Burn Make First Roster Cuts; Add Players

The Boise Burn, which opened its 2009 training camp with 35 players and the optional two international players on its roster, cut down to 30 +2 active today as mandated by the arenafootball2 league office. Today, the following players were added to the roster: WR Brandon Breazell, OL/DL Palauni Ma?Sun, DB Kai Oredugba, OL/DL David Stanton, and WR/DB Jomo Wilson. Boise State product DB Rashaun Scott was also signed, but placed on the Injured Reserve today after tearing his ACL/MCL during practice.The Burn placed the following players on re-assignment: DB Christopher Clark, OL/DL Jesse Dee, FB/LB Zach Tune, and WR/DB Brian Williams. The following players refused to report: FB/LB D?Angelo Bryant, OL/DL Matt Butler, WR/DB Nathan Kimbrough, DL Gerard Lee, OL/DL Garrett Smith, and DB Demond Williams.The final roster cuts, to the season-opening 22-man roster (19-active; three-inactive), will be made after the team scrimmage on Saturday, Mar. 21.In alphabetical order the 2009 Boise Burn Training Camp roster is (as of Mar. 13):* denotes returning from last yearWR/LB *Allen Casey 6'3 220 LinfieldFB/LB Amano Fred 6'1 255 San Diego StDB Banks Maurice 6'3 210 GeorgetownOL/DL Bentley Samuel 6'4 330 Tennessee-ChattanoogaWR Breazell Brandon 6?0 170 UCLAQB Carlton Rudy 6'3 220 Azusa PacificWR/LB Flowers Nichiren 6'3 218 NevadaOL/DL *Guerrero Alex 6'1 290 Boise StDB Hampton Brandon 5'8 195 California - BerkleyWR/DB *Harris Ahmad 6'2 195 Louisiana TechWR/DB *James Ernest 6'0 195 Idaho StLB Lawrence Marcus 6'3 247 South CarolinaOL/DL Palauni Ma?Sun 6?5 320 OregonFB/LB Lemma Joe 6'4 255 Oregon StFB/LB *Madarieta Levi 6'3 250 BYUWR/DB Marshall Roshawn 5?10 195 Central Missouri StWR/DB McCullouch Tim 5'11 180 UTEPDB Kai Oredugba 6?1 190 UCLAOL/DL *Price Eric 6'5 310 Eastern OregonWR Rabb Jerard 6'2 201 Boise StWR/DB *Sanders Terrance 5'10 176 Eastern IllinoisOL/DL *Seals Richard 6'3 325 UtahOL Shane Kenny 6?5 320 Michigan StOL/DL Stanton David 6?4 300 Michigan StOL/DL Sullivan Leo 6'4 320 Stony BrookQB Tharp Taylor 6'2 208 Boise StQB Thorson Mark 6'6 240 Western OregonFB/LB Walker Damian 6?3 280 HowardDL White Chris 6'2 290 Cal-PolyWR/DB Wilson Jomo 6?0 205 Eastern OregonInternational PlayersWR/DB *Okoebor Shadrach 6'0 197 Idaho StOL/DL *Weivoda Mark 6'2 295 Idaho St (INTL-CAN)Injured ReserveDB Scott Rashaun 5?11 200 Boise StHere is the remaining practice schedule (All Times MT):Saturday, Mar. 14 Practice 1pm-3pmSunday, Mar. 15 Practice 9am-NoonMonday, Mar. 16 Practice 9am-NoonTuesday, Mar. 17 OFFWednesday, Mar. 18 Practice 9am-NoonThursday, Mar. 19 Practice 9am-NoonFriday, Mar. 20 Practice 9am-NoonSaturday, Mar. 21 Scrimmage 1pm-4pm (Roster cut down to 22)Sunday, Mar. 22 OFFMonday, Mar. 23 Practice 6:30pm-8:30pmTuesday, Mar. 24 Practice 6:30pm-8:30pmWednesday, Mar. 25 Practice 6:30pm-8:30pmThursday, Mar. 26 Depart for Tri-Cities 8amFriday, Mar. 27 Opening Game at Tri-Cities 8:05pm Saturday, April 18 Home Opener, Qwest Arena 7:00pm The Burn kicks off its third season on Mar. 27 @ Tri-Cities, with the home opener slated for Apr. 18 versus the Spokane Shock. Season tickets are available by calling (208) 383-0080. For more information and to get a full schedule, visit www.boiseburn.com. About af2With its 10th anniversary season set to kick off on March 20, af2 serves as a vehicle to bring Arena Football to small-to-midsize cities and as a developmental league with an unmatched history of sending players, coaches and officials to major professional football leagues each year. Log on to www.af2.com for more information.- www.boiseburn.com -