Tag: Ian Silberman

Watch: Guardians’ Dravon Askew-Henry throws penalty flag at official

The New York Guardians’ Dravon Askew-Henry was flagged twice on one play, once for throwing the marker at the official.

The New York Guardians have had trouble keeping their composure this XFL season. First, quarterback Matt McGloin threw a vintage fit on the sidelines in Week 2. In Week 3, center Ian Silberman got into it with an opponent, was flagged and benched. And Saturday, against the LA Wildcats, DB Dravon Askew-Henry was flagged twice after throwing the flag at an official.

Askew-Henry was called for holding on the pass pattern. The official threw the penalty flag and it wound up being caught by Askew-Henry, who was none to happy about the call. The West Virginia product took the flag and winged it back at the official who threw it his way first. The official didn’t have a flag to throw so he gestured to a fellow official to throw his, which the other official did.

The result was a five-yard holding penalty and a 15-yard unsportsmanklike conduct call.

That was an XFL first as was having a game between teams that each have female presidents.

Vontarrius Dora, Sojourn Shelton return to Cardinals practice squad

The team made three additions to the practice squad on Wednesday.

The Arizona Cardinals made a pair of roster moves on Wednesday, placing defensive lineman Zach Allen on injured reserve and promoting defensive lineman Miles Brown to the 53-man roster. They also made three practice squad moves as well.

They brought back linebacker Vontarrius Dora and cornerback Sojourn Shelton and also added offensive lineman Ian Silberman. Here is what you should know about them and their time in the league. The info comes from the team’s press release.

Dora spent the offseason and preseason with the team before getting cut with final roster cutdowns. He played in three games with the Cardinals in 2018 and had three tackles and one pass defensed. Dora originally joined the Cardinals practice squad in 2017 after playing in one game as a rookie with Denver in 2016. The 27-year old Dora entered with league with the Broncos as an undrafted rookie free agent in 2016 out of Louisiana Tech.

Shelton signed with the Cardinals as an undrafted rookie out of Wisconsin in 2017. After being released by the Cardinals, he spent his rookie season on the Bengals practice squad. The 24-year old Shelton signed with Philadelphia in August and spent the preseason with the Eagles prior to being released on August 30.

Silberman is new to the Cardinals. He played in two games with the Raiders in 2018 after spending time on the Panthers and Titans practice squads last year. He originally entered the league with San Francisco as a sixth-round selection (190th overall) in the 2015 NFL Draft out of Boston College and played in one game with the 49ers as a rookie. The 27-year old Silberman spent the offseason with Carolina and Indianapolis prior to being released by the Colts.

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