KENNEWICK -- The Arena Football One league of which the Tri-Cities Fever is a member lost another team this week.
It has been confirmed by several sources that the Arkansas Twisters are leaving the AF1 and will join the Indoor Football League.
With Arkansas leaving, just five teams remain -- Tri-Cities, Oklahoma City, Bossier-Shreveport, Tennessee Valley and Central Valley -- in what is expected to be in the Tier 2 portion of the two-tiered AF1.
Fever general manager Teri Carr said that the team would play a 16-game schedule in the new league that is a combination of former Arena Football League and arenafootball2 league teams.
But how that schedule will look remains a mystery, now with only four other teams left in the division to play.
Carr said she is expected to make an announcement today regarding the league.
-- The Fever was assigned quarterback Collin Drafts, the sixth player coach Pat O'Hara has signed for the upcoming season.
Drafts, who was in his second stint in Tri-Cities last season, played in five games, going 2-2 as a starter for the 3-13 Fever.
He completed 93 of 160 (58 percent) passes for 1,072 yards and 21 touchdowns and threw eight interceptions -- leading the team in each category.
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Fever announces 2012 IFL schedule
Fever announces 2012 IFL schedule
The Tri-Cities Fever released its 2012 Indoor Football League schedule today, and it’s pretty interesting.
Among the highlights:
The team’s season and home opener is set for Saturday, Feb. 25, in the Toyota Center against the Everett Raptors.
Killeen re-signs with Fever
Killeen re-signs with Fever
The Tri-Cities Fever has added some talent to its defense for the upcoming 2012 Indoor Football League season.
Defensive lineman Jake Killeen has re-signed with the Fever. The 6-foot-3, 255-pounder had 36 tackles, ranking seventh on the team, in eight regular-season games last year. He also had three tackles-for-loss and one interception. Killeen played in all four playoff games, recording six tackles.
The Fever also signed former Iowa State defensive lineman Bailey Johnson. Johnson (6-3, 280) started eight games for the Cyclones in 2010, recording 20 tackles, five tackles-for-losses and one forced fumble.
FOOTBALL: Owens close to deal with IFL's Allen Wranglers
FOOTBALL: Owens close to deal with IFL's Allen Wranglers
The Allen Wranglers said wide receiver Terrell Owens is close to agreeing to a deal with the Indoor Football League team. He also would receive an ownership stake of “likely 50 percent,” owner Jon Frankel told ESPN Dallas.
According to the Wranglers’ website, the compensation package would range from $250,000-$500,000.
In 15 NFL seasons, Owens, 38, was a six-time Pro Bowl selection. He last played in the NFL in 2010 with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Fever signs Richmond receiver
Fever signs Richmond receiver
KENNEWICK -- The Tri-Cities Fever signed wide receiver Kevin Grayson to a contract for the 2012 Indoor Football League season.
Grayson is a 6-foot-3, 210-pound receiver out of the University of Richmond, where he had 196 receptions for 2,558 yards.
While at Richmond, Grayson was selected to the All-State Good Works Team by Allstate Insurance and the American Football Coaches Association. The Allstate Good Works Team recognizes 22 college football players from around the country for their dedication to community service.
Fever opens season Feb. 25 at home
Fever opens season Feb. 25 at home
KENNEWICK -- The Tri-Cities Fever will get another shot with the 2011 Indoor Football League champion Sioux Falls Storm.
Not once, but twice during the 2012 season.
The 2012 IFL schedule was released Monday, and for the Fever, there are plenty of highlights.
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