2002 Rhein Fire season

NFL Europe team season Rhein Fire (NFL Europe) Rhein Fire 2002 7–3 1st Pete Kuharchek Alexander Leibkind Rheinstadion Lost World Bowl X 2001 2003 Rhein Fire The 2002 Rhein Fire season was the eighth season for the team in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Pete Kuharchek in his second year, and played its home games at Rheinstadion in Düsseldorf, Germany. They finished the regular season in first place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl X, Rhein lost to the Berlin Thunder 26–20. Offseason Free agent draft + 2002 Rhein Fire NFLEL free agent draft selections Draft order Player name Position College Round Choice Overall 1 4 4 Corey Callens DE Oklahoma 2 4 10 Damonte McKenzie DE Clemson 3 3 15 Ben Nichols G Colorado 4 4 22 Trey Merkens LB Texas-El Paso 5 3 27 Aaron Humphrey DE Texas 6 4 34 John Raveche T Princeton 7 3 39 Daniel Greer DT Arizona 8 3 45 Adam Newman TE Boston College http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2002/week7/2122002_nfleldraft.html NFL Europe League Free Agent Draft 2002 February 12, 2002 NFL Europe League https://web.archive.org/web/20020817045710/http://www.nfleurope.com/news/2002/week7/2122002_nfleldraft.html August 17, 2002 June 6, 2011 Personnel Staff 2002 Rhein Fire #6E273D white black General Manager – Alexander Leibkind Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Pete Kuharchek Offensive Coordinator – Mike Jones Wide Receivers – Tom Everest Offensive Line – Whitey Jordan Offensive Line – Guy McIntyre Defensive Line/Special Teams – Ed O'Neil National Coach/Linebackers – Jörn Maier Defensive Backs – Adrian White Strength and Conditioning – Brian Ferguson Roster 2002 Rhein Fire final #6E273D white black 17 Tee Martin 11 Romaro Miller 25 Jamal Robertson running back 36 Tony Taylor no 81 Corey Alston no 80 Scott Cloman 86 Onome Ojo no  9 Jimmy Robinson  1 Darnell Dinkins no 83 David Newman 88 Mark Thomas tight end no 77 Ben Adams G 56 Jonathan Himebauch C 71 Alcender Jackson G no 70 Ed Kehl G/T no 75 Dustin Keith C no 76 Dustin Kroeker T no 69 Mike Malano G no 68 Josh Moore G/T no 92 Corey Callens DE 91 DeVone Claybrooks DT no 90 Aaron Humphrey DE no 96 Riley Kleinhesselink DE no 97 Damonte McKenzie DT no 93 Brandon Miller DT no 54 Tim Johnson OLB no 52 Brad Rekuc OLB no 57 Jamel Smith OLB 55 Maugaula Tuitele MLB no 24 Greg Brown SS 40 Deke Cooper FS no 28 Cedric Donaldson CB 38 Earthwind Moreland CB no 27 Adrian Sadler CB no 29 Chandler Smith CB 26 Jordan Younger CB/FS  8 Dirk Johnson P 13 Jason Witczak K no  5 JPN 12px Akihito Amaya WR no 15 JPN 12px Sumitaka Ando WR 10 GER 12px Manfred Burgsmüller K no 50 GER 12px Anthony Doghmi OLB no 74 GER 12px Peter Heyer G/C no 53 JPN 12px Shingo Hiruma MLB no 21 NGA 12px Oyeniran Olalere Odunayo Ojo RB no 60 GER 12px Patrick Venzke T no 35 GER 12px Richard Yancy SS Standings http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=NFLE&yr=2002 2002 NFLE Standings The Football Database June 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110711015452/http://www.footballdb.com/standings.html?lg=NFLE&yr=2002 11 July 2011 live Game summaries Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; Week One: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary Saturday, April 13 7:08 p.m. CEST Rhein 0 3 0 7 Amsterdam 3 17 7 0 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands 13,743 Alberto Riveron World Bowl X World Bowl X background:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid #AAAAAA; text-align:center; World Bowl X: Berlin Thunder vs Rhein Fire – Game summary Saturday, June 22 6:04 p.m. CEST Berlin 13 7 3 3 Rhein 0 0 7 13 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf, Germany 53,109 79 °F (26 °C), fair Walt Anderson FOX Curt Menefee and Brian Baldinger References 30em Rhein Category:Rhein Fire seasons Rhein Rhein