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November 1, 2006
The Bandits announced that the team has selected a third uniform
design, to be used for alternate games and holidays. The new
Alternate/Holiday uniform fills a void, as no alternate/third uniform
was worn in the 2006 season; the new 2006 home uniform was previously the former Nevada Silver
Mining Commemorative Heritage Uniform.
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT 13, 2006 - In a breath of fresh air, the Bandits
have finally addressed some long-standing needs that were sorely
exploited by opponents over the past two seasons. The trade of
every-down RB John Avery to Oklahoma after the 2004 season led to the
drafting of Mewelde Moore, a fan favorite and tremendous rusher in his
rookie season, but the Bandits failed to follow up with an adequate
player to back up Moore. RB David Allen is a great all-purpose back,
especially on third downs, but is not an every-down back nor is he an
effective between-the-tackles, wear-down-the-defense kind of guy. The
result: a 25th-ranked rushing offense in 2006. The Bandits believe they
have found the solution in RB Tyronne Gross, who the team selected in
Round 6.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 2006 - The league's team owners came to a
unanimous decision to kick off the SFL Fall College Draft early.
The agreement was only supposed to cover the first round, but by popular
demand was extended to the second round by the end of the weekend.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2006 - The team came to terms with
several players with new contracts and extensions to current contracts
over the weekend. The team declared WR Ron Johnson, LB Ben Leber,
and CB Kevin Thomas to be their Core Free Agents for 2006. Johnson
and Leber agreed to 4-year deals worth over $1 million each next year,
while Thomas agreed to a 3-year deal worth $2.5 million in 2007.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 2006 - 2006 was supposed to be one of
triumph over tragedy; the tragedy symbolized by the death of OG Travis
Claridge, and the triumph a return to the post-season. Instead, the
Bandits continued to lose players to injuries throughout the year. The
Bandits opened the season by besting the newly-relocated St Louis Hawks
38-20, and fans were energized by the victory. However, the excitement
turned to dismay by midseason, with the team losing five straight games.
Even more concerning was the loss of lightning-in-a-bottle return man
Jerome Mathis for the season with a foot injury in Week 7, and losing QB
Scott Covington for multiple games twice during the season.
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FRIDAY, MAY 5, 2006 - The Bandits have concluded the 2006
Territorial Draft, and for the first time since relocating to Las Vegas,
the team has not selected any UNLV players; all three selections were
from BYU. Taken were DT Manaia Brown, FB Naufahu Tahi, and OLB
Paul Walkenhorst.
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MONDAY, FEB 27, 2006 - The team announced that OG Travis Claridge, 27, has died. Claridge was found unconscious
in his Las Vegas home and rushed to St Rose Hospital, where he later
died. The cause of death is unknown. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Claridge joined the Bandits in 2005, acquired in a trade with
Houston. Claridge was a promising addition to the Bandits'
offensive line and also joined his brother, Territorial Draft Selection
LB Ryan Claridge (UNLV).
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MONDAY, JAN 2, 2006 - The team announced that their annual
preseason training camp will be moving to Sierra Community College,
Rocklin, CA. Rocklin is located just northeast of Sacramento, CA,
and was the previous site of Bandits training camp before the team moved
to Las Vegas. The move is intended to re-establish the bonds with
former Bandits fans in the Sacramento and Northern California area.
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