Several members of the media as well as many of the Outlaws’
30 skills players came away from Las Vegas’ first-ever training
session very impressed with the amount of speed displayed
on the field. The receiving corp, led by former New Mexico
QB Donald Sellers and Purdue standout Randall Lane, impressed
the crowd gathered at Green Valley High School in Henderson,
a Vegas suburb, with several acrobatic catches.
Sellers, who played for Outlaws Head Coach Jim Criner and
Offensive Coordinator Vince Alcalde in NFL Europe with the
Scottish Claymores during the last two years, is a multi-talented
warrior who broke his nose on a touchdown catch for Criner
last spring and lost teeth on another play in a different
game, but NEVER missed a down for the Claymores. His experience
as the Lobos’ QB during their 1997 WAC Championship season
has enabled him to employ his deft ability at reading defenses
from the WR positions, and signaling audibles to other skill
positions on the field.
Lane and local wideout Todd Floyd, a former UNLV standout
who has spent time in the Buffalo Bills’ camp, ran precise
routes and seem to be picking up the offense quickly, while
Reggie Swinton, Nakia Jenkins, Tyrone Taylor and Mike Furrey
also are clicking with QBs Chuck Clements, Chris Kasteler,
Ryan Clement and Ty Grovesteen.
Boise State product Corey Nelson has such blazing speed that
he has set several NCAA track records and was a 400-meter
relay alternate for the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track and Field
team.
The Outlaws’ rushing attack combines the speed Criner desires
with big bodies able to plow through the line and move the
chains during those cold-weather days in Chicago and New York
next spring. Former Louisville RB Leroy Collins, the Outlaws’
first back selected, stands 5-11, 210 and is the second SMALLEST
running back in camp, with only 5-9, 185 fireplug Rod Smart
weighing in lesser on the scales.
Big-school backs from Arkansas, Cal and Miami dot the RB depth
chart, as former Razorback Chrys Chukwuma (6-0/232) is joined
by Cal’s Tyrone Edwards (6-1/225) and former Hurricane Carlo
Joseph, who ran for over 1,000 yards as a sophomore for Miami
before spending the next two seasons blocking for current
NFL superstar Edgerrin James. Joseph, at 6-0, 225, is reunited
with his QB at Miami, Ryan Clement, and is joined in the backfield
by two more RBs, both from smaller schools: Ohio Northern’s
Ben Snell (6-1/233) and the team’s biggest back, Orlando Smith,
a 6-0, 250 lb. bulldozer from Cincinnati.
REUNITED: While RB Carlo Joseph rejoins former Hurricane teammate
Ryan Clement, currently battling for the team’s backup QB
job, C Lamont Burns and the Outlaws’ top XFL draft selection,
QB Chuck Clements, are happy to again be wearing the same
colors after they spent time together with the New York Jets
organization.
INJURY UPDATE: Outlaws QB Chris Kasteler and his throwing
hand are fine after knocking the local ABC affiliate’s camera
out of the shooter’s hands during his follow-through following
one of his many deep throws on Tuesday.
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