Veteran Kicker Returns for 5th Season

The Erie Express are happy to announce the return of K/P-Eric Rockwood (Alfred University) for the 2025 season. Eric begins his fifth season with the Express and returns as one of our starting kickers. Eric has played a major role in our teams success over the past three seasons. 

Since joining the Express the team has 3 division titles, a regional title, GDFL Xtreme Conference Championship, GDFL National Championship, USA Bowl Summer Division National Championship and 2 national Bowl Game appearances. In January of 2023 the team traveled to Daytona Beach , FL to face the Minneapolis Warriors for the 2023 USA Bowl Summer Division Championship, Sadly we came up just short in that game losing 17-20. Eric has played a major role in all of those team accolades.

Eric did an amazing job for us and played a major role in our TPFL Championship game appearance last season. We finished the season 11-2 and received an invite to the I-75 Pro Advancement Bowl.

We will also accept the invite on January 18th to compete for a National Championship against the defending National Champion; Indy Bison in the USA Bowl in Daytona, FL. Eric played a major role in those team accolades as well!

Eric graduated from Allegany Limestone High School where he played football, baseball, soccer and basketball. Rockwood finished his high school career with 12 varsity letters and was selected to the Big 30 All-Star Game. Eric was a two sport athlete in college playing football and soccer for Alfred University. While there Eric was named All Empire 8 3x and Special Teams Player of the Year 3x as well.

Rockwood set records in college for most field goals in a game, most consecutive extra points, most extra points in a season, most extra points in a career, most points kicking in a season and most points kicking in a career and earned his bachelors and MBA in accounting from Alfred University.

Eric has played professionally indoors for the Buffalo Lightning.

"Eric has been very involved with coaching the past few summers so his availability has been limited due to his coaching responsibilities. When here, he is one of the premier kickers in the nation. He brings a great deal to the kicking game from a leadership perspective and has done an amazing job for us every year. We are blessed to have him back on board and are hoping for another amazing season from him in 2025"-Director of Operations Paul Pennington.

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Welcome back on board the PAINTRAIN Eric! GO EXPRESS!