2003 Berlin Thunder season explained

Team:Berlin Thunder
Year:2003
Record:3–7
Division Place:6th
Coach:Peter Vaas
General Manager:Michael Lang
Stadium:Olympic Stadium
Playoffs:Did not qualify
Previous:2002
Next:2004

The 2003 Berlin Thunder season was the fifth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Peter Vaas in his fourth year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of three wins and seven losses.

Offseason

Free agent draft

2003 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
16Reggie GrimesDEAlabama
212Rod KellyDENE Oklahoma State
313Daryon BrutleyCBNorthern Iowa
424Mark BaniewiczTSyracuse
525Byron ThweattLBVirginia
636Calvin ColemanCBMontana
737Setema GaliDEBrigham Young
848Salem SimonDTNorthwestern
949Shannon WadleyLBSouth Carolina
1060Tim CarterCBTulane
1161Freddie MooreTFlorida A&M
1272Joe WesleyLBLouisiana State
1373Jykine BradleyCBMiddle Tennessee
1484Marvin ColeyDENorth Alabama
1585Michael CookTBoston College
1696Cedric PittmanDENevada
1797Aaron Harris RBPenn State
18108Eli WnekDEArizona
19109Phil StambaughQBLehigh
20119Kunle WilliamsDBPennsylvania
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Personnel

Roster

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Standings

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Issa boogies to Barcelona in NFLEL free agent draft . NFL Europe League . February 5, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030219040200/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2003/02052003_brown.html . February 19, 2003 . October 6, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2003 Berlin Thunder roster . SI.com . May 8, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030804012850/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/wlaf/news/2003/berlinros/ . August 4, 2003 . October 6, 2012.
  3. Web site: NFL Europe standings . SI.com . June 8, 2003 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030804034114/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/wlaf/standings/2003/nflestan/ . August 4, 2003 . October 6, 2012.