Two former Tigers have pro plans with the UFL’s Memphis Showboats
Former Tigers Joseph Scates (left) and Jaylon Allen (right) will be on the Memphis Showboats. (From left to right: John Amis/AP file; Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Joe Scates was confused when he read a congratulations text message he received Dec. 6.
The former Memphis Tigers receiver had deleted social media from his phone. So, when the Memphis Showboats of the United Football League announced they were signing him, Scates hadn’t heard before the congratulatory text was sent.
“I’m like, ‘What are you talking about?’” Scates recalled. “They were like, ‘You signed with the Memphis Showboats,’ and I just started seeing it.”
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Frank Bonner II
Frank Bonner II covers the Memphis Tigers. He is a top-10 APSE winner who covered Oklahoma State for the Tulsa World before joining The Daily Memphian in 2021. Bonner is a native of Indiana, where he started his career covering high school sports.
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