at the end of last season, had a change of heart over the off-season and will return for another campaign. He is tied with Holman for the franchise record for quarterback sacks
Johnson is the franchise leader in receptions, receiving touchdowns and receiving yards. He ranked second on the team last year in receptions and receiving yards, and third in scoring.
Brown, a defensive back, ranks third in games played by an Extreme player with 25. He is the team's all-time interception leader, ranked fifth in tackles, and third in kickoff return yardage.
Other players who will be on the team's opening-day training camp roster who have logged time with the Extreme in its first two years include kicker Doug Higgins, offensive lineman Mike Rudicil, wide receiver Marcus Hayden, linebacker Calvin Jones and defensive end Montel Conner.
The Extreme begins its third campaign Feb. 29 at 7:05 in an exhibition game against Rock River of the Continental Football League at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum.
Season tickets, ranging from $80 to $216, are on sale at the Coliseum box office, 101 S. Madison Street; by email at
www.uscellularcoliseum.com; or by phone at 309-434-2679 or 866-891-9992.
Single-game tickets, priced from $10 to $32, go on sale Feb. 1 at the box office. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Player bios:
Dusty Burk
Has played in 22 of team's 32 games over two seasons...Holds career records for passing completions (361), passing attempts (607), passing yards (4,055), passing touchdowns (75), rushing attempts (136), rushing touchdowns (20), net rushing yards (434)...Holds individual game records for rushing touchdowns (3), pass attempts (44), pass completions (27), passing yards (279), touchdown passes (6), longest completion (38 yards)...Holds U.S. Cellular Coliseum records for rushing touchdowns (3), pass attempts (37), touchdown passes (6)...Completed 230 of his 371 passes for 2,578 yards and 47 touchdowns last season and rushed for a team-high 347 yards and 13 touchdowns... Led the UIF in total offense per game (225.0) and finished second in passing yards per game (198.3)...Had a passing efficiency of 96.4 to rank fifth in the league...Earned Most Valuable Player honor last year in leading Eastern Conference All-Stars to 49-25 victory by completing 6 of 7 passes for 61 yards and two touchdowns...Earned team's Most Valuable Player award last season after sharing honor in 2006.
Passing:
Year GP Rating Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
2006 9 82.89 131-236-12 55.5 1477 28 35 164.1
2007 13 96.40 230-371-16 62.0 2578 47 38 198.3
TOTALS 22 89.65 361-607-18 59.5 4055 75 38 184.3
Rushing:
Year GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
2006 9 48 198 11 187 3.9 7 21 20.8
2007 13 88 373 26 247 3.9 13 21 26.7
TOTALS 22 136 571 37 434 3.2 20 21 19.7
Eric M. Johnson
Has played in 19 of team's 32 games over two seasons...Holds U.S. Cellular Coliseum and Extreme individual game records for quarterback sacks in a game (2.5) and tackles for loss (3)...Ranks second in career quarterback sacks (9)...Shared quarterback sack lead (5) with Quince Holman in 2006...Played in seven games last season and ranked 11th in the tackle chart with 15 solos and 12 assists for 19 points...During his career he has 29.5 total tackles, 11 for a loss, and two forced fumbles.
Tackles:
Year GP Solo Assist Total TFL - YDS Sacks - YDS Saf
2006 12 6 17 14.5 7.0 - 35 5.0 - 20 0
2007 7 10 10 15.0 4.0 - 25 4.0 - 25 0
TOTALS 19 16 27 29.5 11.0 - 60 9.0 - 45 0
Deflections, Fumbles, Blocked Kicks:
Year GP Int - YDS BrUP QBH FuR - YDS FF Blk
2006 12 0 - 0 0 1 1 - 0 2 0
2007 7 0 - 0 1 0 0 - 0 0 0
TOTALS 19 0 - 0 1 1 1 - 0 2 0
Glenn Johnson
Has played in 22 of team's 32 games...Enjoyed his most productive season with the Extreme last year, making 76 catches for 934 yards and 14 touchdowns...His 5.43 receptions per game and 66.7 yards per game ranked second in the league...Holds single-game team records for receptions (11), receiving yards (138), longest reception (38 yards)...Holds the all-time career records for receptions (118), receiving touchdowns (25) and receiving yards (1,481)...Ranks second in all-time career scoring with 162 points...Led the team last year in average yards per reception (66.7), while ranking second in receiving yards (934) and catches (76)...Ranked third in average yards per catch (12.3) and touchdowns (14)...Led the 2006 team in receiving yards (547) and touchdowns (11).
Receiving:
Year GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
2006 8 42 547 13.0 11 33 68.4
2007 14 76 934 12.3 14 38 66.7
TOTALS 22 118 1481 12.6 25 38 67.3
Rushing:
Year GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
2006 8 7 34 3 31 4.4 0 17 3.9
2007 14 9 29 3 26 2.9 1 9 1.9
TOTALS 22 16 63 6 57 3.6 1 17 2.6
Quince Holman
Has played in 19 of team's 32 games...Holds team record for tackles for loss in a game (4)...Holds career record for quarterback sacks (11.5) and ranks second in career tackles for loss (19)...Has led the team in quarterback sacks in each of his two years with the Extreme...Ranked seventh on the team in tackles last season with 21 solos and 27 assists for 34.5 points...Led the team in quarterback sacks with 6.5 and ranked second in tackles for loss with 8...Forced five fumbles and blocked three kicks in 11 games last year to earn a spot on the Eastern Conference All-Star team...Has accrued 72 total tackles (19 for a loss) and 11.5 sacks in his tenure with the Extreme.
Tackles:
Year GP Solo Assist Total TFL - YDS Sacks - YDS Saf
2006 8 28 19 37.5 11.0 - 45 5.0 - 27 0
2007 11 21 27 34.5 8.0 - 51 6.5 - 44 0
TOTALS 19 49 46 72.0 19.0 - 96 11.5 - 71 0
Deflections, Fumbles, Blocked Kicks:
Year GP Int - YDS BrUP QBH FuR - YDS FF Blk
2006 8 0 - 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 5
2007 11 0 - 0 1 0 1 - 0 5 3
TOTALS 19 0 - 0 1 0 1 - 0 5 8
Dion Brown
Has played in 23 of team's 32 games, which is third most in franchise history...Holds individual team record for longest missed field goal return in a game (30 yards)...Holds the career record for pass interceptions (5) and led team with four in 2006...Ranked second...Ranked fifth on team in tackles with 28 solos and 30 assists for 43 points despite not playing final seven games...Forced one fumble and deflected five passes last year...Enjoyed his best season with Extreme in 2006 when he had four pass interceptions...Also, returned 31 kicks for 510 yards and one touchdown....During hia career he has 83.5 total tackles (4.5 for a loss) and 19 pass deflections.
Kick Returns:
Year GP No. Yds Avg TD Long
2006 13 31 510 16.5 1 50
2007 10 12 156 13.0 0 25
TOTALS 23 43 666 15.5 1 50
Tackles:
Year GP Solo Assist Total TFL - YDS Sacks - YDS Saf
2006 13 24 33 40.5 1.5 - 2 0.0 - 0 0
2007 10 28 30 43.0 3.0 - 8 0.0 - 0 0
TOTALS 23 52 63 83.5 4.5 - 10 0.0 - 0 0
Deflections, Fumbles, Blocked Kicks:
Year GP Int - YDS BrUP QBH FuR - YDS FF Blk
2006 13 4 - 42 14 0 0 - 0 0 0
2007 10 1 - 0 5 0 1 - 0 1 0
TOTALS 23 5 - 42 19 0 1 - 0 1 0
Peter Christofilakos
Has played in 30 of the franchise's 32 games to lead the team...Holds all the Extreme kicking records from field goals in a game (5), longest field goal (53 yards, which ties him for second longest kick in UIF history), career field goals made (50) to career scoring leader (257 points)...Holds Coliseum records for field goals in a game (3 on three occasions), longest field goal (51 yards)...Ranked second on team in scoring in 2007 with 113 points after being team leader in 2006 with 144 points...Averaged 49.7 yards on kickoffs...Ranked fifth in league in scoring in 2006 and third among kickers and first in field goal percentage at 50.8...Has earned Special Teams Player of the Year award both years of the Extreme and was a second-team all-UIF selection in 2006.
Field Goals:
Year GP FGM-FGA PCT 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
2006 15 31-61 50.8 1-1 13-16 8-12 9-14 0-18 47 5
2007 15 19-53 35.8 3-3 9-14 3-9 2-11 2-16 53 10
TOTALS 30 50-114 43.9 4-4 22-30 11-21 11-25 2-34 53 15
Kickoffs:
Year GP No. Yds Avg. TB OB
2006 15 120 5725 47.7 5 20
2007 15 110 5468 49.7 1 17
TOTALS 30 230 11193 48.7 6 37
Doug Higgins
Has been back-up kicker both years. Never saw action in 2006, but was pressed into duty for two games in 2007 and responded by making 5 of 8 field goal attempts with a long of 32 yards...Averaged 41.8 yards on kickoffs.
Mike Rudicil
Saw action in two games last season on the offensive line and one game in 2006.
Montel Conner
Played in three games for Extreme in 2006, making two solo tackles with nine assists and two tackle for losses. Practiced with team last year, but never made game-day roster.
Marcus Hayden
Played in one game last season, but didn't catch a pass...Saw action in three games in 2006 with 11 receptions for 131 yards and one touchdown...Longest reception has been 37 yards.
Calvin Jones
Played in eight games during 2006 season, making nine solo tackles with seven assists...Played in one game last year and recorded an assist.
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