2007 Berlin Thunder season explained
Team: | Berlin Thunder |
Year: | 2007 |
Record: | 2–8 |
Division Place: | 6th |
Coach: | John Allen |
General Manager: | Joe Cealera |
Stadium: | Olympic Stadium |
Playoffs: | did not qualify |
Previous: | 2006 |
Next: | none |
No Nextseason: | true |
The 2007 Berlin Thunder season was the ninth and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach John Allen in his first year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of two wins and eight losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.[1]
Offseason
Free agent draft
2007 Berlin Thunder NFLEL free agent draft selectionsDraft order | Player name | Position | College |
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Round | Choice |
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1 | 1 | Chris Thompson | CB | Nicholls State |
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2 | 7 | Lauvale Sape | DT | Utah |
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3 | 18 | Seante Williams | DE | Jacksonville State |
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4 | 19 | Jabari Levey | T | South Carolina |
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5 | 30 | Chris Harrell | CB | Penn State |
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6 | 31 | Matt Henshaw | TE | Florida State |
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7 | 42 | Steve Paris | S | Iowa State |
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8 | 43 | Damien Rhodes | RB | Syracuse |
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9 | 54 | Keon Raymond | CB | Middle Tennessee |
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10 | 55 | Quartez Vickerson | DT | Grand Valley State |
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11 | 66 | Steven Vieira | G | UCLA |
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12 | 67 | Samario Houston | LB | Catawba |
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13 | 78 | Jameel Dumas | LB | Syracuse |
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14 | 79 | Jay McCareins | CB | Princeton |
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15 | 90 | Robin Meadow | T | Washington |
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16 | 91 | Sha-Ron Edwards | RB | Illinois State |
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17 | 102 | Bernard Opoku | S | Jacksonville |
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18 | 103 | Bobby Payne | DE | Middle Tennessee |
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19 | 114 | Daniel Martz | C | Alabama |
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20 | 115 | Jason Flowers | CB | Toledo |
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21 | 126 | Tim Clarke | LB | Lenoir–Rhyne |
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22 | 127 | Mike Mendenhall | DE | Temple |
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23 | 133 | Scott Mitchell | WR | Kentucky | |
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[2] 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 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | W 15–3 | 1–0 | LTU arena | 30,355 |
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2 | Sunday, April 22 | 4:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 7–16 | 1–1 | Olympic Stadium | 30,657 |
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3 | Saturday, April 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals | L 10–14 | 1–2 | Olympic Stadium | 11,942 |
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4 | Saturday, May 5 | 6:00 p.m. | at Cologne Centurions | W 31–28 | 2–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 10,084 |
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5 | Sunday, May 13 | 4:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions | L 10–24 | 2–3 | Olympic Stadium | 11,995 |
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6 | Sunday, May 20 | 5:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 7–35 | 2–4 | Commerzbank-Arena | 30,125 |
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7 | Saturday, May 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 7–17 | 2–5 | AOL Arena | 18,337 |
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8 | Saturday, June 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 22–25 | 2–6 | Olympic Stadium | 11,882 |
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9 | Friday, June 8 | 7:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire | L 17–24 | 2–7 | Olympic Stadium | 12,114 |
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10 | Friday, June 15 | 8:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | L 20–21 | 2–8 | | 11,893 | |
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[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] Standings
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Game summaries
Week 10: at Amsterdam Admirals
Honors
- Chris Barclay, Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 4)
- Carlton Brewster, All-NFL Europa League team selection
- Andrew Jacas, Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 1)
- Chris Thompson, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 10)
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Notes and References
- Web site: NFL Folds European League One Week After World Bowl Title Game . Kuriloff . Aaron . June 29, 2007 . . January 22, 2012.
- Famous names called during NFL Europa Free Agent Draft . February 26, 2007 . NFL Europa League . June 28, 2011.
- World Bowl Rematch Kicks Off 15th Season . April 10, 2007 . NFL Europa League . January 22, 2012.
- Early Start To Week Two . April 17, 2007 . NFL Europa League . January 22, 2012.
- Race for NFL Europa glory looks to be crowded . April 24, 2007 . NFL Europa League . January 22, 2012.
- Pace-setting Galaxy Visit Admirals; Centurions Lead Chasing Pack . May 1, 2007 . NFL Europa League . January 22, 2012.
- Everything To Play For As Season Approaches Halfway Mark . May 8, 2007 . NFL Europa League . January 22, 2012.
- Race To Reach World Bowl Closest In League History As All Six Teams Separated By One Game . May 15, 2007 . NFL Europa League . January 22, 2012.
- Two Break Clear Of Chasing Pack As Race To Reach World Bowl Intensifies . May 22, 2007 . NFL Europa League . January 22, 2012.
- Cologne Within Touching Distance Of World Bowl . May 29, 2007 . NFL Europa League . January 22, 2012.
- Galaxy One Win Away From Hosting World Bowl . June 5, 2007 . NFL Europa League . January 22, 2012.
- Three Teams Eye Two Title Game Spots As Race To Reach World Bowl Goes Down To Final Weekend . June 12, 2007 . NFL Europa League . January 22, 2012.
- Web site: Berlin Thunder verpasst fünften Platz . June 16, 2007 . . German . January 22, 2012.
- Web site: NFL Europa At A Glance . June 25, 2007 . . June 28, 2011.
- Book: World Bowl XV Media Guide.
- Web site: Honors handed out . NFLEurope.com . June 21, 2007 . January 19, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070626020117/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10232806 . June 26, 2007 . dead .