Mar/13/07 06:14 PM
he Dallas Desperados
released rookie kicker Dustin Bell. In his spot, the
Desperados signed two-year AFL veteran Todd Sievers.
Sievers spent the previous two AFL seasons with the
Austin Wranglers. In two seasons with Austin, Sievers
connected on 141-of-162 (87.0) PATs and 22-of-42 (52.4)
of his field goal attempts. Before landing in Austin,
Sievers had two preseason stints with the Houston
Texans (2003-04) and spent the spring of 2004 with the
Amsterdam Admirals of NFL Europe.
Sievers left the
University of Miami second on the school's career
scoring list (310 points). He was a two-time,
First-Team All Big East selection (2001 and 2002) and
was the finalist for the 2002 Mosi Tatupu Award,
honoring the top special teams player in college
football.
Sievers tallied 160
points through his prep career at Ankey, Iowa, High
School.
(oursportscentral.com)