2007 Hamburg Sea Devils season
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The 2007 Hamburg Sea Devils
season was the third and final season for the team in the NFL Europa
League.
Hamburg Sea Devils
The Hamburg Sea Devils were an American football team that began play in NFL Europa from 2005 to 2007. They played their home games at Hamburg's AOL Arena . They played their first game on April 2, 2005 losing 24-23 to the Cologne Centurions...
season was the third and final season for the team in the NFL Europa
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 | 2 | Quentin Griffin Quentin Griffin Quentin LaVell Griffin is an American football running back.-Early years:Griffin started his football career as a youth playing in the Humble Area Football League.-High school:Griffin starred at Nimitz High School in Houston.... |
RB | Oklahoma |
| 2 | 8 | Michael Harden Michael Harden Michael Harden is a former professional American football cornerback. He was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2004. He played college football at Missouri.... |
CB | Missouri |
| 3 | 17 | Cliff Washburn Cliff Washburn Clifton "Cliff" Washburn is a gridiron football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2003... |
T | Citadel |
| 4 | 20 | Gary Gibson Gary Gibson Gary Gibson is a science fiction author from Glasgow, Scotland.- Life :After studying Sociology, History and Politics at the Glasgow Caledonian University, Gary Gibson worked as a "small press" comics magazine editor before following courses in desktop publishing and design and subsequently... |
DT | Rutgers |
| 5 | 29 | Rashaun Woods Rashaun Woods Rashaun Dorrell Woods is a professional football player who recently played in the Canadian Football League prior to his release by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on June 22, 2008... |
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 Byron Hardmon Byron Bernard "Bam" Hardmon is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker. Hardmon played college football for the University of Florida. He signed out of college with the Miami Dolphins, but spent his rookie season on injured reserve... |
LB | Florida |
| 12 | 68 | Shawn Mayer Shawn Mayer Shawn A. Mayer is a professional American football player, currently a safety on the Cleveland Browns practice squad.... |
S | Penn State |
| 13 | 77 | Nick Hagemann | T | South Dakota |
| 14 | 80 | Michael Ford | CB | Duquesne |
| 15 | 89 | Tony Hollings Tony Hollings Tony Terrell Hollings is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was originally selected in the second round of the 2003 NFL Supplemental Draft out of Georgia Tech by the Houston Texans.... |
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 Robert Durham (Arena football) Robert 'Rob' Durham is an American football defensive back who is currently a member of the Georgia Force of the Arena Football League.-Hamburg Sea Devils:... |
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 |
Staff
Roster
Schedule
| Week | Date | Kickoff (CEST Central European Summer Time Central European Summer Time is one of the names of the Daylight saving time offset using the UTC offset of UTC+02:00, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. It is used as a summer daylight saving time in most European countries. During the winter, Central European Time is used... ) |
Opponent | Results | Game site | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final score | Team record | ||||||
| 1 | Saturday, April 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Cologne Centurions 2007 Cologne Centurions season The 2007 Cologne Centurions season was the fourth and final season for the team in the NFL Europa League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Honors:*Bobby Blizzard, All-NFL Europa League team selection... |
L 18–24 | 0–1 | AOL Arena | 20,887 |
| 2 | Sunday, April 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Berlin Thunder 2007 Berlin Thunder season The 2007 Berlin Thunder season was the ninth and final season for the team in the NFL Europa League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Honors:*Chris Barclay, Special Teams Player of the Week... |
W 16–7 | 1–1 | 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... |
30,657 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season The 2007 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 15th and final season for the team in the NFL Europa League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-World Bowl XV:-Honors:*Bobby Harris, All-NFL Europa League team selection... |
L 17–20 | 1–2 | 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... |
29,091 |
| 4 | Sunday, May 6 | 4:00 p.m. | Rhein Fire 2007 Rhein Fire season The 2007 Rhein Fire season was the 13th and final season for the team in the NFL Europa League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-Honors:*Danny Baugher, All-NFL Europa League team selection... |
W 34–9 | 2–2 | AOL Arena | 19,347 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 12 | 6:00 p.m. | Amsterdam Admirals 2007 Amsterdam Admirals season The 2007 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 13th and final season for the team in the NFL Europa League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Schedule:-Depth Chart:* Listed on injury report.-Injury Report:-Injury Report:-Roster:... |
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 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... |
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 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... |
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 | 8–4 | Commerzbank-Arena | 48,125 |
World Bowl XV
Honors
- Adam Anderson, Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 7)
- Casey BramletCasey BramletCasey Bramlet was a professional gridiron football quarterback for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the seventh round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
, World Bowl Most Valuable Player, Offensive Player of the Week (Week 4) - Gary GibsonGary GibsonGary Gibson is a science fiction author from Glasgow, Scotland.- Life :After studying Sociology, History and Politics at the Glasgow Caledonian University, Gary Gibson worked as a "small press" comics magazine editor before following courses in desktop publishing and design and subsequently...
, All-NFL Europa League team selection, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 4) - Byron HardmonByron HardmonByron Bernard "Bam" Hardmon is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker. Hardmon played college football for the University of Florida. He signed out of college with the Miami Dolphins, but spent his rookie season on injured reserve...
, Defensive Player of the Week (Week 5) - Ben IsholaBen IsholaBen Ishola is a German professional American and Canadian football defensive end currently with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
, All-NFL Europa League team selection, National Player of the Week (Weeks 2, 8) - Justin Jenkins, Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3)
- Justin KurpeikisJustin KurpeikisJustin William Kurpeikis is an American football player whose played for four NFL teams: Pittsburgh Steelers, New England Patriots, Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and the Hamburg Sea Devils of Germany....
, All-NFL Europa League team selection - Shawn MayerShawn MayerShawn A. Mayer is a professional American football player, currently a safety on the Cleveland Browns practice squad....
, All-NFL Europa League team selection - Marcus MaxwellMarcus MaxwellMarcus James Maxwell is an American football wide receiver for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
, All-NFL Europa League team selection - Scott McCreadyScott McCreadyScott McCready is a British national who was an American football wide receiver who, most recently, played for the Hamburg Sea Devils of NFL Europa from 2005 until the league's closure in 2007. Previously he played for the Scottish Claymores from 2002–2004, and was named to the All-League team on...
, All-NFL Europa League team selection, National Player of the Week (Weeks 1, 4, 10) - Pete McMahonPete McMahonPete McMahon is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft...
, All-NFL Europa League team selection - Jeremy ParquetJeremy ParquetJeremy Michael Parquet is a gridiron football offensive tackle for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the seventh round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Southern Mississippi.Parquet has also been a member of the St...
, All-NFL Europa League team selection - Rich ParsonRich ParsonRichard Parson is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the National Football League. He played college football at Maryland.-External links:*...
, Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 3)