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The closest thing to tradition in the Arena Football League is gone

The Arizona Rattlers started playing in 1992, when the Arena Football League was in it’s infancy. And here in 2011, they’re still around. Of the 18 teams currently in the league, only the Tampa Bay Storm (1987) and the Orlando [...]

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12 Mar 11 Written by
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Former Rattler Windsor hooks on with Browns practice squad

After rewriting the Arena Football League record books as a rookie with the Arizona Rattlers last season, receiver Rod Windsor went on to play in the UFL with the Sacramento Mountain Lions. Now, his year-round football trek has taken him [...]

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1 Dec 10 Written by
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Five Rattlers ink deals in UFL

Five players off of the 2010 Arizona Rattlers roster will continue playing football this season, except they’ll move their games outdoors in the UFL, a season entering its 2nd year of play. AFL Rookie of the Year Rod Windsor (193 [...]

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28 Aug 10 Written by
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Rattlers a hit in first year back from AFL hiatus

The Arena Football League subscribed to that old theory–sometimes you have to break things completely down before you can rebuild them. So that’s what they did, shutting down operations for the 2009 seasons, and coming back with a new business [...]

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23 Aug 10 Written by
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Rattlers season comes to an end with playoff loss in Spokane

Kyle Rowley threw 7 touchdown passes and the Spokane Shock survived five touchdown hookups from Nick Davila to Rod Windsor in a 57-49 win over the Arizona Rattlers in the first round of the Arena Football League Playoffs. With the [...]

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7 Aug 10 Written by
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Rattlers fail to lock up home field for first round of playoffs

The Iowa Barnstormers came to town on Friday night and wrecked the Rattlers’ plans to host a first round Arena Football League playoff matchup by beating Arizona 67-47. Instead, the Rattlers hit the road to play the top-seeded Spokane Shock [...]

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31 Jul 10 Written by
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Rattlers Windsor getting looks from NFL

Record-setting rookie receiver Rod Windsor of the Arizona Rattlers is opening some eyes in the big leagues. Windsor, who leads the AFL with 174 catches and 2,067 yards this season, will be working out for the Philadelphia Eagles. Richard Obert [...]

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21 Jul 10 Written by
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It’s all good for Rattlers in easy win over Utah

Things couldn’t have gone more right for the Arizona Rattlers on Friday night. A slew of league and franchise records fell, the team retired the number of legendary quarterback Sherdrick Bonner at halftime, and the Rattlers cruised to a 48-20 [...]

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17 Jul 10 Written by
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Sherdrick Bonner will always be synonymous with the Arizona Rattlers

If you were to mention #13 in association with the Arena Football League to most people, it would conjure up images of Kurt Warner under center for the Iowa Barnstormers. For me, and many others in Phoenix, it evokes memories [...]

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15 Jul 10 Written by
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Rattlers 4th in Arena Football Coaches Poll

After their 55-50 loss to the Chicago Rush last Friday, the Arizona Rattlers have fallen to 4th in the latest edition of the Arena Football League’s Coaches Power Poll. The Rattlers stand at 8-5 on the season as they return [...]

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14 Jul 10 Written by
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