*Lavelle Jr. closing in on History

[White Cornerback]

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(NOTE: Kacey Dream, OCO CB actually holds the longest interception drought in NSFL history spanning from S20 Week 1 (Dream's NSFL Debut) to S22 Week 2 with a whopping 27 games without an interception before snagging one in tonights fixture. Fyodorovich holds the 2nd longest drought, Lavelle currently the 3rd.

Following the Week 4 home decimation of the New Orleans Second Line, Austin improved to an impressive 1-2-1 record, top of the ASFC if you turn the standings table upside down and don't count the Arizona Outlaws game they just played if they won. Truly things are looking bright for Austin after such a strong start to the opening of S22. Boasting an impressive 25% win record at this point in the season, the Copperheads are the favourites to win the S22 Ultimus. But beyond the teams ability to win easily week in and week out, there's another reason to cheer.

Heading into Week 4 versus NOLA, Lavelle Jr. had went an incredible 23 games without an interception in his career. Following the dominant and entirely dismantling of the Second Line on both sides of the ball, Lavelle had finished his 24th game without a pick. The second longest drought, ironically against the Second Line in NSFL history. The current record holder? None other than NOLA HOF'er Vladimir Fyodorovich. Fyodo would play both sides of the ball during his career, first starting at cornerback before switching to wide receiver and having a dominant career on the offensive side of the ball.

But prior to his time strictly at WR (not including his dual offense/defense role which was permitted back then), Fyodorovich would set the record for most games without an interception for a cornerback. Spanning from S7 Week 1 (Fyodorovich's NSFL debut) would wait until S8 Week 12 to get his first career interception. Keep in mind this was during the 8 team NSFL era, where seasons were 14 games long. Fyodo got his first interception in the Week 12 drubbing of the San Jose Sabercats, 40-6. San Jose QB Brad Pennington would throw an incredible 4 interceptions that night, San Jose would finish the season 1-13.

25 games without an interception marked a change for Fyodorovich. He would finish the following season (S9) with just a single interception. In S10, Vladimir recorded an improved 3 interceptions , in S11 he recorded 2 interceptions although by this point he was a converted wide receiver playing dual snaps on both sides of the ball. By S12, Fyodorovich would never play another defensive snap, banned by the league as part of its crackdown on two way players in order to appease the burdens on entry level players barriers into the National Simulation Football League.

Fyodorovich ended his interception streak of 25 games against the San Jose SaberCats in Week 12 of Season 8, Lavelle Jr. would record his last ever interception and thus begin his (currently) 24 interception streak away to none other than SJS, in their Week 6, S20 smackdown of the Sabercats, 41-10. Austin would finish the season top of the ASFC while also going on to win the S20 Ultimus but Lavelle would not record a single interception spanning all the way to present day.

The last time such an interception streak was seen, Lavelle's father was still playing in the NSFL. It's been nine seasons since Lavelle Sr. retired from the NSFL and should Jr. fail to record an interception in next weeks game, he will have tied Fyodorovich's 14 year record of 25 games without a pick. The oddest part? Next weeks game is against the San Jose SaberCats. Yes, that's the team Lavelle recorded his last interception against and yes it's the same exact team that Fyodorovich would end his interception drought against way back in S8.

Lavelle himself has not commented on the matter but sources close to the camp have indicated that he may be switching to WR at the end of S22, primarily due to the age of current wide out Rod Tidwell and the lack of performances from the struggling Net Gaines, the linebacker turned wide receiver of the Austin Copperheads. We look forward to the continuation of this saga as it develops further.

[Frostbite]

@scorycory had 27 games

[retrospace111]

@scorycory had 27 games

rlly just shat on his article right there lol

[Modern_Duke]

Purchase topped out at 21. Rookie numbers

[HENDRIX 2.0]

Records are meant to be broken.

[timeconsumer]

____ Dermot

[White Cornerback]

Lavelle ties Fyodorovich for second longest interception drought in NSFL history (25 games), 2 games behind Kacey Dream's 27 game interception drought.

[YoungTB]

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