The United Football League’s Florida Tuskers continue to complement its roster with the addition of several key players including Quarterback Craig Nall. Nall brings a wealth of experience to the Tuskers having played in both the NFL as a 2002 draft pick by the Green Bay Packers and in NFL Europe as the leading passer of the Scottish Claymores.

The complete list of players being announced today includes:

Pos. Player             College

LB Bockwoldt Colby      BYU
DE Bruce, Mkristo       Washington State
DL Chukwurah, Curtis    Wyoming
DC DeLoatch, Curtis     North Carolina A&T
WR Gabriel, Doug        Central Florida
QB Greisen, Chris       NW Missouri State
DB Mason, Grant         Michigan
LB Melton, Terrence     Rice
OG Mruczkowski Gene     Purdue
QB  Nall, Craig         Northwestern State (LA)
T Petitti, Rob          Pittsburgh
DB Waddell, Michael     North Carolina

The Tuskers have also lost some players as Florida Tuskers’ Defensive Back Greg Fassitt has been released from his UFL contract as he has signed with the New Orleans Saints.

In total, four players have been released from their UFL contracts to sign with NFL teams. In addition to Fassitt, the players include TE Charles Davis, Jr. (New York Sentinels to San Diego Chargers), WR Steve Sanders (New York Sentinels to Arizona Cardinals) and WR Bobby Sippio (California Redwoods to Detroit Lions). Former California Redwoods Defensive Coordinator Brian Stewart was also released to become Special Assistant to the Defense.

BJ Sams

The United Football League announced today the signing of 31 players for its California Redwoods’ franchise, including former NFL standouts Obafemi Ayanbadejo, Paul Carrington and BJ Sams. The complete roster of players includes:

Pos. Player College
-- TE Allan, Michael Whitworth
-- RB Ayanbadejo, Obafemi San Diego State
-- LS Brown, Kai Brown
-- DE Carrington, Paul Central Florida
-- LB Crum, Maurice Notre Dame
-- QB Dietz, Brett Hanover
-- LB Hannah, Nick Eastern Oregon State
-- RB Hutsona, Derrell Washington State
-- LB Kwateng, Prince Northwestern
-- TE Ledbetter, Branden W. Michigan
-- DS LeJeune, Norman LSU
-- OT Luellen, Tyler Missouri
-- C Mabry, Mike Central Florida
-- CB Moten, Eddie Texas A&M Kingsville
-- QB O'Hagan, Liam Harvard
-- LB Osborn, Nick San Diego State
-- DE Parker, Jason Arizona
-- DB Prude, Ronnie LSU
-- WR Rice, Brandon Cal Davis
-- RB Ross, Cory Nebraska
-- OG Ross, Isaiah Nevada
-- WR Sams, BJ McNeese State
-- DE Schable, AJ South Dakota
-- WR Shackelford, Sonny Washington
-- NT Stewart, Jason Fresno State
-- DE Suggs, Damon Georgia Southern
-- DB Treaudo, Ahmad Southern
-- DB Unertl, Jeremy Wisconsin-LaCrosse
-- RB Washington, John David Morehouse
-- WR West, Joe Texas-El Paso
-- LB Williams, Worrell California

This is the first of several player announcements for the California Redwoods that will be made over the next few weeks.

Jermaine Wiggins

The United Football League announced today the signing of 21 players for the Florida Tuskers’ franchise including former NFL veterans Zach Piller, Tim McGarigle and Jermaine Wiggins. The complete list of players being announced today includes:

            Pos.   Player                    College
         -- OL     Alexander, PJ             Syracuse
         -- FB     Cruz, Ronnie              Northern State
         -- NT     Bledsoe, Fred             Arkansas
         -- DT     Boykin, McKinley          Ole Miss
         -- DE     Cooper, Josh              Ole Miss
         -- DB     Fassitt, Greg             Grambling State
         -- P      Fisher, Patrick           LSU
         -- WR     Gessner, Chas             Brown
         -- TE     Heinrich, Keith           West Virginia
         -- FB     Korte, Steven             LSU
         -- K      Lovell, Kevin             Cincinnati
         -- LS     Madrid, Joey              Colorado State
         -- LB     McGarigle, Tim            Northwestern
         -- OG     Piller, Zach              Florida
         -- DE     Schobel, Bo               Texas Christian
         -- WR     Thompson, Dominique       William & Mary
         -- DB     Vinnett, Darius           Arkansas
         -- TE     Wiggins, Jermaine         Georgia
         -- RB     Wilson, Quincy            West Virginia
         -- DB     Wright, TJ                Ohio University
         -- NT     Wrotten, Claude           LSU

This is the first of several player announcements for the Florida Tuskers that will be made over the next few weeks.