ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, hiː sˈaɪnd tə plˈeɪ fɚðɪ ˈiəɹi ɹˈɪvɚ ɹˈæts ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɪndoːɹ fˈʊtbɔːl ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən wˌɛɹ hiː sᵻlˈɛktᵻd tə ðɪ ˈɔːlˈeɪfə skwˈɑːd ˈæftɚ lˈiːdɪŋ ˈiəɹi tʊ ɐ sˈɛvən tˈuː ɹˈɛkɚd ɪn hɪz nˈaɪn ɹˈɛɡjʊlɚsˈiːzən stˈɑːɹts, ˈæftɚ hiː bɪɡˈæn ðə sˈiːzən plˈeɪɪŋ fɚðə wˈɪlks bˈɑːɹ slˈæʃ skɹˈæntən paɪənˈɪɹz ʌv ˌeɪˈɛf tˈuː.
In 2008, he signed to play for the Erie RiverRats of the American Indoor Football Association where he selected to the all-AIFA squad after leading Erie to a 7–2 record in his nine regular-season starts, after he began the season playing for the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Pioneers of AF2.