2000 Berlin Thunder season

2000 Berlin Thunder season
2000 Berlin Thunder season
General manager	Michael Lang
Head coach	Peter Vaas
Home stadium	Jahn-Sportpark
Results
Record	4–6
Division place	6th
Playoffs	did not qualify
	← 1999 ; Berlin Thunder ; 2001 →;

Last updated December 29, 2025

The 2000 Berlin Thunder season was the second season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his first year, and played its home games at Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of four wins and six losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2000 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft order			Player name	Position	College
Round	Choice	Overall	Player name	Position	College
1	1	1	Jonathan Brown	DE	Tennessee
2	1	7	Jami Oats	CB	South Carolina State
3	6	18	Chris Jackson	WR	Washington State
4	1	19	Troy Saunders	CB	Florida State
5	6	30	Robert Scott	WR	Utah State
6	1	31	Marques Brigham	RB	Wyoming
7	6	42	Mike Cook	QB	William & Mary
8	1	43	Mesene Louisdor	CB	Central Michigan
9	5	53	Anthony Ladd	WR	Cincinnati
9	6	54	Mercedes Hamilton	G	Tennessee
10	1	55	Kenny Watts	G	Utah State
11	6	66	Brian McKenzie	RB	Brigham Young
12	1	67	Adam Young	TE	Dartmouth
13	6	78	Mike Sutton	DE	LSU
14	1	79	John George	WR	Southern
15	6	90	Billy Gustin	S	Purdue
16	1	91	Antwuan Wyatt	WR	Bethune-Cookman
17	6	102	Keith Williams	S	St. Cloud State
18	1	103	Travis Hardin	T	Kentucky State
19	6	114	Harry Deligianis	DT	Youngstown State
20	1	115	Pascal Volz	WR	New Mexico
21	6	126	Jermaine Derricott	S	South Carolina State

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Personnel

Staff

**2000 Berlin Thunder staff**

	Front office General manager – Michael Lang Head coaches Head coach/offensive coordinator – Peter Vaas Offensive coaches National coach/running backs – Shuan Fatah Wide receivers – Bobby Beers Offensive line – Bob Bicknell			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Steve Carson Defensive line – Mickey Mays Defensive backs – Stephen Braggs Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Ron McKeefery

Roster

**2000 Berlin Thunder roster**

	Quarterbacks 8 Mike Cook 15 Eric Kresser 13 Scott Milanovich Running backs 33 Marques Brigham 25 Vershan Jackson 28 Carl McCullough 45 Brian Shay Wide receivers 82 Thabiti Davis 81 Damon Dunn 18 Anthony Ladd 87 Robert Scott Tight ends 89 Jason Freeman 5 Tywan Mitchell		Offensive linemen 75 Tony Berti T 65 Jon Blackman G 70 Rome Douglas T 67 Mike Edwards T 76 Grant Garrett G 74 Thomas Guynes OL 77 Travis Hardin T 60 Brian Waters C 66 Jon Zatechka G Defensive linemen 92 Jonathan Brown DE 90 Bill Duff DT 91 T. J. Frier DT 93 Henry Slay DT 99 Mike Sutton DE 98 Greg Wilkins DT		Linebackers 56 Sedric Clark LB 55 Lamont Green OLB 54 Richard Hogans MLB 51 Joe Phipps OLB Defensive backs 23 Duane Butler CB 21 Donnie Caldwell DB 24 Chris Cummings CB 40 Billy Gustin S 43 Zebbie Lethridge DB 27 Kevin Peoples S 26 Troy Saunders CB Special teams 10 Jaret Holmes K 2 Brian Moorman P		National players 20 Lelan BrickusDB 58 Christian CzwalinnaLB 80 Marico GregersenWR 84 Jörg Heckenbach WR 9 Axel Kruse K 36 Kim Kuci RB 53 Rene NeunzigLB 35 Richard YancyS Rookies in italics

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Results		Game site	Attendance
Week	Date	Kickoff ^{[n 1]}	Opponent	Final score	Team record	Game site	Attendance
1	Saturday, April 15	7:00 p.m.	Frankfurt Galaxy	L 7–32	0–1	Jahn-Sportpark	10,785
2	Monday, April 24	5:00 p.m.	at Barcelona Dragons	W 28–21	1–1	Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc	7,500
3	Saturday, April 29	7:00 p.m.	Scottish Claymores	W 24–20	2–1	Jahn-Sportpark	7,913
4	Sunday, May 7	3:00 p.m.	at Scottish Claymores	L 3–42	2–2	Murrayfield Stadium	8,912
5	Saturday, May 13	7:00 p.m.	at Amsterdam Admirals	L 21–24 ^OT	2–3	Amsterdam ArenA	10,320
6	Sunday, May 21	3:00 p.m.	Rhein Fire	W 24-21 ^OT	3–3	Jahn-Sportpark	10,273
7	Saturday, May 27	7:00 p.m.	at Rhein Fire	L 27–28	3–4	Rheinstadion	33,437
8	Saturday, June 3	7:00 p.m.	Barcelona Dragons	L 9–22	3–5	Jahn-Sportpark	7,932
9	Saturday, June 10	7:00 p.m.	Amsterdam Admirals	W 28–15	4–5	Jahn-Sportpark	8,014
10	Saturday, June 17	6:00 p.m.	at Frankfurt Galaxy	L 17–24	4–6	Waldstadion	31,648

Standings

NFL Europe League
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	Home	Road	STK
Rhein Fire	7	3	0	.700	279	209	5–0	2–3	W1
Scottish Claymores	6	4	0	.600	273	165	4–1	2–3	L1
Barcelona Dragons	5	5	0	.500	194	212	2–3	3–2	W1
Amsterdam Admirals	4	6	0	.400	206	243	3–2	1–4	L3
Frankfurt Galaxy	4	6	0	.400	206	269	1–4	3–2	W2
Berlin Thunder	4	6	0	.400	189	249	3–2	1–4	L1

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Notes

↑ All times local to where the game was played.

References

↑ "NFL Europe Draft List". SI.com. February 24, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
↑ "2000 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

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[2] All times local to where the game was played.

[1] "NFL Europe Draft List". SI.com. February 24, 2000. Archived from the original on August 18, 2000. Retrieved November 21, 2012.

[3] "2000 NFL Europe League Standings". NFL Europe League. Archived from the original on August 15, 2000. Retrieved January 11, 2011.

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v t e Berlin Thunder
Founded in 1999 Folded in 2007 Based in Berlin, Germany
Franchise	Franchise Coaches
Stadiums	Jahn-Sportpark Olympic Stadium
Head coaches	Wes Chandler Peter Vaas Rick Lantz John Allen
World Bowl appearances (4)	IX X XII XIII
League championships (3)	2001 2002 2004
Seasons	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007