Manchester Wolves Trade Abdul-Aziz Shabazz to CIncinnati Jungle Kats for Ryan Porter - af2

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MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com - The Manchester Wolves, New Hampshire's professional arenafootball2 team, announced today that they have conducted their first trade of the 2007 season by acquiring the rights to quarterback Ryan Porter from the Cincinnati Jungle Kats in exchange for five-year af2 veteran lineman Abdul-Aziz Shabazz Wiggins.

Porter (6'4, 212), will join the Wolves with one-year of af2 experience under his belt with stops at Bakersfield, Rio Grande and Central Valley during the 2006 season. The Highland, California native threw for 399 yards and four touchdowns while also rushing for another in a total of eight games between the teams. Prior to the af2, Porter made three stops during his college career, starting at San Bernardino Valley College where he threw 15 touchdowns and passed for 1,251 yards in just five games before transferring to the University of Washington where he participated on their 2001 Rose Bowl team and then a final stop at Missouri State.

"You're always trying to upgrade at every position and right now his experience will be an asset to our organization," said Manchester Wolves Head Coach Ben Bennett. "Right now 'Z' (Brian Zbydniewski) is our starter but we'll see what Ryan has to offer once he arrives, if his skills merit a look then he'll get his shot."

Wiggins (6'1, 350), spent the last three seasons playing in Manchester for the Wolves where he appeared in 30 games and amassed 28.5 total tackles, 2.5 sacks, two fumble recoveries, 16 quarterback hurries and one forced fumble. The Portsmouth, Virginia native played two seasons with the now defunct Norfolk Nighthawks (2002-2003), before joining the Wolves, where he collected 32.0 total tackles, five sacks, five quarterback hurries, one fumble recovery, four forced fumbles, four blocked kicks and two safeties in 22 games.