[Kutztown Football] KU GRAD KYLE SPOTTS SIGNS WITH AFL'S NEW YORK DRAGONS

[Leiboff, Joshua]

June 2, 2008


KU GRAD KYLE SPOTTS SIGNS WITH AFL'S NEW YORK DRAGONS


KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Through all his years of football, high school and college, Kyle Spotts (Tamaqua/Tamaqua) never got a paycheck for playing quarterback — until now.

Spotts, who graduated from Kutztown University on May 10, has signed with the New York Dragons of the Arena Football League.

“It was very exciting,” Spotts said. “I went up there for my two-day workout and I did pretty well, and then they offered me a spot on the practice squad. The most exciting part was when I got my paycheck. That meant I was finally a professional football player.”

The three-year KU starter signed a practice squad contract and is training to move into a starting role with the Dragons.

“When I signed, they said they planned to keep me on the practice squad as the quarterback of the future,” he said.
On the depth chart, Spotts sits behind 13-year AFL veteran and starter Aaron Garcia and two-year player Juston Wood. Garcia has thrown for more than 20,000 yards (third in AFL history) and became the first AFL quarterback to throw 750 touchdowns.

Currently, Spotts is learning from watching Garcia, who takes the majority of the snaps in practice. Spotts is putting in hours after practice, working out on his own and studying film. He is eligible to move onto a gameday roster this season if anything prevents Garcia or Wood from playing in the final four games of the regular season.
The experience as a member of the Dragons will give Spotts the chance to improve his skills at the professional level.

"Kyle gets the opportunity to develop more as a quarterback and hopefully he can advance himself to a higher level," KU head coach Raymond Monica said.

As a senior at KU, Spotts completed 191-of-380 passes for 2,613 yards and 20 touchdowns. He graduated from KU third on the school’s all-time list with 6,065 yards and second in passing touchdowns with 51. He also had 12 touchdowns scored on the ground — including six his senior year.

To follow the New York Dragons, log on to www.NewYorkDragons.com<http://www.newyorkdragons.com/> or www.Arenafootball.com<http://www.arenafootball.com/>.
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Josh Leiboff
Kutztown University Sports Information
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Email: leiboff at kutztown.edu
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