NEWARK, DE -- Former University of Delaware football standout Joe Minucci (at right) has been named to the Arena Football League Mid-Season All-Star team as selected by the Arena Football League Writers Association.

Minucci, a second-year member of the Nashville Kats as an offensive and defensive lineman, was one of 12 players named to the mid-season all-star team. He has led Nashville to a record of 6-3 and currently has posted 16 tackles, including four sacks, and caught three passes for 24 yards.

Minucci, a 2003 Delaware graduate and a native of Lindenhurst, NY, is one of three former Blue Hen standouts currently on AFL rosters, joining quarterback Matt Nagy and offensive specialist Jamin Elliott, both members of the Georgia Force. Georgia is 5-4 this season after advancing to the AFL championship game a year ago.

A native of Lindenhurst, NY, Minucci earned a spot on the AFL All-Rookie team in 2005 when he led Nashville with five sacks. He was signed as a free agent by the National Football League’s Tennessee Titans but was released during the pre-season. Minucci played at Delaware in 1999-2002, earning All-Atlantic 10 honors and leading the Hens to the 2000 NCAA I-AA semifinals.

Nagy, a fifth-year member of the league and a second-year performer with Georgia, has thrown for 2,367 yards and 50 touchdowns this season. Last season he earned second team All-AFL honors after throwing for 3,003 yards and a team-record 66 touchdown passes. He played at Delaware in 1997-2000 and set 20 school passing records, including career yards (8,214) and touchdowns (58). The Manheim, PA native earned third team All-American honors as a senior in 2000 when he led Delaware to the NCAA I-AA semifinals.

Elliott, a first-year member of the Force, has caught 39 passes for 467 yards and nine touchdowns and recorded 16.5 tackles so far this season. A native of Portsmouth, VA, Elliott was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 2002 and played one season in Chicago and one season with New England before joining the AFL. While at Delaware in 1998-2002, Elliott caught 158 career passes for 3,068 yards and 19 touchdowns and earned first team All-Atlantic 10 honors. He also was a member of Delaware’s 2000 NCAA I-AA semifinal team.

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