2007 Rhein Fire season

NFL Europa team season Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) Rhein Fire 2007 4–6 4th Rick Lantz Sammy Schmale LTU arena Did not qualify 2006 Rhein Fire none true The 2007 Rhein Fire season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his first year, and played its home games at LTU arena in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the season in fourth place with a record of four wins and six losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29, ending the team's 13-year existence.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 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 4 Troy Reddick T Auburn 2 10 Wally Dada CB Washington State 3 15 Jesse Boone C Utah 4 22 Aaron Harris LB Texas 5 27 Erik Jensen TE Iowa 6 34 DeJuan Skinner T West Texas A&M 7 39 Calvin Carlyle S Oregon State 8 46 Ryan Hoffman DE Shippensburg State 9 51 Scott Farley S Williams 10 58 Earvin Johnson TE UNLV 11 63 Derrick Strong DE Illinois 12 70 Zach Ville DE Missouri 13 75 Brennan Schmidt DT Virginia 14 82 Jimmy Dixon FB Georgia Tech 15 87 Chris Hawkins CB Marshall 16 94 Taylor Schmidt C San Diego State 17 99 Steve Franklin G Syracuse 18 106 Michael Franklin RB San Diego State 19 111 Jeff Green DE Florida A&M 20 118 Quentin Swain LB Florida Atlantic 21 123 John Glass T Rutgers 22 130 Cal Murray RB Miami (OH) 23 131 Mike Andrews LB Youngstown State 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 Rhein Fire General manager – Sammy Schmale Head coach – Rick Lantz Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Don Eck Quarterbacks – Gary Tranquill National coach/running backs/special teams – Sascha Gehloff Wide receivers – Nate Poole Tight ends – Vince Marrow Defensive coordinator/defensive line – Larry New Linebackers – Bernardo Harris Defensive backs – Stan Davis Strength and conditioning – Nick Kolb https://www.espn.com/college-football/news/story?id=3857639 BC hires Tranquill as O-coordinator Dinich Heather January 24, 2009 ESPN.com January 22, 2012 http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/29385949.html Taking nothing for granted Hendricks Martin November 29, 2007 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel January 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120625223834/http://www.jsonline.com/sports/packers/29385949.html 2012-06-25 dead Roster 2007 Rhein Fire final #6E273D white black  5 Brett Elliott  3 Cody Pickett  4 Brian Wrobel no 27 Charles Anthony no 47 Jimmy Dixon (IR) 7px no 20 Michael Franklin 22 Taurean Henderson (IR) 7px no 24 Jacque Lewis 21 Gerald Riggs Jr. 33 John David Washington 87 Cedric Bonner (IR) 7px no 81 J. J. Outlaw no 83 Daunta Peterson (IR) 7px 14 P. K. Sam no 82 Lauren Williams 85 Erik Jensen American football no 80 Sean Mulcahy 79 Jesse Boone T 50 Jonathan Clinkscale C no 71 Steve Franklin G no 79 John Glass G/T 78 Jimmy Martin American football T 75 Albert Toeaina T 76 Tavares Washington G no 98 Michael Bozeman DT 99 Alex Guerrero lineman DT (IR) 7px no 94 Ryan Hoffman DE (IR) 7px 90 Matthew Rice DE no 96 Brennan Schmidt DT (IR) 7px 97 Derrick Strong DE 95 Zach Ville DT no 44 Craig Bailey 45 Blake Costanzo 57 Jamar Enzor no 52 Aaron Harris (IR) 7px no 56 Travis Harris no 55 Richard Koonce (IR) 7px no 58 Derek Rehage (IR) 7px no 51 Quentin Swain (IR) 7px no 23 Calvin Carlyle FS no 26 Wale Dada CB 28 Jermaine Hardy CB 31 Carlos Hendricks CB no 25 Andrew Pace SS/FS no 30 Antonio Malone SS (IR) 7px 36 Andre Maddox SS (IR) 7px  2 Danny Baugher P no  9 Mark Brubaker K  6 Connor Hughes American football K (IR) 7px no 48 Brian Jordan LS 86 ENG 12px Marvin Allen wide receiver WR 54 MEX 12px Eduardo Castañeda y LB no 74 GER 12px Peter Heyer G 89 FIN 12px Iiro Luoto TE 92 GER 12px Christian Mohr DE no 66 GER 12px David Odenthal C no 17 JPN 12px Michihiro Ogawa WR 91 MEX 12px Salomón Solano DT no 93 ENG 12px Daniel Watts DT/DE no 40 GER 12px Richard Yancy SS Schedule Week Date Kickoff All times are in Central European Summer Time (CEST). "n" Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 14 7:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder L 3–15 0–1 LTU arena 30,355 2 Friday, April 20 8:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals W 16–10 1–1 Amsterdam ArenA 14,611 3 Saturday, April 28 7:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions L 6–14 1–2 LTU arena 21,347 4 Sunday, May 6 4:00 p.m. at Hamburg Sea Devils L 9–34 1–3 AOL Arena 19,347 5 Saturday, May 12 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 27–24 2–3 LTU arena 27,349 6 Saturday, May 19 6:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions L 17–20 2–4 RheinEnergieStadion 22,154 7 Saturday, May 26 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 10–23 2–5 Commerzbank-Arena 32,789 8 Sunday, June 3 4:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 41–38 3–5 LTU arena 20,355 9 Friday, June 8 7:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 24–17 4–5 Olympic Stadium 12,114 10 Saturday, June 16 7:00 p.m. Hamburg Sea Devils L 13–17 4–6 LTU arena 22,980 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.rp-online.de/region-duesseldorf/duesseldorf/sport/der-abschied-von-rhein-fire-1.1119991 Football: Der Abschied von Rhein Fire Stolle Hans June 18, 2007 Rheinische Post German 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 Berlin Thunder background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Berlin Thunder at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, April 14 7:06 p.m. CEST Berlin 0 4 4 7 Rhein 0 3 0 0 LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 30,355 71 °F (21.7 °C), sunny Carl Cheffers NFL Network Scott Graham and Doug Graber Week 2: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Friday, April 20 8:05 p.m. CEST Rhein 3 3 7 3 Amsterdam 7 0 3 0 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 14,611 59 °F (15.0 °C), partly cloudy Terry Brown NFL Network Rich Ackerman and Jon Ritchie Week 3: vs Cologne Centurions background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Three: Cologne Centurions at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, April 28 7:00 p.m. CEST Cologne 0 7 0 7 Rhein 3 0 3 0 LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 21,347 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 Hamburg Sea Devils background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Four: Rhein Fire at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary Sunday, May 6 4:00 p.m. CEST Rhein 0 3 6 0 Hamburg 7 10 14 3 AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany 19,347 https://www.abendblatt.de/sport/article107234537/Die-Fans-standen-kopf.html Football: Sea Devils besiegen Rhein Fire in der AOL-Arena mit 34:9 May 7, 2007 Hamburger Abendblatt German March 18, 2019 Week 5: vs Frankfurt Galaxy 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: at Cologne Centurions background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Six: Rhein Fire at Cologne Centurions – Game summary Saturday, May 19 6:00 p.m. Rhein 3 7 7 0 Cologne 0 3 7 10 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 22,154 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 21, 2019 Week 7: at Frankfurt Galaxy 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: vs Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire – Game summary Sunday, June 3 4:06 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 10 10 7 11 Rhein 14 10 7 10 LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 20,355 66 °F (18.9 °C) Carl Cheffers NFL Network Chris Carrino and Jerry Porter Week 9: at Berlin Thunder background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Nine: Rhein Fire at Berlin Thunder – Game summary Friday, June 8 7:00 p.m. Rhein 14 10 0 0 Berlin 7 10 0 0 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany 12,114 https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/football-berlin-thunder-enttaeuscht/867314.html Football: Berlin Thunder enttäuscht June 9, 2007 Der Tagesspiegel German March 28, 2019 Week 10: vs Hamburg Sea Devils background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Ten: Hamburg Sea Devils at Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, June 16 7:00 p.m. CEST Hamburg 3 7 7 0 Rhein 0 10 0 3 LTU arena 22,980 https://rp-online.de/sport/andere/galaxy-und-sea-devils-im-finale-um-den-world-bowl_aid-11223799 10. Spieltag NFL Europa: Galaxy und Sea Devils im Finale um den World Bowl Stolle Hans June 16, 2007 Rheinische Post German February 20, 2019 Honors Danny Baugher, All-NFL Europa League team selection Blake Costanzo, All-NFL Europa League team selection Jamar Enzor, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 9) Carlos Hendricks, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8) Derek Rehage, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 6) P.K. Sam, Offensive Player of the Week (Week 5) World Bowl XV Media Guide Honors handed out http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10232806 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 Notes "n" References 30em Rhein Category:Rhein Fire seasons Rhein Rhein