Albany Empire adds 13 more players on Day 2 of free agency

Sports staff ALBANY, N.Y. » The Albany Empire announce that 13 additional players have been assigned to the team roster on the second day of free agency. Per League and team rules, terms are not disclosed. Of the 13 players assigned, The Empire added six league veterans. The free agency signing period for the Arena Football League began at 7 a.m. on Monday March 19.

“The whole organization has been firing on all cylinders,” said Rob Keefe, Head Coach of the Albany Empire. “It is becoming a domino effect for the players. As certain guys see how our roster is shaping up, more and more players are eager to join the Empire! The second day of free agency was as busy as the first, and we won’t quit until we have put together a championship caliber team.” Sharks of the National Arena League (NAL) and was named the NAL Special Teams Player of the Year. to work with him. University of Cincinnati by way of Ohio State University. In his two years at Ohio State, he was a redshirt for the 2009 Rose Bowl and Big Ten Champions. He transferred to Cincinnati where he finished up his collegiate career in 2013 after earning second team All-Conference honors. In 2014, Longo signed with the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent and attended training camp with the Houston Texans. Longo played Arena Football in 2015 with the Portland Thunder, where he started in eight games as a rookie. In 2016, Longo was assigned to the Orlando Predators. Longo spent the 2017 season as a member of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. to the Albany Empire. He was one of the best cornerbacks to play for Wagner University. In 2015, Phillips was named to the Northeast Conference’s 20-Year Anniversary Football Team, which included conference hall of famers. In his senior season in 2007, Phillips played in 11 games while tallying up seven interceptions and over 600 punt/kick return yards. Phillips began his professional career with the Spokane Shock in 2010. He moved around from Spokane, to Milwaukee and Utah in the early part of his career. He spent the 2015 season playing for the Tampa Bay Storm where he led the team with 107 tackles and added 2 tackles for a loss, three interceptions and a single-season franchise record of 39 pass breakups. He moved to the Arizona Rattlers in 2016 before making his way back to Tampa Bay for the 2017 season. Upon graduation, Seither worked out with the Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts before attending minicamp with the Arizona Cardinals. After it didn’t work out in Arizona, Seither went back to Georgetown College and joined the coaching staff. He later joined the Cleveland Gladiators at the end of the 2016 season and continued to play with them through 2017 and recorded 6.5 sacks for the Gladiators.