2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season

NFL Europa team season Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) Frankfurt Galaxy 2007 7–3 2nd Mike Jones Tilman Engel Commerzbank-Arena Lost World Bowl XV 2006 none true Frankfurt Galaxy thumb|Frankfurt at Hamburg, June 9, 2007 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.https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=a0VbGpkkdGbI&refer=home NFL Folds European League One Week After World Bowl Title Game Kuriloff Aaron June 29, 2007 Bloomberg L.P. January 22, 2012 Offseason Free agent draft + 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 6 Zac Woodfin LB UAB 2 12 Edorian McCullough CB Texas 3 13 David Jones TE LSU 4 24 Craig Bailey LB Nevada 5 25 Ben Sobieski G Iowa 6 36 Brandon Middleton WR Houston 7 37 Bobby Harris T Mississippi 8 48 Robert Ortiz WR San Diego State 9 49 Kyle Killion LB Indiana 10 60 Josh Sewell C Nebraska 11 61 Billy Alford CB Vanderbilt 12 72 Justin Brown DE East Central (OK) 13 73 Charles Missant C Western Michigan 14 84 Matt Sinclair LB Illinois 15 85 Charles Anthony RB Tennessee State 16 96 Ron Rockett S Wyoming 17 97 Raymond Washington CB Fresno State 18 108 Chris Laskowski S Florida Atlantic 19 109 Kellen Pruitt LB Syracuse 20 120 Roscoe Crosby WR Clemson 21 121 Felton Huggins WR Southeastern Louisiana http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3430834 Famous names called during NFL Europa Free Agent Draft February 26, 2007 NFL Europa League June 28, 2011 Personnel Staff 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe) General manager – Tilman Engel Head coach/wide receivers – Mike Jones Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Whitey Jordan Quarterbacks – Biff Parson National coach/running backs – Markus Grahn Tight ends – Dwayne Ledford Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Steve Carson Defensive line – Cornell Brown Defensive backs – Ken Stills Assistant defensive backs – Andre Lott National coach/special teams coordinator – Markus Grahn Special teams assistant – Ken Stills Strength and conditioning – Adam Baucher Roster 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy final #3B0083 white #DD4814  9 Kevin Eakin  4 J. T. O'Sullivan 30 DeCori Birmingham no 21 Sha-Ron Edwards 33 J. R. Niklos no 28 Anthony Sherrell (IR) 7px 89 Aaron Hosack 15 Felton Huggins no 17 Jermaine Jamison 87 Brandon Middleton 80 Robert Ortiz 85 Rashaun Woods 84 T. J. Cottrell no 82 David Jones (IR) 7px 88 Jamie Petrowski 78 Ben Brielmaier T 76 Bobby Harris T no 68 Kevin McAlmont G 60 Matt McChesney G no 69 Charles Missant C 72 Jason Murphy T 71 Doug Nienhuis T (IR) 7px 79 Josh Sewell G/C 93 Remi Ayodele DT 91 Justin Brown defensive lineman DE 94 Steve Fifita DT 97 Zarnell Fitch DT 99 Kenny King defensive lineman DE (IR) 7px 98 John Syptak DE no 92 Maurice White DE 50 Jim Cottrell OLB (IR) 7px 55 Kyle Killion OLB 57 Nick Reid OLB no 56 Dominique Sims OLB 44 Matt Sinclair MLB 58 Zac Woodfin OLB 31 Billy Alford CB no 26 Edward Kwaku CB no 39 Jamar Landrom FS 40 Chris Laskowski SS/FS no 23 Edorian McCullough CB 27 Shirdonya Mitchell CB no 25 Ron Rockett SS (IR) 7px no 42 DeMario Williams SS  8 Kyle Basler P  7 Rhys Lloyd American football K 70 ENG 12px Emmanuel Akah G no 75 GER 12px Kevin Ansu-Yeboah G no 90 GER 12px Daniel Benetka DT no 35 GER 12px Leonard Greene FS no 51 JPN 12px Rikiya Ishida MLB no 20 GER 12px Martin Latka RB no 81 Japan 12px Yuji Ohtaki WR no 83 GER 12px Florian Pawlik TE no 95 GER 12px Ulrich Winkler DE Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 April 14, 2007 Amsterdam Admirals W 30–14 1–0 Commerzbank-Arena 38,125 Recap 2 April 21, 2007 at Cologne Centurions W 18–13 2–0 RheinEnergieStadion 16,422 Recap 3 April 28, 2007 Hamburg Sea Devils W 20–17 3–0 Commerzbank-Arena 29,091 Recap 4 May 6 at Amsterdam Admirals L 17–19 3–1 Amsterdam Arena 10,788 Recap 5 May 12, 2007 at Rhein Fire L 24–27 3–2 LTU arena 27,349 Recap 6 May 20 Berlin Thunder W 35–7 4–2 Commerzbank-Arena 30,125 Recap 7 May 26, 2007 Rhein Fire W 23–10 5–2 Commerzbank-Arena 32,789 Recap 8 June 2, 2007 at Berlin Thunder W 25–22 6–2 Olympiastadion 11,882 Recap 9 June 9, 2007 at Hamburg Sea Devils L 31–36 6–3 AOL Arena 30,528 Recap 10 June 16, 2007 Cologne Centurions W 31–14 7–3 Commerzbank-Arena 35,087 Recap Postseason June 23 Hamburg Sea Devils L 28–37 0–1 Commerzbank-Arena 48,125 Recap World Bowl Rematch Kicks Off 15th Season http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3449916 April 10, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Early Start To Week Two http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3454896 April 17, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Race for NFL Europa glory looks to be crowded http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3458918 April 24, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Pace-setting Galaxy Visit Admirals; Centurions Lead Chasing Pack http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3462558 May 1, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Everything To Play For As Season Approaches Halfway Mark http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3466385 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 http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3470196 May 15, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Two Break Clear Of Chasing Pack As Race To Reach World Bowl Intensifies http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3474007 May 22, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Cologne Within Touching Distance Of World Bowl http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3477915 May 29, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 Galaxy One Win Away From Hosting World Bowl http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3482103 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 http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3486314 June 12, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 http://www.ksta.de/html/artikel/1182064072507.shtml https://archive.today/20120904102829/http://www.ksta.de/html/artikel/1182064072507.shtml dead September 4, 2012 Centurions verpassen Finaleinzug Sport-Informations-Dienst June 17, 2007 Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger German January 22, 2012 World Bowl XV Preview http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3489993 June 18, 2007 NFL Europa League January 22, 2012 https://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/24/sports/24iht-NFL.1.6299674.html NFL Europe: Hamburg wins World Bowl Carlson Mike June 24, 2007 The New York Times January 22, 2012 Standings https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/nflestand.htm NFL Europa At A Glance June 25, 2007 USA Today June 28, 2011 Game summaries Week 1: vs Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, April 14 7:10 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 8 6 0 0 Frankfurt 7 10 13 0 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 38,125 Don Carey Week 2: at Cologne Centurions background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: Frankfurt Galaxy at Cologne Centurions – Game summary Saturday, April 21 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt 7 4 7 0 Cologne 7 3 0 3 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 16,422 https://rp-online.de/sport/andere/zweiter-sieg-fuer-frankfurt-galaxy_aid-11252181 NFL Europa: Zweiter Sieg für Frankfurt Galaxy April 21, 2007 Rheinische Post German March 5, 2019 Week 3: vs Hamburg Sea Devils background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: Hamburg Sea Devils at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, April 28 7:00 p.m. CEST Hamburg 0 0 6 11 Frankfurt 7 3 0 10 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 29,091 https://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/american-football-nfl-europa-frankfurt-galaxy-nicht-zu-stoppen_aid_286100.html American Football – NFL Europa: Frankfurt Galaxy nicht zu stoppen SID April 28, 2007 Focus German March 12, 2019 Week 4: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Sunday, May 6 3:05 p.m. CEST Frankfurt 0 0 14 3 Amsterdam 7 12 0 0 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 10,788 Tom Symonette Week 5: at Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Five: Frankfurt Galaxy at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, May 12 7:00 p.m. CEST Rhein 7 0 7 13 Frankfurt 7 7 3 7 LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 27,349 https://www.reviersport.de/artikel/26564---rhein-fire-begeisterte-27-349-fans/ Rhein Fire begeisterte 27.349 Fans – Das war beste Werbung für die NFL Europa May 14, 2007 reviersport.de German March 18, 2019 Week 6: vs Berlin Thunder background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Six: Berlin Thunder at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Sunday, May 20 5:00 p.m. CEST Berlin 0 7 0 0 Frankfurt 14 14 7 0 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 30,125 https://rp-online.de/sport/andere/frankfurt-und-koeln-auf-world-bowl-kurs_aid-11260887 NFL Europa: Frankfurt und Köln auf World-Bowl-Kurs May 19, 2007 Rheinische Post German March 25, 2019 Week 7: vs Rhein Fire background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: Rhein Fire at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, May 26 7:00 p.m. CEST Rhein 0 10 0 0 Frankfurt 3 3 7 10 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 32,789 https://rp-online.de/sport/andere/spitzenkampf-zwischen-galaxy-und-centurions_aid-11269011 7. Spieltag der NFL Europa: Spitzenkampf zwischen Galaxy und Centurions May 26, 2007 Rheinische Post German February 26, 2019 Week 8: at Berlin Thunder background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Frankfurt Galaxy at Berlin Thunder – Game summary Saturday, June 2 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt 3 0 0 22 Berlin 7 0 8 7 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany 11,882 http://www.football-aktuell.de/cgi-bin/gallery.pl?rubrik=50&so=da&serie=0542&bild=0 Berlin Thunder vs. Frankfurt Galaxy May 26, 2007 football-aktuell.de German March 4, 2019 Week 9: at Hamburg Sea Devils background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Nine: Frankfurt Galaxy at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary Saturday, June 9 6:00 p.m. CEST Frankfurt 14 7 3 7 Hamburg 10 14 3 9 AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany 30,528 https://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/american-football-nfl-europa-hamburg-sea-devils-uebernehmen-tabellenspitze_aid_287887.html American Football – NFL Europa: Hamburg Sea Devils übernehmen Tabellenspitze SID June 9, 2007 Focus German March 26, 2019 Week 10: vs Cologne Centurions background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Ten: Cologne Centurions at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, June 16 7:00 p.m. CEST Cologne 0 0 7 7 Frankfurt 3 10 14 4 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 35,087 https://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/american-football-nfl-europa-frankfurt-trifft-im-world-bowl-auf-hamburg_aid_277222.html American Football – NFL Europa: Frankfurt trifft im World Bowl auf Hamburg SID June 16, 2007 Focus German March 27, 2019 World Bowl XV World Bowl XV background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; World Bowl XV: Hamburg Sea Devils vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary Saturday, June 23 7:10 p.m. CEST Hamburg 13 10 7 7 Frankfurt 0 14 14 0 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany 48,125 70 °F (21.1 °C) John Parry NFL Network 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.Honors handed out http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10232806 NFLEurope.com June 21, 2007 January 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20070626020117/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10232806 June 26, 2007 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 "n" References 30em Frankfurt Category:Frankfurt Galaxy seasons