March 20, 2001
STAMFORD, CONN. – The XFL today named Los Angeles
Xtreme QB Tommy Maddox as its Offensive Player of the
Week and Las Vegas Outlaws DT Carl Simpson as its
Defensive Player of the Week for week seven. The award
winners will meet head-to-head when the Xtreme (5-2) and
the Outlaws (4-3) battle for first place in the Western
Division this Saturday at the Los Angeles Coliseum (8:00
p.m. ET on NBC).
"It’s an honor to be chosen as a player of the
week. That said and done, now its time to focus on this
week,” said Maddox. “We are going against a
divisional foe that has a great defense and an
aggressive defensive line. A month ago we were able to
go to their place and get a big win, I'm sure they are
looking to do the same to us.”
Simpson registered two sacks and five tackles in the
Outlaws’ 34-12 win over the Birmingham Bolts last
Saturday, with four of the five tackles for losses.
Simpson and the “Dealers of Doom,” the name given to
the Outlaws’ defense via a fan contest, held the Bolts
to just two field goals and 113 net yards on the day,
and even chipped in six points on a 99-yard fumble
return by S Jamel Williams. Birmingham’s lone TD was
also by its defense.
"All the credit has to go my teammates on the
defensive line, without them, there’s no way we’d
have this success,” said Simpson. “The strength of
this defense is depth, you can go one hundred percent on
every play and know your teammate can step up on the
next one."
Maddox, the league leader in touchdown passes (13) and
passing yards (1,588) improved upon those numbers last
Sunday in the Xtreme's 31-6 thrashing of the previously-
undefeated Orlando Rage. Maddox completed 19 of 25
passes for 199 yards, tossing for two touchdowns and
running for another, all in just over three quarters of
work. He has not thrown an interception in his last
three games, covering 98 attempts, and has now thrown a
touchdown pass in six of the Xtreme's seven games this
season.
Runner-up for offensive honors was Chicago RB John
Avery, who had 110 yards rushing to lead the Enforcers
to a 25-19 win over San Francisco. Runner-up for
defensive honors was Xtreme LB Juan Long, instrumental
in the victory over Orlando. |