- Mike Hohensee
Mike Hohensee is an American Arena Football League coach for the Chicago Rush and has been since the team's inception. Under his leadership, the Rush have made the AFL playoffs every year of their existence and won ArenaBowl XX in 2006.
- Matt D'Orazio
Matthew Louis D’Orazio is an arena football quarterback who plays for the Chicago Rush in the Arena Football League.
- Dejuan Alfonzo
DeJuan R. Alfonzo (born January 12, 1977 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American football wide receiver/linebacker for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. Alfonzo attended Indiana State University.
- Raymond Philyaw
Raymond Philyaw (born July 30, 1974 in Shreveport, LA) is an arena football quarterback who plays for the Kansas City Brigade in the Arena Football League. He also played for the Chicago Rush and Albany/Indiana Firebirds, leading the former to the American Conference championship game in 2004 and 2005. He holds the record for the highest career TD-to-INT ratio in AFL history and threw a school record 52 TDs while attending Louisiana-Monroe.
- Bobby Sippio
Robert Lee Sippio, Jr. (born December 4, 1980 in Orlando, Florida) is an Arena Football wide receiver who plays for the Chicago Rush.
- Etu Molden
Etu Baraka Molden (born January 18, 1979 in Sacramento, California) is an Arena Football League wide receiver/linebacker for the Chicago Rush. He attended the University of Montana.
- Dennison Robinson
Marquette Dennison Robinson (born September 7, 1978 in Monroe, Louisiana) is an American football defensive back for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He attended the University of West Georgia.
- Russ Michna
Russell Walter Michna (born February 3, 1981 in Elk Grove Village, Illinois) is an American football quarterback for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the St. Louis Rams of the NFL out of Western Illinois University. While he never made the Rams active roster, he did spend time on their practice squad, as well as playing two seasons as a backup for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the CFL.
- Jeremy Unertl
Jeremy Dale Unertl (born September 15, 1978 in Hartford, Wisconsin) is an American football defensive back for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
- James Baron
James Baron is an Arena Football League offensive/defensive lineman for the Nashville Kats, He previously played for the Chicago Rush.
- Khreem Smith
Khreem Smith (born July 7, 1979 in St. James, Jamaica) is an American football defensive end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He formerly played for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League
- Dan Frantz
Daniel Lee Frantz (born July 9, 1977 in Vancouver, Washington) is an American football kicker for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He played football collegiately at Portland State University. He has also played for the San Jose SaberCats.
- Antonio Chatman
Antonio Tavaras Chatman (born February 12, 1979 in Jackson, Alabama) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. He attended the University of Cincinnati. Chatman signed as an undrafted free agent with the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL but was soon released. He then joined the Chicago Rush of the AFL in 2002. After two weeks on the bench behind offensive specialist Joe Douglass, …
- Andy McCullough
Antowone McCullough (born November 11, 1975 in Dayton, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He attended Meadowdale High School in Dayton and the University of Tennessee. McCullough was the Most Valuable Player of World Bowl VII as a member of the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe. He also had a brief stint with the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL early in his career.
- E. J. Burt
Emmanuel Jamaal Burt (born October 22, 1977 in Akron, Ohio) is an American football offensive lineman/defensive lineman for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He attended Akron University and later West Liberty State College.
- Henry Douglas
Henry Douglas is an Arena Football League offensive specialist (wide receiver/running back combination) for the Chicago Rush.
- Jonathan Ordway
Jonathan David Ordway (born October 19, 1978 in Seffner, Florida) is an American football defensive back for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He formerly played for the Tampa Bay Storm. Ordway attended Boston College. Ordway was named All-County and All-Conference as a senior running back at Armwood High School in Seffner, Florida.
- Russell Shaw
Russell Lee Shaw, Jr. (born February 25, 1976 in Los Angeles, California) is an Arena Football League wide receiver/defensive back for the Chicago Rush. He attended the University of Michigan.
- Levelle Brown
Levelle Desean Brown (born July 5, 1977 in Winfield, Illinois) is an American football fullback for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He has also played for the Nashville Kats of the AFL. He is the older brother of Chris Brown, running back of the Tennessee Titans of the NFL. Brown attended Northwestern University.
- Buchie Ibeh
Breznev Maduaubuchie Ibeh (born August 4, 1983 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American football wide receiver and defensive back for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He attended Temple University. Prior to playing at Temple, Ibeh played two years at Hudson Valley Community College in Troy, New York.
- Robert Boss
Robert L. Boss (born October 19, 1983 in Charlevoix, Michigan) is an American football offensive lineman/defensive lineman for the Arena Football League defending champions Chicago Rush. In the 2006 season, he played for the af2's Green Bay Blizzard. Boss graduated from Northern Michigan University and Charlevoix High School. While in high school, Boss earned All-Conference honors in football, basketball and baseball.
- D. J. Bleisath
David John Bleisath (born September 22, 1979 in Euclid, Ohio) is an American football offensive lineman/defensive lineman for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He attended Tennessee Tech University. He Graduated from Sequoyah High School in Canton, Georgia.
- Carlos Wright
Carlos Victus Wright (born April 4, 1981 in Orange Park, Florida) is an Arena Football League wide receiver for the Chicago Rush. He attended Tennessee State University. Wright is the cousin of San Diego Chargers defensive back Drayton Florence and former NFL wide receiver Dez White.
- Ahmad Merritt
Ahmad Rashad Merritt (born February 5, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Cardinals of the NFL. He originally signed with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000. He also has played for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League.
- David Cool
David Cool (born May 23, 1969) is a former Arena Football League player, having kicked for the Orlando Predators from 1998-2002 before finishing his career with the Chicago Rush and Tampa Bay Storm in 2003. He went to Georgia Southern University. Cool is likely best remembered for his game-winning field goal in ArenaBowl XIV.
- Tom Dore
Tom Dore is the current play-by-play television announcer for the National Basketball Association's Chicago Bulls. A native of Northlake, Illinois, the 7'2" (218 cm) Dore played basketball at East Leyden High School in Franklin Park, Illinois, where he was an All-America honoree during the mid-1970s. Dore then played at the University of Missouri, where he appeared in two NCAA Tournaments and became the school's all-time leader in tournament blocked shots.
- Kevin Beard
Kevin Leon Beard (born January 20, 1981 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He attended the University of Miami.
- Asad Abdul-Khaliq
Asad Tajmmal Abdul-Khaliq (born August 4, 1980 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an arena football quarterback, currently playing for the Fort Wayne Fusion of the af2. He was the starting quarterback for the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team from 2000 to 2003. He also briefly played for the Chicago Rush of the AFL.
- Dez White
Edward Dezmon White (born August 23, 1979 in Orange Park, Florida) is an American football wide receiver, currently a free agent in the National Football League. White was originally selected in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, then had a brief injury plagued stint with the Atlanta Falcons. White played college football for Georgia Tech. He is the cousin of Chicago Rush wide receiver Carlos Wright.
- Casey Urlacher
Casey Urlacher (born August 24, 1979 in Pasco, Washington) is a former American football player, who played for the Chicago Rush and Nashville Kats of the Arena Football League. While Casey established himself as an impressive athlete during his college years, he may most notably be recognized as the younger brother of Brian Urlacher.
- Carl Ford
Carl Ford (born October 8, 1980 in Monroe, Michigan) is an American football wide receiver for the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. He was originally selected in the seventh round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers of the NFL out of the University of Toledo. Ford has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Kevin Kasper
Kevin Joseph Kasper (born December 23, 1977 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is an American football player and currently is a wide receiver for the Detroit Lions and is fighting for a roster spot for the 2007 season. He was originally released on November 16, 2006 by the Detroit Lions. The Detroit Lions then re-signed the unrestricted free-agent on April 18, 2007.
- Johnathan Taylor
Johnathan Ryan Taylor (born 1979-08-29 in Boulder, Colorado) was an American football defensive end, Taylor was picked out of Montana State University in the 4th round of the 2002 draft by the Detroit Lions of the NFL. Taylor also spent time wih the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and Atlanta Falcons, as well as the Los Angeles Avengers, and Chicago Rush Arena Football teams. Taylor attended Montana State University - Bozeman and was a member of their football team, the Bobcats, …
- Drayton Florence
Drayton Florence, Jr. (born December 19, 1980 in Ocala, Florida) is an American football defensive back for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL Drayton was an all-district selection at Vanguard High School in Ocala, Florida, but spent his sophomore year at Richland Northeast High School in Columbia, South Carolina. Florence was drafted out of Tuskegee University after transferring from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
- Woodrow Dantzler
Woodrow "Woody" Dantzler (born October 4, 1979 in Orangeburg, South Carolina) is an American football player who currently plays in the main Indoor Football League in the United States, the Arena Football League. He grew up in Orangeburg, South Carolina and attended Orangeburg Wilkinson High School from 1992-96 and played for the Bruins. Dantzler went to Clemson University and played quarterback. He redshirted the 1997 season and went on to letter in 1998, 1999, and 2000.
- Ladairis Jackson
LaDairis Jackson (born June 16, 1979 in Denver, Colorado) was an American football defensive end for the NFL's Washington Redskins and Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for Oregon State University. He is currently playing for the Chicago Rush in the Arena Football League.
- Chicago Rush
We are the Chicago Rush of the Arena Football League. We have been around since 2001 and have made it to the playoffs in all of those seasons. We have also made it to the Conference Championship in four of the last five seasons. We won the Arena Bowl in 2006.
- Chicago Rush
- Lora Fredrickson
How much of a smart @ss are you?
- Gloria Esposito
I have a lot to say, and don't know where to start. As you can tell I am a dancer for the Arena Champions, The Chicago Rush! I have been with them since their first season in 2001, so I am going on 8 years with them. I know it's a long time, but I do it because I love it! I am the Head Captain/Assistant Director for the Dance team and am so excited about that. I previously was a part of the Chicago Luvabulls for 4 years 1999-2003 seasons.