Burn Open 2009 Training Camp

The Boise Burn are set to open training camp this weekend in preparation for the arenafootball2?s tenth season, and the Burn?s third. Players report on Saturday for physicals and a team orientation and will hold their first practice on Sunday from 9am-Noon at the Caven-Williams Sports Complex at Boise State University. Practices will be held 9-Noon all week with the first roster cuts (to 30) on Friday, March 13. The final roster cuts, to the season-opening 22-man roster, will be made after the team scrimmage on Saturday the 21st.Under af2 rules, teams are allowed to open camp two weeks prior to the week of their first regular season game. Teams are allowed to bring 35 players to camp (not including the optional two-player International Training Squad), but must cut down to 30 on the third day of full contact camp. The final cut to 22 players (19-active; three-inactive) is the Monday prior to their first game by 3:00 p.m. ET.In alphabetical order they are (13 players are returning to the Burn denoted by *):WR/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-ChattanoogaFB/LB Bryant D?Angelo 6'0 250 Wake ForestOL/DL Butler Matt 6'4 305 East CarolinaQB Carlton Rudy 6'3 220 Azusa PacificDB Clark Christopher 5'10 170 MontanaOL/DL Dee Jesse 6'1 326 Texas CollegeWR/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 StWR/DB Kimbrough Nathan 6'1 200 Arizona StLB Lawrence Marcus 6'3 247 South CarolinaDL Lee Gerard 6'2 286 Oregon StFB/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 UTEPOL/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 OL/DL *Smith Garrett 6'3 290 UtahOL/DL Sullivan Leo 6'4 320 Stony BrookQB Tharp Taylor 6'2 208 Boise StQB Thorson Mark 6'6 240 Western OregonFB/LB *Tune Zach 6'2 255 UtahFB/LB Walker Damian 6?3 280 HowardDL White Chris 6'2 290 Cal-PolyWR/DB Williams Brian 6'0 170 Washington StateDB *Williams Demond 5'10 180 Michigan StInternational PlayersWR/DB *Okoebor Shadrach 6'0 197 Idaho StOL/DL *Weivoda Mark 6'2 295 Idaho St (INTL-CAN)Here is the practice schedule (All Times MT):Sunday, Mar. 8 Practice 9am-NoonMonday, Mar. 9 Practice 9am-NoonTuesday, Mar. 10 Practice 9am-NoonWednesday, Mar. 11 Practice 9am-NoonThursday, Mar. 12 Practice 9am-NoonFriday, Mar. 13 Practice 9am-Noon (Roster cut down to 30)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. 18 @ 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 -