Thursday, July 17, 2008

QB Germaine, WR Whittaker Named To ESPN All AFL Team

SALT LAKE CITY - Utah Blaze QB JOE GERMAINE (6-2, 220, Ohio State) and WR HUEY WHITTAKER (6-5, 220, South Florida) were named to the ESPN.com All-AFL Team earlier in the week.

Germaine threw for 4,859 yards and 97 touchdowns and had a QB rating of 123.1 for the Blaze (6-11) in 2008.

"He continues to put up awesome numbers despite offensive changes," wrote Gary Horton on ESPN.com. "He lost his best receiver, Siaha Burley, in the offseason and had to break in a new group of receivers."

Whittaker was one of three Utah receivers (Aaron Boone and J.J. McKelvey) to record more than 1,500 yards receiving this season. Whittaker hauled in 126 passes for 1,541 yards and 32 touchdowns.

"He is part of a great receiving trio in Utah that puts up record-breaking numbers," Horton wrote.

Boone finished with 135 catches for 1,527 yards and 23 scores, while McKelvey recorded 121 catches for 1,529 yards and 38 touchdowns.

Whittaker was also a 2008 All-Arena First Team selection, while Germaine was a 2008 All-Arena Second Team selection.

ABOUT THE UTAH BLAZE

The Utah Blaze were recipients of the Best Support Staff Award for the 2006 and 2007 seasons as recognized by the Arena Football League. Tickets are available by logging onto www.utahblaze.com or by calling (801) 257-3111. The Blaze are owned and operated by the Ken Garff Automotive Group - www.kengarff.com.

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