For the third consecutive week, a member of the Philadelphia Soul was honored by the league. WR Tiger Jones earned Week 4 Cutter's Catch of the Week for his acrobatic catch against the Cleveland Gladiators this past Sunday.
The catch occurred at the beginning of the second half with the scored tied at 34-34. The Soul got the ball to start the half, WR/KR Jeff Hughley returned the Gladiators kickoff 18 yards to the Soul's 11-yard line. QB Dan Raudabaugh connected with Hughley for a 9-yard gain to the Soul 20 where FB Derrick Ross rushed the ball on 2nd-and-1 for 8 yards and the first down.
With the ball at the Gladiators' 22-yard line, Raudabaugh hit WR Tiger Jones for the 22-yard TD reception and the catch of the week. For the catch itself, Jones outstretched his arms to catch the pass, tumbled head first over the back wall of the end zone and had the presence of mind to hold onto the football throughout the process of the catch to complete the catch and the score.
Jones would finish with 141-yards receiving on 8 receptions and 2 TD's. He led all receivers in the game and produced the highest yard output for any Soul receiver thus far this season.
Jones is first on the team in receiving yards (329), second in receptions (21), second in receiving TD's (6) and second in average yards per reception (15.7).
Last year's Cutter's Wide Receiver of the Year has shown his big play-making ability in flashes prior to Week 4's contest, but he really gave the hometown crowd validation for his signing with that performance. With WR Donovan Morgan being defended out of the game basically, Jones displayed his case for why he should be considered the Soul's number one wide-out. He still has some work to do to convince this guy, but a couple more games like Sunday and I'll be more than happy to change my mind.
Hopefully though Jones' next big performance results in a Soul victory rather than a defeat. Regardless look for Jones to win multiple other honors as the season progresses.
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