No doubt about it, former Monmouth College quarterback Mitch Tanney
(Lexington, Ill./Lexington) is a hot commodity in the Arena Football
League.
Tanney, who earlier this year signed with the Tampa Bay Storm of
the af1 league, was picked up this week by the Philadelphia Soul.
Now in its fifth year of existence, the Soul is co-owned by singer
Jon Bon Jovi. Former NFL quarterback Ron Jaworski serves as the team
president.
The former Fighting Scot signed with Philadelphia just three
weeks after he was placed on the Storm’s practice squad. The move to
the practice squad allowed another team to sign Tanney, as long as
he was placed on that team’s active roster.
Tanney is expected to backup starting quarterback Matt D’Orazio.
D’Orazio was moved to the No. 1 position following an injury to the
Soul’s starter, Tony Granziani. Granziani was injured Sunday on a
late hit and is expected to be out three to four weeks with a knee
injury. According to a report from the Storm, Tanney had made
significant progress as a member of the team’s practice squad.
The Soul play in Los Angeles Thursday and host Tanney’s former
team, the Storm, next week.
