Arena Football League Writers Association April 5, 2004
For Immediate Release
Contact: Mark Anderson
702-379-0154
Seven TD catches nets SaberCats' WR/LB weekly honor
SAN JOSE'S ROE IS
AFLWA PLAYER OF THE WEEK

LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – The San Jose SaberCats became the first team to have more than one player earn Player of the Week when wide receiver/linebacker James Roe was honored by the board of the Arena Football League Writers Association (AFLWA).

Roe set a club record with seven touchdown catches, including a 7-yarder with seven seconds left to give the SaberCats a 62-55 victory over the defending champion Tampa Bay Storm.

San Jose trailed by 17 points at halftime, but Roe helped the rally with three touchdown receptions in the third quarter and two more in the fourth. He finished with 11 receptions for 158 yards.

The other SaberCat to receive the AFLWA honor was quarterback Mark Grieb in Week 3.

The AFLWA, founded at the start of the 2004 season, is a national organization made up of media members who cover the Arena Football League. Mark Anderson of the Las Vegas Review-Journal is the AFLWA's founder and executive director.

2004 AFLWA Players of the Week:
Week 1: Matt Nagy, Carolina QB
Week 2: Markeith Cooper, Georgia OS
Week 3: Mark Grieb, San Jose QB
Week 4: Lawrence Samuels, Tampa Bay WR/LB
Week 5: Aaron Garcia, New York QB
Week 6: Marcus Nash, Las Vegas OS
Week 7: Tacoma Fontaine, Austin OS
Week 8: Thabiti Davis, Detroit WR/LB
Week 9: James Roe, San Jose WR/LB
Week 10: Aaron Garcia, New York QB
Week 11: Sherdrick Bonner, Arizona QB
Week 12: John Fitzgerald, New Orleans QB
Week 13: Corey Johnson, New York DS
Week 14: Sherdrick Bonner, Arizona QB
Week 15: Adrian McPherson, Indiana QB
Week 16: Shane Stafford, Tampa Bay QB
Week 17: Wendall Gaines, Arizona OL/DL