2006 Cologne Centurions season
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The 2006 Cologne Centurions
season was the third season for the team in the NFL Europe
League.
Cologne Centurions
The Cologne Centurions were an American football team that played in NFL Europe. The Centurions began competing in the league in the 2004 season, having replaced the defunct Barcelona Dragons. They played their home games at RheinEnergieStadion in Cologne....
season was the third season for the team in the NFL Europe
NFL Europe
NFL Europe was an American football league which operated in Europe from 1991 until 2007. Backed by the National Football League , the largest professional American football league in the United States, it was founded as the World League of American Football to serve as a type of spring league...
League.
Free Agent Draft
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Choice | |||
| 1 | 4 | Darrell Wright Darrell Wright Darrell Wright is an American football defensive lineman for the Orlando Predators in the Arena Football League.Wright played college football for the University of Oregon. In 2006, he attended training camp with the Houston Texans of the National Football League and played in NFL Europa for the... |
DE | Oregon |
| 2 | 10 | Reggie Newhouse | WR | Baylor |
| 3 | 15 | Todd Bates | DE | Alabama |
| 4 | 22 | Randee Drew Randee Drew Randee Drew is a free agent Canadian football defensive back who most recently played for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2004... |
DB | Northern Illinois |
| 5 | 27 | Omar Nazel | DE | Southern California |
| 6 | 34 | Bryan Save Bryan Save Bryan Save [Sah-vay] is an American football defensive tackle for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2004... |
DT | Colorado State |
| 7 | 39 | Thomas Houchin | DE | Kansas State |
| 8 | 46 | Chase Johnson | C | Texas Christian |
| 9 | 51 | Ryan Hoffman | DE | Shippensburg State |
| 10 | 57 | Matt Clark | CB | UCLA |
Staff
Roster
Schedule
| Week | Date | Kickoff (CET Central European Time Central European Time , used in most parts of the European Union, is a standard time that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time . The time offset from UTC can be written as +01:00... ) |
Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, March 18 | 6:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils 2006 Hamburg Sea Devils season The 2006 Hamburg Sea Devils season was the second season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Week 2: at Frankfurt Galaxy:-Honors:*WR Scott McCready, All-NFL Europe League team selection... |
W 14–10 | 1–0 | AOL Arena | 15,243 |
| 2 | Sunday, March 26 | 4:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals 2006 Amsterdam Admirals season The 2006 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 12th season for the team in the NFL Europe League.The 2006 season of the Amsterdam Admirals started off full of hope... |
L 15–20 | 1–1 | RheinEnergieStadion RheinEnergieStadion The RheinEnergieStadion is a football stadium in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was built on the site of the two previous Müngersdorfer stadiums. It is the home of the local Bundesliga team, 1. FC Köln. The stadium was one of the 12 hosting the 2006 FIFA World Cup... |
17,251 |
| 3 | Sunday, April 2 | 4:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire 2006 Rhein Fire season The 2006 Rhein Fire season was the 12th season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Week 1: vs Frankfurt Galaxy:-Week 2: at Berlin Thunder:-Week 3: at Cologne Centurions:... |
L 10–20 | 1–2 | RheinEnergieStadion | 16,961 |
| 4 | Saturday, April 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy 2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season The 2006 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 14th season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Week 1: at Rhein Fire:-Week 2: vs Hamburg Sea Devils:-Week 3: at Amsterdam Admirals:... |
L 14–21 | 1–3 | Commerzbank-Arena Commerzbank-Arena The Commerzbank-Arena is a sports stadium in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. Commonly known by its original name, Waldstadion , the stadium opened in 1925. The stadium has been upgraded several times since then; the most recent remodelling was its redevelopment as a football-only stadium in preparation... |
23,125 |
| 5 | Monday, April 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder 2006 Berlin Thunder season The 2006 Berlin Thunder season was the eighth season for the team in the NFL Europe League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Week 1: at Amsterdam Admirals:-Week 2: vs Rhein Fire:-Week 3: at Hamburg Sea Devils:... |
L 13–24 | 1–4 | Olympic Stadium Olympic Stadium (Berlin) The Olympiastadion is a sports stadium in Berlin, Germany. There have been two stadiums on the site: the present facility, and one that is called the Deutsches Stadion which was built for the aborted 1916 Summer Olympics. Both were designed by members of the same family, the first by Otto March... |
13,559 |
| 6 | Sunday, April 23 | 4:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | W 20–17 | 2–4 | RheinEnergieStadion | 9,238 |
| 7 | Sunday, April 30 | 4:00 p.m. | Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–17 | 2–5 | RheinEnergieStadion | 11,800 |
| 8 | Saturday, May 6 | 7:00 p.m. | at Amsterdam Admirals | W 20–13 | 3–5 | Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam ArenA Amsterdam Arena is a stadium in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is the largest stadium in the nation and it was built from 1993 to 1996 at a cost of €140 million, and was officially opened on 14 August 1996. It has been used for association football, American football, concerts, and other events... |
12,228 |
| 9 | Sunday, May 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Berlin Thunder | W 25–7 | 4–5 | RheinEnergieStadion | 12,438 |
| 10 | Saturday, May 20 | 7:00 p.m. | at Rhein Fire | L 10–21 | 4–6 | LTU arena | 28,334 |
Honors
- LB Philippe Gardent, NFL Europe League Co-Defensive MVP, All-NFL Europe League team selection
- P Gabe Lindstrom, All-NFL Europe League team selection
- G Erik PearsErik PearsErik Anders Pears is an American football offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2005...
, All-NFL Europe League team selection - DT Bryan SaveBryan SaveBryan Save [Sah-vay] is an American football defensive tackle for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2004...
, All-NFL Europe League team selection