2007 Hamburg Sea Devils season

NFL Europa League team season Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) Hamburg Sea Devils 2007 7–3 1st Vince Martino Kathrin Platz AOL Arena World Bowl XV champions 2006 none true Hamburg Sea Devils thumb|Frankfurt at Hamburg, June 9, 2007 The 2007 Hamburg Sea Devils season was the third and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Vince Martino in his first year, and played its home games at AOL Arena in Hamburg, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. Hamburg won the first championship in team history by defeating the Frankfurt Galaxy 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 Hamburg Sea Devils NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice 1 2 Quentin Griffin RB Oklahoma 2 8 Michael Harden CB Missouri 3 17 Cliff Washburn T Citadel 4 20 Gary Gibson DT Rutgers 5 29 Rashaun Woods WR Oklahoma State 6 32 Marcus Lawrence LB South Carolina 7 41 Bryan Watje TE San Jose State 8 44 Vernell Brown CB Florida 9 53 Mike Pinkard TE Arizona State 10 56 Javon Nanton DE Miami 11 65 Byron Hardmon LB Florida 12 68 Shawn Mayer S Penn State 13 77 Nick Hagemann T South Dakota 14 80 Michael Ford CB Duquesne 15 89 Tony Hollings RB Georgia Tech 16 92 Thomas Smith DT Pittsburgh 17 101 Justin Jenkins WR Mississippi State 18 104 Adam O’Connor G William & Mary 19 113 Robert Durham CB Tuskegee 20 116 Jason Peterson DE North Dakota 21 125 Ryan Hamby TE Ohio State 22 128 Charles Hall CB Southeastern Louisiana 23 132 Ezra Landry WR Southern 24 134 Kenny Kern LB Delaware 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 Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) General manager – Kathrin Platz Head coach – Vince Martino Quarterbacks – Ron Hudson Running backs – Shuan Fatah National coach/wide receivers – Patrick Esume Offensive line – Mike Malano Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Dan Daniel Defensive line – Mike Sinclair Linebackers – Charles Jones Assistant defensive backs – Dexter Davis National coach/special teams coordinator – Patrick Esume Strength and conditioning – Brent Rogers Roster 2007 Hamburg Sea Devils final #006778 white #002244  5 Casey Bramlet no 16 Mike McGann 12 Rod Rutherford 20 Quentin Griffin 22 Tony Hollings 82 Josh Davis American football 11 Justin Jenkins 19 Marcus Maxwell 14 Rich Parson 85 Teyo Johnson no 86 Mike Pinkard 65 Mike Brisiel C/G 70 Ryan Gibbons American football G 69 Pete McMahon G 57 Adam O'Connor T no 74 Rod Olds C/G 73 Jeremy Parquet T 75 Steve Sciullo G 79 Cliff Washburn T no 93 Nathaniel Adibi DE 95 Gary Gibson American football DT 97 Justin Kurpeikis DE 71 Tim Sandidge DT (IR) 7px no 98 Thomas Smith DT 91 Jimmy Verdon DE (IR) 7px 90 Seante Williams DE 51 Trent Bray American football OLB 42 Byron Hardmon OLB no 58 James Hargrave OLB no 52 Kenny Kern MLB no 40 Barry Robertson MLB 25 Brent Grimes CB 36 Michael Harden CB 23 Shawn Mayer SS 24 Lamont Reid CB 28 John Walker American football, born 1983 FS 29 Justin Wyatt CB/FS no 17 Adam Anderson P no  3 Shane Andrus K no 89 Jacob Rice LS no 21 ENG 12px Jermaine Allen RB no 77 SWE 12px Carl-Johan Blomvall C 18 ENG 12px Dwain Chambers y WR 54 ENG 12px Aden Durde MLB no 31 JPN 12px Ryota Hori SS no 48 MEX 12px Jonathan Hurtado OLB 99 GER 12px Ben Ishola DE 87 ENG 12px Scott McCready WR 13 MEX 12px Juan Wong WR Schedule Week Date Kickoff All times are Central European Summer Time (CEST). "n" Opponent Results Game site Attendance Final score Team record 1 Saturday, April 14 6:00 p.m. Cologne Centurions L 18–24 0–1 AOL Arena 20,887 2 Sunday, April 22 4:00 p.m. at Berlin Thunder W 16–7 1–1 Olympic Stadium 30,657 3 Saturday, April 28 7:00 p.m. at Frankfurt Galaxy L 17–20 1–2 Commerzbank-Arena 29,091 4 Sunday, May 6 4:00 p.m. Rhein Fire W 34–9 2–2 AOL Arena 19,347 5 Saturday, May 12 6:00 p.m. Amsterdam Admirals W 24–17 3–2 AOL Arena 15,271 6 Friday, May 18 8:00 p.m. at Amsterdam Admirals L 31–41 3–3 Amsterdam ArenA 9,384 7 Saturday, May 26 6:00 p.m. Berlin Thunder W 17–7 4–3 AOL Arena 18,337 8 Saturday, June 2 6:00 p.m. at Cologne Centurions W 21–7 5–3 RheinEnergieStadion 10,221 9 Saturday, June 9 6:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 36–31 6–3 AOL Arena 30,528 10 Saturday, June 16 7:00 p.m. at Rhein Fire W 17–13 7–3 LTU arena 22,980 World Bowl XV 11 Saturday, June 23 7:00 p.m. Frankfurt Galaxy W 37–28 8–3 Commerzbank-Arena 48,125 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 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 Cologne Centurions background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary Saturday, April 14 6:00 p.m. CEST Cologne 0 14 3 7 Hamburg 6 0 6 6 AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany 20,887 http://sda-events.de/sda_website/dokus/html/070414_b_sea_devils_cologne.htm Hamburg Sea Devils vs. Cologne Centurions April 14, 2007 schaudichan.com German March 8, 2019 Week 2: at Berlin Thunder background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Two: Hamburg Sea Devils at Berlin Thunder – Game summary Sunday, April 22 4:02 p.m. CEST Hamburg 0 10 3 3 Berlin 0 0 0 7 Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany 30,657 64 °F (17.8 °C), sunny Don Carey NFL Network Scott Graham and Doug Graber Week 3: at Frankfurt Galaxy 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: vs Rhein Fire 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 Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary Saturday, May 12 6:05 p.m. CEST Amsterdam 0 0 14 3 Hamburg 7 10 0 7 AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany 15,271 Craig Wrolstad Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Friday, May 18 8:04 p.m. CEST Hamburg 0 10 7 14 Amsterdam 7 20 7 7 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 9,384 Alberto Riveron Week 7: vs Berlin Thunder background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Seven: Berlin Thunder at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary Saturday, May 26 6:00 p.m. Berlin 3 4 0 0 Hamburg 0 3 0 14 AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany 18,337 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 Cologne Centurions background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week Eight: Hamburg Sea Devils at Cologne Centurions – Game summary Saturday, June 2 6:00 p.m. CEST Hamburg 7 0 7 7 Cologne 0 0 7 0 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany 10,221 https://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/american-football-nfl-europa-galaxy-nach-aufholjagd-fast-sicher-im-world-bowl_aid_287637.html American Football – NFL Europa: Galaxy nach Aufholjagd fast sicher im World Bowl SID June 2, 2007 Focus German March 21, 2019 Week 9: vs Frankfurt Galaxy 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: at Rhein Fire 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, Düsseldorf, Germany 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 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 Throughout the course of the 10-week regular season, eight players earned player of the week accolades: Adam Anderson (special teams, Week 7), Casey Bramlet (offense, Week 4), Gary Gibson (defense, Week 4), Byron Hardmon (defense, Week 5), Ben Ishola (national, Weeks 2 and 8), Justin Jenkins (offense, Week 3), Scott McCready (national, Weeks 1, 4 and 10), and Rich Parson (special teams, Week 3). 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 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20070626020117/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/story/10232806 June 26, 2007 dead Overall, Hamburg had eight players selected. The selections were: Gary Gibson, defensive tackle Ben Ishola, national defensive player Justin Kurpeikis, defensive end Shawn Mayer, safety Marcus Maxwell, wide receiver Scott McCready, national offensive player Pete McMahon, guard Jeremy Parquet, tackle Head coach Vince Martino was named NFLEL Coach of the Year after leading his team to a first title game appearance in team history. Additionally, quarterback Casey Bramlet earned World Bowl MVP honors. Notes "n" References 30em Hamburg Category:Hamburg Sea Devils seasons