LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. – Former Northwest all-american wide receiver Michael Lindsey was selected in last week's inaugural Major League Football draft which will begin play this spring.

Lindsey, who played for the Rangers during the 2009 season, was most recently acquired in August by the Jacksonville Sharks for the Arena Football League playoffs. During the Sharks' playoff run, he caught three passes for 37 yards and returned 10 kicks for 174 yards.

Prior to his stint in Jacksonville, Lindsey spent four seasons with the Tampa Bay Storm from 2011-14. In his four seasons with the Storm, he set career highs with 73 receptions for 820 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2013. As a rookie in 2011, he returned three kickoffs for touchdowns and shattered the franchise record for return yards in a single-season with 1,745.

Over the course of his time in the AFL, Lindsey has totaled 196 receptions for 2,132 yards and 27 scores while also rushing for five touchdowns. On special teams, he's racked up 6,039 yards and five touchdowns on 326 kickoff returns, an average of 18.5 yards per runback. He's the Storm's all-time leader in kick return yards.

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