Saturday, May 17, 2008

Soul add receiving depth

By John McMullen

(The Phanatic Magazine) - A day after placing starting wide receiver Kenny Henderson on injured reserve for the second time this season, the Soul have signed veteran receiver Brent Holmes.

After posting a game-high eight catches for 156 yards and three touchdowns during the season opener in 2008, Holmes was waived by the Georgia Force and later picked up by the Tampa Bay Storm, where he played in four regular season games.

Holmes then joined the Grand Rapids Rampage practice squad before being signed by the Soul.

Holmes played in one regular season game in 2007 and also in the National Conference Championship Game for the Force where he recorded nine catches for 89 yards along with 76 kickoff return yards.

Before joining the Force in 2007 Holmes was a member of the Green Bay Blizzard of af2. In 2004 Holmes played his only year in the Indoor Football League for the Corpus Christie Hammerheads.

Holmes also attended college at Texas A&M Kingsville where he was the teammate of current Soul defensive back Eddie Moten.

The Soul also signed defensive lineman Mondre Dickerson to the practice squad on Friday.

Dickerson joins the Soul after being a member of the Cleveland Gladiators where he played three games in 2008. Dickerson accumulated five tackles, 2 1/2 sacks as well as a pass defended.

During his three year career in the AFL, Dickerson has been a member of the New York Dragons, Grand Rapids Rampage and the Orlando Storm.

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