As a free agent he signed with the Grand Rapids Rampage but also spent time with the Georgia Force in 2005. He had 107 catches, 1,366 yards, and 29 touchdowns along with 18 rushing yards on five carries with three touchdowns. Against the Austin Wranglers he became the 11th player in AFL history to score 1,000 career points and became the 13th player in history to have 7,000 points and the 15th in history to have 500 catches. The game against the Wranglers was also ironically his debut game with the Force. His performance in the game earned him the AFL Ironman of the game award. He had his second AFL Ironman of the game award come against the Tampa Bay Storm later that year and also earned Player of the Week honors. In the conference championship game against the Orlando Predators he was named U. S. Army Ironman of the game. Against the Predators he had a game-high 147 receiving yards with eight catches and four touchdowns.