2000 Berlin Thunder season explained
Team: | Berlin Thunder |
Year: | 2000 |
Record: | 4–6 |
Division Place: | 6th |
Coach: | Peter Vaas |
General Manager: | Michael Lang |
Stadium: | Jahn-Sportpark |
Playoffs: | did not qualify |
Previous: | 1999 |
Next: | 2001 |
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 selectionsDraft order | Player name | Position | College |
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Round | Choice | Overall |
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1 | 1 | 1 | Jonathan Brown | DE | Tennessee |
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2 | 1 | 7 | Jami Oats | CB | South Carolina State |
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3 | 6 | 18 | Chris Jackson | WR | Washington State |
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4 | 1 | 19 | Troy Saunders | CB | Florida State |
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5 | 6 | 30 | Robert Scott | WR | Utah State |
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6 | 1 | 31 | Marques Brigham | RB | Wyoming |
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7 | 6 | 42 | Mike Cook | QB | William & Mary |
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8 | 1 | 43 | Mesene Louisdor | CB | Central Michigan |
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9 | 5 | 53 | Anthony Ladd | WR | Cincinnati |
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9 | 6 | 54 | Mercedes Hamilton | G | Tennessee |
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10 | 1 | 55 | Kenny Watts | G | Utah State |
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11 | 6 | 66 | Brian McKenzie | RB | Brigham Young |
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12 | 1 | 67 | Adam Young | TE | Dartmouth |
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13 | 6 | 78 | Mike Sutton | DE | LSU |
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14 | 1 | 79 | John George | WR | Southern |
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15 | 6 | 90 | Billy Gustin | S | Purdue |
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16 | 1 | 91 | Antwuan Wyatt | WR | Bethune-Cookman |
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17 | 6 | 102 | Keith Williams | S | St. Cloud State |
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18 | 1 | 103 | Travis Hardin | T | Kentucky State |
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19 | 6 | 114 | Harry Deligianis | DT | Youngstown State |
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20 | 1 | 115 | Pascal Volz | WR | New Mexico |
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21 | 6 | 126 | Jermaine Derricott | S | South Carolina State | |
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[1] Personnel
Roster
Schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance |
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Final score | Team record |
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1 | Saturday, April 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 7–32 | 0–1 | Jahn-Sportpark | 10,785 |
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2 | Monday, April 24 | 5:00 p.m. | at Barcelona Dragons | W 28–21 | 1–1 | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | 7,500 |
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3 | Saturday, April 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Scottish Claymores | W 24–20 | 2–1 | Jahn-Sportpark | 7,913 |
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4 | Sunday, May 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at Scottish Claymores | L 3–42 | 2–2 | Murrayfield Stadium | 8,912 |
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5 | Saturday, May 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 21–24 | 2–3 | Amsterdam ArenA | 10,320 |
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6 | Sunday, May 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | W 25–21 | 3–3 | Jahn-Sportpark | 10,273 |
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7 | Saturday, May 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 27–28 | 3–4 | Rheinstadion | 33,437 |
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8 | Saturday, June 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Barcelona Dragons | L 9–22 | 3–5 | Jahn-Sportpark | 7,932 |
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9 | Saturday, June 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | W 28–15 | 4–5 | Jahn-Sportpark | 8,014 |
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10 | Saturday, June 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 17–24 | 4–6 | Waldstadion | 31,648 | |
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Standings
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Notes and References
- Web site: NFL Europe Draft List . SI.com . February 24, 2000 . https://web.archive.org/web/20000818024958/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/news/2000/02/24/nfleurope_draft/ . August 18, 2000 . November 21, 2012.
- Web site: 2000 NFL Europe League Standings . NFL Europe League . https://web.archive.org/web/20000815053736/http://www.nfleurope.com/schedule/standings.html . August 15, 2000 . January 11, 2011.