I'd been there. Check out the pictures [ame=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2019410106]here[/ame]
Final cuts The final action of the 2007 NFL Europa training camp took place in Tampa, Florida, on Saturday as game-condition scrimmages were held at Jefferson High School. The action on the field came just hours before the dreaded final cuts as all six NFL Europa teams trimmed their rosters in preparation for their journey overseas to Germany and the Netherlands. Article goes on here Here are the NFL Europa transactions that took place after Saturdays final game-condition scrimmages: Amsterdam Admirals Phil Hawkins G Waived-Injured Jordan Hicks DE Waived-Injured Wendell Hunter LB Waived-Injured Tony Robinson LB Waived-Injured Matt Bohnet QB Waived Jeremy Darveau T Waived Jacob Elimimian CB Waived Koki Kato S Waived Sam McGrew LB Waived Phil Silva WR Waived Maurice White DT Waived Artsem Yukhnovich DT Waived Cedric Humes RB League Active Player Justin McCullum WR League Active Player Sir Henry Anderson DT Practice Squad Player (from Hamburg) Kevin McAlmont G Practice Squad Player (from Frankfurt) Berlin Thunder Ricardo twinkyerson LB Waived-Injured Mike Brown DE Waived Efe Ewvaraye LB Waived D.J. Fitzpatrick K Waived Stef Hupsel RB Waived Jay McCareins CB Waived Robin Meadow T Waived Scott Mitchell WR Waived Bernard Opuku S Waived Cuneyt Topcu LB Waived Gerran Walker WR Waived Walter Washington QB Waived Dewane Whitmore S Waived Darius Williams TE Waived John Wilson T Waived Omar Jacobs QB Injured Reserve Steve Sanders WR Injured Reserve Sha-ron Edwards RB League Active Player Jason Flowers CB League Active Player Seante Williams DE Practice Squad Player DeMario Williams S Practice Squad Player Bruce Eugene QB Re-assigned from Frankfurt Jason Peterson DE Re-assigned from Hamburg Dave Tollefson DE Re-assigned from Frankfurt Cologne Centurions Kellen Davis T Waived-Injured Victor Phillips S Waived-Injured Ayo Ademiluyi T Waived Mark Brubaker K Waived Terrance Butler CB Waived Jamar Enzor LB Waived Gino Guidugli QB Waived Ernest Jones DT Waived Trenton Jordan DE Waived Daniel Oliphant G Waived Paul Pinegar QB Waived Roberto Silva CB Waived Jon Simmons DE Waived Everardo Valesquez DT Waived Cedrick Holt CB League Active Player Greg Lee WR League Active Player A.J. Harris RB Practice Squad Player Jason Berryman LB Practice Squad Player (from Berlin) Frankfurt Galaxy Ed Pietrowski LB Waived-Injured Zac Woodfin LB Waived-Injured Charles Anthony RB Waived Craig Bailey LB Waived Roscoe Crosby WR Waived Carl Ford WR Waived Ryoma Hagiyama WR Waived Jesus Perez LB Waived Davon Telp DB Waived Jeff Williams P Waived Ben Sobieski G Reserve-Non-Football Injury Martin Latka FB Injured Reserve Jesse Chatman RB Reserve-Left Squad Felton Huggins WR League Active Player John Syptak DE League Active Player Kenton Johnson T Practice Squad Player T.J. Cottrell TE Practice Squad Player Hamburg Sea Devils Marcus Lawrence LB Waived-Injured Nick Hagemann T Waived Charles Hall CB Waived Onoh Ozongwu S Waived Jose Perea T Waived Bryan Watje TE Waived Cornelius Wortham LB Waived Tony Hollings RB Reserve-Left Squad Gerardo Lopez DE Injured Reserve Mike McGann QB League Active Player Jacob Rice LS League Active Player Kenny Kern LB Practice Squad Player Rod Olds C Practice Squad Player (from Cologne) Rhein Fire Jeff Green DE Waived-Injured Daunta Peterson WR Waived-Injured Mike Andrews LB Waived John Bowenkamp QB Waived Jason Brisbane LB Waived Christian Fuchs DE Waived Mark Hickok K Waived Cal Murray RB Waived Gerard Washington DB Waived Kenard White T Waived Earvin Johnson TE Injured Reserve Quentin Swain LB Injured Reserve Brian Jordan LS League Active Player Lauren Williams WR League Active Player Brent Grimes S Practice Squad Player (from Amsterdam) Brian Wrobel QB Practice Squad Player
Go Rhein! So Olly, any chances of finding a Cologne Centurions jersey without all the crap advertisements attached? I still have my Rhein Fire jersey, but I'd like to get another. Too bad most teams in the NFL don't have jerseys like Europa.
Nope, we hate this here too. Since the league is sponsored by some companys, they wanna see their name on the jerseys.
Some of the Galaxy cuts were a big surprise for me. Carl Ford and Jessie Chatman, both with NFL experience didn't made the roster. I didn't expect last year player T.J. Cotrells adding to the practice suard. Sad thing is the injury of National RB Martin Latka. He's at Birmingham, AL now for medical treatment.
Many happy returns By Neil Reynolds, NFLEurope.com When the 2007 NFL Europa season kicks off on Saturday, April 14, there will be several key performers on each team who have experienced the battle for World Bowl glory in Europe. A host of record-setters and All-League performers will be in action in NFL Europa this season and will be key to their team's success in the coming months. Amsterdam Admirals welcome back All-NFLE wide receiver Skyler Fulton, who registered a league record six 100-yard receiving days in 2006 as he led NFL Europa with 53 receptions for 992 yards and seven touchdowns. "I'm really excited to be back in Amsterdam," Fulton says. "Our fans, the Orange Army, are just awesome and I'm looking forward to playing in front of them again. "Winning the World Bowl is our goal. Last year, we made it to the final but we didn't close the deal. One of my main reasons for coming back was to win the World Bowl. I think with this team, we'll be in a position to do that." Article goes on here
Holy crap, the opening for the Centurions website is sweet, complete with a nasty bastard holding a sword. http://www.hamburg-seadevils.de/ http://www.berlin-thunder.de/home.asp http://www.frankfurt-galaxy.de/ http://www.rhein-fire.de/ http://www.colognecenturions.com http://www.admirals.nl/
You used to have the opportunity to buy the jersey's without the advertisements. I have a Rhein Fire 88 jersey that's advertisement free, but I can't find any now.
There are some that ain't official NFLE league worn jerseys. Frankfurt once issued one with a Galaxy on it, but that wasn't a jersey like that one the team wear.
None of these are available anymore (and some of the teams have long since folded). I have the first one, which I bought years ago. I still say that NFL Europe has better team logos / jerseys than the NFL. http://www.quickkit.co.uk/page/1055192/ http://www.quickkit.co.uk/page/1055193/ http://www.quickkit.co.uk/page/1055195/ http://www.quickkit.co.uk/page/1055190/ http://www.quickkit.co.uk/page/1055198/ http://www.quickkit.co.uk/page/1055197/
Today it was Fan Day at Frankfurt. Each player was introduced to the 4000+ fans that show up at the Commerzbank Arena. After the introduction, a puplic open practice was hold. HC Mike Jones stated, that J.T. O'Sullivan will be the teams starting QB. In the practice O'Sullivan and Keavin Eakin got an equal number of snaps. Even if the timing isn't perfect yet for both, JT looks stronger than Eakin [ame=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2021222144]Pictures from the introduction[/ame] practice pics will follow
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German National RB Martin Lattka was cutted by the Galaxy. He injured his foot during the camps at Tampa and was placed on IR. After more examination at Birmingham, AL he was cutted by his team.
From NFLEurope.com The final countdown[hr:bfdd889c2d] April 13, 2007 After spending three weeks turning a group of total strangers into a team during preseason training camp in Tampa, Fla., the six NFL Europa League head coaches are busy putting the finishing touches to their preparations ahead of this weekends opening night action. And following an offseason of change, half of the leagues six teams are getting to know their new head coach as the regular season kickoff approaches. One man who is no stranger to NFL Europa is Amsterdam Admirals head coach Bart Andrus, who returns for a seventh season in charge of the Dutch club and is aiming for a third straight appearance in World Bowl. Upon arriving in Europe, Andrus said: Our training camp in Florida was successful and were looking forward to seeing what these guys can do in a game on the field. Every year at this point we try to find out who we are. Well get a really good measure of our team when we go to Frankfurt in Week 1. Andrus former offensive coordinator in Amsterdam, John Allen, is the man charged with bringing a record-equaling fourth World Bowl crown to the Berlin Thunder. He says: Im really looking forward to the 2007 Berlin Thunder football team. We had a very productive training camp and our team really started to show signs of togetherness. Im really excited to be in Berlin and getting ready for the games. Story goes on here [hr:bfdd889c2d] Can't wait to get the seaon started tomorrow
LB Jimmy Cottrell and RB DeCori Birmingham out for season After only one game, the Frankfurt Galaxy lost Ravens allocated LB Jimmy Cottrell (shoulder) and Giants RB DeCori Birmingham (MCL). Both are on the way to Birmingham, AL for further examinations.
Hamburgs Derrickk Ross and Frankfurts Ron Rockett named Players Of The Week[hr:a5bd4f7376] From NFLEurope.com Kansas City Chiefs-allocated running back Derrick Ross has been named NFL Europa Offensive Player of Week 1 following his standout performance in the Cologne Centurions 24-18 victory over the Hamburg Sea Devils. Ross rushed for 120 yards on 29 carries and scored on a 16-yard touchdown run. He also added three receptions for 25 yards. Centurions head coach David Duggan paid tribute to his running back, stating: Derrick Ross had a great effort in Hamburg and he really ran the football well. Ross, who was given an added workload when rushing partner Antwaun Carter was injured in the second quarter, said: I was getting real tired. But sometimes you have to carry the load in football games and I thought I did okay. Frankfurt Galaxy safety Ron Rockett was named Defensive Player of the Week after helping his team to a 30-14 win over the Amsterdam Admirals. Rockett led the Galaxy defense with 8 tackles and 2 passes defensed. His third quarter interception of Amsterdam quarterback Drew Olson set up a Galaxy field goal. Berlin Thunder kicker Andrew Jacas was named Special Teams Player of the Week after he made league history by becoming the first man to kick a pair of four-point field goals in the same game. Story goes on here
WR RASHAUN WOODS, a former first round draft choice of the San Francisco 49ers in 2004, is on injured reserve with a hamstring injury roflmao
What a crazy season. Week 2 is done and only one time the home team was able to win the game. Fortunatly is was my Galaxy and we are the only undefeaded team thus far. GO GALAXY! FREAK FIRE!
Galaxy S Ron Rockett suffered kidney injury Ron Rockett suffered a torn kidney on the 3th play from scrimmage during the win over the Centurions Kln. [img:640:480:30b6027bcf]http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/2365/pict0077ay4.jpg[/img:30b6027bcf] S Ron Rockett Picture by ollysj The team physicans didn't detect the injury when they examite him on the sideline, but on the busride back to Frankfurt, Rocketts condition turns to bad and he starts to urinate blood. After a call to the team medical Dr. med. Raussen, GM Tillman Engel decide to take Rockett on his car to the next clinic. When they arrived at the ER, Rockett underwent a prompt surgery to stop the internal bleedings. He will be depart to Birmingham, AL this week. Sad thing is that Rockett was awarded to the Defensive Player of the Week for his outstanding effort in week 1. He will be replaced by DeMario Williams, who was cutted during the camp.
