Truluck Returns to AFL with Force
Former star defensive end R-Kal Truluck will be back in the AFL in 2008. Truluck, who was selected by the Georgia Force in the second round (33rd overall) of the 2007 AFL Dispersal Draft, was a member of the AFL’s Detroit Fury from 2001-02, where he collared 48.5 tackles, 17.5 sacks and seven tackles for loss in 26 games.
He was named AFL Rookie of the Year in ’01 and followed his rookie performance by earning AFL Lineman of the Year honors in his second season. Following his 2002 campaign, he was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs and spent the next four seasons in the NFL with Kansas City, Green Bay and Arizona.
“With the new rule changes taking place this season, we believe that applying pressure to the quarterback will be more vital than ever before in the AFL,” Force director of football operations Jim Kubiak said. “With the addition of Truluck, we now have three All-Arena performers on our defensive line and believe we have assembled one of the best pass rush units in the league.”
Truluck is a game-changing type defensive end cut in the same mold as former Orlando Predators DE Greg White. Both are speed rushers who can beat most offensive linemen off the edge. But, age may be a factor for the Force front three as Truluck (33) is the youngest of the passing rushing trio - Jermaine Smith (35) and Ernest Allen (34).