2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season
{{short description|NFL Europa team season}}
{{Infobox NFL team season
| team = Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)
| teamdisplay = Frankfurt Galaxy
| year = 2007
| record = 7–3
| division_place = 2nd
| coach = Mike Jones
| general manager = Tilman Engel
| stadium = Commerzbank-Arena
| playoffs = Lost World Bowl XV
| uniform =
| previous = 2006
| next = none
| no_nextseason = true
| shortnavlink = Frankfurt Galaxy
}}
File:Hamburg Sea Devils - Frankfurt Galaxy.jpg
The 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 15th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his fourth year, and played its home games at Commerzbank-Arena in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XV, Frankfurt lost to the Hamburg Sea Devils 37–28. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29.{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a0VbGpkkdGbI&refer=home |title=NFL Folds European League One Week After World Bowl Title Game |last=Kuriloff |first=Aaron |date=June 29, 2007 |publisher=Bloomberg L.P. |accessdate=January 22, 2012}}
Offseason
=Free agent draft=
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|+ 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections |
width="120" colspan="2" | Draft order
! width="160" rowspan="2" | Player name ! width="60" rowspan="2" | Position ! width="160" rowspan="2" | College |
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Round
! Choice |
1
! 6 | LB | UAB |
2
! 12 | CB | Texas |
3
! 13 | David Jones | TE | LSU |
4
! 24 | Craig Bailey | LB | Nevada |
5
! 25 | G | Iowa |
6
! 36 | WR | Houston |
7
! 37 | T |
8
! 48 | WR |
9
! 49 | LB | Indiana |
10
! 60 | C | Nebraska |
11
! 61 | CB |
12
! 72 | DE |
13
! 73 | Charles Missant | C |
14
! 84 | LB | Illinois |
15
! 85 | Charles Anthony | RB |
16
! 96 | Ron Rockett | S | Wyoming |
17
! 97 | Raymond Washington | CB |
18
! 108 | S |
19
! 109 | Kellen Pruitt | LB | Syracuse |
20
! 120 | Roscoe Crosby | WR | Clemson |
21
! 121 | Felton Huggins | WR |
Personnel
=Staff=
{{NFL final staff
| year = 2007
| team = Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)
| front_office =
- General manager – Tilman Engel
| head_coach =
- Head coach/wide receivers – Mike Jones
| offensive =
- Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Whitey Jordan
- Quarterbacks – Biff Parson
- National coach/running backs – Markus Grahn
- Tight ends – Dwayne Ledford
| defensive =
- Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Steve Carson
- Defensive line – Cornell Brown
- Defensive backs – Ken Stills
- Assistant defensive backs – Andre Lott
| special_teams =
- National coach/special teams coordinator – Markus Grahn
- Special teams assistant – Ken Stills
| strength =
- Strength and conditioning – Adam Baucher
}}
=Roster=
{{NFLE roster
|Year=2007
|Team=Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)
|BC1=#3B0083
|FC1=white
|BDC1=#DD4814
|Quarterbacks=
{{NFLplayer| 9|Kevin Eakin}}
{{NFLplayer| 4|J. T. O'Sullivan}}
|Running Backs=
{{NFLplayer|30|DeCori Birmingham}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|21|Sha-ron Edwards}}
{{NFLplayer|33|J. R. Niklos|FB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|28|Anthony Sherrell}}
|Wide Receivers=
{{NFLplayer|89|Aaron Hosack}}
{{NFLplayer|15|Felton Huggins}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|17|Jermaine Jamison}}
{{NFLplayer|87|Brandon Middleton}}
{{NFLplayer|80|Robert Ortiz|d=American football}}
|Tight Ends=
{{NFLplayer|84|T. J. Cottrell}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|82|David Jones}}
{{NFLplayer|88|Jamie Petrowski}}
|Offensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|78|Ben Brielmaier|T}}
{{NFLplayer|76|Bobby Harris|d=gridiron football|T}}
{{NFLplayer|60|Matt McChesney|G}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|69|Charles Missant|C}}
{{NFLplayer|72|Jason Murphy|T}}
{{NFLplayer|79|Josh Sewell|C/G}}
|Defensive Linemen=
{{NFLplayer|93|Remi Ayodele|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|91|Justin Brown|d=defensive lineman|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|94|Steve Fifita|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|97|Zarnell Fitch|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|98|John Syptak|DE}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|92|Maurice White|DE}}
|Linebackers=
{{NFLplayer|50|Jim Cottrell|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|55|Kyle Killion|MLB}}
{{NFLplayer|57|Nick Reid|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|56|Dominique Sims|OLB}}
{{NFLplayer|44|Matt Sinclair|MLB}}
{{NFLplayer|58|Zac Woodfin|OLB}}
|Defensive Backs=
{{NFLplayer|33|Billy Alford|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|26|Edward Kwaku|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|39|Jamar Landrom|S}}
{{NFLplayer|40|Chris Laskowski|S}}
{{NFLplayer|27|Shirdonya Mitchell|CB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|32|Bernard Opoku|S}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|25|Ron Rockett|S}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|42|DeMario Williams|S}}
|Special Teams=
{{NFLplayer| 8|Kyle Basler|P}}
{{NFLplayer| 7|Rhys Lloyd|d=American football|K}}
|National Players=
{{NFLplayer|70 {{flagicon|ENG|size=12px}}|Emmanuel Akah|G}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|75 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Kevin Ansu-Yeboah|G}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|90 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Daniel Benetka|DT}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|35 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Leonard Greene|S}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|51 {{flagicon|JPN|size=12px}}|Rikiya Ishida|LB}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|81 {{flagicon|Japan|size=12px}}|Yuji Ohtaki|WR}}
{{NFLplayer|link=no|83 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Florian Pawlik|TE}}
{{NFLplayer|95 {{flagicon|GER|size=12px}}|Ulrich Winkler|DE}}
}}
Schedule
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! 1 ! {{dow tooltip|April 14, 2007}} | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Amsterdam Admirals|year=2007|border=2}}"| Amsterdam Admirals | W 30–14 | 1–0 | 38,125 ! [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=2007041402 Recap] |
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! 2 ! {{dow tooltip|April 21, 2007}} | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cologne Centurions|year=2007|border=2}}"| at Cologne Centurions | W 18–13 | 2–0 | 16,422 ! [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=2007042101 Recap] |
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! 3 ! {{dow tooltip|April 28, 2007}} | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Hamburg Sea Devils |year=2007|border=2}}"| Hamburg Sea Devils | W 20–17 | 3–0 | Commerzbank-Arena | 29,091 ! [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=2007042802 Recap] |
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! 4 ! May 6 | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Amsterdam Admirals|year=2007|border=2}}"| at Amsterdam Admirals | L 17–19 | 3–1 | 10,788 ! [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=2007050601 Recap] |
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! 5 ! {{dow tooltip|May 12, 2007}} | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Rhein Fire|year=2007|border=2}}"| at Rhein Fire | L 24–27 | 3–2 | 27,349 ! [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=2007051202 Recap] |
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! 6 ! May 20 | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Berlin Thunder|year=2007|border=2}}"| Berlin Thunder | W 35–7 | 4–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 30,125 ! [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=2007052001 Recap] |
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! 7 ! {{dow tooltip|May 26, 2007}} | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Rhein Fire|year=2007|border=2}}"| Rhein Fire | W 23–10 | 5–2 | Commerzbank-Arena | 32,789 ! [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=2007052602 Recap] |
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! 8 ! {{dow tooltip|June 2, 2007}} | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Berlin Thunder|year=2007|border=2}}"| at Berlin Thunder | W 25–22 | 6–2 | 11,882 ! [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=2007060201 Recap] |
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! 9 ! {{dow tooltip|June 9, 2007}} | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Hamburg Sea Devils |year=2007|border=2}}"| at Hamburg Sea Devils | L 31–36 | 6–3 | 30,528 ! [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=2007060902 Recap] |
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! 10 ! {{dow tooltip|June 16, 2007}} | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Cologne Centurions|year=2007|border=2}}"| Cologne Centurions | W 31–14 | 7–3 | Commerzbank-Arena | 35,087 ! [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=2007061601 Recap] |
colspan="8" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe)|year=2007|border=2}} |World Bowl XV |
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! June 23 | style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Hamburg Sea Devils |year=2007|border=2}}"| Hamburg Sea Devils | L 28–37 | 0–1 | Commerzbank-Arena | 48,125 ! [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=2007062301 Recap] |
{{cite web |url=http://www.ksta.de/html/artikel/1182064072507.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904102829/http://www.ksta.de/html/artikel/1182064072507.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 4, 2012 |title=Centurions verpassen Finaleinzug |author=Sport-Informations-Dienst |date=June 17, 2007 |publisher=Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger |language=German |accessdate=January 22, 2012 }}
{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/sports/24iht-NFL.1.6299674.html |title=NFL Europe: Hamburg wins World Bowl |last=Carlson |first=Mike |date=June 24, 2007 |work=The New York Times |accessdate=January 22, 2012}}
Standings
Game summaries
=Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals=
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| title = Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
| date = Saturday, April 14
| time = 7:10 p.m. CEST
| road = Amsterdam
| R1 = 8
| R2 = 6
| R3 = 0
| R4 = 0
| home = Frankfurt
| H1 = 7
| H2 = 10
| H3 = 13
| H4 = 0
| stadium = Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
| attendance = 38,125
| referee = Don Carey
| scoring =
}}
=Week 2: at Cologne Centurions=
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| title = Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary
| date = Saturday, April 21
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| road = Frankfurt
| R1 = 7
| R2 = 4
| R3 = 7
| R4 = 0
| home = Cologne
| H1 = 7
| H2 = 3
| H3 = 0
| H4 = 3
| stadium = RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany
| attendance = 16,422
| reference = {{cite web |url=https://rp-online.de/sport/andere/zweiter-sieg-fuer-frankfurt-galaxy_aid-11252181 |title=NFL Europa: Zweiter Sieg für Frankfurt Galaxy |date=April 21, 2007 |publisher=Rheinische Post |language=German |accessdate=March 5, 2019}}
}}
=Week 3: vs Hamburg Sea Devils=
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| title = Week Three: Hamburg Sea Devils at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
| date = Saturday, April 28
| time = 7:00 p.m. CEST
| road = Hamburg
| R1 = 0
| R2 = 0
| R3 = 6
| R4 = 11
| home = Frankfurt
| H1 = 7
| H2 = 3
| H3 = 0
| H4 = 10
| stadium = Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
| attendance = 29,091
| reference = {{cite web |url=https://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/american-football-nfl-europa-frankfurt-galaxy-nicht-zu-stoppen_aid_286100.html| title=American Football – NFL Europa: Frankfurt Galaxy nicht zu stoppen| agency=SID |date=April 28, 2007 |publisher=Focus |language=German |accessdate=March 12, 2019}}
}}
=Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals=
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| title = Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary
| date = Sunday, May 6
| time = 3:05 p.m. CEST
| road = Frankfurt
| R1 = 0
| R2 = 0
| R3 = 14
| R4 = 3
| home = Amsterdam
| H1 = 7
| H2 = 12
| H3 = 0
| H4 = 0
| stadium = Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands
| attendance = 10,788
| referee = Tom Symonette
}}
=Week 5: at Rhein Fire=
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| title = Week Five: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary
| date = Saturday, May 12
| time = 7:00 p.m. CEST
| road = Rhein
| R1 = 7
| R2 = 0
| R3 = 7
| R4 = 13
| home = Frankfurt
| H1 = 7
| H2 = 7
| H3 = 3
| H4 = 7
| stadium = LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany
| attendance = 27,349
}}
=Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder=
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| title = Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
| date = Sunday, May 20
| time = 5:00 p.m. CEST
| road = Berlin
| R1 = 0
| R2 = 7
| R3 = 0
| R4 = 0
| home = Frankfurt
| H1 = 14
| H2 = 14
| H3 = 7
| H4 = 0
| stadium = Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
| attendance = 30,125
| weather =
| reference = {{cite web |url=https://rp-online.de/sport/andere/frankfurt-und-koeln-auf-world-bowl-kurs_aid-11260887 |title=NFL Europa: Frankfurt und Köln auf World-Bowl-Kurs |date=May 19, 2007 |publisher=Rheinische Post |language=German |accessdate=March 25, 2019}}
}}
=Week 7: vs Rhein Fire=
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| title = Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
| date = Saturday, May 26
| time = 7:00 p.m. CEST
| road = Rhein
| R1 = 0
| R2 = 10
| R3 = 0
| R4 = 0
| home = Frankfurt
| H1 = 3
| H2 = 3
| H3 = 7
| H4 = 10
| stadium = Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
| attendance = 32,789
| weather =
}}
=Week 8: at Berlin Thunder=
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| title = Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary
| date = Saturday, June 2
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| road = Frankfurt
| R1 = 3
| R2 = 0
| R3 = 0
| R4 = 22
| home = Berlin
| H1 = 7
| H2 = 0
| H3 = 8
| H4 = 7
| stadium = Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
| attendance = 11,882
}}
=Week 9: at Hamburg Sea Devils=
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| title = Week Nine: Frankfurt Galaxy at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary
| date = Saturday, June 9
| time = 6:00 p.m. CEST
| road = Frankfurt
| R1 = 14
| R2 = 7
| R3 = 3
| R4 = 7
| home = Hamburg
| H1 = 10
| H2 = 14
| H3 = 3
| H4 = 9
| stadium = AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany
| attendance = 30,528
}}
=Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions=
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| title = Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
| date = Saturday, June 16
| time = 7:00 p.m. CEST
| road = Cologne
| R1 = 0
| R2 = 0
| R3 = 7
| R4 = 7
| home = Frankfurt
| H1 = 3
| H2 = 10
| H3 = 14
| H4 = 4
| stadium = Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
| attendance = 35,087
}}
=World Bowl XV=
{{main|World Bowl XV}}
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| title = World Bowl XV: Hamburg Sea Devils vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary
| date = Saturday, June 23
| time = 7:10 p.m. CEST
| road = Hamburg
| R1 = 13
| R2 = 10
| R3 = 7
| R4 = 7
| home = Frankfurt
| H1 = 0
| H2 = 14
| H3 = 14
| H4 = 0
| stadium = Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany
| attendance = 48,125
| weather = 70 °F (21.1 °C)
| referee = John Parry
| TV = NFL Network
| TVAnnouncers = Bob Papa and Brian Baldinger
}}
Honors
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.{{cite web|title=Honors handed out |url=http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10232806 |publisher=NFLEurope.com |date=June 21, 2007 |accessdate=January 22, 2012 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626020117/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10232806 |archivedate=June 26, 2007 |url-status=dead }} Overall, Frankfurt had seven players selected. The selections were:
- Bobby Harris, offensive tackle
- Rhys Lloyd, placekicker
- Matt McChesney, guard
- Brandon Middleton, wide receiver
- Shirdonya Mitchell, cornerback
- J. T. O'Sullivan, quarterback
- Matt Sinclair, linebacker
Additionally, O'Sullivan was named offensive co-MVP alongside running back Derrick Ross of the Cologne Centurions. O'Sullivan started all ten games and led the league in passer rating (104.8), and passing yards (2,201) while tying for the lead with 16 touchdown passes. He completed 174 of 254 passes with seven interceptions and also rushed 31 times for 110 yards and two touchdowns.
Notes
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References
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{{Frankfurt Galaxy}}
{{2007 NFL Europa season by team}}