The Grand Rapids Rampage selected three players in this afternoon's 2004 Arena Football League Expansion Draft, including a pass-blocking lineman, a veteran AFL quarterback and a speedy WR/DB.

The Rampage received the three selections after trading OL/DL Corey Mayfield to the expansion Philadelphia Soul. With their first selection (fifth overall), the Rampage took offensive/defensive lineman Chris Polinder, who was a member of the Colorado Crush last season and did not allow a sack all season. In 2001, he played with the Detroit Fury.

"Chris is a good offensive guy," said Rampage Head Coach Bob Cortese. "He's good at protecting the quarterback and has great feet."

With their second selection, Grand Rapids took Columbus QB Tim Carey. Carey played in five games last season with the Destroyers tossing eight touchdowns before a groin injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season. He's also played with the New England SeaWolves and Chicago Rush.

"Tim has Arena experience and since we have only one QB under contract right now, we hope that he can flourish in this system and compete for a starting job," said Cortese.

With their final selection, the Rampage selected Dallas WR/DB Brian Hinton, who has spent time in the NFL, CFL, XFL and last season with the Desperados.

"We were surprised he was still there," said Cortese. "He's a speed guy, who is a good DB that made himself into a receiver. He was too good not to pick up."

Chris Polinder
Position: OL/DL
Ht: 6'02"
Wt: 300 lbs
College: Eastern Washington
AFL Seasons: 2

Played in 14 games last season with the Crush and had 5.0 tackles. In 2001 was with the Detroit Fury and did not allow a sack on offense while recording two solo tackles on defense. Polinder captained the Eagles on offense during his senior season. He earned numerous Division I-AA All-American honors and was named to the All-Big Sky Conference team as an offensive center. He was also voted to the Division I-AA Academic All-American team.

Tim Carey
Position: QB
Ht: 6'03"
Wt: 200 lbs
College: Hawaii
AFL Seasons: 4

Completed 52-of-103 passes for 529 yards with 8 TDs and 3 INTs in 2003 with the Destroyers in five games before a groin injury sent him to the IR in early April. Spent two seasons with the Chicago Rush primarily as the holder on all kicks. Was with the New England SeaWolves in 2000 where he completed 58.6% of his passes for 1,793 yards with 33 TDs and just six interceptions for a 109.15 passer rating. Graduated from Stanford with a degree in psychology. Played three seasons with Stanford and was at Hawaii for his final year.

Brian Hinton
Position: WR/DB
Ht: 5'10"
Wt: 180
College: SE Missouri State
AFL Seasons: 1

Hinton spent the 2001 and 2002 pre-season with the Saskatchewan RoughRiders of the Canadian Football League. Spent 2001 training camp with the Orlando Rage of the XFL. Spent 2000 training camp with the Kansas City Chiefs. Hinton was an All-Ohio Valley Conference selection his senior season after leading the league with five interceptions for 118 returns yards while posting 51 tackles and nine passes defensed. He also returned 17 kickoffs for 650 yards.

2004 AFL EXPANSION DRAFT
1 - New Orleans -- D.J. Cooper, OL/DL (Dallas)
2 - Colorado -- Winfield Garnett, OL/DL (SJ)
3 - Austin -- Charlie Davidson, WR/DB (Colorado)
4 - New Orleans -- Abdul-Salam Noah, OL/DL (SJ)
5 - GRAND RAPIDS -- Chris Polinder, OL/DL
6 - Austin -- Tony Bowick, OL/DL (Chicago)
7 - Philadelphia -- Marvin Taylor, DS (Chicago)
8 - Austin -- Bobby Pesavento, QB (Colorado)
9 - Los Angeles -- Doug Lytle, OL/DL (Dallas)
10 - GRAND RAPIDS -- Tim Carey, QB (Columbus)
11 - Austin -- Shannon Culver, WR/DB (Dallas)
12 - Philadelphia -- Gunnard Twyner, OS (Columbus)
13 - GRAND RAPIDS -- Brian Hinton, WR/DB (Dallas)
14 - Philadelphia - Brandon Davis, WR/LB (Los Angeles)
15 - Austin -- Kareem Larrimore, DS (Dallas)