2017 Washington Valor season

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The 2017 Washington Valor season was the franchise's inaugural season and the city of Washington's first Arena Football League season since the Washington Commandos left in 1990. The Valor played their home games at the Verizon Center.

The Valor won their first-ever season game against the Baltimore Brigade 51–38 on April 7, 2017. Head coach Dean Cokinos, who previously coached the New Orleans VooDoo, led the Valor.

Staff

2017 Washington Valor staff
Front office
  • Chairman – Ted Leonsis
  • President – Roger Mody
   Coaches
  • Head coach – Dean Cokinos
  • Offensive coordinator – Steve Thonn
  • Assistant – Benji McDowell
  • Player coordinator – Cosmo Dematteo
  • Strength and conditioning – Ben Jenkins

Final roster

The Valor on May 20
2017 Washington Valor roster
Quarterbacks
  • 12 Sean Brackett
  •  8 Warren Smith

Fullbacks

  • 44 Will Corbin

Wide receivers

  • 17 Roger Jackson
  •  9 Charles McClain
  •  7 Darron Neal
  • 19 Josh Reese
  •  1 T. T. Toliver
 Offensive linemen
  • 70 James Atoe
  • 68 Adam Shead
  • 65 Siosifa Tufunga
  • 76 David Wang

Defensive linemen

  • 42 J. R. Collins
  • 93 Everett Dawkins
  • 56 Jake Payne
  • 99 David Washington
  • 11 Reggie Wilson
 Linebackers
  • 50 James Gordon
  •  5 James Harrell

Defensive backs

  • 23 Dominic Addison
  •  6 Tracy Belton
  • 21 Michael Knight
  • 10 Brian Smith

Kickers

Injured reserve
  • -- Kenyon Haughton OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 20 Cameron McGlenn DB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 64 Jarien Moreland OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 72 Anthony Parker OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 74 Dionte Savage OL (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 10 Terrance Smith DB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  •  7 Mike Washington WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 15 Justin Wilson WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)

Other league exempt

  • currently vacant

League suspension

Refused to report

Inactive reserve

  •  2 Greg Carr WR

Recallable reassignment

rookies in italics
Roster updated August 3, 2017
24 Active, 21 Inactive

Schedule

The Valor playing the Philadelphia Soul on May 27

Regular season

The 2017 regular season schedule was released on January 5, 2017.[1]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
Score Record
1 Friday April 7 7:00 PM EDT Baltimore Brigade W 51–38 1–0 Verizon Center 15,579 [2]
2 Bye
3 Saturday April 22 7:00 PM EDT Philadelphia Soul L 31–49 1–1 Verizon Center 12,122 [3]
4 Friday April 28 7:00 PM EDT at Cleveland Gladiators L 34–48 1–2 Quicken Loans Arena 9,223 [4]
5 Bye
6 Saturday May 13 7:00 PM EDT Tampa Bay Storm L 33–41 1–3 Verizon Center 8,420 [5]
7 Sunday May 20 7:00 PM EDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 47–53 1–4 Amalie Arena 9,275 [6]
8 Saturday May 27 7:00 PM EDT Philadelphia Soul L 47–48 1–5 Verizon Center 9,873 [7]
9 Saturday June 3 7:00 PM EDT Cleveland Gladiators L 35–59 1–6 Verizon Center 9,901 [8]
10 Saturday June 10 7:00 PM EDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 57–58 1–7 Amalie Arena 9,856 [9]
11 Bye
12 Friday June 23 7:00 PM EDT at Baltimore Brigade L 41–51 1–8 Royal Farms Arena 6,095 [10]
13 Saturday July 1 7:00 PM EDT at Tampa Bay Storm L 51–55 1–9 Amalie Arena 9,913 [11]
14 Bye
15 Saturday July 15 7:00 PM EDT at Philadelphia Soul L 41–68 1–10 Wells Fargo Center 10,149 [12]
16 Saturday July 22 7:00 PM EDT Baltimore Brigade W 34–30 2–10 Verizon Center 10,266 [13]
17 Saturday July 29 7:00 PM EDT Cleveland Gladiators L 28–62 2–11 Verizon Center 11,127 [14]
18 Friday August 4 7:00 PM EDT at Baltimore Brigade W 41–35 3–11 Royal Farms Arena 6,089 [15]

Standings

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Team Overall Points Records
W L PCT PF PA Home Away GB STK
(1)Philadelphia Soul 13 1 .929 817 590 7–0 6–1 — W3
(2)Tampa Bay Storm 10 4 .714 710 662 6–1 4–3 3.0 L1
(3)Cleveland Gladiators 5 9 .357 696 715 3–4 2–5 8.0 W1
(4)Baltimore Brigade 4 10 .286 620 749 3–4 1–6 9.0 L4
Washington Valor 3 11 .214 565 692 2–5 1–6 10.0 W1

(#) - playoff position secured

References

  1. ^ "Arena Football League Announces 2017 Schedule". arenafootball.com. January 5, 2017. Archived from the original on March 31, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  2. ^ "Baltimore Brigade vs Washington Valor (Apr 7, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Philadelphia Soul vs Washington Valor (Apr 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. April 22, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  4. ^ "Washington Valor vs Cleveland Gladiators (Apr 28, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. April 28, 2017. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  5. ^ "Tampa Bay Storm vs Washington Valor (May 13, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. May 13, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  6. ^ "Washington Valor vs Tampa Bay Storm (May 20, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. May 20, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  7. ^ "Philadelphia Soul vs Washington Valor (Apr 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. May 27, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  8. ^ "Cleveland Gladiators vs Washington Valor (June 3, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. June 3, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2017.
  9. ^ "Washington Valor vs Tampa Bay Storm (June 10, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. June 10, 2017. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  10. ^ "Washington Valor vs Baltimore Brigade (June 23, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  11. ^ "Washington Valor vs Tampa Bay Storm (July 1, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  12. ^ "Washington Valor vs Philadelphia Soul (Jul 15, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  13. ^ "Washington Valor vs Baltimore Brigade (Jul 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  14. ^ "Cleveland Gladiators vs Washington Valor (July 22, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  15. ^ "Washington Valor vs Baltimore Brigade (Aug 4, 2017)". www.afldigital.com. Arena Football League. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
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