PREVIEW: 2015 Italian Football League Season Kicks Off

Roger Kelly | American Football | 03/07/2015

[tps_title]Italian Football League: South[/tps_title]

[tps_header]Roma Grizzlies[/tps_header]

(2014: Div 2)

The Grizzlies mark their return to the top league this season after dominating the LENAF for a number of years. They will re-ignite the crosstown rivalry with Lazio which will make for raucous crowds in Rome.

Former South Carolina State starting offensive lineman Devon Dawson returns to the Grizzlies after suffering a severe shoulder injury a couple of years ago. He has spent a two years coaching the Gladiators Roma but was itching to return to play as well as coach. However, the 6’4″, 300 lb Dawson will be hard pressed to keep his team in the top division as they are playing without any other imports.

Roger Kelly

Roger Kelly is an editor and a writer for AFI. A former PR Director the B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League for 7 years, he now lives in Sweden writing about and scouting American Football throughout the world.