2007_Hamburg_Sea_Devils_season

2007 Hamburg Sea Devils season

2007 Hamburg Sea Devils season

NFL Europa League team season


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.[1]

Quick Facts Hamburg Sea Devils season, General manager ...
Frankfurt at Hamburg, June 9, 2007

Offseason

Free agent draft

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[2]

Personnel

Staff

2007 Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) staff

Front office

  • General manager – Kathrin Platz

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Quarterbacks – Ron Hudson
  • Running backs – Shuan Fatah
  • National coach/wide receivers – Patrick Esume
  • Offensive line – Mike Malano
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator/defensive backs – Dan Daniel
  • Defensive line – Mike Sinclair
  • Linebackers – Charles Jones
  • Assistant defensive backs – Dexter Davis

Special teams coaches

  • National coach/special teams coordinator – Patrick Esume

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Brent Rogers

Roster

2007 Hamburg Sea Devils (NFL Europe) roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

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[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]

Standings

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[16]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs Cologne Centurions

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Week One: Cologne Centurions at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 14
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 20,887
  • [17]

Week 2: at Berlin Thunder

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Week Two: Hamburg Sea Devils at Berlin Thunder – Game summary

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, April 22
  • Game time: 4:02 p.m. CEST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (17.8 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 30,657
  • Referee: Don Carey
  • TV announcers (NFL Network): Scott Graham and Doug Graber

Week 3: at Frankfurt Galaxy

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Week Three: Hamburg Sea Devils at Frankfurt Galaxy – Game summary

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 28
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 29,091
  • [18]

Week 4: vs Rhein Fire

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Week Four: Rhein Fire at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, May 6
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 19,347
  • [19]

Week 5: vs Amsterdam Admirals

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Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 12
  • Game time: 6:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 15,271
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Week 6: at Amsterdam Admirals

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Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals – Game summary

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Friday, May 18
  • Game time: 8:04 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 9,384
  • Referee: Alberto Riveron

Week 7: vs Berlin Thunder

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Week Seven: Berlin Thunder at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, May 26
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 18,337
  • [20]

Week 8: at Cologne Centurions

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Week Eight: Hamburg Sea Devils at Cologne Centurions – Game summary

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 2
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,221
  • [21]

Week 9: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

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Week Nine: Frankfurt Galaxy at Hamburg Sea Devils – Game summary

at AOL Arena, Hamburg, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 9
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 30,528
  • [22]

Week 10: at Rhein Fire

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Week Ten: Hamburg Sea Devils at Rhein Fire – Game summary

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 16
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 22,980
  • [13][23]

World Bowl XV

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World Bowl XV: Hamburg Sea Devils vs Frankfurt Galaxy – Game Summary

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

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.[24] Overall, Hamburg had eight players selected. The selections were:

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

  1. All times are Central European Summer Time (CEST).

References

  1. Kuriloff, Aaron (June 29, 2007). "NFL Folds European League One Week After World Bowl Title Game". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  2. NFL Europa League (February 26, 2007). "Famous names called during NFL Europa Free Agent Draft" (Press release). Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  3. NFL Europa League (April 10, 2007). "World Bowl Rematch Kicks Off 15th Season" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  4. NFL Europa League (April 17, 2007). "Early Start To Week Two" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  5. NFL Europa League (April 24, 2007). "Race for NFL Europa glory looks to be crowded" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  6. NFL Europa League (May 1, 2007). "Pace-setting Galaxy Visit Admirals; Centurions Lead Chasing Pack" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  7. NFL Europa League (May 8, 2007). "Everything To Play For As Season Approaches Halfway Mark" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  8. NFL Europa League (May 15, 2007). "Race To Reach World Bowl Closest In League History As All Six Teams Separated By One Game" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  9. NFL Europa League (May 22, 2007). "Two Break Clear Of Chasing Pack As Race To Reach World Bowl Intensifies" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  10. NFL Europa League (May 29, 2007). "Cologne Within Touching Distance Of World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  11. NFL Europa League (June 5, 2007). "Galaxy One Win Away From Hosting World Bowl" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  12. NFL Europa League (June 12, 2007). "Three Teams Eye Two Title Game Spots As Race To Reach World Bowl Goes Down To Final Weekend" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  13. Stolle, Hans (June 18, 2007). "Football: Der Abschied von Rhein Fire" (in German). Rheinische Post. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  14. NFL Europa League (June 18, 2007). "World Bowl XV Preview" (Press release). Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  15. Carlson, Mike (June 24, 2007). "NFL Europe: Hamburg wins World Bowl". The New York Times. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  16. "NFL Europa At A Glance". USA Today. June 25, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  17. "Hamburg Sea Devils vs. Cologne Centurions" (in German). schaudichan.com. April 14, 2007. Retrieved March 8, 2019.
  18. "American Football – NFL Europa: Frankfurt Galaxy nicht zu stoppen" (in German). Focus. SID. April 28, 2007. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  19. "American Football – NFL Europa: Hamburg Sea Devils übernehmen Tabellenspitze" (in German). Focus. SID. June 9, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  20. Stolle, Hans (June 16, 2007). "10. Spieltag NFL Europa: Galaxy und Sea Devils im Finale um den World Bowl" (in German). Rheinische Post. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
  21. "Honors handed out". NFLEurope.com. June 21, 2007. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved January 19, 2011.

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