June 26, 2008

Former Wake Forest Demon Deacon and current Grand Rapids Rampage QB James MacPherson was named the Arena Football League Offensive Player of the Month for the month of June.

MacPherson led all AFL quarterbacks in passing yards (930), completion percentage (73.8) and total touchdowns (26) to lead Grand Rapids (6-10) to a 2-1 record in June. MacPherson's best performance came in Week 15 when he completed 35-of-43 passes for a Week 15-high 385 yards and accounted for a League-best 11 touchdowns (10 - passing, 1 - rushing) as Grand Rapids defeated the Colorado Crush 84-65.

MacPherson and the Rampage travel to US Airways Center to face the Arizona Rattlers (8-8) on Russell Athletic ESPN Arena Football Monday, June 30 at 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN2 HD, ESPN360.com, SIRIUS Radio - Channel 127).