Rattlers News

• Former Rattler Johnie Kirton dies at 26

  Tuesday, May 29, 10:48 am

  Johnie Kirton scored the game-winning touchdown for the San Jose Sabercats in an 84-77 overtime win over the Chicago Rush Saturday night. Tuesday morning, news broke of his passing. Kirton died... Read more...
  

• Rattlers regain top spot in AFL Power Poll

  Tuesday, May 22, 12:45 pm

  Going on the road and scoring 86 points on your opponent will apparently open the eyes of Arena Football League coaches. That's exactly what the Arizona Rattlers did last Saturday, heading north... Read more...
  

• Rattlers breeze past Chicago

  Monday, May 14, 9:30 am

  "Welcome back to Trandon Harvey, Virgil Gray, Kevin McCullough and Cliff Dukes," Arizona Rattlers' head coach Kevin Guy told me on the field after Saturday's 77-43 pasting of the Chicago Rush at US... Read more...
  

• Rattlers trade Kirton to San Jose

  Wednesday, May 9, 4:49 pm

  It's not very often two sporting rivals get together on trades, but the Arizona Rattlers have collaborated on a deal. The Rattlers have sent recently-acquired FB/LB Johnnie Kirton to the San Jose... Read more...
  

• Defense dominates in Rattlers win over Talons

  Monday, Apr 23, 2:37 pm

  It's not every day you hear about a dominating defensive performance in the Arena Football League, but Sunday, the Arizona Rattlers turned in exactly that in a 68-34 pounding of the San Antonio Talons... Read more...
  

• Siaha Burley returns to Rattlers

  Monday, Apr 16, 5:40 pm

  The Arizona Rattlers continued to tinker with their 2012 roster Monday, as they were assigned wide receiver Siaha Burley. Burley, the Arena Football League's 7th-leading all-time receiver with 843... Read more...
  

• Johnnie Kirton back with Rattlers

  Thursday, Apr 12, 1:36 pm

  The Arizona Rattlers were assigned fullback Johnnie Kirton Thursday. Kirton, who was second in the Arena Football League in rushing in 2011, returns to the franchise where he started his AFL career... Read more...
  

• Rattlers' Purify named Playmaker of the Week

  Tuesday, Apr 10, 5:34 pm

  Arizona Rattlers wide receiver Maurice Purify was singled out by the Arena Football League for his Week 5 performance in a win over the Spokane Shock. Purify caught 10 passes for 205 yards and three... Read more...
  

• Rattlers overcome turnovers in win over Spokane

  Saturday, Apr 7, 9:19 am

  It wasn't pretty. In fact, at times it was downright ugly. But the Arizona Rattlers will take it. Quarterback Nick Davila found Kerry Reed on a 6-yard touchdown pass with just :05 left and the... Read more...