Titans
fans may remember last season's Green Bay Blizzard's RB Laron Council
running up and down the field against the Titans. This season Titans
fans will be rooting for Council as he will be a member of the 2013
Titans. The Titans announced Thursday that Council has agreed to play
for Cedar Rapids.
In
2012 Council broke the Indoor Football League single-season rushing
record, rushing for 1,040 yards in the regular season. Council is one of
only eight players in the history of indoor football to rush for over
1,000 yards in a season, and is the first to do so since current Buffalo
Bill RB Fred Jackson did so in 2005.
In
addition to setting the all-time rushing record, Council set IFL
records in rushing attempts, yards and touchdowns one season ago earning
him First Team All-IFL honors. He finished the regular season with
1,040 yards, 32 rushing touchdowns, and 202 total points breaking
multiple Green Bay Blizzard records. He also set Blizzard single game
records with 148 rushing yards on June 16th and five rushing touchdowns
on June 8th
The
5'10" 210lbs. Northwest Missouri State product is entering his third
season in the IFL. His professional career started when he was brought
in by the Minnesota Vikings for mini camp workouts, but was later
released before the start of training camp. After the Vikings, Council
signed with the La Crosse Spartans in 2010. As a Spartan, Council saw
action in all 14 games, carrying the ball 177 times for 640 yards and 13
touchdowns. On the receiving end, Council had 30 catches for 220 yards
and four touchdowns.
At
Northwest Missouri State, Council led all of Division II with 35
touchdowns in 2008 and was third in the nation with 1,739 yards. That
season, Council was named to the Third Team Little All-American team
which is the top selection of players in Division II, III, and NAIA.
In
his 2009 senior campaign, Council ran for 1,782 yards and 22
touchdowns, both good for fourth-best in the country. He was named the
MIAA Offensive Player of the Year and was a finalist for the Harlon Hill
award (Most Valuable Player in Division II) while leading the Bearcats
to the school's third national championship. He completed his career as
the school's second-leading rusher all time with 4,044 yards and 59
TD's.
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