ORLANDO WR/LB JERRIAN JAMES FINED & SUSPENDED FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE
CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

Player Disciplined for Act in Divisional Playoff Game Against Philadelphia

NEW YORK - Orlando Predators WR/LB JERRIAN JAMES was suspended for one
game
and fined $500 for conduct detrimental to the League for a malicious act
against a Philadelphia Soul player in this past weekend's Divisional
playoff
game. The suspension will take effect for this Sunday's National
Conference
Championship game between Orlando and the Dallas Desperados.

With seven seconds remaining in the second quarter, James was
defending Soul
WR/DB ROB MILANESE, who caught a touchdown pass. James proceeded to grab
Milanese's facemask and twisted it until the entire helmet came off
Milanese
's head.

The conduct was deemed detrimental to the interests of the League and
was in
direct conflict with the values expressed in the Arena Football League's
Mission Statement.

A letter from the league to Orlando regarding James stated, ".Careful
review
of videotape footage of the play shows that the Player's [James'] actions
were not only in violation of AFL rules, but were malicious and
excessively
violent. Additionally, the Player's actions occurred after the Player
should
have known that play had stopped and subsequently should have stopped his
playing activity."