2006 Hamburg Sea Devils season

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2006 Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) season
Head coach Jack Bicknell
General managerKathrin Platz
Home field AOL Arena
Results
Record3–6–1
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2006 Hamburg Sea Devils season was the second season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Jack Bicknell in his second year, and played its home games at AOL Arena in Hamburg, Germany. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of three wins, six losses and one tie.

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2006 Hamburg Sea Devils NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
13Uyi OsundeDEConnecticut
29 Rayshun Reed CBTroy
316Jordan KramerLBIdaho
421Ricky BryantWRHofstra
528Scott GenordLBCal-Fullerton
633Ivory McCoyDEMichigan State
740 Davern Williams DTTroy
845Marcel WillisWRAuburn
952 Byron Hardmon LBFlorida
1056Kevin LewisDTVirginia Tech

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Personnel

Staff

2006 Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Kathrin Platz

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Dan Daniel
  • Defensive Line – Denauld Brown
  • Linebackers – Mike Maslowski
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – Perry Carter

Special teams coaches

  • National Coach/Special Teams Coordinator – Patrick Esume

Strength and conditioning

Roster

2006 Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

  • 81 Ricky Bryant
  • 85 Nate Curry
  • 19 Alan Jones
  • 18 Richard Smith
  • 86 Willie Walden
  • 88 Jovan Witherspoon

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

  •  6 Adam Anderson P
  •  3 Tyler Jones K
National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, March 186:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions L 10–140–1–0 AOL Arena 15,243
2Saturday, March 257:00 p.m.at Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–310–2–0 Commerzbank-Arena 26,713
3Saturday, April 16:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder T 17–17 OT 0–2–1AOL Arena15,837
4Saturday, April 87:00 p.m.at Rhein Fire L 21–310–3–1 LTU arena 18,224
5Saturday, April 156:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyL 13–170–4–1AOL Arena12,281
6Sunday, April 234:00 p.m.at Cologne CenturionsL 17–200–5–1 RheinEnergieStadion 9,238
7Saturday, April 296:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals L 17–180–6–1AOL Arena15,224
8Sunday, May 74:00 p.m.at Berlin ThunderW 38–141–6–1 Olympic Stadium 16,762
9Sunday, May 144:00 p.m.Rhein FireW 13–102–6–1AOL Arena16,823
10Saturday, May 207:00 p.m.at Amsterdam AdmiralsW 34–213–6–1 Amsterdam ArenA 15,937

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Standings

NFL Europe League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Amsterdam Admirals 730.7002592342–3–05–0–0L1
Frankfurt Galaxy 730.7001721604–1–03–2–0W1
Rhein Fire 640.6002071654–1–02–3–0W1
Cologne Centurions 460.4001511702–3–02–3–0L1
Hamburg Sea Devils 361.3501941931–3–12–3–0W3
Berlin Thunder 271.2501802411–4–01–3–1L5

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Game summaries

Week 1: vs Cologne Centurions

Week One: Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, March 18
  • Game time: 6:08 p.m. CET
  • Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 15,243
  • Referee: Gene Steratore

Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Two: Hamburg Sea Devils at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, March 25
  • Game time: 7:09 p.m. CET
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4.4 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 26,713
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 3: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Three: Berlin Thunder at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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Berlin00710017
Hamburg01700017

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 1
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 15,837
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Week 4: at Rhein Fire

Week Four: Hamburg Sea Devils at Rhein Fire – Game summary
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Hamburg770721
Rhein0771731

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 8
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 51 °F (10.6 °C), roof closed
  • Game attendance: 18,224
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 5: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Five: Frankfurt Galaxy at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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Frankfurt073717
Hamburg0100313

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 15
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 12,281
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 6: at Cologne Centurions

Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Cologne Centurions– Game summary
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Hamburg037717
Cologne3031420

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 23
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 9,238
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Week 7: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Seven: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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Amsterdam306918
Hamburg0170017

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 29
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), overcast
  • Game attendance: 15,224
  • Referee: Terry Brown

Week 8: at Berlin Thunder

Week Eight: Hamburg Sea Devils at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
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Hamburg71431438
Berlin070714

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 7
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 16,762
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Week 9: vs Rhein Fire

Week Nine: Rhein Fire at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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Rhein073010
Hamburg033713

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 14
  • Game time: 4:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 59 °F (15.0 °C), partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 16,823
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Ten: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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Hamburg31471034
Amsterdam0071421

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Saturday, May 20
  • Game time: 7:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: roof closed
  • Game attendance: 15,937
  • Referee: Jerome Boger

Honors

After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europe League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com. [15] Overall, Hamburg had three players selected. The selections were:

Notes

  1. All times are in Central European Time (CET), or Central European Summer Time (CEST) after March 25.

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