It's an image that makes Tampa Bay Storm quarterback Jay Gruden, MVP of the 1993 Arena Bowl, rub his neck and grimace. I fell to my knees and felt my neck to see if my head was still attached. If I'm rolling out near the wall, I make sure I get rid of the ball and brace myself. They try to kill the quarterback if you get near the walls. Arenaball, a hybrid of football and hockey, is one strange game.
Punts become TDs for the kicking team in the blink of an eye.
Almost everything shrank to fit the Arena league. A mere 50 yards long and half as wide as an NFL field. And count the players out there 8, not 11. Offensive players with the exception of the quarterback and kicker stay on the field when the ball changes hands and do double-duty as defenders. Scoring is the standard 3 points for a field goal and 6 for a touchdown.