Philadelphia Soul Set for Player Tryouts in Pitman

By Matt Rappa, Sports Talk Philly editor

While the Philadelphia Eagles rest this weekend ahead of their crucial final stretch of the season, Philadelphia's other professional football team — the Philadelphia Soul — will be far from inactive. 

This morning, the team will hold a player open tryout at Total Turf Experience (614 Lambs Road, Pitman, NJ). Majority Owner Ron Jaworski, Head Coach Clint Dolezel, newly named General Manager/Assistant Head Coach Beau Bell, and starting quarterback Dan Raudabaugh will all attend, among other staff, to hopefully catch a glimpse at the next-best Philadelphia football athlete.

The Soul are coming off a disappointing finish to their 13th season in franchise history, falling in both semifinal playoff games in mid-July to the Baltimore Brigade, 45-57 at the Wells Fargo Center, and 41-53 at Royal Farms Arena. In the regular season, the Soul finished tied with the Brigade for the second-best record among the league's four teams, 7-5.

The Soul hope talent discovered on Saturday will help them win their fourth ArenaBowl championship in 2019. They won the ArenaBowl in back-to-back seasons in 2016 and 2017, as well as in 2008. Doors are open to the public from 9-11 a.m. on a first-come, first-serve basis.