2007 Hamburg Sea Devils season

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2007 Hamburg Sea Devils season
General manager Kathrin Platz
Head coach Vince Martino
Home stadium AOL Arena
Results
Record7–3
Division place1st
Playoffs World Bowl XV champions
Frankfurt at Hamburg, June 9, 2007 Hamburg Sea Devils - Frankfurt Galaxy.jpg
Frankfurt at Hamburg, June 9, 2007

The 2007 Hamburg Sea Devils season was the third and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Vince Martino in his first year, and played its home games at AOL Arena in Hamburg, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. Hamburg won the first championship in team history by defeating the Frankfurt Galaxy 37–28. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29. [1]

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2007 Hamburg Sea Devils NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
12 Quentin Griffin RBOklahoma
28 Michael Harden CBMissouri
317 Cliff Washburn TCitadel
420 Gary Gibson DTRutgers
529 Rashaun Woods WROklahoma State
632Marcus LawrenceLBSouth Carolina
741Bryan WatjeTESan Jose State
844Vernell BrownCBFlorida
953Mike PinkardTEArizona State
1056Javon NantonDEMiami
1165 Byron Hardmon LBFlorida
1268 Shawn Mayer SPenn State
1377Nick HagemannTSouth Dakota
1480Michael FordCBDuquesne
1589 Tony Hollings RBGeorgia Tech
1692Thomas SmithDTPittsburgh
17101 Justin Jenkins WRMississippi State
18104Adam O’ConnorGWilliam & Mary
19113 Robert Durham CBTuskegee
20116Jason PetersonDENorth Dakota
21125Ryan HambyTEOhio State
22128Charles HallCBSoutheastern Louisiana
23132Ezra LandryWRSouthern
24134Kenny KernLBDelaware State

[2]

Personnel

Staff

2007 Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) staff

Front office

  • General manager – Kathrin Platz

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Quarterbacks – Ron Hudson
  • Running backs – Shuan Fatah
  • National coach/wide receivers – Patrick Esume
  • Offensive line – Mike Malano
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Dan Daniel
  • Defensive line – Mike Sinclair
  • Linebackers – Charles Jones
  • Assistant defensive backs – Dexter Davis

Special teams coaches

  • National coach/special teams coordinator – Patrick Esume

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Brent Rogers

Roster

2007 Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateKickoff [n 1] OpponentResultsGame siteAttendance
Final scoreTeam record
1Saturday, April 146:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions L 18–240–1 AOL Arena 20,887
2Sunday, April 224:00 p.m.at Berlin Thunder W 16–71–1 Olympic Stadium 30,657
3Saturday, April 287:00 p.m.at Frankfurt Galaxy L 17–201–2 Commerzbank-Arena 29,091
4Sunday, May 64:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 34–92–2AOL Arena19,347
5Saturday, May 126:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 24–173–2AOL Arena15,271
6Friday, May 188:00 p.m.at Amsterdam AdmiralsL 31–413–3 Amsterdam ArenA 9,384
7Saturday, May 266:00 p.m.Berlin ThunderW 17–74–3AOL Arena18,337
8Saturday, June 26:00 p.m.at Cologne CenturionsW 21–75–3 RheinEnergieStadion 10,221
9Saturday, June 96:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyW 36–316–3AOL Arena30,528
10Saturday, June 167:00 p.m.at Rhein FireW 17–137–3 LTU arena 22,980
World Bowl XV
11Saturday, June 237:00 p.m.Frankfurt GalaxyW 37–288–3Commerzbank-Arena48,125

[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Standings

NFL Europa League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Hamburg Sea Devils 730.7002311764–13–2W4
Frankfurt Galaxy 730.7002541795–02–3W1
Cologne Centurions 640.6002051722–34–1L1
Rhein Fire 460.4001662122–32–3L1
Amsterdam Admirals 460.4001942503–21–4W1
Berlin Thunder 280.2001462070–52–3L6

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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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Cologne0143724
Hamburg606618

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 14
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 20,887
  • [17]

Week 2: at Berlin Thunder

Week Two: Hamburg Sea Devils at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
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Hamburg0103316
Berlin00077

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 22
  • Game time: 4:02 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (17.8 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 30,657
  • Referee: Don Carey
  • TV announcers (NFL Network): Scott Graham and Doug Graber

Week 3: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Three: Hamburg Sea Devils at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
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Frankfurt7301020

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 29,091
  • [18]

Week 4: vs Rhein Fire

Week Four: Rhein Fire at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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Rhein03609
Hamburg71014334

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 6
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 19,347
  • [19]

Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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Amsterdam0014317
Hamburg7100724

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 12
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 15,271
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals

Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
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Hamburg01071431
Amsterdam7207741

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Friday, May 18
  • Game time: 8:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 9,384
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 7: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Seven: Berlin Thunder at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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Berlin34007
Hamburg0301417

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 26
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 18,337
  • [20]

Week 8: at Cologne Centurions

Week Eight: Hamburg Sea Devils at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
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Hamburg707721
Cologne00707

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 2
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,221
  • [21]

Week 9: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Nine: Frankfurt Galaxy at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
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Frankfurt1473731
Hamburg10143936

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 30,528
  • [22]

Week 10: at Rhein Fire

Week Ten: Hamburg Sea Devils at Rhein Fire – Game summary
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Hamburg377017
Rhein0100313

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 16
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 22,980
  • [13] [23]

World Bowl XV

World Bowl XV: Hamburg Sea Devils vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game Summary
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Hamburg13107737
Frankfurt01414028

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

Honors

Throughout the course of the 10-week regular season, eight players earned player of the week accolades: Adam Anderson (special teams, Week 7), Casey Bramlet (offense, Week 4), Gary Gibson (defense, Week 4), Byron Hardmon (defense, Week 5), Ben Ishola (national, Weeks 2 and 8), Justin Jenkins (offense, Week 3), Scott McCready (national, Weeks 1, 4 and 10), and Rich Parson (special teams, Week 3).

After the completion of the regular season, the All-NFL Europa League team was selected by the NFLEL coaching staffs, members of a media panel and fans voting online at NFLEurope.com. [24] Overall, Hamburg had eight players selected. The selections were:

Head coach Vince Martino was named NFLEL Coach of the Year after leading his team to a first title game appearance in team history. Additionally, quarterback Casey Bramlet earned World Bowl MVP honors.

Notes

  1. ↑ All times are Central European Summer Time (CEST).

References

  1. ↑ Kuriloff, Aaron (June 29, 2007). "NFL Folds European League One Week After World Bowl Title Game". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  2. ↑ NFL Europa League (February 26, 2007). "Famous names called during NFL Europa Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  3. ↑ NFL Europa League (April 10, 2007). "World Bowl Rematch Kicks Off 15th Season" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  4. ↑ NFL Europa League (April 17, 2007). "Early Start To Week Two" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  5. ↑ NFL Europa League (April 24, 2007). "Race for NFL Europa glory looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  6. ↑ NFL Europa League (May 1, 2007). "Pace-setting Galaxy Visit Admirals; Centurions Lead Chasing Pack" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  7. ↑ NFL Europa League (May 8, 2007). "Everything To Play For As Season Approaches Halfway Mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  8. ↑ NFL Europa League (May 15, 2007). "Race To Reach World Bowl Closest In League History As All Six Teams Separated By One Game" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  9. ↑ NFL Europa League (May 22, 2007). "Two Break Clear Of Chasing Pack As Race To Reach World Bowl Intensifies" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  10. ↑ NFL Europa League (May 29, 2007). "Cologne Within Touching Distance Of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  11. ↑ NFL Europa League (June 5, 2007). "Galaxy One Win Away From Hosting World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  12. ↑ NFL Europa League (June 12, 2007). "Three Teams Eye Two Title Game Spots As Race To Reach World Bowl Goes Down To Final Weekend" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  13. 1 2 Stolle, Hans (June 18, 2007). "Football: Der Abschied von Rhein Fire" (in German). Rheinische Post . Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  14. ↑ NFL Europa League (June 18, 2007). "World Bowl XV Preview" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  15. ↑ Carlson, Mike (June 24, 2007). "NFL Europe: Hamburg wins World Bowl". The New York Times . Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  16. ↑ "NFL Europa At A Glance". USA Today. June 25, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Hamburg Sea Devils vs. Cologne Centurions" (in German). schaudichan.com. April 14, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  18. ↑ "American Football – NFL Europa: Frankfurt Galaxy nicht zu stoppen" (in German). Focus. SID. April 28, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Football: Sea Devils besiegen Rhein Fire in der AOL-Arena mit 34:9" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. May 7, 2007. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  20. ↑ "7. Spieltag der NFL Europa: Spitzenkampf zwischen Galaxy und Centurions" (in German). Rheinische Post. May 26, 2007. Retrieved February 26, 2019.
  21. ↑ "American Football – NFL Europa: Galaxy nach Aufholjagd fast sicher im World Bowl" (in German). Focus. SID. June 2, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
  22. ↑ "American Football – NFL Europa: Hamburg Sea Devils übernehmen Tabellenspitze" (in German). Focus. SID. June 9, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  23. ↑ Stolle, Hans (June 16, 2007). "10. Spieltag NFL Europa: Galaxy und Sea Devils im Finale um den World Bowl" (in German). Rheinische Post . Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  24. ↑ "Honors handed out". NFLEurope.com. June 21, 2007. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2011.
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