The Spokane Shock of AF2 are beaming with their signing of smooth WR Mutsumi Takahashi, formerly of the New York Dragons. Takahashi was the first Japanese-born player to play in the AFL. From OurSportsCentral.com:

Takahashi made his AFL debut for the Dragons on May 16th against the Dallas Desperados, amassing 164 all-purpose yards. Prior to his experience with the Dragons, Takahashi played for the Cincinnati Swarm in the af2 under Coach Shackleford.

"We feel like we got the best international player available," Shackleford said. "The fact that he wants to continue his Arena Football career in Spokane really says a lot about the organization. He is a special player that our fans are really going to enjoy watching."