2007 Amsterdam Admirals season

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2007 Amsterdam Admirals season
Head coach Bart Andrus
General managerStefaan Eskes
Home field Amsterdam ArenA
Olympisch Stadion
Results
Record4–6
Division place5th
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 2007 Amsterdam Admirals season was the 13th and final season for the franchise in the NFL Europa League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Bart Andrus in his seventh year, and played its home games at Amsterdam ArenA and Olympisch Stadion in Amsterdam, Netherlands. They finished the regular season in fifth place with a record of four wins and six losses. The National Football League (NFL) announced the closure of its European branch on June 29, ending the Admirals' 13-year existence. [1]

Contents

Offseason

Free agent draft

2007 Amsterdam Admirals NFLEL free agent draft selections
Draft orderPlayer namePositionCollege
RoundChoice
15Marcus WestDEMemphis
211Norman HeuerDTMichigan
314Tim JonesDESouth Florida
423Jacob ElimimianCBSan Diego State
526Tanuvasa MoeLBHawaii
635Sameeh McDonaldTRutgers
738 Deandre' Eiland SSouth Carolina
847 Donovan Raiola CWisconsin
950Jordan HicksDEAbilene Christian
1059 Sam McGrew LBFlorida State
1162 Marko Cavka TSacramento State
1271 Larry Croom RBUNLV
1374Abraham ElimimianCBHawaii
1483Ben HallTEClemson
1586Lawrence PinsonLBOklahoma State
1695Greg CarothersLBWashington
1798Larry DibblesDTTexas
18107Phil HawkinsGHouston
19110Wendell HunterLBCalifornia
20119Cole DownerTEClemson
21122Jeremy DarveauTLouisville

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Personnel

2007 Amsterdam Admirals team photo AmsterdamAdmirals2007.jpg
2007 Amsterdam Admirals team photo

Staff

2007 Amsterdam Admirals staff
Front office
  • General Manager – Stefaan Eskes

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs – Richard Kent
  • Defensive Line – Kanavis McGhee
  • National Coach/Linebackers – John Leijten
  • Assistant Linebackers – Doug Colman

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – Tim Reynolds

Roster

2007 Amsterdam Admirals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 86 Cole Downer
  • 84 Ben Hall
Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 44 Derrick Ballard OLB
  • 43 Greg Carothers OLB
  • 40 Wendell Hunter
  • 55 Kurt Kahui OLB
  • 54 Sam McGrew
  • 45 Tanuvasa Moe
  • 51 Lawrence Pinson OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

National players


Rookies in italics

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1April 14at Frankfurt Galaxy L 14–300–1 Commerzbank-Arena 38,125 Recap
2April 20 Rhein Fire L 10–160–2 Amsterdam ArenA 14,611 Recap
3April 20at Berlin Thunder W 14–101–2 Olympiastadion 11,942 Recap
4May 6Frankfurt GalaxyW 19–172–2Amsterdam ArenA10,788 Recap
5May 12at Hamburg Sea Devils L 17–242–3 AOL Arena 15,271 Recap
6May 18Hamburg Sea DevilsW 41–313–3Amsterdam ArenA9,384 Recap
7May 25 Cologne Centurions L 7–303–4Amsterdam ArenA11,714 Recap
8June 3at Rhein FireL 38–413–5 LTU arena 20,355 Recap
9June 9at Cologne CenturionsL 13–313–6 RheinEnergieStadion 12,878 Recap
10June 15Berlin ThunderW 21–204–6 Olympisch Stadion 11,893 Recap

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

Standings

NFL Europa League
TeamWLTPCTPFPAHomeRoadSTK
Hamburg Sea Devils 730.7002311764–13–2W4
Frankfurt Galaxy 730.7002541795–02–3W1
Cologne Centurions 640.6002051722–34–1L1
Rhein Fire 460.4001662122–32–3L1
Amsterdam Admirals 460.4001942503–21–4W1
Berlin Thunder 280.2001462070–52–3L6

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Game summaries

Week 1: at Frankfurt Galaxy

Week One: Amsterdam Admirals at Frankfurt Galaxy
1234Total
Amsterdam860014
Frankfurt71013030

at Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 14
  • Game time: 7:10 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 38,125
  • Referee: Don Carey

Week 2: vs Rhein Fire

Week Two: Rhein Fire at Amsterdam Admirals
1234Total
Rhein337316
Amsterdam703010

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Friday, April 20
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 14,611
  • Referee: Terry Brown

Week 3: at Berlin Thunder

Week Three: Amsterdam Admirals at Berlin Thunder
1234Total
Amsterdam700714
Berlin0010010

at Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, April 28
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 11,942
  • Referee: John Hussey

Week 4: vs Frankfurt Galaxy

Week Four: Frankfurt Galaxy at Amsterdam Admirals
1234Total
Frankfurt0014317
Amsterdam7120019

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Sunday, May 6
  • Game time: 3:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 10,788
  • Referee: Tom Symonette

Week 5: at Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Five: Amsterdam Admirals at Hamburg Sea Devils
1234Total
Amsterdam0014317
Hamburg7100724

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: vs Hamburg Sea Devils

Week Six: Hamburg Sea Devils at Amsterdam Admirals
1234Total
Hamburg01071431
Amsterdam7207741

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 Cologne Centurions

Week Seven: Cologne Centurions at Amsterdam Admirals
1234Total
Cologne7914030
Amsterdam00077

at Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Friday, May 25
  • Game time: 8:05 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 11,714
  • Referee: Don Carey

Week 8: at Rhein Fire

Week Eight: Amsterdam Admirals at Rhein Fire
1234Total
Amsterdam101071138
Rhein141071041

at LTU arena, Düsseldorf, Germany

  • Date: Sunday, June 3
  • Game time: 4:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 20,355
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers

Week 9: at Cologne Centurions

Week Nine: Amsterdam Admirals at Cologne Centurions
1234Total
Amsterdam373013
Cologne01431431

at RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany

  • Date: Saturday, June 9
  • Game time: 6:06 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 12,878
  • Referee: John Hessey

Week 10: vs Berlin Thunder

Week Ten: Berlin Thunder at Amsterdam Admirals
1234Total
Berlin3107020
Amsterdam0701421

at Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands

  • Date: Friday, June 15
  • Game time: 8:07 p.m. CEST
  • Game attendance: 11,893
  • Referee: Tom Symonette

Notes

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    The 2004 Frankfurt Galaxy season was the 12th season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Mike Jones in his first year, and played its home games at Waldstadion in Frankfurt, Germany. They finished the regular season in second place with a record of seven wins and three losses. In World Bowl XII, Frankfurt lost to the Berlin Thunder 30–24.

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    The 2006 Berlin Thunder season was the eighth season for the franchise in the NFL Europe League (NFLEL). The team was led by head coach Rick Lantz in his third year, and played its home games at Olympic Stadium and Jahn-Sportpark in Berlin, Germany. They finished the regular season in sixth place with a record of two wins, seven losses and one tie.

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