2007 Rhein Fire season
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The 2007 Rhein Fire
season was the 13th and final season for the team in the NFL Europa
League.
Rhein Fire
The Rhein Fire was a professional American football team in NFL Europe, formerly the World League of American Football. Established in Germany in 1995, the franchise resurrected the name of the former Birmingham Fire team which was active during the 1991-1992 WLAF seasons.-History:The team was...
season was the 13th 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 | 4 | Troy Reddick Troy Reddick Troy Stanley Reddick is an American football offensive lineman who is currently a free agent of the Arena Football League. He was signed by the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2005... |
T | Auburn |
| 2 | 10 | Wally Dada | CB | Washington State |
| 3 | 15 | Jesse Boone Jesse Boone Jesse Rostenbach Boone is an American football center for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2006... |
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 Derrick Strong Derrick Strong Where he attend Avalon Park Elementary School. Derrick is an American football Defensive end who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the Rhein Fire in 2005. He played college football at Illinois. In 2008, the Arena football team, the Philadelphia Soul, acquired... |
DE | Illinois |
| 12 | 70 | Zach Ville Zach Ville Zach Ville is an American football defensive end. He played college football for the Missouri Tigers. He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2005, and participated in training camp with the team before being released. He was allocated to the NFL Europa by the Chiefs... |
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 (Ohio) |
| 23 | 131 | Mike Andrews | LB | Youngstown 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 | 7:00 p.m. | 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... |
L 3–15 | 0–1 | LTU arena | 30,355 |
| 2 | Friday, April 20 | 8:00 p.m. | at 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 16–10 | 1–1 | 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... |
14,611 |
| 3 | Saturday, April 28 | 7:00 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 6–14 | 1–2 | LTU arena | 21,347 |
| 4 | Sunday, May 6 | 4:00 p.m. | at Hamburg Sea Devils 2007 Hamburg Sea Devils season The 2007 Hamburg Sea Devils season was the third and final season for the team in the NFL Europa League.-Free Agent Draft:-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-World Bowl XV:-Honors:*Adam Anderson, Special Teams Player of the Week... |
L 9–34 | 1–3 | AOL Arena | 19,347 |
| 5 | Saturday, May 12 | 7:00 p.m. | 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... |
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 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... |
22,154 |
| 7 | Saturday, May 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at Frankfurt Galaxy | L 10–23 | 2–5 | 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... |
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 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... |
12,114 |
| 10 | Saturday, June 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Hamburg Sea Devils | L 13–17 | 4–6 | LTU arena | 22,980 |
Honors
- Danny BaugherDanny BaugherErle Daniel Baugher, IV [] is an American football punter for the Las Vegas Locomotives of the United Football League. He was signed by the Cincinnati Bengals as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
, All-NFL Europa League team selection - Blake CostanzoBlake CostanzoBlake Costanzo is an American football linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent in 2006...
, 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)