Vipers' Florida ties are strong

02 Feb 2020

PLANT CITY, Fla. -- When the Vipers kick off their season against the Guardians on Sunday Feb. 9th (@ New York, 2pm ET, FOX), one thing will be immediately clear: this is truly a Florida team.

23 players on the active roster are either originally from Florida or played college football in the state.

Here's a brief snapshot of those players:

Marcelis Branch (safety) is from Homestead and attended Robert Morris.
Mack Brown (running back) attended the University of Florida, appearing in 49 games, before going onto join the Washington Redskins and Minnesota Vikings.
Bryce Canady (safety) is from Jacksonville and attended Florida International University.
Stacy Coley (wide receiver) is from Pompano Beach and played at University of Miami where he finished his career with the second-most receiving yards in school history.
Ryan Davis (wide receiver) grew up in St. Petersburg before attending Auburn University, where he finished he career with the most receptions in school history.
Quinton Flowers (quarterback/running back) grew up in Miami and set several school records at the University of South Florida before joining the Cincinnati Bengals.
DeAndre Goolsby (tight end) played four seasons at the University of Florida.
Rannell Hall (cornerback) hails from Miami and attended the University of Central Florida before joining the Cleveland Browns.
Martez Ivey (offensive tackle/guard) was born in Apopka and attended the University of Florida before joining that New England Patriots.
CeCe Jefferson (defensive tackle) is from Glen St. Mary and played for University of Florida.
Shelton Lewis (cornerback) is from Orlando and played for Florida Atlantic.
Chase Litton (quarterback) was born in Winter Park and attended Wharton High School before going on to join the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Marquis Lucas (offensive guard/tackle) grew up in Miami and played on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' practice squad.
Jordan McCray (offensive center/guard) is Miami and attended the University of Central Florida where he made the All-American Athletic Conference First Team.
Tarvarus McFadden (cornerback) comes from Ft. Lauderdale and attended American Heritage High School in Plantation before played for Florida State.
Deiontrez Mount (defensive end) is a Pensacola native who played for the Tennessee Titans, Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos.
Aaron Murray (quarterback) is a Tampa native, attending Jesuit High School before transferring to Plant where he won a state championship. He became the SEC's all-time passing touchdown leader at Georgia.
Reggie Northrup* (linebacker) grew up in Jacksonville and played for Florida State.
Jacques Patrick (running back) was born in Orlando and played for Florida State.
Terrance Plummer (linebacker) grew up in Orange Park before attending the University of South Florida. He went onto join the Washington Redskins.
Robert Priester (defensive back) grew up in Tampa and attended Robinson High School.
Bobby Richardson (defensive lineman) grew up in Tampa, graduated from Plant High School, and went onto play for the New Orleans Saints.
Colin Thompson (tight end) played for the Unviersity of Florida after being rated the No. 2 tight end in the nation.

*Signed with team on January 31st