Arena Football League Writers Association May 8, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact: Jim Derry
504-232-9944
Chicago WR honored for second time this season
SIPPIO IS AFLWA PLAYER OF THE WEEK

LAS VEGAS (AFLWA) – In a game Monday night that featured the AFL's top two receivers, it was Chicago's Bobby Sippio who came out with the victory and with the Arena Football League Writers Association's Player of the Week award for Week 10.

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Sippio, who caught 15 passes for 159 yards and five touchdowns in the Rush's 59-48 win over Colorado, also ran back a kickoff 35 yards to set up a game-clinching field goal. He went head-to-head with Damian Harrell, who had 10 catches for 161 yards and six touchdowns.

Sippio now focuses on trying to outshine Harrell on another level, as he increased his receiving-touchdown total to 40. That keeps him on pace to shatter the Colorado star's record of 61, set last season.

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. The association will name an AFL Player of the Week each week throughout the 2007 season. The AFLWA has presented this weekly award since its inception during the 2004 season. Mark Anderson of the Las Vegas Review-Journal is the AFLWA's founder and executive director.

2007 AFLWA Players of the Week:
Week 1: Chris Greisen, Georgia QB
Week 2: Kevin Prentiss, Las Vegas WR
Week 3: Josh White, Dallas FB/LB
Week 4: Will Pettis, Dallas WR/DB
Week 5: Bobby Sippio, Chicago WR
Week 6: Will Pettis, Dallas WR/DB
Week 7: Clint Dolezel, Dallas QB
Week 8: Sherdrick Bonner, Arizona QB
Week 9: Aaron Garcia, New York QB
Week 10: Bobby Sippio, Chicago WR
Week 11: Aaron Garcia, New York QB
Week 12: Aaron Garcia, New York QB
Week 13: Siaha Burley, Utah WR
Week 14: Brett Dietz, Tampa Bay QB
Week 15: Steve Bellisari, New Orleans QB; Clint Dolezel, Dallas QB
Week 16: Chris Greisen, Georgia QB
Week 17: Terril Shaw, Tampa Bay WR/DB
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