January 8, 2001
With less than one week remaining before Sunday’s cutdown
deadline to 62 players, the Las Vegas Outlaws acquired veteran
offensive lineman David Diaz-Infante from the San Francisco
Demons in exchange for T Harvey Goins. Diaz-Infante earned
Super Bowl rings with the Denver Broncos in both 1997 and
1998, enabling him to join Outlaws LB Kurt Gouveia as two-time
winners of NFL titles.
“I’ve known David since he played for the Frankfurt Galaxy
in 1991,” said Outlaws Head Coach Jim Criner, who also oversees
the team’s offensive line. “Diaz-Infante is a very experienced
center, which is important in two ways for our development:
1) his experience and quickness enable him to compete with
Lamont Burns for the starting center job, which 2) takes some
pressure off our other versatile O-linemen, Pat Kesi and Mark
Nori, so that they can focus on the guard positions and compete
with Isaac Davis. This way, we have maximum focus and learning
ability for our inside three offensive line positions.”
The trade marked the second exchange in team history, after
the Outlaws sent territorial selection Mike Croel to Los Angeles
on draft day (10/28/00) for LB Joseph Tuipala. |
